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59701 to 59764— Continued. 



59736. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11098 (fruit), 9271 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A small tree 12 to 15 feet high found on 

 the Peima Mountains at 14,000 feet altitude. 

 The rich green leaves are covered with fawn 

 tomentum beneath, and the large flowers of 

 white spotted with purple are in large umbels. 



59737. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11097 (fruit), 9241 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A shrub or small tree 10 feet high, found 

 on the high alpine slopes on the Peima Moun- 

 tains. The oval, acute leaves are densely 

 matted beneath with yellowish white tomen- 

 tum, and the flowers are pinkish spotted with 

 purple. 



59738. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11099 (fruit) , 8864 (flowers) . November, 

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

 the alpine slopes of the Peima Mountains at 

 from 14,000 to 15,000 feet altitude. The large 

 obovate-oblong, acute leaves are brown be- 

 neath, and the large flowers are pale pink. 



59739. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11117 (fruit) , 9963 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A shrub 5 feet high found in the Peima 

 Mountains, Mekong-Yangtze Divide, at 14,000 

 feet altitude. The linear-lanceolate leaves are 

 covered with brown tomentum beneath, and 

 the flowers are pink. 



59740. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11118 (fruit) , 9265 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A shrub 6 to 7 feet high found in the 

 Peima Mountains at 14,000 feet altitude. The 

 ovate, cordate leaves are covered with pale 

 yellowish white matted tomentum; the flowers 

 are white with the lobes of the petals purple. 



59741. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11135 (fruit), 9262 (flowers). November. 

 1923. A small tree 12 to 15 feet high found in 

 the Peima Mountains at from 14,000 to 15,000 

 feet altitude. The oblong, acute leaves are 

 dark green with revolute margins and are 

 densely matted beneath with brown tomen- 

 tum; the flowers are white, spotted with purple. 



59742. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11178 (fruit), 10167 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A low shrub 2 feet high found on Mount 

 Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, at the 

 Tibetan border. The oblong-elliptical leaves 

 are tomentose beneath and the flowers are 

 deep rich red. 



59743. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11183 (fruit), 10258 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A low shrub 1 to 2 feet high found on 

 Mount Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irrawaddy Di- 

 vide, at about 13,000 feet altitude. The small 

 elliptical leaves are rich green above and golden- 

 yellow tomentose beneath; the flowers are very 

 dark carmine. 



59744. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11186 (fruit), 10174 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A low shrub 2 feet high found on the 

 Kenichunpu Mountains, Salwin-Irrawaddy 

 Divide, Tibet. The small, elliptical, sessile 

 leaves are acute at both ends, dark green above 

 and covered with purplish black tomentum 

 beneath; the flowers are rich yellowish red . 



59745. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11191 (fruit), 10210 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 feet high found on Mount 

 Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, on 

 the Tibetan border at 13,000 feet altitude. The 

 ovate leaves are covered with a thin brown 

 tomentum beneath, and the flowers are red. 



59701 to 59764— Continued. 



59746. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11203 (fruit), 10101 (flowers). October,- 

 1923. A small shrub 1 foot high found on 

 Mount Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irrawaddy Di- 

 vide. The small, ovate-elliptical leaves are 

 gray beneath, and the flowers are dark crimson. 



59747. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11208 (fruit), 10171 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 1 to 2 feet high found on Mount 

 Kenichunpu, Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, 

 Tibetan border, at 13,000 feet altitude. The 

 small elliptical leaves are dark gray tomentose 

 beneath, and the flowers are dark red. 



59748. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11214. October, 1923. A shrub 2 to 3 

 feet high found on Mount Kenichunpu, Sal- 

 win-Irrawaddy Divide, at 13,000 feet altitude. 

 The small elliptical leaves are glaucous be- 

 neath, and the flowers, which were not seen, 

 may be red. 



59749. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11254 (fruit),- 8580 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 6 to 8 feet high found on rocky 

 alpine regions on Mount Lautchun at 13,500 

 feet altitude. The large, oval-oblong leaves 

 are covered with white matted tomentum 

 beneath, and the large flowers are snow white. 



59750. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11256 (fruit), 8403 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A small tree found on the slopes of 

 Mount Lautchun at 10,000 feet altitude. The 

 linear-oblong, green leaves are glabrous be- 

 neath, and the large flowers are purplish red. 



59751. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11267 (fruit). 8407 (flowers). October, 

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

 Mount Lautchun at 8,000 feet altitude. The 

 oval, glaucous leaves are glabrous beneath, and 

 the rich pink flowers are on long pedicels. 



59752. Rhododendron crassum Franch. 



Nos. 11276 (fruit), 9502 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A shrub 8 feet high found on Mount 

 Shenzi at from 10,000 to 12,000 feet altitude. 

 This is an extraordinary plant with dark 

 green, oval-oblong acute leaves which are 

 greenish brown punctate beneath; the fleshy 

 tubular flowers are very large. 



59753. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11290 (fruit), 8449 (flowers). October, 

 1923. A tree 25 to 30 feet high found on the 

 Labako Mountains at 12,000 feet altitude. 

 This remarkable tree has leaves which are 

 very large, dark green and glossy above and 

 deep brown woolly beneath; the flowers are 

 white. 



59754. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11379 (fruit) , 8260 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A tree 20 feet high found on the moun- 

 tains of Sungkwe, south of Likiang, at 11,000 

 feet altitude. The broad, oblong leaves are 

 faintly tomentose and greenish brown beneath; 

 the flowers are white. 



59755. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11382 (fruit) , 8263 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A tree 20 feet high found on the Sungkwe 

 Mountains south of Likiang at 10,500 feet alti- 

 tude. The ovate-acute leaves are a glossy 

 dark green above and deep rufous woolly be- 

 neath. The flowers are pinkish white. 



