236 BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON. 
.96+ Rhododendron hippophaeoides, Balf. f, et W. W. Sm. 
Fruticulus parvus ad 1.5 m. altus copiose ramosus ramis 
saepe intricatim intertextis. Ramuli juveniles saepe virgati 
circ. 2 mm. diam. squamis dense furfuracei ochracei, seniores 
reliquiis squamarum verruculosi cortice mox desquamante. 
Alabastrorum oblongorum parvorum .5 cm. longorum perulae 
oblongae pallide brunneae crustaceae subtus lepidotae margine 
ciliatae. Folia crasse coriacea petiolata; lamina oblonga ad 
3 cm. longa ad 1 cm. lata apice obtusa vel rotundata obscure 
mucronulata margine paullo revoluta basi cuneata, paginae 
superioris superficies atroviridis squamis breviter stipitatis 
peltatis ex umbone lutescente et instita aequilata albida trans- 
lucente margine minutissime fimbriata constructis uniformibus 
contiguis obtecta inferioris ubique squamarum similium im- 
bricatarum opertu pallido ochraceo-nitente occulta costa 
media supra paullo sulcata subtus prominula venis primariis 
opertis ; petiolus circ. 4 mm. longus dense lepidotus. Inflores- 
centia terminalis floribus subcoeruleis in umbellam capitulatam 
ad 7-floram aggregatis ; bracteae fulvae exteriores crustaceae 
late ovatae interiores submembranaceae rotundatae retusae 
vel truncatae omnes extus lepidotae margine ciliatae ; pedicelli 
circ.4 mm. longi sub calyce haud dilatati dense lepidoto-tomentosi 
prophyllis filiformibus quam pedicelli dimidio brevioribus. Calyx 
ad basim fissus lobis 5 subaequalibus circ. 1.5 mm. longis oblongis 
vel ovatis extus dense lepidotis pilis longis praesertim ad apicem 
fimbriatis. Corolla extus elepidota subrotata circ. 1.2. cm. 
longa, tubo campanulato brevi circ. 2 mm. longo, limbi disco 
patente circ. 4 mm. lato intus pubescente, lobis 5 rotundatis 
circ. 8 mm. diam. undulatis. Stamina 8-10 subaequalia ex 
ore tubi corollini longe patentia limbo breviora filamentis 
corollae concoloribus supra basim villoso-cinctis, antheris spadi- 
ceis. Ovarium parvum tubum corollinum subaequans viride 
lepidotum ; stylus purpureus glaber staminibus brevior ovario 
duplo longior ; stigma stylo vix latius. Capsula ovoidea circ, 
7 mm. longa et 3.5 mm. lata brunnea lepidota ; pedicellus 
elongatus fere ad 8 mm. longus. 
pecies aspectu RA. intricati, Franch. ramulorum indumento 
furfuraceo, foliis majoribus, pedicellis sub calyce haud dilatatis, 
calyce pilis longis fimbriato, corollae tubo campanulato haud 
1913. 
Yunnan. Mountains in the N.E. of the Yangtze bend. Lat. 
27° 45’ N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. Shrub of 4-5 ft. Flowers 
