226 BALFOUR—RHODODENDRON : 
a3ut Rhododendron aechmophyllum, Balf. f. et Forrest. 
Frutex ad I m. altus dense et breviter ramosus. Ramuli 
tenues stricti annotini circ. I mm. diam. rubescentes breviter 
puberuli et squamis flavis sparsissime praediti. Alabastra 
ovoidea parva circ. 3 mm. longa; perulae exteriores ovatae puber- 
ulae extus dense lepidotae. Folia petiolata ad 5.5 cm. longa: 
lamina coriacea rigida lanceolata nunc curvata ad 5 cm. longa 1.5 
em. lata utrinque attenuata, acuminata mucrone hydathodali 
apiculato terminata, margine tenuiter cartilaginea fere plana plus 
minusve minute scabriuscula nunc setulis paucis praecipue basim 
versus ciliata, basi cuneata; supra pallide olivacea reticulata ele- 
pidota plus minusve papulosa et puberula, costa media vix sul- 
cata, venis primariis utrinsecus circ. 8-12 paullo elevatis ; subtus 
pallidior nunc pallide fulva subreticulata venulis ultimis sub- 
rubescentibus epilosa inconspicue et distanter lepidota diametro 
intervallorum papillatorum squamis multo minore, squamis ten- 
uibus primo pallide viridibus ex umbone lato et imnstita 
aequilata membranacea constructis postea hic et illic annulo flavo 
vel rufescente resinoso-infiltrato coloratis, costa media flavida 
vel basi erubescente, venis primariis fere actu lis : petiolus ruber . 
sulcatus ad 5 mm. longus ut ramuli vestitus. igre; in umbellas 
solitarias terminales 4-5-floras dispositi; bracteae persistentes 
crustaceae mucronulatae extus lepidotae intus apicem versus 
sericeae margine apiceque albo-ciliatae, exteriores rotundatae, 
interiores obovato-spathulatae plus minusve truncatae cire. I cm. 
longae 5 mm. latae; bracteolae lineares pilosae lepidotae pilo- 
cristatae circ. 1.2 cm. longae; pedicelli circ. 1 cm. longi sub 
anthesi bracteis inclusi glabri sub flore haud ampliati. Calyx 
cupuliformis sparsissime lepidotus margine- obscure 5-lobatus. 
Corolla rosea ? cire. 2:5 cm. longa infundibuliformi-campanu- 
lata intus puberula; lobi 5 ovales circ. 1.2 cm. longi § mm. lati. 
Stamina 10 inaequalia ; filamenta puberula. Discus glaber. 
Gynaeceum cire. 3.5 cm. longum corollam superans ; ovarium 
cylindricum truncatum sulcatum lepidotum circ. 4 mm. longum}; 
stylus glaber. Capsula cylindrica paullo curvata circ. 1.5 cm. 
longa 4 mm. lata russata leviter lepidota. Species Seriei 
Triflori 
S.W. Szechwan. Mu-li Mts. Lat 28° 12’ N. 11-12,000 ft. 
Amongst scrub and on open stony meadows. Shrub of 3-4 ft. 
Flowers probably rose. Unripe fruit. Forrest 16,790. Aug. 
1918, 
Near Rh. hormophorum, Balf. f. et Forrest but has no scales 
on upper surface of leaf and is not nearly so hairy. 
ee Rhododendron aiolopeplum, Balf. f. et Forrest. 
Eres ad 2. 2-5 m. altus. Rami subcrassi annotini ad 4 mm. 
