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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED 



59000 to 59268— Continued. 



59108. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11054 (fruit), 8741 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A small shrub 4 feet high found on the 

 Sila Pass on the Mekong-Salwin Divide. The 

 ovate-oblong leaves are glabrous and pale 

 beneath, and the small flowers are a rich purple. 



59109. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11055 (fruit), 9238 (flowers). October, 

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

 Sila Pass at 12,000 feet altitude. The oblong 

 leaves are golden yellow beneath and glabrous, 

 and the flowers are medium yellow. 



59110. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11056 (fruit), 9205 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 to 8 feet high found on the Sila 

 Pass at 12,000 feet altitude. The oval leaves 

 are glabrous and pale yellow beneath, and the 

 large flowers are rich yellow. 



59111. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11057 (fruit), 9200 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 feet high found on the Sila 

 Pass on the Mekong-Salwin Divide at 12,000 

 feet altitude. The oblong leaves are a rich 

 green, pale golden green beneath, and the flow- 

 ers are pale pink. 



59112. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11059 (fruit), 9204 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 to 8 feet high found on the Sila 

 Pass on the Mekong-Salwin Divide at 13,000 

 feet altitude. The broad obovate-oblong leaves 

 are glabrous and green on both sides; the flow- 

 ers are a dark reddish purple. 



59113. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11061 (fruit), 8744 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A low shrub only 3 feet high found on the 

 Sila Pass on the Mekong-Salwin Divide at 

 12,000 feet altitude. The obovate leaves are 

 yellowish green beneath and glabrous; the flow- 

 ers are deep purple carmine. 



59114. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11063 (fruit), 9219 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 to 6 feet high found on the Sila 

 Pass on the Mekong-Salwin Divide at 12,000 

 feet altitude. The leaves are oval, pale green, 

 and glabrous beneath; the large flowers are pur- 

 ple pink. 



59115. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11064 (fruit), 9199 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found on the Sila 

 Pass on the Mekong-Salwin Divide at 12,000 

 feet altitude. The leaves are ovate-subcordate, 

 green on both sides, and glabrous; the flowers 

 are pale pink. 



59116. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11065 (fruit), 9240 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found on the Sila 

 Pass, Mekong-Salwin Divide. The elliptical 

 leaves are glaucous green beneath, and the 

 flowers are pale cream color. 



59117. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11066 (fruit), 9213 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found on the Sila 

 Pass on the Mekong-Salwin Divide at 12,000 

 feet altitude. The oval leaves are green on 

 both sides and glabrous; the flowers are orange- 

 pink. 



59118. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11068 (fruit), 8761 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A small tree 8 feet high found growing on 

 the Sila Pass on the Mekong-Salwin Divide at 

 12,000 feet altitude. The large oblong leaves 

 are covered beneath with a fine brown tomen- 

 tum and the medium-sized flowers are rose-red. 



59000 tO 59268— Continued. 



59119. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11069. October, 1923. A small tree 10 

 feet high found on the Sila Pass on the Mekong- 

 Salwin Divide at 12,000 feet altitude. The 

 large obovate leaves are covered with a choco- 

 late-brown t omentum; the flowers are said to 

 be white. 



59120. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11072 (fruit), 10052 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A very aromatic shrub 7 feet high found 

 in the mountains of Tseku between 10,000 and 

 12,000 feet altitude. The pink flowers have a 

 purple tinge. 



59121. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11073 (fruit), 8773 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A low shrub 4 feet high found on the 

 mountains of Tseku and Tsehchung, Mekong. 

 The oblong-acute leaves are covered with a 

 dense brown wool on the under side. The 

 flowers are dark crimson. 



59122. Rhododendron forrestii Balf. f. 



Nos. 11074 (fruit), 8717 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A prostrate shrub collected on the alpine 

 slopes of the Tseku Mountains at about 13,000 

 feet altitude. The small oval dark-green 

 leaves are deep purple beneath, and the flowers 

 are rich crimson. 



59123. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11076 (fruit), 10053 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A low shrub only 1 foot high found on 

 the alpine slopes of the Tseku Mountains at 

 13,000 feet altitude. The linear-coriaceous 

 leaves have revolute margins and are covered 

 with a dense rufous wool on the under side; 

 the flowers are cream colored with purple spots. 



59124. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11077 (fruit), 8719 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A low shrub 3 to 4 feet high found on 

 the slopes of the Tseku Mountains, Mekong, 

 at 10,000 feet altitude. The small oval leaves 

 are green on both sides, but paler beneath, and 

 the flowers are purplish pink. 



59125. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11078 (fruit), 8715 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 4 feet high found on the Tseku 

 Mountains at 10,000 feet altitude. The oval 

 green leaves are glabrous on both sides, and 

 the flowers are deep purplish red. 



59126. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11080 (fruit), 8720 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 to 6 feet high collected in the 

 Tseku Mountains at 12,000 feet altitude. The 

 oblong-ovate leaves are pale green beneath and 

 glabrous; the large flowers are pink red. 



59127. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11081 (fruit), 8923 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A low shrub 3 feet high found in the 

 alpine regions of the Tseku Mountains, Me- 

 kong. The under side of the obovate-oblong 

 leaves is covered with chocolate-colored to- 

 mentum; the flowers are deep rich carmine. 



59128. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11082 (fruit), 8725 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A small shrub 2 feet high found in the 

 alpine regions of the Tseku Mountains at 13,000 

 feet altitude. The linear-oblong leaves are dark 

 green above and silvery white beneath; the 

 flowers are very dark carmine. 



59129. Rhododendron ixetttici t m Balf. f. and 

 Smith. 



Nos. 11083 (fruit), 8921 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found in the moun- 

 tains of Tseku-Lauchaitung, Mekong Valley, 

 at 10,000 feet altitude. The obovate leaves are 

 rich brown tomentose beneath, and the flowers 

 are snow white. 



