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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Rhododendron continued. 



L attenuated at base, scarcely glabrescent beneath. Garden 

 hybrid. (B. M. 3454.) R. m. bipener (B. B. 195) is almost 

 identical with this. 



B.Metternlchii(Metternich's). fl. rose-coloured, sub-campanu- 

 late, disposed in corymbose heads. Spring. I. oblong or oboyate- 

 oblong, coriaceous, ferruginous-tomentose beneath. Japan, 1870. 

 Hardy shrub. (S. Z. F. J. 9.) 



B. nilaeericum (Neilgherries). fl. pink, in a large, terminal, 



^apuSf racemT; calyx* small, very shortly five-loEed I; coroUa 

 campanulate, the segments undukted, rounded, and bilobed. 

 May. 1. elliptic or oblong, sub-obtuse, acute, reticulately veined, 

 the margins revolute, above opaque, beneath densely clothed with 

 loose, ferruginous tomentum. A. 25ft. Neilghemes 1840. Tree. 

 A variety of R. arboreum. (B. M. 4381; F. d. S. 1030-1.) 



B.nlveum(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 flve-lobed, retuse and 

 slightly waved; stamens ten, included. May. I. moderately 



white, appressed, flocculent tomentum; Sikkim, 1850. Shrub. 

 (B. M. 4730.) 



B. n. folvum (tawny), fl. of a deeper purple colour, and with 

 larger trusses, than in the type. 1., under-surface buff-coloured. 

 Sikkim, 1885. A handsome plant (B. M. 6827.) 



B. 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, 4iin. to 5in. long, flve- 

 lobed ; stamens ten. May. I. large, coriaceous, oval, obtuse at 

 both ends, apiculate, below closely reticulated with dark scales. 

 h. 12ft to 30ft. Bhotan, 1859. Shrub or tree. In a wild state, 

 this frequently occurs as an epiphyte on the branches of large 

 trees. (B. M. 5146.) 



B. parvi folium (small-leaved), ft. pale rose, in small, compact, 

 terminal umbels ; calyx small, five-toothed ; tube half as long as 

 the flve-lobed, sub-campanulate limb. Spring. 1. iin. to Jin. 

 long, oblong, acute, attenuated at base, scaly on both sides, green 

 above, rusty beneath. Baiacul, 1877. An erect, flexuously- 

 branched, hardy species. (B. G. 902.) 



B. pendulum (pendulous), fl. small ; calyx large in proportion, 

 deeply cut into five lobes; corolla pure white, about lin. in 

 diameter, externally lepidote ; tube very short, gradually expand- 

 ing into a flve-lobed limb ; stamens ten. Spring. I. chiefly at 

 the tips of the ultimate branches, on short petioles, spreading, 

 between elliptic and oblong, acute, mucronate, liin. to 2in. long, 

 about Jin. broad, the margins recurved, beneath densely ferru- 

 ginous-tomentose. Stems 3ft. to 4ft. long. Sikkim. An epiphyte 

 on trees. (F. d. S. 662 ; G. C. n. s., xvii. 429 ; B. S. H. xiiL) 



FIG. 368. FLOWERING BRANCHLET OF RHODODENDRON PONTICUM. 



B. ponticnm (Pontic). fl. purple, often spotted on the upper lobe 

 about 2in. in diameter, disposed in short, terminal corymbs ; calyx 

 lobes sub-acute, very short; corolla campamilate-rbtate, the 

 lobes sometimes lanceolate and acute, sometimes obtuse. May. 

 1 oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, glabrous pale or 



Rhododendron 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 : 



B. p. azaleoides (Azalea-like), fl., corolla lobes much undulated, 

 unspotted. 1. lanceolate, sub-deciduous. Hybrid. (A. B. B. 379, 

 under name of R. p. deciduum.) 



B. p. myrtifolium (Myrtle-leaved), fl. purplish, unspotted ; 

 corolla scarcely lin. in diameter. I. smaller than in the type, 

 being about 2m. long. (L. B. C. 908, under name of R. myrti- 

 folium.) 



B. punctatum (dotted), fl. in dense corymbs ; calyx lobes small, 

 rounded, sometimes minute ; corolla rose-colour, spotted within, 

 somewhat funnel-shaped, longer than the pedicels. May and 

 June. I. elliptic, 2in. to 3in. long, acute at each end (sometimes 

 lin. to liin. long, oval or obovate and obtuse), glabrous ; under 

 surface, as well as the corymbs, thickly dotted with resinous 

 globules, h. 4ft. to 6ft. North America, 1786. (A. B. B. 36 ; 

 W. D. B. 162A, under name of R. p. minus.) 



B. p. majus (larger), fl., corolla unspotted, larger than in the 

 type. 1. also larger. (B. B. 37.) 



B. retusum (blunt-leaved), fl. somewhat drooping, six to nine 

 in an umbel, on red, hairy peduncles about in. long ; calyx 

 minute, yellow-green, five-toothed ; corolla bright scarlet without, 

 yellowish inside the tube, IJin. to liin. long, tubular-infundibuli- 

 form, the base vencricose, the limb moderately spreading ; stamens 

 ten, a little exserted. May. I. 2in. to 2iin. long, almost sessile, 

 oblong or elliptic-pbovate, evergreen, coriaceous, spreading, 

 glabrous, the margins recurved, the apex very obtuse, or often 

 retuse ; old ones slightly ferruginous beneath. Branches woody, 

 brown in age. h. 1ft. to 2ft. Java, 1853. Stove. (B. M. 4859 ; 

 F. d. S. 1044; I. H. 70.) 



B. Rollisoni (Bollison's). /. 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. 

 I. 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 

 I, corky bark. In its native place, it attains a height of 

 :t~ and a girth of 4ft. (L. & P. F. G. i. 7.) 



B. Shepherd!! (Shepherd's), fl. 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. Spring. I. towards the ends of the 

 branchlets, oblong or elliptic-oblong, acute, Sin. to 4in. long, 

 about lin wide, deep green above, pale below, very thick and 

 opaque ; young ones deep purplish-red beneath, h. 6ft. Bhotan, 

 1&59I. (B;M.125.) 



B. Smith!! (Smith's). A synonym of R. barbatum Smithii. 



B. Thomson! (Thomson's).*' fl. in a corymb of six to eight, on 



d uncles lin. or more long ; calyx red in the upper half, green 

 aw, Jin. long and wide ; corolla deep blood-red and glossy ; 

 tube elongated, 2in. long, often vertically compressed ; limb 

 large, much spreading, flve-lobed, the upper one spotted ; 

 stamens ten, slightly exceeding the tube. June. I. 2in. to Sin. 

 long, very broad, generally orbicular-ovate, but sometimes nearly 

 orbicular, blunt and shortly mucronate at apex, quite glabrous, 

 sub-glaucous below, h. 6ft. to 10ft., or sometimes 15ft Sikkim, 

 1851. (B. M. 4997 ; F. d. S. 688-90 ; B. S. H. xii.) 



B. triflorum (three-flowered), fl., calyx very short, five-toothed 

 or lobed ; corolla greenish-yellow, resembling that of the common 

 Azalea ; limb nearly 2in. across, of five spreading segments ; 

 stamens eight, much exserted, the style much longer ; peduncles 

 usually in threes, iin. to Jin. long. May and June. I. often 

 pendulous, on rather short, slender petioles, ovate-lanceolate, 

 approaching oblong or elliptical, 2in. (rarely Sin.) long, acute at 

 both ends, or cordate at base and sometimes blunt, beset with 

 ferruginous squamules below. Branches twiggy. A. 4ft. to 6ft. 

 Sikkim, 1850. Half-hardy. (G. C. n. s., xviit 45 ; B. S. H. xix.) 



B. Veitchianum ( Veitch's).* fl. 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 Sin. 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.) 



B. vireatum (twiggy), fl. very delicate rose-colour, axillary 

 from the upper and more crowded leaves, nearly sessile, when 

 fully expanded forming a leafy head. April. I. scattered, 

 petiolate, short or oblong-lanceolate, acute and slightly mucro- 

 nate. Branches twiggy, slender, the new shoots covered with 

 copious, peltate scales. A. IJft. Sikkim-Himalaya, 1850. Half- 

 hardy. (B. M. 5060.) 



B. Wallichii (Wallich's). A form of R. campanulatum. 



B. Wight!! (Wight's), fl. on slender pedicels, lin. to liin. lonjr, 

 faintly honey-scented, twelve to twenty in heads larger than 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, flve- 

 lobed at the insertion of the j>edicel ; stamens ten. June. I. 6in. 

 to 8in. (rarely lOin.) long, 2iin. to Sin broad, very coriaceous, 



