B30 

 FALSE-AZALEA 



Azaleas'trum albiflo'rum, syns. Aza'lea albifio'ra, Rhododen'dron albifto'rum 



Flowers white, nodding, short-stalked, 

 in lateral clusters of 1 to 3 



Leaves alternate, clustered toward 

 ends of twigs, thin, not evergreen, 

 oval, oblong or reverse-lance-shaped, 

 entire or wavy-margined, 1 to 2jf in. 

 long, beset with rusty hairs, paler green 

 beneath 



Outer flower parts (sepals) 5, united 

 at base, oblong, rounded at top, % to 

 % in. long, glandular-hairy, persistent 

 at base of seed pod 



United petals (corolla) 5-lobed, bell- 

 shaped, % to s / t in. long 



Stamens 10, shorter than corolla; 

 stalks (filaments) threadlike, bearded 

 at base 



Stems usually 2 to 6 ft. high; branches 

 slender, covered with rusty, glandular 

 hairs when young, becoming almost 

 hairless when older 



Seed pod (capsule) egg-shaped. 5- 

 celled, 5-valved, about # in. long; 

 seeds small, numerous 



