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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED 



59000 to 59268— Continued. 



59193. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11211. October, 1923. A tree 15 to 18 

 feet tall found at 13,000 feet altitude on Mount 

 Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide. The 

 large oblong leaves are densely matted brown 

 tomentose beneath; flowers not seen. 



59194. Rhododendron amaurophyllum Balf. 

 f. and Forrest. 



No. 11238. October, 1923. A small shrub 1% 

 to 2 feet high found on the rocky slopes of 

 Mount Kenichunpu at 13,000 feet altitude on 

 the Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide. The small oval 

 leaves are brown tomentose beneath, and the 

 flowers are red. 



59195. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11252. October, 1923. A shrub 8 feet 

 high found at from 12,000 to 13,000 feet altitude 

 on Mount Lautchun. The narrow elliptical 

 leaves are deeply rufous woolly beneath, and 

 the flowers are pink. 



53193. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11260. October, 1923. A low shrub 2 

 feet high found at 10,000 feet altitude on the 

 slopes of Mount Lautchun. The small linear 

 leaves are revolute and pale brown beneath; 

 the flowers are pale pink. 



59197. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11269 (fruit), 8395 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high collected on Mount 

 Lautchun at 8,500 feet altitude. The oblong 

 leaves are dark green, glabrous, paler under- 

 neath, and the deep purplish red flowers are 

 on slender pedicels. 



53193. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11270 (fruit), 8393 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A very tall shrub 12 feet high found at 

 8,500 feet altitude on Mount Lautchun. The 

 leaves are oblong-oval and glabrous on hirsute 

 petioles, and the flowers are a rich pink. 



59193. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11271 (fruit), 8419 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 to 10 feet high found at 8,500 

 feet altitude on Mount Lautchun. The small 

 oval leaves are deep brown beneath, and the 

 large flowers shade from lavender to deep 

 purple. 



59200. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11272. October, 1923. A shrub or small 

 tree 15 to 18 feet tall found on the slopes of 

 Mount Shenzi. The large dark-green leaves 

 are glabrous on both sides, and the large flowers 

 are red. 



59201. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11275 (fruit), 9607 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 feet high found on Mount 

 Shenzi at 10,000 feet altitude. The large 

 oblong, acute leaves are dark green and gla- 

 brous on both sides; the flowers are red. 



53202. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11278 (fruit), 9503 (flowers). A -low 

 shrub 2 to 3 feet high founu among rocks on 

 Mount Shenzi at 13,000 feet altitude. The 

 thick coriaceous leaves are densely covered 

 with a rough brown cottony tomentum on the 

 under side; flowers pink. 



59203. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11280 (fruit), 8429 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A tree 12 to 15 feet high found at Labako 

 at about 9,000 feet altitude. The oval-acute 

 leaves are glabrous green on both sides, and 

 the white flowers have a pinkish tinge. 



59000 to 59268— Continued. 



59204. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11283. October, 1923. A shrub 5 feet 

 high found in forests at Labako at 10,000 feet 

 altitude. The acute-elliptical leaves are rich 

 green and glabrous on both sides; the flowers 

 are pink. 



59205. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11285. October, 1923. A small tree 10 

 feet high found on the alpine plains of Labako 

 at 12,000 feet altitude. The linear leaves are 

 almost needle shaped with long revolute 

 . margins; they are dark green above and rufous 

 brown woolly beneath. The white flowers are 

 in dense umbels. 



59206. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11287. October, 1923. A shrub only 2 

 feet high found among rocks on the mountains 

 of Labako at 12,000 feet altitude. The small 

 oval leaves are brown and dotted beneath, 

 and the flowers are red. 



59207. Rhododendron sp. 



' No. 11288. October, 1923. A low shrub 3 

 feet high found in forests in the Labako Moun- 

 tains at about 1,000 feet altitude. The round- 

 ish, oval leaves are glaucous-green beneath; 

 the flowers are white. 



59208. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11290 (fruit), 9533 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 feet high found in a fir forest 

 on the Labako Mountains at 11,000 feet alti- 

 tude. The ovate-oblong acute leaves are green 

 and glabrous on both sides with hairy stems. 

 The flowers are red. 



59209. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11294. October, 1923. A low shrub 2 

 feet high found among rocks on the alpine 

 regions of the Labako Mountains at 13,000 feet 

 altitude. The small oval leaves are pale 

 golden brown beneath and spotted; the flowers 

 are a purple blue. 



59210. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11295 (fruit), 9527 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A small shrub 2 feet high found on rocky 

 slopes of the alpine regions in the Labako 

 Mountains at 13,000 feet altitude. Leaves 

 oval, densely brown dotted beneath; the 

 flowers are deep indigo with a purplish tinge. 



59211. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11296 (fruit), 9554 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 3 feet high found growing at 

 about 13,800 feet altitude in the -alpine mead- 

 ows of the Labako Mountains. The leaves are 

 small, oval, and densely dotted with brown 

 beneath. The flowers are deep purplish blue. 



59212. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11297 (fruit), 8444 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A handsome species 3 feet high found 

 among rocks on the Labako Mountains at 

 11,000 feet altitude. The leaves are elliptical, 

 acute at both ends, with revolute undulate 

 margins and pale green beneath; the flowers 

 are large and white. 



59213. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11301. October, 1923. A shrub 5 feet 

 high found on the summit of Mount Kintze, at 

 13,000 feet altitude. The margins of the needle- 

 shaped leaves are so strongly revolute that they 

 meet below; the flowers are white. 



