4132. 
4133. 
4134. 
4135. 
4136. 
4137. 
4138. 
4139. 
4140. 
4141. 
NUMERICAL CATALOGUE 209 
Rhododendron oleifolium, Franch. Dwarf shrub of 1 to 2 
Ose; 
lowers white pale r Dry, open pastureland on 
the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 2 Ne an 
8000 to gooo ft. May 1906. W. Yunnan, China. z 
ey edeaahan hee oleifolium, Franch. Loosely-branched shrub 
of 1 to2ft. Flowers pale rose. Open mountain pastureland 
on oe eastern flank of the Tali Rate: May-June 1906. 
W. Yunnan, China 
paresis > racemosum, Franch. Compact shrub of 
o 3ft. Flowers rose. Dry, mountain pastureland on the 
—e flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 7000 
to gooo ft. May 1905. W. Yunnan, China. 
Rhododendron aureum, Franch. Shrubof2to4ft. Flowers 
bright yellow. Moist, shady ledges of cliffs i = valleys 
on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. ego oN, 
. Alt. gooo to 10,000 ft. May-June 1906. W. pee China. 
Rhododendron taliense, Franch. Loosely-branched shrub of 
4 to 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. 10,000 to 
11,000 ft. August 1906. W. Yunnan, China. 
Bredesen ee. Thomsoni, Hook. f., var. hes ecg an 
ch. Shrub of8to12ft. Flowers pinkish-white 
—_ situations on mountain aces ws on the eastern flank 
e Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 10,000 to 11,000 
ft. opaly 1906. W. Yunnan, China. 
[Delavay, Nos. 3947, 4166, in Herb. Paris; Tsang chan, in 
ruit. This species is easily recognised in the series of species 
with glabrous obtuse foliage by its conspicuous irregular 
calyx.] 
Rhododendron dichroanthum, Diels. Sp. nov. Shrub of 
to owers yellowish-rose, corolla fleshy. Moist, 
rocky, shady situations in side valleys on the eastern flank 
of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. gooo to 10,000 ft. 
July 1906. W. Yunnan, China. 
Rhododendron crassum, Franch. Shrub of 15 to 20 ft. 
Flowers rosy white. Shady, moist situations in forests on 
the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 
11,000 to 12,000 ft. August 1906. W. Yunnan, China. 
epebatieior io) fx neriiflorum, Franch. Loosely - branched 
shrub of ft. Flowers deep crimson, corolla fleshy. 
Shady, ey ‘iano in side valleys on the eastern flank of 
the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. goo0o to 10,000 ft. 
May-July 1906. W. Yunnan, China 
Yunnan, China. 
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