32 BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON. 
Rhododendron cheilanthum,* Balf. f. et Forrest.t 
Woody shrub about 1 m. high much branched with ascending 
branches, annual increments short. Branches a year old about 
2 mm. in diameter furfuraceously lepidote with crowded brown 
stalked peltate concave scales which become warts (either 
entire or the stalks only) on the older grey branchlets. Foliage- 
buds oblong-ovoid; outermost scale-leaves thick elongate- 
triangular or oblong acute about 4 mm. long furfuraceously 
brown-lepidote outside, sericeous and lepidote inside, setulose- 
ciliate ; intermediate 4 mm. pergamentaceous broadly ovate or 
rounded apiculate slightly, keeled straw-coloured lepidote and 
puberulous outside, sericeous at top inside, ciliate; innermost 
oblong or obcuneate truncate apiculate cucullate about 5.5 mm. 
long 2.5 mm. broad lepidote and puberulous on back, sericeous 
at top inside, pectinately scediscsediatae young foliage-leaves 
densely white-lepidote on both sides with some hairs on midrib 
above and on margin at base; petiole grooved and puberulous and 
with a few marginal setulose hairs. Leaves petiolate as much as 
2.5 cm. long; lamina thickly leathery oblong-oval or oval or 
oboval as much as 2.2 cm. I cm. broad usually less, 
apex rounded shortly mucronulate the tuberculate mucro usually 
recurved, margin slightly recurved roughened sometimes ciliate 
at base, base cuneate ; upper surface opaque dark-green but with 
a greyish surface from many withered discontiguous though 
Sast-cet peltate uniform scales, the umbo of the scales broad 
* yeidos, a lip—in allusion to the flower-shape, 
+ Rhododendron cheilanthum, Balf. f. et Forrest—Frutex lignosus a 
altus multo ramosus. Rami annotini circ. 2 mm. diam. noe brunneis ain 
tatis uniformibus furfuracei, * ealantioces verruculosi. Alabastrorum perulae 
extimae elongato-triangular runneo-furfuraceae - isthanscilgine i 
oblongae vel obcuneatae apiculatae extus lepidotae et puberulae setuloso-ciliatae ; 
folia juvenilia supra ad costam mediam plus minusve puberula margine basim 
versus ciliata. Folia petiolata ad 2.5 cm. longa; lamina crasse coriacea oblongo- 
ovalis vel ovals vel obovalis ad 2.2 cm. eee! 1 cm. lata apice rotundata breviter 
mucronulata mucrone decurvato, margine asperulata, basi cuneata ; supra opaca 
atroviridis squamis discontiguis. siccis albidis uniformibus grisea ; infra pallide 
fulva nitens squamis contiguis uniformibus concoloribus vestita, costa media 
et puberuli. Corolla rosea zygomorpha vix 2 cm. longa extus epilosa lepidota ; 
tubus circ. 6 mm. longus; lobi postici longiores circ. 6 mm. longi 8 mm. lati 
Stamina ro inaequalia corollam subaequantia alternatim Tiago et breviora ; 
— puberula. Discus puberulus. Gynaeceum cennties omnes . cod 
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sepia basi puberulus. Capsula oblongo-ovoidea circ. 9 mm. ‘longa 4 mm, lata 
pallide brunnea lepidota calyce plus minusve inclusa ab apice ad medium valvis 
ae Semina complanata oblonga circ. 1 mm. longa exalata et exarillata. 
