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broader, with the under surface of a lighter shade.” Same locality. 
G. Forrest. No. 2409. 
e Loosely branched shrub of 4-5 ft. Flowers pinkish-white, 
with crimson markings. Dry, rocky situations on mountain 
meadows on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ 
N. Alt. 10o-11,000 ft. August 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4136. 
“Shrub of 15-25 ft. Flowers pale yellow. In and on the 
margins of pine forests on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. 
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 12,000 ft. August 1906.” G. Forrest. 
4160. 
“Shrub of 4-8 ft. Flowers pale creamy-yellow. Moist, rocky 
situations in side valleys on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. 
Lat. 25° 4o’ N. Alt. 11-12,000 ft. July-August 1906.” G. 
Forrest. No. 4167. 
The species is recognised by the tomentum of the under side 
of the leaves, by its glabrous ovary and hairy stamens. The 
size of leaves and flowers is variable ; the colour of the corolla 
varies from pale yellow to pinkish-white. 
Rhododendron Souliei, Franch., in Journ. de Botan. ix 
(1895), 393. 
Filamenta speciminum nostrorum basi _paleaceo-pilosa. 
Ovarium glandulis stipitatis dense obtectum ; stylus superne 
_ glaber stamina superans, nonnunquan e corolla exsertus. 
" “Shrub of 4-8 ft. Flowers pale rose. Open, rocky situations 
on ihe eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 
I0—11,000 ft. July 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4148. 
“ Shrub of 6-10 ft. Flowers rose-pink. Dry, rocky situations 
on mountain meadows on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. 
Lat. 25° 40’N. Alt. 10-11,000 ft. July 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 
* * Shrub of 3-6 ft. Flowers bright lavender-rose. Open 
mountain meadows on the margins of pine forests and cane 
brakes on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. 
Alt. 11-12,000 ft. August 1906.’”’ G,. Forrest. No. 4154. 
ee chartophyllum, Franch., in Journ. de Bot. 
x (1895), 396; Pl. nouv. Chin. occ. p. 74. 
** Erect ipa of 4-9 ft. Foliage deciduous. Flowers from 
pure white to blue-lavender, with a few deep green markings. 
Dry or moist situations amongst scrub in side valleys on the 
eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 8-10,500 
ft. May-June 1906.” G. Forrest. No. 4163. 
1945 f. praecox. 
Flores foliis delapsis ante novella evoluta orti. 
