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RuHODODENDRON aARBOoREUM (hybridum), Arra- 
CLERENSE. MHigh-clere hybrid var. of the Trer 
RHoODODENDRON. 
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Class and Order. 
Decanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Enrticea. ) 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-partitus. Cor. infundibuliformis, 5-loba. Stam. 
5—10, declinata: antheris apice biporosis. Capsula 5- 
locularis, 5-valvis, ab apice dehiscens, valvarum marginibus 
inflexis dissepimenta formantibus: Receptaculum ceutrale, 
5-angulare. Semina membrana involuta. 
(For Specific Character and Synonyms of the Species, see 
tab. 3290.) 
Ruopopenpron alta-clerense. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1414. 
For this truly splendid ornament of our gardens, it seems 
we are indebted to Lord Caernarvon, who sug; ‘ested the 
idea, as stated in the Bot. Register, that “if a hybrid variety 
could be obtained between RuopopEnpron arboreum and 
some one of the hardy American species, the result would 
be a more robust constitution on the one hand, anda greater 
brilliancy of colour on the other; and also, that if the pol- 
len of R: arboreum could be employed, the stature of the 
hybrid would also be increased.” Such has been the conse- 
quence of numerous experiments that have since been tried 
by various persons who have fertilized the pistil of Ruopo- 
DENDRON Ponticum, or some of the equally hardy American 
Species with the pollen of R. arboreum, and our shrubberies 
and open borders can now boast of these favourite and 
highly ornamental shrubs, equally hardy with the R. ponti- 
cum, equally splendid in regard to the size and — =~ 
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