84 BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON. 
indumento detersili dense fulvo-tomentosi tandem sparsim et 
floccosim pilosi et glabriusculi esetulosi. Calyx subgrandis 
circ. 8 mm. longus cupularis apertus in limbum membranaceum 
flavidum irregulariter 5-lobatum expansus extus glaber, lobis 
inaequalibus rotundatis vel subtruncatis saepe 2 mm. longis 
4 mm. latis margine subciliatis. Corolla crassa intense rosea 
basi subaurantiaca tubuloso-campanulata circ. 3.5 cm. longa 
gibbosa utrinque glabra, lobis 5 erecto-patentibus rotundatis 
emarginatis circ. 1.1 cm. longis 1.2 cm. latis. Stamina Io in- 
aequalia longiora circ. 2.25 cm. longa breviora circ. 1.5 cm 
longa, filamentis deorsum latioribus prope basim pubescentibus, 
antheris parvis intense purpureis circ. 2.5 mm. longis. Discus 
minute puberulus. Gynaeceum circ. 2.7 cm. longum ; ovarium 
circ. 6 mm. longum nigro-purpureum sulcatum pilis fasciatis 
numerosissimis adscendentibus fuscis praecipue ad juga dense 
obtectum ; stylus nigro-purpureus glaber staminibus longior 
sub stigmate lobulato haud expanso vix ampliatus. Capsula 
(vix matura) 1.5 cm. longa 6 mm. lata nigra rufo-floccosa 
recta vel paullo curvata. 
Species ex affinitate Rh. sanguinet, Franch. foliis majoribus, 
indumento subfoliari densiore, calyce membranaceo majore 
staminumque filamentis pubescentibus bene distincta. 
W. Yunnan. Western flank of the Shweli-Salween divide. 
Alt. 10,000-11,000 ft. Lat. 25° 20’ N. Shrub of 4-8 ft. In 
fruit. Margins of rhododendron forest. G. Forrest. No. 8987. 
W. Yunnan. Western flank of the Shweli-Salween divide. 
Alt. 10,000 ft. Lat.25°20’N. Shrub of 4-6 ft. In fruit. Open 
situations amongst rocks. G. Forrest. No. 9054. Aug. IgI2. 
. Yunnan. Shweli-Salween divide. Alt. 10,000 ft. Lat. . 
25° 30’ N. Shrub of 4-6 ft. Flowers deep crimson. In 
open scrub. G. Forrest. No. 11,896. June 1913. 
W. Yunnan. Shweli-Salween divide. Alt. 10,000 ft. Lat. 
25° 30’ N. Shrub of 4-5 ft. Flowers deep rose, flushed 
orange towards base. Open situations amongst rock and 
scrub. G. Forrest. No. 11,968. June 1913. 
This is a new species of that delightful series of rhododen- 
drons which centres in Rh. haematodes, Franch., and it has the 
_characteristic attractive features of the series in the firm foliage 
with pale under-surface indumentum, the thick tubular cam- 
panulate 5-lobed corolla of a rich orange-red tint and the deep 
purple anthers. From Rh. sanguineum its membranous calyx 
and pubescent staminal filaments separate it. From Rah. 
dichroanthum, Diels the rounded not tapered base of the leaf, 
the different indumentum of the ovary, and the uateee capsule 
are distinctive marks. The plant is in cultivation 
