t 
THE CEYLON MIODODEXDROX 
\\ r e an- glud to reproduce t figure of tliis plant, — firstly 
ikxus 
call 
(1 ft. Uo/limm is some hybrid form. It is nothing whatever except the wild Tree- 
Rhododendron of the Cingalese Hills. As far as our information now goes, it seems to be found 
lawhere else. 
As a s { >, i, this differs manifestly from the other Indian Tree-Rhododendrons in its very peculiar 
leave*, which, instead of being long and narrow, and more or less flat, are broad and short, very 
AhtiKii fill*! airATi hnnni o.1»*a»^^*1 *+i- 4-1* ^ 1~ - _ ~ •■■•«■•■-.- _ * 
.it then edge. Tin- hairiness of their under-side is like 
Cinnamon Rhododendron, nor the rlnsp silmmr m-ft*^ 
wrinkled 
rtam 
»'o 
ull 
fur 
a minute inspection. 
Then m now ,n general cultivation five very distinct races of Indian Ehododendrons, concernin 
which a few observations require to be made. 
g 
Firstly 
:ARLE 
is uncertain. 
underneath. Whether 
(R. arboreum) with rich blood-red 
Next, there is tlu.Crxx.vMON Tree- Rhododendron (R dnnamomeum), so well known by its long 
aeen crreen. wrmHoH non*nnr L». — t i ,, .., ' J °> 
nklcd, narrow leaves, covered beneath with 
This, 
Tree- 
varies to Hose colour 
iwn 
figured 
colour 
and Pine,, nf F«t», * i , introduced by Messrs. Loddiec 
rf W 1 , , ' , ^ ° m bd0DgS no other cre ^ than that of flowering it 
of \\ alhch, which we have «nt. «p»« « *u , ~ , _ uowenng it. 
this or the Cevlon Tree 
Bearded Tree 
Whether th 
is uncertain 
leaf 
stiff 
After this species Mows the Campanula Rhodode 
flat leaves, cordate at the base, and short stellate rus" 
The Ceyt/ix Uwmvx™ ™^„ /t^ t, ,,. 
W, 
and the new tiling: 
und 
diffi 
ise the wondrous discoveries of Dr. Hooker, 
>f India, will render the Garden Botany of 
Nor can we say that it appears to be clearly 
