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bractea stipulis simillima instructi; calyx externe modo pedicellorum 
villosulus, glanduliferus et parcissime setulosus, sepalis lanceolatis 
acuminatis margine albo-villosis circ. 7 mm: longis patentibus 
intus basi glabrioribus; petala oblonga vel satis anguste obovato- 
oblonga, versus apicem acutiusculam undulato-marginata, basim 
versus longe cuneata, intus sparse pilosa, demum ut videtur 
patentia, sepalis subaequilonga et ultra medium circ. 3-3.5 cm 
lata; stamina in flore ut videtur erecto-patentia, circ. 70-75, 
filamentis glabris longioribus petalis subaequilongis; carpophorum 
pilosum; carpidia circ. 30, 4.5+5 mm. longa, stylis glabris, ovariis 
ima basi pilosis et dorso saa parcis praeditis; discus glaber. 
Fructus ignoti. 
Szechuan australis: in regione Yen-yiian Hsien, inter viculos Ka-la-pa 
et Liu-ku, alt. circ. 3500 m., 17 Maji 1914, C. Schneider (no. 1269; frutex ad 
1.4 m. altus, dumeta formans, foliis valde juvenilibus); eodem regione, ad 
viam inter Liu-ku et Kua-pie, alt. circ. 2800 m., 19 Maji 1914, C. Schneider 
= 1213; flores rubri).—Yunnan bores ooctdentatis: in regione Yung-ning, 
us pagum Mu-ti-chin, alt. circ. 2800 m., 23 Junii 1914, C. Schneider (no. 
stn typus in Herb. Arb. Arn. et Hb. Schuasiden). 
Judging by the shape of the leaves, this species seems to be very similar 
to R. schizostylus Lév., which I know only from the figure given by Focke in 
his Mon. Gen. Rubi Prodr. in Bibl. Bot. 72: 206. fig. 83. 1911; but according 
digo acts, ner poadeiaie clean cea cagehinn ee having 
. foli pilis 
adpressis albis.”” R. cima Packs: Le. 204. fig. By ak 
and Szechuan, has white or pink flowers, and is otherwise extremely different. 
Another species to which R. festaceus may be related is R. kanayamensis Lév. 
and Van. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: 549. 1906 et apud Focke, l.c. 205, 
from Japan, of which the leaves are described as “in utraque angular: et 
_ parce pilosa,” but it has an “inflorescentia laxe effusa,” and, according to 
- Focxe’s statement, “revocat R. id. subspec. strigosum,” he shape of the 
leaves of which is entirely different ee 
zles tothe pale brick red color ofthe older serge cage hes. 
Ate false, Se. | ee 
ee 6-jugis, 
