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59403 to 59642— Continued. 



59497. Rhododendron fulvoides Balf. f. and 

 Forrest. 



Nos. 11048 (fruit), 8760 (flowers). October, 

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

 Sila Pass at an altitude of 13,000 feet. The 

 oblong-obovate leaves are dark green above 

 and dark to golden brown beneath. The 

 flowers are a rich reddish purple. 



59498. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11049 (fruit), 9210 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 2 feet high growing in masses 

 in the Sila Pass at an altitude of 13,000 feet. 

 The elliptical-obovate leaves are grayish brown 

 beneath, and the flowers are deep carmine. 



59499. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11051 (fruit), 9208 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found in the Sila 

 Pass at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The leaves 

 are small and obovate, and the flowers are 

 yellow with a pinkish tinge. 



59500. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11052 (fruit), 9206 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 2 feet high, growing in masses 

 in the Sila Pass at an altitude of 13,000 feet. 

 The elongated elliptical leaves are pale brown 

 beneath, and the flowers are large and reddish 

 purple. 



59501. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11053 (fruit), 9229 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found in the Sila 

 Pass at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The small, 

 obovate leaves are golden yellow beneath, and 

 the flowers are large and purplish red. 



59502. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11058 (fruit), 9218 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 feet high growing in the Sila 

 Pass at an altitude of 13,000 feet. The gla- 

 brous, oval leaves are green on both sides, and 

 the flowers are cream colored with a pinkish 

 tinge. 



59508. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11060 (fruit), 9202 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 feet high found in the Sila 

 Pass at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The obovate- 

 oblong leaves are golden yellow to pale green 

 beneath, and the flowers are small purplish 

 pink. 



59504. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11062 (fruit), 9239 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 feet high found in the Sila 

 Pass. The glabrous oval leaves are pale green 

 beneath, and the flowers are very large and 

 pale pink. 



59505. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11067 (fruit), 9236 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high growing in the Sila 

 Pass at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The glabrous, 

 oval leaves are green on both sides; the flowers 

 are yellow. 



59506. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11071 (fruit), 8716 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A tree 12 to 20 feet high found on the 

 lower slopes of the Tseku Mountains at an alti- 

 tude of 11,000 feet. The oblong, acute leaves 

 are dark brown tuberculate beneath, and the 

 flowers are lavender, spotted with purple. 



59507. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11075 (fruit), 8714 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A small tree 8 to 10 feet high found on the 

 slopes of the Tseku Mountains at an altitude of 

 10,000 feet. The long, lanceolate leaves are dark, 

 ashy gray beneath, and the flowers are deep 

 pink. 



59403 to 59642— Continued. 



59508. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11079 (fruit), 8723 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 3 feet high found in the alpine 

 region of Tseku at an altitude of 12,000 feet., 

 The leaves are small, oval, and glabrous, and 

 the small, yellow flowers are produced on long 

 pedicels. 



59509. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11086 (fruit), 9248 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A shrub 1 to 2 feet high found in 

 alpine meadows of the Peima Mountains, 

 Mekong- Yangtze Divide, at an altitude of 

 14,000 to 15,000 feet. The very small, oval 

 leaves are brown tomentose beneath, and the 

 flowers are bluish purple. 



59510. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11087 (fruit), 9942 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found in the 

 alpine region of the Peima Mountains, Me- 

 kong-Yangtze Divide, at an altitude of 15,000 

 feet. The oval, acute leaves are brown beneath. 



59511. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11090 (fruit), 9242 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A shrub 6 feet high found in the 

 alpine region of the Peima Mountains, Me- 

 kong-Yangtze Divide. The oval, acute leaves 

 are brown tomentose beneath, and the flowers 

 are pink with a purple tinge and spotted dark 

 purple. 



59512. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11095 (fruit), 8853 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A shrub 4 feet high found in the 

 alpine region of the Peima Mountains at an 

 altitude of 14,000 feet. The oval leaves are green 

 on both sides, and the flowers are purple. 



59513. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11098 (fruit), 9268 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A shrub 1 foot high found in the high 

 alpine region of the Peima Mountains at an alti- 

 tude of 14,000 feet. The acute elliptical leaves, 

 half an inch long, are a silky brown beneath. 

 The flowers are deep indigo shading to lighter 

 blue. 



59514. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11100 (fruit), 8858 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A shrub 4 to 5 feet high found in the 

 Peima Mountains at an altitude of 13,000 feet. 

 The oval, acute leaves are brown tomentose 

 beneath, and the flowers are purple but paler 

 toward the base. 



59515. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11101 (fruit), 9973 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A tree 8 to 10 feet high found in the 

 Peima Mountains, Mekong- Yangtze Divide, 

 at an altitude of 14,000 feet. The leaves are 

 elliptical, acute at both ends, and brown 

 tomentose beneath. The flowers are white. 



59516. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11102 (fruit), 8856 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A shrub 4 to 5 feet high, similar to 

 No. 11101 [S. P. I. No. 59515J, but having pink 

 flowers; found in the Peima Mountains at an 

 altitude of 14,000 feet. 



59517. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11103 (fruit), 8852 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A shrub 3 feet high found in the Peima 

 Mountains at an altitude of 13,000 to 14,000 

 feet. The ovate-elliptical, acute leaves are 

 brown tomentose beneath, and the flowers 

 shade from white to purple. 



59518. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11104 (fruit), 8862 (flowers). November, 

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

 Peima Mountains at an altitude of 13,000 feet, 

 The elliptical-oblong leaves are fawn-colored 

 tomentose beneath, and the flowers are white 

 with a pinkish tinge. 



