4)“ Rhododendron pothinum,* Balf. f. et Forrest.+ 
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discolor, Franch. of that series and the funnel-shaped campanu- 
late corolla that is typical of that series. But then it shows a 
glabrous dome-shaped ovary and style and not the glandular 
ovary which marks the Decorums. In this character of dome- 
shaped glabrous ovary and glabrous style it is associated with 
Rh. calophytum, Franch., and Rh. sutchuenense, Franch., and it 
has the long leaves of these species with a detersile indumentum 
on the lines of that of Rh. sutchuenense, though not just similar. 
But it has a 7-lobed corolla of altogether different shape. Here 
it is funnel-shaped campanulate erect with radiating subequal 
lobes, in these two et the corolla is obliquely campanulate. 
It seems to occupy a position between the true Decorums and 
the group which includes rr ag calophytum and Rh. sutchuenense, 
which two species come near the members of the Grande series, 
different however in their glabrous ovary. 
A shrub about 1 m. high with twiggy thin slightly nodular 
branches about 2 mm. in diameter when a year old and then 
red and covered with red bristles, annual growths usually short 
bearing rosette-clusters of some 5-8 leaves, scale-leaves of the 
foliage-buds falling early, bristles sometimes falling early 
eaving scars but usually some persistent for several years on 
the grey surface. Foliage-buds narrow fusiform pointed ; 
outermost scale-leaves crustaceous rounded at base with an 
acuminate tail or apiculus about 5 mm. long, followed by longer 
oblong oboval ones all keeled slightly puberulous outside and 
with dense hair-covering at the mucro, more or less ciliate ; 
innermost scale-leaves greenish-yellow membranous oblong- 
spathulate about 1.5 cm. long 4 mm. broad rounded at top 
mucronate ciliate; young leaves revolute in bud sparingly 
floccose on upper surface glabrous on under surface save for 
some hairs on midrib. Leaves shortly petiolate as much as 7.5 
* noOwdc, much desired—as a plant for our gardens. 
+ Rhododendron pothinum, Balf. f. et Forrest—Frutex ad 1 m.altus. Ramu 
3.5 cm. longa coccinea emaculata glabra ; lobi 5 rotundati emarginati. Stamina 
1o corolla multo breviora; filamenta glabra. Discus glaber. Gynaeceum 
corolla rae oy opens paulo so age ovarium ad 4 mm. longum petasiforme 
truncatum cOso > fomentosum ; stylus glaber. Capsula 
2 1 4 te nadia + } 
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cylindrica circ. I cm. longa P yce aucto 
