470 Lxrsii. liEiCACE^. (C. B. Clarke.) iKhododendrm. 



acute, sometimes ciliate ; petiole ^-^ in., sometimes pilose. Pedicels J-| in., pubes- 

 cent or pilose ; bracts 2 in., oblong, hairy. Calyx-lobes J by §^ in., glabrous, usually 

 pilose at the base, frequently ciliate on the margin. Corolla 2J-4 in., often tinged 

 yellow, green or pink, fragrant; lobes 5, subentire. Stamens 10. 0«ary S-celled, 

 scaly-glandular. Capsule H by ^-| in., straight, glabrescent. Seeds linear-oblong, 

 compressed, margined and shortly tailed ; testa close. 



26. R. IVnttallil, Sooth; Nvtt. in Hook. Kew Joui-n. v. (1853) 365; 

 leaves elliptic base rounded glabrous, pedicels 2-5 clustered calyx-lobes oblongs 

 oval obtuse, corolla very large wbite. Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 6146 ; Fl. des Serres, 

 xiii. (1868) t. 1326 ; Blustr. Sortie. (1869) t. 208. 



Bhotan; Duphla Hills, alt. 4-6000 ft., 5oo!!A. 



A tree, 30 feet; or a straggling epiphyte. Leaves 8 by 4 in., obtuse, coriaceous, 

 rugose by impressed nerves above ; petiole ^ in. Pedicels 1-2 in., exceedingly thick in 

 fruit. Calyx-lobes f by J in., glabrous or slightly ciliated, rose-coloured. Corolla 

 4-5 in., campanulate, tinged yellow at the base, pink at the mouth, fragrant ; lobes 

 5, subentire. Stamens 10; filaments hairy below. Oi;«ry 5-celled, scaly-glandular. 

 Capsule If byf in., straight, glabrescent. Seeds oblong, compressed, widely mar- 

 gined; testa close. — Nuttall says that the calyx, capsulu and seeds in this species 

 are wholly different from those of B. Dalhousits ; but there appears little difference 

 except in size. 



27. R. Boothli, Niitt. in Hook. Kew Journ. Bot. v. (1863) 356 ; leaves 

 rhomboid-elliptic acuminate ciliate and villose on the margin, corymbs dense 

 many-flowered, calyx-lobes elliptic obtuse, corolla campanulate yellow. lUustr. 

 Smiic. (1858) t. 174 



Bhotan ; Gascherong Hills, Booth. 



A straggling epiphyte, 5-6 ft. Leaves 4-5 by 2J in., shortly acuminate, base 

 rhomboid, young sprinkled with long lax ferruginous hairs, adult glabrous except the 

 margins ; petiole j in., woolly. Pedicels f in., slightly hairy. Calyx-lobes y by i in., 

 glabrous veined in fruit. Corolla Ij in., 5-lobed ; stamens 10, with hairy filaments 

 (fide lllnstr. Hortic). Capsule 3 by i in., rugose, furfuraceous. Seeds linear, com- 

 pressed, tailed at boti ends ; testa close. 



28. R. ciliatum, Hook. f. BJiod. Sikkim Himal. t. 24 ; branchlets leaves 

 and pedicels with scatteredi bristles, leaves elliptic acute, pedicels 2-6-nate, 

 calyx-lobes elliptic obtuse, corolla broadly funnel-shaped white or pale-rosy. 

 Hook. f. in Journ. Hortic. Sac. Bond. vii. 77, 05 ; Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4648 ; 

 lAndl. Sf Paxt. Fl. Gard. t. 83 ; Zemaire Jard. Flew. iii. t. 312 ; Fl. des 

 Serres, viii. (1852-3) t. 766 ; Begel OaHenfl,. t. 563. 



SiKxiM Himalaya; Lachen, alt. 9000 ft., J. B. H.\ Chola and Dikchoo, alt. 

 9-10,000 ft., Clarke. 



A shrub, 2-4 ft., often spread over rocks. Leaves 2| by li in., base obtuse or 

 rounded, glabrous beneath or midrib bristly ; petiole J in. Pedicels J-4 in. ; bracts 

 ovate, glabrous. Calyx-lobes i by 1 in., glabious, ciliate. Corolla \\ in. ; lobes 0, 

 emarginate. Stamens Id. Orary 6-celled, scaly-glandular. Capsule ^ hy ^-\ in., 

 scaly. Seeds linear ; testa close, crested at one end. — The wild plant has the flowers 

 white, slightly tinged with rose, fading a deeper rose. Sir J. D. Hooker sketched 

 his species in Sikkim {Ehod. Sikkim, t. 24) from a plant " past flower ; " hence with 

 too purple a corolla. 



29. R. camelllaeflorum, Hook.f. Ehod. Sikkim Himal. t. 28; leaves 

 oblong or elliptic glabrous densely ferruginous scaly beneath, pedicels 1-4-nate, 

 calyx-lobes elliptic obtuse, corolla white tube cylindric lobes widely spreading. 

 Hook. f. in Journ. Hortic. Soc. Bond. vii. 80, 103 ; Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4932 ; 

 Begel. Garter^. (1865) t. 460, fig. 1-3. R. sparsiflorum, Nutt. in Hook. Kew 

 Journ. V. (1853) 363. 



