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DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 269 
glabra intus pubescens; tubus latus in limbum 5-lobum late 
patentem ampliatus ; lobi rotundati circ. 2 em. longi 1.5 cm. lati. 
Stamina 10 inaequalia corolla paullo breviora; filamenta basim 
versus villosa. Discus puberulus. Gynaeceum corolla paullo 
longius ; ovarium conoideum truncatum lepidotum sed squamis 
inaequaliter dispersis; stylus glaber sub stigmate latiore lobu- 
lato haud dilatatus. Species phyli Rh. triflori, Hook. f. in Serie 
‘Trifloro. 
S.E. Tibet : Tsarong. uae Saween divide. 10~-11,000 ft. 
Forrest 16,543. June 19 
Most distinct in nissan Series (phylum Triflorum) by 
its aromatic leaves and midrib puberulous below. Has puber- 
ulous twigs without scales, narrow leaves small relatively, petiole 
puberulous and also usually elepidote, lamina with midrib above 
and below puberulous towards base. Pedicels glabrous. Calyx. 
glabrous save for corona round edge of lobes. Corolla with 
broad short tube. Note warting by disease common on outside 
of corolla, might be taken at first for peltate scales. Corolla is 
glabrous outside and hairy inside. Ovary has scales irregularly 
placed leaving areas bare. 
Rhododendron intortum, Balf. f. et Forrest. 
Frutex vix 3 m. altus durus. Rami rigidi crassi incrementis 
annuis brevibus, annotini circ. 4 mm. diam. tomenti vestigiis 
siccis scariosis griseis induti, seniores ubique mycelio nigro fun- 
gali infesti. Alabastra Gveided ad maturitatem circ. 1.5 cm. 
longa 7 mm. lata; perulae extimae crustaceae rotundatae longe 
apiculatae 1 cm. longae extus tomentosae, intermediae Sblongo- 
ovales mucronulatae molliter tomentosae. Folia petiolata ad 10 
cm. longa ; lamina crasse coriacea rigida ovalis vel oblongo-ovalis 
vel obovalis ad 8.5 cm. longa 4 cm. lata subrostratim breviter 
acuminata mucrone parvo, margine plana, basi late obtusa nunc 
vix rotundata ; supra plus minusve fusca opaca in modum squali 
corii rugulosa pilis vestigialibus plus minusve notata sed glabres- 
cens, costa media sulcata pilis marcidis impleta, venis primari:s 
utrinsecus circ. ad 16 paullo impressis ; subtus helvola indumento 
persistente coactili bistrato subscintillante omnino obtecta, indu- 
menti pilis vesiculosis rosulatis longis et brevibus adpressis et in 
superficiem laevem demum pelliculiformem subagglutinatis ; 
petiolus crassus ad 1.5 cm. longus ut rami tomentosus. Gemmae 
florales subglobosae 1 cm. diam. Flores in racemo-umbellas 
plurifforas dispositi, rhachi circ. 1.5 cm. longa floccosa ; bracteae 
intimae sericeae; pedicelli circ. I cm. longi floccosi. Calyx 
parvus cire. 1.5 mm. longus cupuliformis carnosulus ad medium 
5-lobus ; lobi late triangulares ciliati. Corolla alba roseo-suffusa 
maculis paucis kermesinis notata campanulata zygomorpha sub- 
