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THE GARDENER. 



[April 



NOTES ON RHODODENDRONS. 



NO. IV. 



The immense array of distinct species and varieties of Eliododendrons 

 now in cultivation renders the selection of a moderate number, par- 

 ticularly to those who are unacquainted with them, a task of no little 

 difficulty ; and with the view of assisting such, we have arranged the 

 following list in groups, according to their colours. It is necessary to 

 remark, however, that while all we have noted are really fine, and can 

 be recommended as hardy late-flowering sorts, they by no means em- 

 brace the whole, or even a tithe, of those that are worthy of cultivation ; 

 on the contrary, it would be easy to extend our list far beyond the space 

 at our disposal, and to name many others in each group equally deserv- 

 ing. It is therefore to be regarded rather as representative than as 

 exhaustive, from which a beginner may cull a good nucleus for the 

 formation of a first-rate collection, blooming in ordinary seasons from 

 the end of May till the middle of June. 



1st — White axd Light-Coloured Varieties. 

 Album elegans— Blush, nearly white ; I 



green 



tall erect habit. 

 Album grandiflorum — "White, 



eye, tall grower. 

 Amethystine — Blush, tipped with puce, 



yellow eye. 

 Blanc superb — Fine white, dwarf bushy 



habit, free flowerer. 

 Candidissimum — White, edged with 



the palest rose, broad yellow spot. 

 Chancellor — White, large truss, yellow 



eye. 

 Coriacea — Pure white, dwarf habit, fine 



foliage. 

 Delicatum — French white, maroon 



spots. 

 Duchess of Cambridge — Fine white, 



yellow spots. 

 Evelyn— Pure white, large fine-shaped 



truss. 

 Empress Eugenie — Waxy white, black 



spots. 

 Hester — Fine white, large truss. 

 Jean Stern — White, spotted with crim- 

 son. 

 Lady Godiva — White, yellow spots. 



Lorenzo — White, bold yellow eye. 

 ]\Iinuie — White, very striking blotch of 



chocolate spots ; large conical truss ; 



remains a long time in bloom. 

 Mont Blanc — Pure white, dwarf bushy 



habit. 

 IVIrs Hemans — Light, yellow spots. 

 Mrs John Glutton — Clear white, fine 



form. 

 Mrs Standish — Pure white, yellow 



spots, large truss. 

 Mrs Tom Agnew — Pure white, lemon 



blotch. 

 Multimaculatum — White, red spots ; 



the truss ratlier loose, but a distinct 



and pleasing old variety. 

 Rachel — White, light yellow eye. 

 Ruth — Blush white, finely spotted. 

 Stanwellianum album — Pure white, 



dwarf bushy habit, fine foliage, and 



a very free bloomer. 

 The Queen — Very light mauve, chang- 

 ing to pure white ; large compact 



truss ; fine substance. 

 Zuleika — Delicate blush, a pleasing 



variety. 



large compact truss. 



2d — Lilac and Purple Varieties. 



Black-Eyed Susan — Light purple, heavy Erestium — Dark purple, 

 dark blotch. 



Catawbiense — Light purple, a well- 

 known species, hardy, and free- 

 blooming. 



Cyanum— Purplish lilac. 



Everestianum — Violet, pale green spot, 

 compact truss ; the florets beautifully 

 fringed. 



Fastuosum pieno — Lilac, large truss of 

 double flowers, remains long in bloom. 



