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Rhododendron—continued. 
large, sub-campanulate, with an angular tube. April. J. lanceo- 
late, obtuse, shining above, beneath (as well as the outside of the 
corolla) lepidote. Branches smooth. h. 3ft. to 8ft. Eastern 
Himalaya, 1815. (B. M. 4457.) 
R. Fortunei (Fortune’s).* fl. pendulous, fragrant, loosely clustered 
in heads of eight to ten, on peduncles in. to lin. long ; calyx 
discoid, small ; corolla of a fine pale rose-colour, shortly campanu- 
late, 3in. to 5}in. in diameter, with seven rounded lobes ; stamens 
fourteen. May. J. Sin. to Tin. long, oblong or linear-oblong, 
acute, bright green, but opaque above, glaucous below, acute, 
rounded or cordate at base; petioles red-brown, 4in. to lin. long. 
Branches very stout, terete. h. 12ft. China, 1859. Hardy. 
(B. M. 5596.) 
R. fulgens (brilliant). MA. on short pedicels, in dense heads ; 
calyx obsolete or very short; corolla of a deep bright blood-red, 
somewhat fieshy, highly polished and shining, campanulate, with 
a slightly compressed tube, and a limb of five recurved lobes. 
June. l. broadly obovate or ovaie elipio rounded at apex, 
cordate at base, 4in. long, 3in. broad, tolerably constant, coria- 
ceous, glossy above, densely woolly beneath, the margins re- 
curved. h. 4ft. Eastern Himalaya, 1851. (B. M. 5317; F. d. S. 789; 
R. S. H. xxv.) 
R. glaucum (glaucous).* f. erect or inclined; calyx deeply five- 
arted, with leafy lobes ; corolla pale pinkish-purple, above lin. 
ong, and about as broad, with a campanulate tube and a mode- 
rately ——— limb of five emarginate lobes: stamens ten, 
included. May. J. rather crowded at the tips of the branches, 
lin. to šin. long, usually lin. to lin. broad, shortly petioled, 
oblong or broadly lanceolate, obtuse, with a mucro, when old 
naked above; below — almost white, and dotted with 
copious little scales, which abound on young leaves, bracts, buds, 
ei regi and calyx segments. h. 2ft. Sikkim, 1850. Half- 
ardy. (B. M. 4721; F. d. S. 672; R. S. H. xvii.) 
R. grande (large).* fi. white, 2in. to 3in. long, 2in. to 2żin. in 
diameter ; calyx very short, obscurely lobed; corolla limb of 
rather short segments; stamens ten; stigma swollen. March. 
l. obovate-oblong, acute, attenuated into the thick petioles, 6in. 
to 12in. long, 3in. to 5in. broad, nearly flat, glabrous, full green 
above, silvery-white beneath ; when in bud, very beautiful, erect 
and silky, at first enveloped in large scales. Trunks solitary or 
two or three together, spreading, branched above. h. t. 
Sikkim, 1850. Tree. Syn. R. argenteum (B. M. 5054; F. d. 8. 
473-6; R. S. H. ix.). 
R. Griffithianum Aucklandii (Griffith’s, Lord Auckland’s 
var.) A synonym of R. Aucklandit. — 
R. hirsutum (hairy).* Alpine Rose. fl. pale red or scarlet, 
disposed in umbellate corymbs; calyx lobes oblong, obtuse ; 
corolla funnel-shaped, the outside, as well as the calyx, having 
resinous dots; pedicels bristly. May to July. J. sub-elliptic, 
rigid-ciliated, ferruginous-dotted beneath, glabrous on th 
sides. k. lft. to 2ft. South Europe, 1656. Hardy. (B. M. 1853; 
J. F. A. 98; L. B. C. 479.) j 
R.H Hodgson’s). fl. delicate pale le or rose-colour, 
in hea ain. to 6in. gitar oh aes bsolete ; corolla tube 
lsin. long, broadly campanulate ; limb spreading, 2in. to 2sin. 
across, eight-lobed ; stamens sixteen to eighteen ; anthers dark 
oat ange May and June. J. terminal on the ultimate 
ranches, spreading, lft. to 14ft. long, oblong-elliptic, obovate or 
ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, nearly cordate at base, thickly coriaceous, 
glabrous and glossy- n above, the margins recurved ; beneath, 
except the midrib, dorheid with pale silvery-white, rarely ferru- 
inous tomentum ; petioles very stout, lin. to 2in. or more long. 
rk pale fiesh-colour. h. 12ft. to 20ft. Eastern Himalaya, 
1851. A small tree, branching from the base. (B. M. BORD ? 
R. 8. H. xv.) i 
R. Hookeri (Hooker’s).* f red, in many-flowered corymbs ; calyx 
ample, campanulate, obsoletely lobed ; corolla campanulate, with 
five — bilobed lobes; stamens ten. April. J. — 
highly glabrous, rigid, oblong-oval, obtuse, lon -stalked, roun 
at base, glancescent beneath, 3in. to 54in. long, lin. tolin. broad ; 
nerves furfuraceous-pubescent ; petioles thick, lin. long. h. 12ft. 
to 14ft. Bhotan. An erect species. M. 4926.) 
jasminiflorum (Jasmine-flowered).* jl. many, in terminal 
umbels ; calyx obscurely five-lobed ; corolla white, slightly tinged 
with rose below the limb; tube 2in. long, straight, scarcely 
gibbous at the base ; limb spreading, of five obovate, wavy lobes ; 
stamens ten; anthers red. ay. l. crowded towards the tips of 
the branches ; lowermost ones sub-verticillate on short petioles, 
obovate-oblong, rather acute, glabrous, nearly coriaceous. ó 
Malacca, 1849.. (B. M. 4524 ; L. & P. F. G. i. 70.) 
R. javanicum (Javan).* fl. fascicled, eight to twelve or more, 
large and handsome ; calyx very small, five-lobed ; corolla orange- 
coloured, with sca red spots, between funnel and bell- 
shaped ; tube gradually widening upwards into a limb of five 
nearly equal lobes; stamens ten, slightly ascendent ; anthers 
dark purple. All seasons. J. scattered, oblong-oval, or ap- 
proaching obovate, acute, tapering into a short ‘ole, naked 
above, beneath minutely dotted with very — Pa Po mte 
scales. Branches spreading. h. 4ft. Java, 1847. (B. M. 4336 ; 
P. M. B. xv. 217.) — 
R. Jenkinsii (Jenkins’). /l. white, four to six in a corymb ; calyx 
segments — corolla lobes sub-equal, rounded, obtuse ; style 
R. maxim 
pedicels ; coro. 
* R. ponticum; corolla pale purp 
Rhododendron—continued. 
very long. l. shortly petioled, oblong-lanceolate, acu 
at base, 4in. to 54in. long, lin. to 14in. broad, glaucous 
scaly beneath. h. 6ft. to 7ft. Bhotan, (R. G. ix. 277.) 
R. kamtschaticum (Kamtschatka). Jl., calyx lobes oblong, 
leaf-like; corolla purplish-red, striped inside with le, 
nearly lżin. in diameter, the lobes obtuse and not callous at the 
apex. July. J. oval, slightly acute, reticulated, five-nerved, 
naked, ciliated. Kamtschatka, North America, &c., 1802. A 
procumbent, hardy sub-shrub, (L. & P. F. G. i. 22, under name 
of Rhodothamnus kamptschaticus.) : 
R. Kendrickii latifolium (Kendrick’s broad-leaved). jl. ten 
to fifteen in a rather loose, — head; calyx of five small 
teeth; corolla bright scarlet, ee campanulate, equally five- 
lobed; stamens ten. Spring. l. 4in. to 6in. long, about lin. 
wide, generally undulated on the margins, more or less whorled, 
green on both surfaces; young ones (and other parts of the 
plant) clothed with reddish, glutinous hairs that disappear 
in age. Trunk 7in, to 8in, in girth. Bhotan, 1859. Hardy. 
(B. M. 5129.) š 
R. Keysii (Keys’). fl. red, yellow, small, five or six in a corymb ; 
calyx ro-tcothed ; corolla tubular or urceolate, the lobes ovate, 
obtuse ; stamens ten ; filaments exserted. July. J. 2hin, to Zin. 
long, about lin. broad, ovate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous, — 
and scaly beneath. h. 2ft. to 6ft. Bhotan, 1851. (B. M. 4875; 
F. d. 8. 1110.) 
R. lanatum (woolly).* f. rather large, inclined, in terminal 
corymbs of six to ten; calyx minute, five-toothed ; corolla yel- 
lowish-white or pale sulphur-colour ; tube ————— 
within, above, and three of the upper lobes in part, -dotted ; 
limb 2in. to 24in. across, of five very spreading, entire lobes. 
June. l. at the tips of the branches, 34in. to Sin. Fro about 2in. 
broad, obovate or elliptical, obtuse, shortly: mucronate, rather 
acute, or at most obtuse, at the base; u surface, as well as 
ultimate branchlets, peduncles, and petioles, covered with ad- 
pressed, white or tawny, cottony tomentum. Trunk 6in. in 
diameter. Sikkim, 1851. A large shrub or small tree. (F. d. 8. 
684; R. S. H. xvi.) 
R. la —— Ji. violet-purple, few in an umbel ; 
corolla open bell-shaped, dotted, with a short tube and a rotate 
limb; stamens five to ten. July. J. elliptic, obtuse, jin. long, 
rigid, persistent, and, as well as the branches, dotted with rusty 
-seales. h. bin. Arctic regions, 1825. Hardy, tufted shrub. 
(B. M. 3106.) 
cuneate 
densely 
R. lepidotum (scaly).* f. on slender icels, lin. to 2in. 
long ; calyx lobes obtuse, somewhat leaf-like ; corolla ellow or 
purple, lin. across, lepidoted, especially on the outside of the 
tube ; upper lobes spotted with green ; anthers — rich red- 
brown. May and June. Z. obovate, lanceolate, or oblong, — 
apiculate, petiolate, pale green. h. 2ft. to 4ft. Sikkim, 1829. 
Half-hardy. (B. M. 4657; R. S. H. xxiii," under names of 
R. elæagnoides and R. salignum.) 
R. 1. chloranthum (yellow-flowered), fl. of a yellowish-green 
colour, with green spots. (B. M. 4802.) 
R. 1. obovatum (obovate-leaved). A. few, terminal; corolla 
maroon-purple, lin. in diameter, salver-shaped ; stamens usually 
eight, rarely ten. May. J. pale laucous-green, 4in. to E 
long, emitting a resinous odour, obovate. A stout or slender, 
twiggy shrub, forming extended clumps lft. to 4ft. high, branch- 
ing Ben a woody, tortuous rootstock. (B. M. 6450.) 
R. Maddeni (Madden’s).* fl., calyx always small, five-lobed ; 
corolla pure white, with a blush, chiefly on the appir lobe, 
34in. to 4in. — as much across ; tube y 
funnel-shaped ; limb very large, 
lobes; stamens eighteen to 
Half-hardy. M. 4805 
R. malayanum (Malayan). fl. nodding, jin. long, in terminal, 
flowered umbels, on short, curved uncles ; calyx minute, 
para ; — long, gibbous AY 
base; limb flat, horizontal, }in. to }in. across ; stamens 
Summer. 1. to 4in. long, elliptic or elliptic-lanceo! 
acute at both ends, coriaceous, narrowed into a — jin. to 
in. long, dark above, red-brown beneath. Branches red- 
scary Branchlets, leaves beneath, petioles, cels, yx, 
ovary, and corolla —— ly), clothed with red-brown, lepidote 
scales. Malayan hipelago, 1854. rge, stove shrub or 
small tree. B. M. 6045.) 
um (greatest). American Great Laurel. fi. on viscid 
pale rose-colour or nearly white, greenish in the 
throat on the upper side, and spotted with yellow or reddish, 
broad, campanulate. yaly, l. elliptic-oblong or ; 
oblong, 4in. to 10in. long, very thick, acute, narrowed towards 
the base, very smooth, with somewhat revolute margins. h. 6ft. 
to 20ft.. North America, 1756. Hardy shrub or tree. (B. M. 
951.) 
brid) . fragrant, often as large as those 
—— lish, with acute lobes. 
