4163. 
4164. 
4165. 
4166, 
4167. 
4168. 
4169. 
4170, 
4171. 
PLANTAE CHINENSES FORRESTIANAE 
: Riedulewce brevistylum, Franch. Shrub of 3 to 5 ft. 
5 
Flowers rose-purple. Open situations amongst serub on the 
eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. t. 
10,000 to 11,000 ft. August 1906. W. Yunnan, China. 
Rhosedcaece: chartophyllum, Franch. Erect shrub of 
og ft. Foliage deciduous. Flowers from pure white to 
ine a with a few v deep green markings. Dry or 
flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’N. Alt. 8000 to 10,500 
ft. May-June 1906. W. Yunnan, Chind a. 
Rhododendron neriiflorum, Franch. Low-branched shrub 
of 2 to 4 ft. Flowers from deep rose to crimson, corolla 
fleshy. Open mountain meadows on the eastern flank of the 
Tali Range. as 25° 40’ N. Alt. 11,000 ft. August 1906. 
W. Yunnan, Chin 
pnepdeoten Saanich sitanie Diels. Sp. nov. Shrub of 
3 5 owers creamy rose, corolla fleshy. Open, 
zhady 2 aida on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 
25° 40’ N. Alt. 10,000 to 11,000 ft. July-August 1906. 
W. Yunnan, China. 
Rhododendron Balfourianum, Diels. Sp. nov. Shrub of 
tog ft. Flowers pale rose, with crimson markings. Rocky 
mountain meadows on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. 
Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 11,000 to 12,000 ft. July 1906. W. 
Yunnan, China. 
Rhododendron taliense, Franch. Shrub of 4 8 
Flowers pale creamy yellow. Moist, socks situations in 
side valleys on the eastern flank of the Tal i Range. Lat. 
25° 40’ N. II,000 to 12,000 ft. iy -Aupaet 1906. 
W. Yunnan, China. 
Rhododendron decorum, Franch. Shrub of 4 to 10 ft. 
Flowers white or pale rose, fragrant; corolla thick , 
eshy. Dry, open situations amongst scrub on the eastern 
flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 4o’ N. Alt. 8000 to 
10,000 ft. June-July 1906. W. Yunnan, China. 
This specimen Sasa the typical form as described by 
Franchet from Szechuan (Mupin, Mai 1869 leg. David).] 
Rhododendron rire pag te Franch. Dwarf shrub of 1 ft. 
Flowers very pale Dry, open pastureland on the 
eastern flank of the Tali i Range Lat 25° wo Ne Alt. 8000 
— Se Franch. Dwarf shrub of 1 to 24 
Flowers pale rose. Open, mountai 
aie flank of the Tali Rain. ae so ao’ N. ale 
to 10,000 ft. May-June 1906. W. Yunnan, China 
Clethra Heigvey® Franch. Shrub of 6 to s ft. Flowers 
creamy yellow. Open situations amongst scrub in side 
valleys on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. ay 25° 40’ N. 
Alt. gooo to 10,000 ft, June-July 1906, W. Yunnan, China. 
