canadensis, 
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Rhododendron. . 
variety y. approaches near to R. ponticum, butis dif- 
ferent in its foliaceous calyx and otherwise ; it Gccupies 
the borders of lakes on high mountains, and grows to 
an immense size; its stem is often found eighteen 
inches and more in diameter, and its foliage triple the 
size of any other species: it might be considered as a 
- distinct species. The only plant of this sort I have 
seen in England is in the garden of James Vere, Esq, 
at Kensington Gore. ‘The leaves of var. f. are so di- 
stinct from var. æ, that it also has claims to bea species. 
2. R, foliis ovali-lanceolatis utrinque acutis glabris subtus 
ferrugineis resinoso-punctatis, umbellis terminalibus, - 
pedicellis brevibus, dentibus calycis brevissimis, co- 
rollis infundibuliformibus, laciniis ovatis subundulatis, 
capsulis elongatis.— Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 607. 
R. minus. Mich. fl. amer. 1. p. 258. 
Icon. Bot. rep. 36. Vent. hort. cels 15. 
On the mountains of Carolina, particularly on the head- 
water of the Savannah river. b. July, Aug. v. v- 
An elegant shrub, not near the size of No. 1 ; flowers 
pink-red and smaller. : 
3. R. fol is brevi-ovalibus utrinque rotundato-obtusis glabris 
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subtus discoloribus, umbellis terminalibus, laciniis ca- 
lycis elongato-oblongis, corollis campanulatis.—Mich, 
JJ amer. 2: p. 258. $ 
On the high mountains of Virginia and Carolina, parti- - 
cularly on the head-waters of the Catawba river. 
h. May, June. v. v. s. fl. The flowers are said to 
be scarlet, > isi 
.862. RHODORA. Gen. pl. 745. 
1, Rhodora. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 603. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 474. illustr. 364. L'Herit. 
stirp. 1. t. 68 
In bogs of Canada, and on the high mountains of New. 
York and Pensylvania. h. April, May, v.v. 
shrub about two feet bigh, of the appearance 
lea. Leaves elliptic, entire, of a dp 
pubescent underneath, Flowers in teri 
pale purple. — Ae 
