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100281 to 100364— Continued. 



pale-rose and are borne in compact, many- 

 flowered umbels. It is native to Yunnan. 



100344 and 100345. Rhododendron hippo- 

 phaeoides Balf. and Smith. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see 98465. 



100344. G. F. 5. 



100345. G. F. 21. 



100346. Rhododendron kyawi Lace and 

 Smith. 



F. 29929. A shrub 15 to 20 feet high, native to 

 northeastern Burma. The oblong to oblong- 

 oval leaves. 6 to 12 inches long, are bright green 

 above and pale green beneath, and the tubular- 

 campanulate flowers, 2 to 3 inches long, are 

 deep crimson and are borne in racemose 

 corymbs of 12 to 16. 



100347. Rhododendron leptothrium Balf. 

 and Forr. 



G. F. 23. A shrub 2 to 5 feet high, with leaves 

 bright green on both sides and purple-red 

 flowers: found at 10,500 feet altitude in Yunnan. 



For previous introduction see 94042. 



100348. Rhododendron litiense Balf. and 

 Fcrr. 



G. F. 3. A shrub 4 to 9 feet high, with densely 

 glandular branchlets, native to Yunnan. The 

 thin, leathery, oblong to oblong-oval leaves, 2 

 to 3 inches long, are green above and glaucous 

 beneath, and the widely campanulate clear- 

 yellow flowers, 1 inch long, are borne in race- 

 mose umbels of 5 or 6. 



100349. Rhododendron megacalyx Balf. and 

 Ward. 



F. 29809. A bushy tree 10 to 16 feet high, na- 

 tive to northeastern Burma between 7,000 and 

 9,000 feet altitude. The elliptic to obovate- 

 elliptic leaves, 4 to 6 inches long, are glabrous 

 above and glaucous with small scales beneath. 

 The fragrant white flowers, in clusters of about 

 five, have a bell-shaped calyx 1 inch long, and 

 the broadly funnel-shaped corolla is more than 

 2 inches long. 



100350. Rhododendron prontjm Tagg. and 

 Forr. 



G. F. 26. A stunted prostrate shrub 3 to 10 

 feet high, native to Yunnan between 12,000 and 

 15,000 feet altitude. The oblong-elliptic to 

 oblanceolate leaves, 1 to 3 inches long, are dull 

 and slightly rugulose above aDd covered be- 

 neath with dull-gray to fawn loosely felted 

 tomentum. The obliquely campanulate flow- 

 ers, more than an inch long, are creamy yellow 

 with copious deep-crimson markings and are 

 borne in a racemose umbel of 8 to 12 flowers 

 surrounded by the persistent bud scales and 

 bracts. 



100351 and 100352. Rhododendron prostrat- 

 um W. W. Smith. 



A prostrate shrub with bristly branchlets 4 

 inches high, native to Yunnan between 15,000 

 and 16.000 feet altitude. The broadly oblong- 

 elliptic leaves, less than 1 inch long, are glossy 

 and reticulate above and densely covered 

 beneath with brown scales. The pink-violet, 

 red-spotted flowers, less than 1 inch long, are 

 widely funnel-shaped and are borne in small 

 terminal clusters. 



100351. F. 30543. 100352. F. 30891. 



100353. Rhododendron racemosum Franch. 

 Mayflower rhododendron. 

 G. F. 10. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see 98471. 



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100281 to 100364— Continued. 



100354. Rhododendron sperabile Balf. and 

 Farr. 



F. 30912. A shrub 3 to 6 feet high, native to 

 northeastern Burma between 10,000 and 12,000 

 feet altitude. The lanceolate to elliptic leaves, 

 2 to 4 inches long, are dark green above and 

 clothed beneath with pale-cinnamon to tawny 

 thick woolly tomentum. The fleshy tubular- 

 campanulate flowers, 1 to 2 inches long, are 

 scarlet, marked at the base with dark spots, 

 and are borne in 4- or 5-flowered terminal umbels. 



100355 to 100358. Rhododendron stewarti- 

 anum Diels. 



A graceful shrub 3 to 7 feet high, native to 

 the Burma- Yunnan border between 10,000 and 

 14,000 feet altitude. The leathery elliptic to 

 obovate leaves, 2 to 5 inches long, are bright 

 green above and covered beneath with a thin 

 cream-yellow farinose indumentum. The tub- 

 ular-campanulate flowers, 2 inches long, vary 

 from pure white or soft yellow through white 

 flushed rose to deep rose margined with deep 

 crimson. 



100355. G. F. 4. 



100356. F. 29663. 



100357. F. 29685. 



100358. F. 30533. 



100359. Rhododendron sub-erosum Balf. and 

 Forr. 



F. 29687. A shrub 5 to 7 feet high, closely 

 resembling R. yunnanense, native to Yunnan. 

 The evergreen oblanceolate to obovate leaves, 

 2 to 3 inches long, are smooth above but bristly 

 on the margin,, with fleshy scales beneath. The 

 slightly irregular flowers, about 1 inch long, are 

 faintly flushed rose with deep-rose markings and 

 are borne in terminal or lateral 3- to 5-flowered 

 clusters. 



100360. Rhododendron taliense Franch. 



G. F. 1. A loosely branched shrub 4 to 8 feet 

 high, native to Yunnan. The broadly lance- 

 olate to oblong-ovate leaves, 2 to 5 inches long, 

 are dark green and rugulose above and covered 

 beneath with a tawny feltlike tomentum. The 

 funnel-campanulate flowers, 1 to 2 inches long, 

 are clear cream yellow or flushed rose with 

 deep-crimson markings and are borne in umbels 

 of 10 to 15 flowers. 



100361. Rhododendron tephropeplum Balf. 

 and Farr. 



F. 29655. Aflow shrub 2 to 4 feet high, with 

 stiff branches, native to the Burma-Tibet 

 border at 14,000 feet altitude. The oblong- 

 ovate leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, are slightly 

 scaly above and densely scaly beneath with 

 small black scales. The magenta-rose flowers, 

 with crimson-purple tubes 1 inch long, are 

 borne in terminal clusters of 3 or 4 flowers each. 



100362. Rhododendron traillianum Forr. 

 and Smith. 



F. 30531. A shrub or small tree, up to 30 feet 

 high, native to Yunnan. The elliptic to broad- 

 ly oblong-lanceolate leaves, 3 to 6 inches long, 

 are glabrous above and clad beneath with a 

 suedelike green-gray or dull tawny tomentum. 

 The funnel-campanulate flowers, 1 to 2 inches 

 long, are white or rose white with deep-crimson 

 spots and are borne in racemose umbels of 10 

 to 15 flowers. 



100363. Rubus lineatus Reinw. Rosaceae. 



F. 29971. A perennial herb with very few prick- 

 les, native to the Himalayas in India and Java. 

 The palmately divided leaves have 3 to 5 cori- 

 aceous lanceolate leaflets, 5 inches long, silky 

 silvery tomentum beneath, and the white flowers, 

 1 inch across, borne in elongated silvery panicles, 

 are followed by edible pink to yellow fruits. 



