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59000 to 59268 — Continued. 



59048. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 10913 (fruit) , 8827 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A tree 8 to 10 feet high collected in a fir 

 forest on the Tsehchung Mountains at the 

 Mekong watershed, 14,000 feet altitude. The 

 large oblong leaves are drab colored beneath, 

 and the very large pink flowers grow in dense 

 umbels. 



59049. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 10914 (fruit), 10081 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A small shrub 1 to 2 feet high found grow- 

 ing on rocky alpine slopes of the Tsehchung 

 Mountains at 14,000 feet altitude. The very 

 small oval leaves are one-half inch long, and 

 the rich golden-yeliow flowers are in dense 

 clusters. 



59050. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos .10915 (fruit) , 8778 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found growing on the 

 middle slopes of the Tsehchung Mountains, 

 Mekong Valley, at 10,000 feet altitude. The 

 leaves are small, elliptical, and glabrous, and 

 the medium-sized flowers are pale pink. 



59051. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 10916 (fruit) , 9125 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A shrub 3 to 4 feet high found growing 

 in rocky alpine regions of the Tsehchung Moun- 

 tains at 11,000 feet altitude. The oblong leaves 

 are deep brown beneath, and the rich pink 

 flowers are mottled with purple. 



59052. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos . 10917 (fruit) , 8831 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A small shrub 2 to 3 feet high found 

 growing in the alpine meadows of Tsehchung 

 at 12,000 feet altitude. The oblong leaves are 

 small, and the small yellow flowers grow on 

 long pedicels. 



59053. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos . 10919 (fruit) , 9083 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A low shrub 2 feet high found on the 

 slopes of the Tsehchung Mountains at 10,000 

 feet altitude. The small elliptical leaves are 

 glaucous greenish beneath, and the little yellow 

 flowers are on long pedicels. This plant is 

 very rare. 



59054. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos . 10925 (fruit), 10093 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found in the alpine 

 regions of Tsehchung at 11,000 to 12,000 feet 

 altitude. The leaves are large, obovate, gla- 

 brous, and green on both sides, and the rich 

 golden -yellow flowers are in large umbels. 



59055. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos . 10926 (fruit) , 9131 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A low-growing shrub 1 to 2 feet high 

 found in alpine regions of Tsehchung at 12,000 

 feet altitude. The elliptic leaves are drab to 

 white beneath, and the medium-sized flowers 

 are a deep purple-carmine. 



59056. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 10927 (fruit), 8924 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A shrub 2 feet high found in alpine 

 regions of Tsehchung at 12,000 feet altitude. 

 The elliptical leaves are white beneath with 

 yellow veins, and the large flowers are a rich 

 crimson. 



59057. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 10959 (fruit), 8769 (flowers). A shrub 

 3 to 4 feet high found in the alpine regions of 

 Tsehchung at 14,000 feet altitude. The linear- 



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lanceolate leaves are covered beneath with a 

 brown, deciduous wool, and the flowers are a 

 rich crimson with a purple tinge. 



59058. Rhododendron ixeuticum Balf. f. and 

 Smith. 



Nos. 10960 (fruit) , 9106 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A large shrub 6 feet high found in a 

 spruce forest on the slopes of the Tsehchung 

 Mountains at 10,000 feet altitude. The large, 

 leathery leaves are oblong, acuminate, and 

 nearly brown beneath, while the big flowers 

 are cream colored. 



59059. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 10961 (fruit), 9152 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A shrub 4 to 5 feet high found growing 

 in rocky alpine regions of the Tsehchung 

 Mountains. Its leaves are ovate acute and 

 glabrous, and the pure pale-pink flowers grow 

 in open umbels on slender pedicels. 



59060. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 10963 (fruit), 8834 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A shrub 3 to 4 feet high found in alpine 

 meadows of the Tsehchung Mountains at 

 12,000 feet altitude. The oval leaves are gla- 

 brous and the flowers a deep reddish purple. 



59061. Rhododendron repens Balf. f. and 

 Forrest. 



Nos. 10964 (fruit), 9133 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A prostrate plant only a few inches tall 

 which forms mats in the alpine regions of the 

 Tsehchung Mountains at 13,000 feet altitude. 

 It has small elliptical leaves and rich carmine 

 flowers. 



59062. Rhododendron ixeuticum Balf. f . and 

 Smith. 



Nos. 10977 (fruit), 9144 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found on the slopes 

 of the Tsehchung Mountains at 10,000 feet 

 altitude. The oblong-acuminate leaves are 

 covered with a brown tomentum beneath, and 

 the flowers are pink spotted with purple. 



59063. Rhododendron ixeuticum Balf. f. and 

 Smith. 



Nos. 10978 (fruit), 9117 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 7 to 8 feet high found on the 

 slopes of the Tsehchung Mountains ovenook 

 ing the Mekong Valley at 10,000 feet altitude. 

 The oblong leaves are brownish tomentose 

 beneath, and the flowers are pink. 



59064. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 10979. October, 1923. A shrub 5 feet 

 high found in the alpine regions of the Tseh- 

 chung Mountains at 11,000 feet altitude. The 

 linear-oblong leaves are rufous beneath, and 

 the flowers are pink. 



59065. Rhododendron ixeuticum Balf. f. and 

 Smith. 



Nos. 10980 (fruit), 9136 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub only 4 feet high found in the 

 alpine region of Tsehchung, Mekong Valley. 

 The small leaves are ovate elliptical and 

 covered with brown tomentum beneath; the 

 flowers are white. 



59066. Rhododendron ixeuticum Balf. f. and 

 Smith. 



Nos. 10981 (fruit), 9115 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 8 feet high found on the slopes 

 of the Tsehchung Mountains, Mekong Valley, 

 at 10,000 feet altitude. The oblong leaves are 

 a rich green and covered with yellow tomentum 

 beneath; the white flowers are spotted with 

 purple. 



