Tas. 5054. : 
RHODODENDRON aARGENTEUM. 
Silver-leaved Rhododendron. 
Nat. Ord. Errcr®.—Decanpria Monoeynia. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, Tas. 4336.) 
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RHODODE 
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DRON argenteum ; foliis amplis coriacels oblongo-obovatis acutis in 
laberrimis subtus argenteis, 
oie crassum attenuatis planis utrinque g 
Ke ott el Siete bracteis deciduis dense sericeis, floribus capita- 
seaeotes vit is ea crassis puberulis, calyce brevissimo obscure lobato, 
St eilchie a a a majuscule tubo campanulato, limbi lobis 8 breviuseu- 
ae ces aminibus 10-15, filamentis basin versus glanduloso-pubescen- 
, ovarii pubescentis loculis 10-16, stylo flexuoso crasso, stigmate 
. dilatato. 
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HODODENDRON argenteum. Hook. fil. Rhod. Sik. Himal. p. 10. t. 9. 
Bi es 
A 
feet in height, a native of | 
f Sinchul, Suradah, and — 
he level of the sea; an 
fine Rhododendron-dis- 
lant on é rless state it is a noble — 
feneth et of its foliage, the leaves being often a foot mm 
bie ia broad in proportion, always silvery beneath. Another 
et sting state is in the early spring, whe 
orming ; these are long, and clothed with coloured, imbri- — 
the Dr. Hooker remarks, like 
cone of some species of Pine ; the outer or lower scales broad 
a . 
nd coriaceous, glabrous, reddish-brown ; the innermost ones 
Still more interesting is the 
=agat , pink in bud, gradually 
whitening as they expand, and having at the base of the tube 
ot surrounding the stamens, 
quite conspicuous on a full front view of the flower. The 
oduced for the first time 
flow 
8 “tabs as far as we know, now pr 
tivation, in a cool greenhouse of the Royal Gardens, m 
JUNE Ist, 1858. 
n the new leaf-buds a 
