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SPECIES CHINENSES. 343. 
and mixed forests on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. 
Lat. 27°20'N. Alt. 10,000-11,o00 ft. July1gzo.”’ G. Forrest. 
No. 6051. 
This species does not appear to have the rank odour character- 
istic of P. foetens, Franch., which is its nearest ally. 
Rhododendron Ciementinae, G. Forrest. 
Species cum nulla specie foliis subtus tomentosis praedita 
adhuc descripta congruens; ex descriptione ad R. Principfis, 
Franch. spectat a quo sepalis haud ciliolatis staminibus fur- 
furaceo-pilosis inter alia discrepat. 
Frutex 2-3 m. altus erectus ; rami hornotini breves crassis- 
simi glabri vetustiores cinerei decorticantes ; gemmae foliares 
ovoideae perulis ovatis apiculatis glabris. Folia 9-11 cm. longa, 
4-6 cm. lata ovalia apice rotundata vel obtusissima vix vel 
breviter indurato-apiculata basi aeque rotundata vix vel breviter 
cordatula margine paullulo revoluta valde coriacea supra atro- 
viridia rugosula nervulis reticulatis haud lucida glabra subtus 
tomento denso mollissimo cinnamomeo induta; costa supra 
leviter impressa subtus prominula ; petioli + 2 cm. longi crassi 
glabri. Inflorescentia densa floribus 7-10 fere umbellatis com- 
posita ; pedicelli sub anthesin 2~3 cm. longi erecti glabri, in 
fructu crassati rigidissimi. Calyx minimus + 1 mm. longus in 
lobos triangulares partitus, fructu in discum lignosum 4-5 mm. 
diametro auctus. Corolla lactea kesmesino-maculata late cam- 
panulata 4-4.5 cm. longa siccitate complanata ore + 6 cm. lata ; 
tubus 2.5—3 cm. longus basi fere 1 cm. lata extus glaber intus 
basi ipsa pilosulus ; lobi rotundati 1.5-2 cm. diametro breviter 
emarginati glabri. Stamina usque ad 15 inclusa inaequalia 
longiora 2 cm. longa filamentis basi fere ad medium albido- 
furfuraceo - pilosis, antheris 2 mm. longis ochraceis. Ovarium 
oblongum sulcatum 7-8 mm. longum glabrum; stylus vix 
2 cm. longus deflexus glaber.stigmate lobulato praeditus. 
Capsula fere 2 cm. longa, circ. I cm. lata, cylindrica recta 7-8- 
sulcata, ante maturitatem saturate atropurpurea, stylo vulgo 
delapso nonnunquam persistente. Semina numerosa + I mm. 
longa angulata brunnea. 
“Shrub of 6-9 ft. Flowers creamy-white with crimson 
markings. Fruits deep black-purple. In open thickets on the 
mountains of the Chungtien plateau. Lat. 27° 55’ N. Alt. 
II,000 ft. Aug. 1913.” G. Forrest. No. 10,857. 
‘Duplicate of No. 10,857 in mature fruit. Oct. 1913.” 
G. Forrest. No. 11,486. 
“Duplicate of above collected in 1914 in flower.” G. 
Forrest. No. 12,789. 
The species is dedicated to my wife. 
