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above, covered with rusty-cinnamon 



rarely pale and nearly white in the young 

 foliage; petioles Jin. long, stout. A. 6ft to 14ft. Sikkim, 185L 

 A small, shrubby tree. (R. S. H. xxvii.) 



R. Wilson! (Wilson's^ A hybrid between R. ciliatum and 

 .fi. glaucum. It has the foliage of the former without the hairs, 

 and is destitute of the glaucous hue of the latter. The corolla is 

 longer than in R. glaucum, but with a prevalence of the same 

 rose-colour, not verging to white, as in R. dliatum. (B. M. 5116.) 



R. Windsor! (Windsor's). JL many in a crowded head ; calyx 

 lobes elongated, tapering : corolla deep crimson-scarlet, the lobes 

 all emarginate ; stamens ten. Spring. I. coriaceous, obovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, 4in. to oin. long, lin. to liin. broad, strongly 



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new, 1866. LADY SKELMERSDALE, pure whit. LORD WOLSELET, 

 pale buff -yellow; flowers large, new, 1866. MAIDEN'S BLUSH, 

 blush-white. PRINCESS ALEXANDRA, pure white; flowers waxy; 

 very beautiful. PRINCESS ALICE, white, tinged pink. PRINCESS 

 FREDERICK, pale buff. PRINCESS ROYAL, pink or rose-coloured ; 

 one of tile oldest and best-known hybrids. TAYLORI (see Fig. 

 369, for which we are indebted to Messrs. James Veitch and Sons), 

 pink, tube of corolla white. 



Hardy Rhododendrons. Hybrids of R. ponticttm. ACHIEVE- 

 MENT, clear rosy-scarlet, white centre. ALBUM GRANDIFLORUM, 

 blush ; fine truss and foliage. ALEXANDER DANCER, bright rose, 

 lighter centre ; one of the finest. ATROSANGUINEUM, intense 

 blood-red ; one of the hardiest. AUGUSTUS, purplish-crimson or 



FIG. 369. FLOWERING BRANCIILET OF RHODODENDRON TAYLORL 



reticulated and pinnately nerved, shining, white and silvery 

 beneath, at length pale brown. Bhotan. A small, half-hardy 

 tree. (B. M. 50<S.) 



Varieties. There are almost endless varieties of 

 R. pontieum, in cultivation, and the hybrids which re- 

 quire greenhouse treatment are now becoming some 

 numerous, as many of the species and their progeny 

 have been, from time to time, used for seed-raising. 1 

 following list includes a selection of good kinds, but very 

 many others have, of necessity, to be omitted: 

 Hybrid Greenhouse Rhododendrons. COUNTESS OF HAD- 

 DINGTON, pink, changing to blush-white. COUNTESS OF *BFro>, 

 whiu;, tinged rose. DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT, vermilion-red : o 

 good substance. DUCHESS OP EDINBURGH, rich glowing crim- 

 son. DCCHESS OF SUTHERLAND, white. DUCHESS OFTECK, 

 buff. FAVOURITE, delicate satiny-roee ; large, compact 



plum-colour. BARCLAYANUM, deep rosy-crimson ; late. BLANDT- 

 ANUM, rosy-crimson : extra fine. CANDIDISSIMUM, blush, changing 

 to white. CARACTACUS, rich purplish-crimson ; fine truss ; one 

 of the best CHANCELLOR, purplish-lilac, spotted. CHARLES 

 DICKENS, dark scarlet; fine habit and foliage. DELICATUM, 

 blush changing to white, with a distinct brown spot : fine habit 

 DUCHESS OF BEDFORD, deep rose, light centre. EVERESTIANUII, 

 rosy-lilac, spotted and fringed; free-flowering. FAIR HELEN, 

 pure white, marked with rich yellow spot FREDERICK WATERER, 

 crimson ; very showy. Gr ORGE PAUL, crimson, finely spotted ; 

 free-flowering. HELEN WATERER, centre white, edged with 

 crimson. H. W. SARGENT, crimson ; very large trasses. UGO, 

 pale rose, spotted, JAMES MACINTOSH, rosy-scarlet: splendid 

 habit and foUage. JAMES NASMYTH, rosy-lilac, blotched maroon ; 

 fern tens. J. MARSHALL BROOKS, rich scarlet, bronze spot ; 

 distinct LADY ARMSTRONG, pale nwe, much spotted ; beautiful. 

 LADY ELEANOR CATHCART, pale rose, sotted chocolate. Luci- 



