Messrs. Loddiges and Sons, Messrs. Chandler and Buck- 

 ingham, and from Mr. Thompson of Mile-End. The latter 

 nurseryman has four varieties, all raised from seeds of an 

 Azalea, one of which is very fragrant. 



Though these mules have generally gone by the name of 

 Rhododendra because they have more than five, generally 

 ten, stamens, yet we cannot think it right to change the 

 generic name from that of the mother plant ; of which it is 

 possible, though perhaps not probable, that it may be a 

 mere seminal variety, when we consider the long list of 

 varieties, all supposed to owe their origin to Azalea nu- 

 diflora ; some of which scarcely differ less from one another 

 than our plant from some of them. The two genera 

 indeed, though widely separated in the artificial system of 

 Linnaeus, on account of the difference in the number of 

 their stamens, are apparently one in nature. 



This is a hardy evergreen shrub, well worthy of cultiva- 

 tion, both on account of its beauty and fragrance. 



