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Species Rh. Smithit, Nutt., forsan affinis sed calyce longiore, 
filamentis pubescentibus, stylo glanduloso-setuloso omnino 
iversa. 
Yunnan. Western flank of the Shweli-Salween Divide. Lat. 
25° 20’ N. Shrub of 3-8 ft. In fruit. Rhododendron forest. 
G. Forrest. No. 9048. Aug. 1912. 
Yunnan. Shweli-Salween Divide. Lat. 25° 30’ N. Shrub 
of 6-10 ft. Flowers pale rose. Open situations in Rhododen- 
dron thickets and amongst rocks. G. Forrest. No. 12,054. 
June 1913. 
This may be looked upon perhaps as a W. Chinese repre- 
sentative of the Himalayan Rh. Smithii, Hook. f. The Chinese 
and Himalayan species are readily distinguishable by the indu- 
mentum of the leaf under-side, which, though cast in the same 
mould in the two species, forms tufts of woolly tomentum in 
the Himalayan plant. It has also much larger flowers and 
many other characters of separation. The prominent resem- 
blance is in the bristles. 
uqor Rhododendron haemonium, Balf. f. et Cooper. 
Frutex parvus ramis plurimis foliisque coriaceis supra atro- 
viridibus subtus sanguineis. Ramuli annotini circ. 2 mm. diam, 
saepe virgati squamis rufis peltatis stipitatis obtecti et squam- 
arum decapitatarum stipitibus quasi setulosi vetustiores grisei 
saepe nigricantes mox decorticantes. Alabastrorum oblongo- 
ovoideorum perulae mox deciduae externae parvae circ. 5 mm. 
longae 2.5 mm. latae oblongae carinatae acutae vel acuminatae 
coriaceae dorso rufo-lepidotae ciliatae. Folia petiolata ad 
3-5 cm. longa; lamina crasse coriacea ad 2.8 cm. longa ad 
I.2 cm. lata oblonga apice obtusa corneo-apiculata margine 
revoluta integra basi obtusa subrotundata nec cordulata supra 
atro-viridis squamarum juvenilium vestigiis pulverulenta costa 
media ‘sulcata caeteroquin reticulatim subsulcata subtus costa 
media straminea elevata sparsim rufo-lepidota caeteroquin 
squamis sanguineo-resinosis longius breviusque stipita atis in 
stratum laeve agglutinatis decorata; petiolus circ. mm. 
longus rufo-lepidotus. Flores lutei in umbellas capituliformes 
multifloras racemose dispositi; bracteae externae coriaceae 
late ovatae vel rotundatae carinatae acutae vel acuminatae 
vel obtusae et apiculatae interiores spadiceo-brunneae spathu- 
latae ad 7 mm. longae ad 3 mm. latae extus rufo-lepidotae 
et subsericeo - puberulae longiuscule ciliatae intus plus 
minusve puberulae; prophylla subclaviformia vel linearia 
ramentacea extus lepidota lanato-ciliata ad 6 mm. longa 
calycem subaequantia ; pedicelli inaequales ad 4 mm. longi 
(inferi breviores) feast. Calyx circ. 4 mm. longus fere 
