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D1ELS—ERICACEAE. 213 
cm. longus, 2—2°5 cm. latus, lobi subrotundi, 1°2-2 cm. diamet. 
Stamina 10, filamenta puberula. Ovarium dense fulvo-lanugi- 
nosum; stylus glaber stamina paulum superans 2°5-3 cm. 
longus. 
“Shrub of 2-4 ft. Flowers yellowish-rose, corolla fleshy. 
Moist, rocky, shady situations in side valleys on the eastern 
flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25°40’N. Alt. 9-10,000 ft. July 
1906.’ G. Forrest. No. 4138. 
“Compact shrub of 4-6 ft. Flowers orange. Dry, open, 
rocky meadows. Same locality. Alt. r1-12,000 ft. July- 
August 1906.” G. Forrest. Nos. 4142, 4157, 4158. 
“ Shrub of 3-5 ft. Flowers creamy-rose, corolla fleshy. Open, 
shady situations. Same locality. 1o-11,000 ft. July—August 
1906.”’ G. Forrest. No. 4165. 
This is named Rhododendron neritflorum forma calycis lobis 
minoribus by Franchet in the Paris Herbarium (Tsang chan, 
Delavay, No. 2798) 
Rhododendron uvarifolium, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Frutex 6 m. altus. Folia in petiolum latum 12-15 mm. longum 
angustata, coriacea, supra glabra, subtus strato tenui tomenti 
argentei nitentis obtecta, anguste oblanceolata, breviter acum- 
inata, 16-22 cm. longa, 4-4°5 cm. lata, nervi laterales primarii 
utrinque circ. 15 adscendentes. Flores abbreviato-racemosi ; 
bracteae dorso tomentellae, deciduae; pedunculi 2-3 cm. longi, 
glabrati. Calyx minutus annularis, lobi vix discreti. Corolla 
carnosa, rosea, purpureo—maculata, campanulata, tubus 2-2°5 
cm. longus, limbi lobi circ. 2 cm. diamet. Stamina 10, basi 
parce pilosula, inclusa. Ovarium fere glabrum, (an semper ?) 
curvatum, 8-10 mm. longum ; stylus glaber. 
“Shrub of 20 ft. Flowers fleshy, pink, with deep crimson 
markings. In rhododendron forest on the ascent of the Nin-chang 
pass from the Yangtse valley to the Chung Tien plateau. 
Lat. 27° 30’ N. Alt. 7-8000 ft. September 1904.” G. Forrest. 
No. 5072. 
This species is recognised by its very long, narrow leaves, 
silvery white underneath. The flowers of the specimen 
are not in a good state; they are remarkable by their narrow 
curved ovary, but this may be a result of an advanced 
condition. 
The leaves of R. cortaceum, Franch., from Tsekou, while similar 
in shape, have a more tomentose covering; the peduncles of 
this species are ferrugineo-puberulous, the flowers considerably 
smaller than those of R. Forrestii; those of R. lkiangense, 
Franch., of the same district, have longer petioles and are 
glabrous. : : 
