404 RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM. 
largest, haying a, collection of orange coloured 
spots at its centre. Stamens declinate; unequal ; 
the filaments white, thickened and hairy at base; 
anthers two celled, opening by. two pores at 
top; pollen white. Germ ovate, hairy, glutinous ; 
style declinate, equal to the longest. stamens, 
thickened upwards ; stigma a rough surface with 
five points. Capsule ovate, obtusely — 
five-celled. Seeds numerous, minute. 
Considered in. its chemical character, this 
| shaadi is a resinous. astringent. A. decoction. of 
the leaves gives strong proofs of the presence. of 
tannin in, large quantities. Both the. bark and 
leaves, digested in alcohol, produce.a resinous 
tincture, which is immediately rendered turbid 
by water. The glutinous covering of. the. flower 
‘stalks appears of a resinous nature. A decoction 
of the leaves in water affords nothing which is not 
soluble in eleniaoly ens iee not alter _ it in: ‘sbwo 
days’ standin gis 4 ting woo: emiel & ainsi 
I have been iadlintod to examine the! Rhodo- 
dendron and to insert it in this work, on account 
of the reputation it has possessed of being poison. 
ous, ‘The late: Professor Barton, in his collec- 
tions towards an American Materia Medica, has 
given various intimations of this sort, the most 
conclusiye of which is his expression, “This is 
