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47629 to 47830— Continued. 



47773. Rhododendron dalhousiae Hook, f, Ericaceae. 



This is said to be the finest rhododendron from northeastern India, 

 chiefly because of the great size and beauty of the fragrant flowers which 

 resemble those of a large lily. It is a straggling shrub, 6 to 8 feet high, 

 with smooth dark-gi-een leaves. The flowers, which grow in terminal 

 clusters of three to five, are about 4^ inches across. (Adapted from Cur- 

 tis's Botanical Magazine, pi. 4718.) 



47774. Rhododendron falconebi Hook. f. Ericaceae. 



This shrub or ti-ee, which attains a height of 30 feet, is a native of 

 northeastern India. Because of the large deep-green leaves, sometimes 

 a foot long, and the whitish, densely clustered flowers, this is a very 

 fine ornamental. (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, pi. Jf924.) 



47775. Rhododendbon geande Wight. Ericaceaa. 



A handsome shrub about 15 feet high, native to the Himalayas. It 

 bears numerous loose trusses of bell-shaped flowers about 2^ inches in 

 diameter. These are at first suffused with a faint rose tint which later 

 changes to white. (Adapted from Flora and Si/lva, vol. 3, p. 36.) 



47776. Rhododendron maddeni Hook. f. Ericaceae. 



An ornamental Himalayan shrub 6 to 8 feet high. The dark-green 

 leaves are from 4 to 7 inches long, witli deep- red petioles. The large, 

 delicate, fragrant flowers, white tinged with rose, occur in threes at the 

 ends of the branches. (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, pi. 

 .',S05.) 



47777. Rhododendron eoylei Hook. f. Ericaceae. 

 {R. dnnabarinum Hook, f.) 



An evergreen shrub, 6 to 10 feet high, with smooth grayish green 

 leaves, and very attractive flowers. Ordinarily the flowers, produced in 

 terminal heads of 5 to 8, are of a dull cinnabar red. In some forms the 

 corolla is orange-red outside and yellowish within. This shrub is a 

 native of Sikkim and Bhutan, India. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and 

 Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 351.) 



47778. Rhus succedanea L. Anacardiaceae. Sumach. 



A tree about 30 feet in height with a short trunk 3 feet in circum- 

 ference and compound leaves up to a foot in length. The greenish yellow 

 flowers appear on numerous lateral panicles, and the yellow or light- 

 brown drupes inclose large oily seeds. In Japan a beautiful white wax, 

 suitable for making candles, is prepared from the seeds. The tree also 

 yields a small supply of varnish. It is a native of many parts of the 

 Himalayas at altitudes ranging from 2,000 to 8,000 feet: (Adapted from 

 Brandts, Forest Flora of India, p. 121.) 



Received as Rhus acuminata, which is now referred to this species. 



47779. Rosa maceophylla Lindl. Rosaceae. Rose. 

 This rose, a native of the northwestern Himalayas, ascending to 



10,(X)0 feet, is erect, often unarmed, and has large red flowers, IJ to 2 

 inches long, either solitary or in terminal corymbs. The large, soft, 

 turbinate fruit is an inch long, and is eaten. This rose is hardy in Eng- 

 land. (Adapted from Brandts, Forest Flora of India, p. 208.) 



