ERICACEAE 243 



RHODODENDRON— cow^mwei 



stalk felted. Fls. 2, white, 7-8-lobed, in large trusses, stamens fourteen 



to sixteen. China. (Fig. 123 J.) 

 R.fulgens. 12. February-March. Ls. ov., 4, red below. Fls. i, blood-red, in 



hemispherical trusses. East Himalaya. 

 R. fiilvoides. 20. April. Young shoots brown-felted. Ls. ov., 8, leathery, 



dark green above, yellow below, midrib prominent. Fls. i, white or pink 



with crimson blotch, in round trusses. China. 

 R. fulviim. 20. April. Like R. fiilvoides, but Is. red below. China. 

 R. Hodgsonii. 20. Bark peeling. Ls. lane, 12, very leathery, dark green and 



glossy above, red below, stalk very thick. Fls. 2, rosy lilac, 8-io-lobed, 



in round trusses, stamens fifteen to twenty. East Himalaya. 

 R. Nobleanum. 15. January-March. Ls. lane, 6, thin, brown below. Fls. i|, 



bright rose, in hemispherical trusses. Hybrid. (Fig. 123 G.) 



(c) Ls. with scattered hairs or bristles 



R. amoeniim {Azalea amoena). 4. May. Ls. ov., i, dark glossy green. Fls. f, 

 rosy purple; sepals similar to petals, giving appearance of one flower 

 grov/ing out of another, Japan. (Fig. 123 K.) 



* R. ciliatum. 9. March-April. Ls. ov., 4. Fls. 2, pink, in few-flowered 



clusters. East Himalaya. (Fig. 124 a.) 

 R. ledifolium {Azalea ledifolia). 6. May-June. Ls. lane, 2|, hairy all over. 

 Fls. 2, white, solitary or in pairs or threes. China and Japan. 



(d) Ls. hairless and smooth 



R. harhatum. 20. March. Ls. lane, 9, pointed, dark dull green above, pale 



green below. Fls. i|, blood-red, in hemispherical trusses. Himalaya. 

 R. campy locarpum. 8. May. Ls. ov., 4, fine-pointed, dark glossy green 



above, blue-white below. Fls. 3, pale yellow, bell-shaped, slightly 



fragrant, in loose terminal clusters. East Himalaya. 

 R. catawhiense. 10. June. Ls. ov., lane, 6, dark glossy green above, pale 



green or whitish below. Fls. 2^, lilac, in large clusters. South-east 



United States. 

 R. croceiim. 20. May. Ls. ov., 4, heart-shaped base, pale green below. 



Fls. 3, yellow with crimson blotch, in 7-8-flowered clusters. China. 



(Fig. 124 B.) 

 R. decorum. 12. April-May. Ls. ov., lane, 6, thick, grey-green above, 



glaucous below. Fls. 2, white to pink spotted with green, 5-7-lobed, 



stamens twelve to sixteen. West China. 

 R. discolor. 18. June-July. Ls. lane, 8, dark green above, whitish below. 



Fls. 3, white or purplish, funnel-shaped, 6-7-lobed, stamens twelve to 



sixteen. Central China. 

 R. Fortunei. 12. May. Ls. ov., oblong, 8, pale green above, glaucous below; 



stalk stout, purple. Fls. 3, white or pinkish, 5-7-lobed, in loose terminal 



clusters, stamens fourteen to sixteen. China. 



* R. Griffithianiim {R. Aucklandii). 15. Ls. lane, 9, pale green above, 



glaucous below. Fls. 6, white or pinkish, widely bell-shaped, slightly 

 fragrant, in loose clusters, stamens ten to sixteen. East Himalaya. 

 R. ponticum. 15. June. Ls. lane, 9, dark glossy green above, pale green 



