1367 



AZALEA* nudifldra ; var. thyrsiflora. 

 The Highclere Scarlet Azalea. 



PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. EricE/E Juss. {Introduction to the natural system of botany, 

 p. 182.) 



A. nudiflora, subnudiflora ; foliis lanceolato-oblongis utrinque glabriusciilis 

 concoloribus, nervo supra lanuginoso subtiis setigero margine ciliatis, 

 floribus amplis non viscosis : tubo laciniis longiore, calycis dentibus 

 brevibus ovali-subrotundis, staniinibus longissim^ exsertis. — Suprd, 

 fol. 120, with the synonyms. 



Var. thyrsiflora. Gowen in litt. 



Mr. Herbert considers this a natural seedling of Azalea 

 coccinea. It was raised at Highclere with the last, and 

 is one of the most beautiful shrubs we have yet seen ; 

 none of the varieties formerly cultivated can be com- 

 pared with it for the rich thyrses of flowers with which 

 it is covered. It is referred to in the foregoing account. 



J. L. 



* See fol. 1366. 



