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214 PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE. 
oe, Rhododendron Balfourianum, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Frutex 1°2-2'8 m. altus. Folia petiolo 1°5-2 cm. longo glabro 
praedita ; lamina coriacea, supra glabra minute rugulosa, subtus 
strato crustaceo tomenti subsericeo-nitente vestita, anguste ovata 
vel oblonga, basi angustata plerumque obtusa apice acuta, 5-8 cm. 
longa, 2°5-3°5 cm. lata. Flores 5-7-ni; bracteae dense pubes- 
centes, deciduae; pedunculi glanduloso-pilosi, 2-3 cm. longi. 
Calyx purpurascens, glanduloso-pubescens, fere ad basin 5—lobus ; 
segmenta subelliptica 2-8 mm. longa. Corolla infundibuliformi- 
campanulata, pallide rosea purpureo-maculata, circ. 2°5 cm. 
longa, sub limbo 2°5-3 cm. lata; limbi lobi rotundati vel late 
elliptici, 1°5-1°8 cm. diamet. Stamina ro basi villosula, 1°5-2°5 
cm. longa. Ovarium glandulosum ; stylus inferne glandulosus 
superne glaber. 
“ Shrub of 4-9 ft. Flowers pale rose, with crimson mark- 
ings, corolla thick and fleshy. Rocky, open mountain 
meadows on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 
25° 40° N... Alt? 112,006 - ft. July’ 1906.** ° G:> Forrest: 
No. 4166. ‘ August-September 1906.’ G. Forrest. No. 
4131. 
This new Rhododendron is near to R. adenogynum, Diels; but 
the tomentum of the leaves is silky-shining, the flowers smaller, 
with crimson markings, the lobes of the corolla less spreading. 
R. ochrocalyx, Franch., and R. lactewum, Franch. (= Faberit, 
Hemsl.), are also closely allied. 
R. lacteum is different in leaf, number of stamens (12), and the 
ovary being tomentose, 
- Rhododendron Beesianum, Diels. Sp. nov. 
Frutex 4°5-6 m. altus. Folia petiolo robusto, nonnunquam 
atropurpureo, glabro praedita; lamina coriacea, supra glabra 
minute rugulosa, subtus praeter costam glabram tomento tenui 
cinnamomeo e pilis radiatim divisis effecto detersili vestita, 
anguste oblanceolata, basi rotundata, 16-18 cm. longa 5-6 cm. 
lata, nervi lateralés primarii 16-20 utrinque adscendentes. 
Flores breviter racemosi, bracteae dense pubescentes deciduae ; 
pedunculi rubri pubescentes. Calyx minutus, annularis, lobi 
vix discreti. Corolla saturate et intense rosea, ampla, latissime 
campanulata; tubus 3-3°5 cm. longus 4°5-5°5 latus; limbi 
lobi subreniformes vel suborbiculares, 2-3 cm. longi et lati. 
Stamina Io inclusa, basi minute puberula, circ. 3 cm. longa. 
Ovarium dense ferrugineo-tomentosum, stylus subglaber stamina 
paulum superans. 
“Shrub of 15-20 ft. Flowers deep rich rose. Open pine 
forests at base of cliffs on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
