DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NovaRUM. 305 
squamis subimpressis circ. 10-14 spatium quidque quadratum 1 
mm. diam. obducentibus rufescentibus resinoso-infiltratis scintil- 
lantibus annulo intensius colorato et instita pallida umbonem con- 
vexum cingente notatis, costa media elevata flavida glaberrima, 
venis primariis obscuris ; petiolus erubescens circ. 1.5 em. longus 
sulcatus ubique puberulus et lepidotus. Flores in umbellas 4-6- 
floras dispositi; bracteae bracteolaeque mox deciduae; pedicelli 
stricti cire. 1.5 cm. longi subpurpurascentes glauci sparse lepido:1 
basi plus minusve puberuli sub flore expansi ibique densius lepi- 
doti. Calyx cuypuliformis parvus cire. 1.5 mm. longus; cupula 
dense lepidota; limbus cupulam aequans submembranaceus 5- 
lobus vel undulatus squamo-fimbriatus. Corolla rosea emacu- 
lata ad 2.5 cm. longa infundibuliformi-campanulata paullo 
zy gomorpha extus glabra intus copiose puberula sursum in lim- 
bum 5-lobum late patentem ampliata; lobi elliptici undulati vel 
crenulati vel emarginati circ. 1.5 cm. longi 1.3 cm. lati. Stam- 
ina 10 inaequalia corolla paullo breviora; filamenta valida deor- 
sum dilatata et puberula. Discus sub ovario dense puberulus. 
Gynaeceum circ. 2.8 cm. longum corollam excedens ; ovarium con- 
oideum sulcatum truncatum dense lepidotum circ. 3 mm. longum , 
stylus glaber sub stigmate discoideo lobulato paullo ampliatus ; 
Species Seriei Triflori. 
S.E. Tibet: Tsarong. Doker-la. Alt. 11,000 ft. Forrest 
14,341. July 1017. 
Note :—Puberulous twigs and petioles and midrib on upper 
side towards base of leaf. Upper leaf-surface elepidote. Midrib 
below without scales or hairs. Scales of underleaf subimpressed 
intervals green mostly less than diameter of scales. Leaf- 
base often becoming cordulate but mostly broadly obtuse. 
Leaf-apex rounded. Shape oval. Flowers small emaculate. 
Corolla very puberulous inside. 
ug’ Rhododendron vicinum, Balf. f. et Forrest. 
Frutex fragrans ad § m. altus. Rami crassi, annotini cire. 4 
mm. diam. helvoli indumento molli persistente demum nigricante 
induti. Alabastra ovoidea sursum attenuata; perulae extimae 
ovatae caudatae (cauda recurva) pilis plus minusve rufescentibus 
subtomentosae. Folia petiolata ad 8 cm. longa; lamina crasse 
coriacea rigida oblongo-ovalis ad 7 cm. longa 3 cm. lata sursum 
attenuata, acuta vel breviter acuminata mucrone parvo terminata, 
margine paullo recurva, basi obtusa nunc rotundata; supra brun- 
neo-viridis opaca vel subnitida minute reticulata glabrescens sed 
pilorum praeteritorum vestigiis obscure notata, costa media 
suleata pilis siccis plus minusve impleta, venis primariis 
utrinsecus circ. I2  paullo  impressis; subtus helvola 
ubique indumento subvariolato laevi  persistente e_ pilis 
