286 BALFOUR—RHODODENDRON : 
dorso pilis contortis albidis subtomentosae, interiores ovatae vel 
ovales subapiculatae, intimae ligulatae acutae circ. 2.3 cm. longae 
2mm. latae. Folia ad 13 cm. longa petiolata; lamina crasse cori- 
acea rigida lanceolata vel oblanceolata ad 12 cm. longa 2.3 cm. 
lata, apice mucrone tuberculato erecto terminata, margine re- 
curva, deorsum attenuata et ad basim angustam lobes duos ro- 
padates supra petiolum fingens; supra laete viridis nunc pur- 
purascens opaca in modum squali corii rugulosa pilis rufis 
vestigialibus obscure conspersa glabrescens, costa media sulcata 
pilis dense impleta basim versus nunc brunneo-tincta, venis prim- 
arlis utrinsecus ad 18 impressis; subtus rata variegata 
(‘“‘mottled’’) indumento molli crasso bistrato persistente ex toto 
induta, strati superi laxi pilis partim coloratis longe ramosis 
- complanatis intertextis (cellularum muris tenuibus) fibrillas 
simulantibus, strati inferi pilis rosulatis in pelliculam aggreg- 
atis ramis brevibus vesiculosis incoloratis, costa media elevata 
deorsum haud multo dilatata ; petiolus circ. 1 em. longus laminae 
basi distincte angustior vix 3 mm. diam. tomento rufo involutus. 
Flores in racemo-umbellas compactas plurifloras foliis cinctas dis- 
positi, rhachi circ. 7 mm. longa plus minusve pilosa ; bracteae per- 
sistentes latae rotundatae mucronatae dorso plus minusve rufo- 
tomentosae et albido-sericeae ciliatae; bracteolae subulatae circ. 
7 mm. longae pilosae ; pedicelli circ. 1 cm. longi subalbido-villosi. 
Calyx parvus carnosulus glaber 5-lobus; lobi semi-lunati. Cor- 
olla infundibuliformis flavido-alba dense kermesino-maculata 
cire. 3.5 cm. longa extus glabra intus puberula basi subgibbosa ; 
lobi 5 rotundati emarginati circ. 1.2 em. longi 2 cm. lati. Stam- 
ina 10 inaequalia circum stylum aggregata, longiora circ. 2 cm. 
longa, breviora 1.4 cm. omnia corolla multo breviora ; filamenta 
dense puberula. Discus glaber. Gynaeceum circ. 2.3 cm. 
longum stamina paullo superans corolla brevius; ovarium sub- 
eylindricum circ. 3 mm. longum truncatum sulcatum pilis albidis 
vel roseo-tinctis laxe vestitum; stylus validus basi sparsissime 
puberulus apice sub stigmate lobulate latiore haud incrassatus. 
Species Seriei Roxieani. 
S.E. Tibet. Tsarong. Mekoug-Saliéen divide. On Ka- 
gwr-pw. Lat. 28° 25’ N. 12,000 ft. Open situations in pine 
forests and amongst boulders. Shrub of 4-6 ft. Flowers creamy 
white flushed rose exterior. Forrest 14,432. July 1917. 
S.E. Tibet. Tsarong. Mekong-Salween divide. On Doker- 
la. Lat. 28° 25’N. Alt. 12-13,000 ft. In rhododendron scrub. 
Shrub of 2-5 ft. Flowers white faintly flushed rose with crimson 
es Flowers and foliage fragrant. Forrest 16,723. 
July 1918. 
= S. E. Tibet.—Tsarong. Salween-Kiu-chiang divide. Lat. 28° 
x ee N. Likes g8° 15’ E. Rocky situations amongst scrub at 
