156 BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON. 
longae 4 mm. latae mucronatae margine longe ciliatae, intimae 
oblongo-spathulatae dimidio longiores subfoliaceae intus lepi- 
dotae ; pedicelli tenues lepidoti circ. 1.5 cm. longi sub fructu 
paullo aucti. Calyx circ. 3 mm. longus ad medium vel ultra 
5-fissus cupula dense lepidota, lobis ovatis vel rotundatis sub- 
aequalibus patentibus saepe nudis viridibus vel rubidis. 
Corollae intense roseae extus albido-lepidotae circ. I.2 cm. 
longae tubus ad 6 mm. latus poculiformis circ. 3 mm. longus 
venulis petalinis 15 percursus, limbus explanatus, lobi 5 in- 
aequales (posticus maximus roseo-maculatus) rotundati vel 
hemisphaerici basi auriculati et imbricati circ. 6 mm. longi 
ad g mm. lati obscure crenulati uninervii. Stamina ro alterna 
paullo longiora exserta, filamentis circ. 8.5 mm. longis a basi 
ima glabra intra tubum corollinum villosis, antheris stramineis 
circ. 2 mm. longis. Ovarium sulcatum circ. 2 mm. longum 
albido-lepidotum ; stylus deflexus circ. 2.25 mm. longus clavatus ; 
stigma lobulatum. Capsula oblonga circ. 4 mm. longa 3 mm. 
diam. rufa squamarum vestigiis notata valvis 5 tandem deciduis 
ab apice dehiscens. 
Species Rh. lepidoto, Wall. valde affinis habitu humiliore, 
foliorum indumento, calyce, loborum corollinorum venarum 
reticulo distincta. 
E.N.W. Yunnan. Likiang. Delavay. No. 18. roth July 1884. 
E.N.W. Yunnan. Eastern flank of the Likiang Range. 
Crevices of conglomerate cliffs in pine forest. Alt. 11,000 ft. 
Lat. 27° 25’ N. Dwarf shrub of 6-10 inches. Flowers rich 
crimson, rose markings a shade darker. G. Forrest. No. 2505. 
June 1906. 
E.N.W. Yunnan. Eastern flank of the Likiang Range. 
inty gravelly banks in pine forests. Alt. gooo-Io0,000 ft. Lat. 
27° 12’ N. Dwarf shrub of 6-12 inches. Flowers bright rose. 
G. Forrest. No. 2770. July 1906. 
E.N.W. Yunnan. Ascent of the Sung Kwei Pass from the 
Lang Kong Valley. In dry pine forests. Alt. 8000-g000 ft. 
Lat. 26° 12’ N. Shrub of 6-18 inches. Flowers rose with 
crimson markings. G. Forrest. No. 5839. May 19Io. 
E.N.W. Yunnan. Eastern flank of the Likiang Range. 
Dry open situations amongst scrub. Alt. go000-10,000 ft. Lat. 
27° 25' N. Dwarf shrub of 6-18 inches. Flowers bright rose- 
crimson. G. Forrest. No. 5864. June roro. 
E.N.W. Yunnan. Likiang Range. Alt. 10,000~12,000 ft. 
Lat. 27° 40’ N. G. Forrest. No. 10,238. June 1973. 
This plant has been confused with Rh. lepidotum, Wall. but 
it is not that species.* Rh. sinolepidotum is a smaller azo 
* The plants under Nos. 2550 and 2770 of Plantae Forrestianae (Notes RBG. 
Edin. vii. (1912)) named Rh. lepidotum, Wall. are this Rh. sinolepidotum, Bal. f. 
