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BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF RHODODENDRON. 65 
Rhododendron flavorufum,* Balf. f. et Forrest. 
Shrub of 1-1.5 m. high with many short stout branches eglan- 
dular in all its parts. Branches from the first quite glabrous 
becoming red not decorticating for several years. Outer 
scale-leaves of the foliage-bud crustaceous ovate keeled cucullate 
mucronulate glabrous outside, puberulous inside at top silky, 
margin ciliate ; innermost scale-leaves ligulate-spathulate acumi- 
nate about 3 cm. long 3 mm. broad membranous yellow, ciliate 
otherwise glabrous; young leaves revolute densely floccose above 
with white detersile long-branched hairs, the branches cylindric 
intercurled, underneath yellow and densely covered by an indu- 
mentum of stout hairs with short stem and straight agglutinate 
from 6 cm. to 14 cm.; lamina chartaceous oval or elliptic or 
oblong-oval, varying from 4.5 cm.—12.5 cm. long 2.5 cm.—6 cm. 
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somewhat glossy then mat and faintly shagreened (in dry state) 
glabrescent but showing vestiges of juvenile floccose hairs more 
or less, midrib grooved and lined by withered hairs, primary 
veins about 12 on each side conspicuous ; under surface at first 
covered all over by a pale yellow membranous pellicle of in- 
dumentum composed of hairs with short stem and broad 
branches agglutinated and clad with wax, later rufous-brown 
and covered with pimple-like red detersile patches of agglutinate 
indumental hairs all infiltrated with red secretion, the patches 
= OR uence allusion to the change of colour of indumentum 
snengiine fom orufum, Balf. f. et Forrest.—Frutex ad I. 1.5 m. altus 
edGetens ra rimis brevibus. Ramuli , 
intimae s gaiued 1plwaldtie acuminatae ciliatae caeteroquin glabrae ; 
aie revoluta, supra pilis detersilibus dense induta, subtus indumento 
vestita. Folia petiolata as 9 - sae lamina chartacea ovalis 
vel ice vel BA neath circ. 3.5 cm, lata apice rotundata vel late obtusa, 
margine cartilaginea plana, basi oa vel cordulata; supra atro-viridis 
‘uvenilium vestigiis plus minusve notata, costa media sulcata ; 
- ongus. ores i 
rhachi glabra; bracteae intimae obovata ae 
formes circ. 7 mm. longae ; pedicelli pase 1.5—2 cm. longi glabri. yx 
Parvus carneus glaber 5-dentatus. Corolla alba sparsim kermesino-maculata 
i ta circ. 3 cm. longa, intus dense  saaiemy 5-loba ; 
ulif 
lobi scene Stamina 10 inaequalia corolla gynaeceoque bre 
lal Gynaeceum circ. 2.7 cm. longum serps brevius, A gaitone longius ; 
ovarium glabrum circ. 4 mm, longum ; stylus 
