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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



59403 to 59642 — Continued. 



59561. Rhododendron sinonuttallh Balf. f. 

 and Forrest. 



Nos. 11233 (fruit), 10130 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A tree 8 to 10 feet high growing on the 

 slopes of Mount Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irra- 

 waddy Divide, at an altitude of 11,000 feet. 

 The large, leathery leaves, prominently veined, 

 are deeply impressed above and brownish gray 

 and punctate beneath. The very large flowers, 

 3 inches in diameter, are yellow to cream 

 colored. The fruits are enormous. 



59562. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11240. October, 1923. A shrub or small 

 tree 6 feet high growing in Sila among firs at 

 an altitude of 13,000 feet. The oblong-acute 

 leaves are grayish brown tomentose beneath. 



59563. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11242. October, 1923. A tree 20 feet high 

 found on Mount Lautchun west of Likiang 

 at an altitude of 11,000 feet. The large, oblong 

 leaves are densely covered with brown wool 

 beneath. The large flowers are white. 



59564. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11243. Mount Lautchun. October, 1923. 

 A shrub 1H feet high found at an altitude of 

 12,000 feet. The small, elliptical leaves are 

 punctate beneath, and the flowers are small 

 and a deep indigo blue. 



59565. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11244 (fruit), 8394 (flowers). Mount 

 Lautchun. October, 1923. A tree 24 feet high 

 found in fir forests at an altitude of 11,000 feet. 

 The oblong leaves are covered with a brown 

 wool beneath, and the flowers are large and 

 white. 



59566. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11246. Mount Lautchun. October, 1923. 

 A tree 10 feet high found in fir forests at an 

 altitude of 12,000 feet. The elliptical, acute 

 leaves are yellow brown tomentose beneath. 

 The flowers are white. 



59567. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11247 (fruit), 9585 (flowers). Mount 

 Lautchun. October, 1923. A shrub 5 to 6 

 feet high found at an altitude of 12,000 feet. 

 The leaves are obovate, subcordate, and glab- 

 rous, and the flowers are cream colored to 

 yellow with a pinkish tinge. 



59568. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11248. Mount Lautchun. October, 1923. 

 A shrub 5 feet high found in fir forests at an 

 altitude of 12,000 feet. The oblong, acute 

 leaves are green and glabrous on both sides 

 and the flowers are pink. 



59569. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11249. Mount Lautchun. October, 1923. 

 A shrub 1 to 2 feet high found at an altitude 

 of 13,000 feet and having very small, elliptical 

 leaves, brown tomentose beneath, and small, 

 deep blue-purple flowers. 



59570. Rhododendron sp. 



-Nos. 11250 (fruit), 8422 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found in fir forests 

 on Mount Lautchun at an altitude of 12,000 

 feet. The linear-lanceolate leaves are deep 

 rufous woolly beneath, and the flowers are 

 pink spotted with purple, making them very 

 handsome. 



59571. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11251 (fruit), 8400 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 4 feet high found in the alpine 

 regions of Mount Lautchun, at an altitude of 

 12.000 feet. The elliptical, dark-green leaves 

 are reticulate above and rufous woolly be- 

 neath. The flowers are pink. 



I 59403 to 59642— Continued. 



59572. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11253. October, 1923. A shrub 8 feet 

 high growing on Mount Lautchun, at an alti- 

 tude of 13,000 feet, The small, linear-elliptical 

 leaves are deeply rufous beneath, and the 

 flowers are white. 



59573. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11255 (fruit), 8381 (flowers). Mount 

 Lautchun. October, 1923. A shrub or tree 

 18 feet high growing at an altitude of 12,000 

 feet. The large, oval, subcordate leaves are 

 densely matted with brown wool, and the 

 flowers are white to pink. 



59574. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11257. October. 1923. A tree 15 to IS 

 feet high found in mixed forests on the slopes of 

 Mount Lautchun at an altitude of 10,000 feet. 

 The large, oblong, glabrous leaves are pale gray- 

 ish green beneath. The flowers are red to pur- 

 ple. 



59575. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11261. October, 1923. A shrub 5 feet 

 high growing on the slopes of Mount Lautchun 

 at an altitude of 10,000 feet, The leaves are 

 linear-oblong and are covered beneath with a 

 deep rufous wool. The flowers are pink. 



59576. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11262. October, 1923. A shrub 3 feet 

 high growing at an altitude of 10,000 feet in fir 

 forests on Mount Lautchun. The leaves are 

 small, oval, glabrous, and grayish purple be- 

 neath. The flowers are pink. 



59577. Rhododendron racemosl-m Franch. 



No. 11264. October, 1923. A handsome spe- 

 cies 3 feet high growing at the foot of Mount 

 Lautchun at an altitude of 8,000 to 9,000 feet. 

 The small, elliptical-oval leaves are pale pink 

 to white beneath, and the flowers are pink. 



59578. Rhododendron racemosum Franch. 



Nos. 11265 (fruit), 8404 (flowers). October. 

 1923. A shrub 2 to 3 feet high growing at the 

 foot of Mount Lautchun at an altitude of 8,000 

 to 9,000 feet. The oval leaves, white beneath, 

 are black punctate. The large white flowers 

 are very striking. 



59579. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11266 (fruit), 8392 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 feet high growing on the slopes 

 of Mount Lautchun at an altitude of 9,000 feet. 

 The leaves are oval, acute, coriaceous, pale 

 green, and glabrous on both sides; the flowers 

 are large and pure white spotted with purple. 



59580. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11268 (fruit), 9596 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 4 feet high growing at the foot 

 of Mount Lautchun at an altitude of 8,000 feet. 

 The small, oval, acute leaves are glaucous and 

 glabrous beneath, and the flowers are white. 



59581. Rhododendron sp. 

 Nos. 11273 (fruit), 8430 (flowers). October, 



1923. A tree 25 feet high found among rocks in 

 the alpine regions of Mount Shenzi at an alti- 

 tude of 10,000 feet. The 'oblong-acute leaves 

 are glaucous and glabrous on both sides, and the 

 flowers are white. 



59582. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11274 (fruit), 9505 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A tree 15 to 18 feet high growing in mixed 

 forests on Mount Shenzi at an altitude of 10,000 

 feet. The oblong, acute leaves are coriaceous, 

 glaucous, and glabrous, and have undulate 

 margins. The flowers are white. 



