296 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Rhododendron—continued. 
l. attenuated at base, scarcely glabrescent beneath. Garden 
hybrid. (B. M. 3454.) R. m. bigener (B. R. 196) is almost 
identical with this. 
R. Metternichii (Metternich’s).* fi. rose-coloured, sub-campanu- 
late, disposed in corymbose heads. Spring. Z. oblong or obovate- 
oblong, coriaceous, ferruginous-tomentose beneath. Japan, 1870. 
Hardy shrub. (S. Z. F. J. 9.) 
R. nilagericum (Neilgherries). fl. pink, in a large, terminal, 
capitate raceme; calyx small, very shortly five-lobed; corolla 
campanulate, the segments undulated, rounded, and bilobed, 
May. l. elliptic or oblong, sub-obtuse, acute, reticulately veined, 
the margins revolute, above opaque, beneath densely clothed with 
loose, ferruginous tomentum. h. 25ft. Neilgherries, 1840. Tree. 
A variety of R. arboreum. (B. M. 4381; F.d. S. 1030-1.) 
R. niveum (snowy-leaved). fl. rather numerous, moderately large, 
on short, tomentose peduncles; calyx very small; corolla exter- 
nally yellowish-lilac, internally pale lilac, blotched with deeper 
lilac, and at the inner base having five deep blood-purple spots, 
broadly campanulate, narrow at base ; limb five-lobed, retuse and ` 
slightly waved; stamens ten, included. May. /. moderately 
large, spreading, ie on both sides, obovate-lanceolate, taper- 
below into a short footstalk; young leaves white-tomentose 
over, afterwards glabrous above, clothed beneath with 
white, — flocculent tomentum. Sikkim, 1860. Shrub. 
(B. M. 4730.) 
R. n. fulvum (tawny). fi. of a deeper purple colour, and with 
— trusses, than in the —* l., under-surface buff-coloured. 
Sikkim, 1885. A handsome plant. (B. M. 6827.) 
R. Nuttallii (Nuttall’s).* fl. white, scarcely rosy, fragrant, in 
corymbs of four to six ; calyx lobes large, rather thick, oblong- 
oval, obtuse; corolla sub-campanulate, 44in. to 5in. long, five- 
lobed ; stamens ten, May. l. large, coriaceous, oval, obtuse at 
both ends, apiculate, below closely reticulated with dark scales. 
h. 12ft. to 30ft. Bhotan, 1859, Shrub or tree. Ina wild state, 
this — occurs as an epiphyte on the branches of large 
trees. (B. M. 5146.) 
parvifolium (small-leaved). A. pale rose, in small, compact, 
terminal umbels; calyx small, five-toothed; tube half as long as 
the five-lobed, sub-campanulate limb. Spring. l. sin. to jin. 
long, oblong, acute, attenuated at base, scaly on both sides, green 
above, rusty beneath. Baiacul, 1877. An erect, flexuously- 
branched, hardy species. (R. G. 902.) 
R. pendulum (pendulous). fi. small; calyx large in proportion, 
deeply cut into five lobts; corolla pure white, about lin. in 
diameter, externally lepidote ; tube very short, ually expand- 
ing into a five-lobed limb; stamens ten. Spring. l. chiefly at 
the tips of the ultimate branches, on short petioles, spreading, 
between elliptic and oblong, acute, mucronate, ee to 2in, long, 
ginoub-totienbine:” Bocas Sik to AA. UAA cikkiins An entlyte 
ginous-tomentose. Stems 3ft. to 4ft. long. Sikkim. An epiphyte 
on trees. (F. d. S. 662; G. ©. n. s., xxvii. 429 ; R. S. H. xii) 
Fic. 368. FLOWERING BRANCHLET OF RHODODENDRON PONTICUM. 
R. ponticum (Pontic). 7. purple, often spotted on the u lobe, 
E tie te AAt, DD fe cork ec kere ak 
lobes sub-acute, very ;_ corolla campanulate-rotate, the 
te and acute, sometimes obtuse. May 
lobes ; 4 
i. oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, glabrous, pale ar 
BRhododendron—continued. 
slightly ferruginous beneath. h. 6ft. to 12ft. Asia Minor, 1763. 
Hardy, See Fig. 368. (B. M. 650.) Of this species, there are 
several varieties ; the following call for mention : 
R. p. azaleoides (Azalea-like). A. corolla lobes much undulated, _ 
unspotted. l. lanceolate, sub-deciduous. Hybrid. (A. B. R. 379, 
under name of R. p. deciduum.) 
. myrtifolium (Myrtle-leaved). f. purplish, unspotted ; 
pith scarcely lin. in —— l. smaller than in the type, 
being about 2in. long. (L. B. C. 908, under name of R. myrti- 
Folium.) 
R. punctatum (dotted). A. in dense corymbs; calyx lobes small, 
rounded, sometimes minute ; corolla rose-colour, spotted within, 
somewhat funnel-shaped, longer than the pedicels. May and 
June. Z. elliptic, 2in. to 3in. long, acute at each end (sometimes 
lin. to 14in. long, oval or obovate and obtuse), glabrous ; under 
surface, as well as the corymbs, thickly dot with resinous 
lobules. h. 4ft. to 6ft. North America, 1786. (A. B. R. 36; 
. D. B. 1624, under name of R. p. minus.) 
R. p. majus (larger). fl., corolla unspotted, larger than in the 
— l. also larger. (B. R. 37.) 
R. retusum (blunt-leaved). f. somewhat drooping, six to nine 
in an umbel, on red, hairy peduncles about Zin. long; calyx 
minute, yellow-green, five-toothed ; corolla bright scarlet without, 
yellowish inside the tube, l}in. to lin. long, tubular-infundibuli- 
form, the base ventricose, the limb moderately spreading ; stamens 
ten, a little exserted. May, l. 2in. to 24in. long, almost sessile, 
oblong or elliptic-obovate, evergreen, coriaceous, spreading, 
glabrous, the margins recurved, the apex very obtuse, or often 
retuse ; old ones slightly ferruginous beneath. Branches woody, 
brown in . h. Ift. to 2ft. Java, 1853. Stove. (B. M. 4859; 
F. d. S. 1044;-I. H. 70.) 
R. Rollisoni (Rollison’s). jf. in a round and compact head like 
that of R. arboreum, but the colour is much richer, being a deep 
blood-red, with a few dark spots at the bottom of the tube; calyx 
obsolete ; corolla campanulate ; peduncles tomentose. Spring. 
l. short, oblong, acute, obtuse or even cordate at base, wavy, 
very rugose and convex, revolute on the edges, covered beneath 
with close, pale brown wool. Ceylon. A small, hardy tree, with 
rugged, corky bark. In its native place, it attains a height of 
30ft. and a girth of 4ft. (L. & P. F. G. i. 7. 
R. Shepherdii (Shepherd’s). fi. of a deep scarlet, disposed in 
large, terminal heads like those of R. barbatum ; calyx small, but 
distinct, four-lobed ; corolla broadly campanulate, equally five- 
lobed ; stamens ten. Span l. towards the en of the 
branchlets, oblong or elliptic-oblong, acute, 3in. to 4in. long. 
about lin. wide, deep green above, pale below, very thick an 
— young ones deep purplish-red beneath. h. 6ft. Bhotan, 
1859. (B. M. 5125.) 
R. Smithii (Smith’s), A synonym of R, barbatum Smithii. 
R. Thomsoni (Thomson’s).* fl. ina corymb of six to eight, on 
uncles lin. or more long ; calyx red in the upper half, green 
low, Zin. long and wide; corolla deep blood-red and glossy; 
tube elongated, 2in. long, often vertically compressed; limb 
large, much spreading, five-lobed, the upper one spotted; 
stamens ten, slightly exceeding the tube. June. J. 2in. to 3in. 
long, very broad, generally orbicular-ovate, but sometimes nearly 
orbicular, blunt and shortly mucronate at apex, quite glabrous, 
sub-glaucous below. A. 6ft. to 10ft., or sometimes 15ft. Sikkim, 
1851. (B. M. 4997; F. d. S. 688-90; R. S. H. xii.) 
R. triflorum (three-flowered). jl., calyx very short, five-toothed 
or lobed; corolla greenish-yellow, resembling that of the common 
Azalea; limb nearly 2in. across, of five ejr ing segments ; 
stamens eight, much exserted, the style much longer ; peduncles 
usually in threes, jin. to łin. long. May and June. l. often 
pendulous, on rather short, slender petioles, ovate-lanceolate, 
-approaching oblong or elliptical, 2in. (rarely 3in.) long, acute at 
both ends, or cordate at base and sometimes blunt, beset with 
ferruginous squamules below. Branches twiggy. h. 4ft. to 6ft. 
Sikkim, 1850. Half-hardy. (G. C. n. s., xviii. 45; R. S. H. xix.) 
R. Veitchianum (Veitch’s).* /l. pure white, three or four together 
from the apex of a branch ; corolla very large, between cam- 
panulate and funnel-shaped, the margins of the limb singularly 
waved and crisped. May. l Zin. to 4in. long, obovate, acute, 
mucronate, very shortly petiolate, glaucous and clothed with red 
or ferruginous scales beneath. A. 6ft. Moulmein, 1850. Half- 
hardy. (B. M. 4992.) 
R. —— (twiggy). fl. very delicate rose-colour, axillary 
from the upper and more crowded leaves, nearly sessile, when 
fully expanded forming a — head. April. J. scattered, 
petiolate, short or oblong-lanceolate, acute and slightly mucro- 
nate. Branches twiggy, slender, the new shoots covered with 
copious, peltate es. h. 1}3ft. Sikkim-Himalaya, 1850. Half- 
hardy. (B. M. 5060.) 
R. Wallichii (Wallich’s). A form of R. campanulatum. 
R. Wighti (Wight’s). f. on slender pedicels, lin. to 14in. long, 
faintly honey-scented, twelve to twenty in heads larger those 
of R. arboreum; calyx obsolete; corolla pale straw-colour, stained 
and spotted with blood-colour on the inside of the tube and 
upper lobes, large and very beautiful, truly bell-shaped, five- 
lobed at the insertion of the pedicel; stamens ten. June. J. 6in. 
to Sin. (rarely 10in.) long, 2żin. to 3in. broad, very coriaceous, 
