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* AZALEA Indica ; lateritia. 

 The Brick-red Chinese Azalea. 



PENTANDRIA MONOGY'NIA. 



Nat. ord. Erice^. Juss. (Introduction to the Natural System of Botany , 

 p. 182.) 



AZALEA. Supra, vol.2, fol. 120. 



A. indica ; coroUis tubuloso-campanulatis, folils spatulato-oblongis obtusis v. 



lanceolatis costa rufo-hispida, calycibus minimis hispidissimis. 

 A. indica. Linn, sp.pl. 214. 

 Var. lateritia ; floribus pentandris Isete lateritiis, foliis spatulatis obtusis. 



A beautiful nfisv Chinese variety, our drawing of which 

 we made in Mr. Knight's Nursery in May last. It had been 

 introduced by Mr. M'Killigan, along with the lovely varie- 

 gated kind, and with it was purchased by Mr. Knight. 



The plant is remarkably bushy. Its foliage is a rich 

 deep green, to which a slight rusty tinge is given by the 

 numerous brown hairs of the mid-rib and margin ; the 

 leaves are narrow, very blunt, and remarkably covered with 

 hairs, which give their surface a rough appearance ; the 

 flowers are of a bright clear brick-colour, a little tinged 

 with rose. 



It will no doubt require the same treatment as the other 

 Chinese Azaleas ; and will probably form as striking a 

 variety as any of them, on account of the peculiarly 

 bright colour of the flowers. 



The habit of the plant is entirely that of the variegated 

 kind, and we understand that it is the opinion of Mr. Reeves 

 that it is a mere sport from that variety. It is however very 

 different in the colour of the flowers, as will be seen when 

 our figure of the latter makes its appearance. 



* fc)ce fol. 1 306. 



