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RHODODENDRON 



RHODODENDRON 



brieht crimson in dense heads. B.R. 17:1414.— ii. amvenum. 

 Planch. = Azalea amcena.. —Ji. Anthopbgon,!). Don. Low shnib: 

 Ivs. elliptic-oblong, ferrugineous-lepidote beneath, 1>2 in. long: 

 fls. small, fmmelform, yellowish white, % in. long; stamens 5. 

 Included. Himalayas. B.M. 3947. Almost hardy.— -B. arbores- 

 cens, Torr.= Azalea arborescens. — li. argenteum, i. Hook. == 

 R. grande.— iJ. Aucklandi, Hook, f . = R. Griffithianum, var. 

 Aucklandi.— jK. balscmiinceflbrum, Hort. Hybrids of the Java- 

 nese group, with double pink, yellow and white fls. G.C. II. 

 18:230 and III. 12:769. Gt. 37, p. 2G5. The name has also been 

 ■used for a double form of Azalea ludica, see A. Indica, var. 

 rosiflora.— -B. barhatum, Wall. Tree, attaining 60 ft.: Ivs. with 

 setose petioles, elliptic-oblauceolate, glabrous and pale beneath, 

 5-7 in. long: fls. deep red, campanulate, l>2in. across, in dense 

 clusters. Himal. F.S. 5:469-472. Var. Smithii, Clarke. Lvs. 

 femigineously subtomentose beneath. B.M. 5120.— ii. bicolor, 

 Don = Azalea nudiflora.— iJ. blandfordiwflbrum, Hook. Slen- 

 der shrub, 8 ft. high, allied to R. einnabarinum: lvs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, ferrugineous-lepidote beneath, 2-3 in. long: fls. 

 funnelform, with cylindric tube, brick- or orange-red, yellow 

 ■within, 234 in. long. Himal. B.M. 4930. F.S. 11:1173. I.H. 

 3:112. B.H. 7, p. 47. G.C. 1856:548 and 1871:236. Gn. 15:169 (as 

 E. einnabarinum).— -B. Bobthii, Nutt. Shrub, 6 ft. high, often 

 epiphytal: lvs. ovate-oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, hirsute 

 above when young, minutely lepidote beneath, 4-5 in. long: fls. 

 in dense clusters, campanulate, yellow, l^iu. across. Himal. 

 B.M. 7149. I.H. 5:174.— /i. Brookeanurn. Low shrub, often 

 epiphytal, with glabrous purple branches; lvs. oblong-lanceo- 

 late, pale beneath, 6-9 in. long: fls. funnelform-campanulate, 

 orange- or golden yellow, 2% in. across. Borneo. B.M. 4935. 

 P.S. 5, p. 477 and 12:1238-39. G.C. III. 9:621.— i?. calendu- 



2111. Rhododendron maximum (X %). 



lAceum, Torr. = Azalea ca\en(iulaeea,.—Ii. calophyllum, Nutt. 

 Shrub, 3 ft. high: lvs. oblong-ovate or elliptic, glossy above, 

 lepidote beneath, 3-5 in. long: fls. 4-5, tubular-cam panulate, 

 •white, slightly tinged yellowish green, 3 in. across. Himal. 

 B.M. 5002. F.S. 22:2,'i40.— 7i'. camellioefldrum. Hook. f. Shrub, 

 fi ft. liigh, often epiphytal: lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, ferrugineous- 

 lepidote beneath, 2-3 in. long: fls. 1-2, short-pedicelled, broadly 

 campanulate, white or slightly tinged rose, 134 in. across; sta- 

 mens 16. Himal. B.M. 4932. — li. campylocdrpnm. Hook. f. 

 Shrub, 6 ft. high: lvs. elliptic, obtuse, mucronulate, glaljrous 

 and glaucous beneath, 2-334 in. long: fls. several, campanulate, 

 yellow, fragrant, to 234 in. across. Himal. B.M. 4968. Gn. 

 54:1186. G.C. n. 21:833; III. 11:501 and 12:699.-/«. Canadense, 

 Dipp.=Azalea Canadensis, described on p. 122, Vol. l.—K. 

 Cavrbni, Andre. Hybrid of R. formosum and Veitchi. Fls. 

 white, usually slightly tinged rose, fragrant, 334 in. across. 

 R.H. 1885:60.— i£. Oh&mpionce, Hook.=Azalea Championre, 

 O. Ktze. It seems not yet introduced. B.M. 4609. — It. chrys- 

 dnthum. Pall. Low slii-ub, 2 ft. high: lvs. elliptic-oblong, acute, 

 1-2 in. long, ferrugineous beneath: fls. few, slender-pediceled, 

 broadly campanulate, yellow, l34 in. across. Siberia, Kams- 

 chatka. Hardy. — It. cilidtmn, Hook, f. Small shrub, 2-4 ft.: 

 lvs. elliptic, acuminate, pilose above, ciliate, pale and lepidote 

 beneath, 2 in. long: fls. several, campanulate, pale purple, 134 in. 

 across. Himal. P.F.G. 3:83. Var. roseo album. Hook. Fls. 

 larger, white, tinged rose. B.M. 4648. F.S. 8:766. Gt. 16:563.— 

 Ji. ciliicdlyx, Franch. Small shrub: lvs. elliptic-obovate, 

 shortly acuminate, ciliate, pale and lepidote beneath: fls. 7-10, 

 campanulate, white, 2 in. across. Yunnan. R.H. 1899:36. — It. 

 einnabarinum, Hook, f. Slender-liranched shrub: lvs. elliptic 

 to elliptic-lanceolate, lepidote beneath, 2-3 in. long: fls. many, 

 nodding, tubular-campanulate, rose-orange or brick-rod, iK in. 

 long. Himal. Var. palliduiii, Hook. Lvs. glaucous beneath: 

 fls. pale rose, spotted rcil witliin. B.M. 4788. Var. Royloi, 

 Hook. Lvs. femigiiieoiis licneath: fls. larger, of l)rightor color. 

 Gn. 44:940. G.C. II. 21:765 and III. 1:2709.— if. clividnum. 

 Hook. Hybrid of R. arboreum album and Catawbiense. Fls. 



white, blushed and spotted carmine. B.M. 4478.— i?. eitrlnum, 

 Hassk. Small shrub: lvs. elliptic-oblong, obtuse, lepidote and 

 pale beneath, 13^-2 in. long: fls. several, nodding, campanulate, 

 pale yellow, % in. long, fragrant. Java. B.M. 4797. Tender. — 

 R. Collettidnuin, Aitch & Hemsl. Shrub, 10 ft. high: lvs. ellip- 

 tic-lanceolate, brovmish lepidote beneath, 1)4-3 in. long: fls. 

 short-pedicelled, funnelform, white, 1 in. long. Afghan. B.M. 

 7019. G.C. III. 4:297.-ii. CunninghamU'iion. Hybrid of R. 

 arboreum, var. cinnamomeum and R. maximum, var. album. 

 Fls. white, spotted purple. Moore, Gard. Mag. Bot. 1851:121. 

 Not to be confounded with R. Cunningliam's White, a variety or 

 hybrid of R. Caucasicum, which is a dwarf and hardy shrub, 

 much used in Germany as a stock for grafting hardy varieties. 

 R. Ddlhousice, Hook. f. Straggling shrub, attaining 8 ft., often 

 epiphytal: lvs. elliptic, rusty-lepidote beneath, 4-5 in. long: 

 fls. 3-5, campanulate, yellow, changing to white, fragrant, 

 43^in. across. Himal. B.M. 4718. Gn. 28:.511. F.S. 5:466-68. 

 Gn. 48, p. 108. Remarkable for the large, lily-like fragrant fls. 

 A double-fld. variety is figured in Gn. 13, p. 517. R. Dalhousiss 

 hybridum (B.M. 5322) is a hybrid with R. formosum and R. 

 Dalhousia9 Vietorianum (F.S. 23:2466), a hybrid with R. 

 Nuttallii. — R. Daviesi, Hort. Hybrid of R. Javanicum and re- 

 tusum, with tubular orange-red fls. F.M. 20:474. Not to be 

 confoundedwith Azalea Daviesi, see Vol. I, p. V20.—R. decorum, 

 Franch. Shrub: lvs. oblong-ovate, glabrous, glaucous beneath: 

 fls. broadly campanulate, white or pink, to 2 in. across; sta- 

 mens 16. Thibet, Yunnan.— iJ. Delavdyi, Franch. Tree: lvs. 

 oblong-lanceolate, rufous-tomentulose beneath: fls. in large, 

 dense heads, deep red, broadly campanulate, 1 in. across. 

 Yunnan.—/?. Edgeworthii, Hook. f. Straggling shrub, often 

 epiphytal: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, blackish green and reticulate 

 above, ferrugineous-tomentose below, 3-4 in. long: fls. few, 

 broadly campanulate, white, tinged rose, with broad, waved 

 lobes, 434 in. across. Himal. B.M. 4936. F.S. 8:797-98.— if. 

 eximium, Nutt. = R. Falconeri, var. eximium.— if. Fdlconeri, 

 Hook. f. Shrub or tree, attaining 30 ft.: lvs. elliptic or obo- 

 vate, rttsty-tomeutose beneath, 8-10 in. long: fls. many, cam- 

 panulate, 8-10-lobed, white, with a dark purple blotch within, 

 1-2 in. across. Himal. B.M. 4924. F.S. 5:477-80; 11:1166-67. 

 Gt. 19:658. Gn.48,p. 103; 49, p. 441. G.C. III. 20:749. Remarkable 

 for its very large lvs., sometimes to 13^ ft. long. Var. eximium. 

 Hook. Fls. rose-colored and not spotted.— if. fastubsum, var. 

 flore pleno, Vanhoutte. Hybrid of R. Catawbiense and R. Pon- 

 ticum. Fls. lilac-purple, semi-double. F.S. 2:143. Almost 

 hardy. — R. Fdrrerce, Tate = Azalea Farreras.- if. fldvum, Don 

 = A. Pontica.— if. Fordii, Hemsl. Shrub: lvs. lanceolate, 

 glabrous, 2-3 in. long: fls. few, pure white, 134 in. across. S. 

 China.— if. formbsuin. Wall. (R. Gibsoni, Paxt.). Slender 

 shrub, 8, ft. high: lvs. oblong-obovate, ciliate, pilose above, 

 glaucous and lepidote beneath, 1-234 in. long: fls. few, funnel- 

 form-campanulate, white, tinged pink, 134-2 in. across. Hima- 

 laya Mts. B.M. 4457. P.M. 8:217. G.C. III. 17:711.— if. J'ors- 

 terianum, Hort. Hybrid of R. Edgeworthii and Veitchii. Fls. 

 large, white.— if. Fortunei, Lindl. Shrub, 12 ft. high, with stout 

 branches, glabrous: lvs. oblong, acute, glaucous beneath, 

 5-7 in. long: fls. many, broadly campanulate, 7-lobed, rosy 

 lilac; stamens 14. B.M. 5596. Almost hardy.— if. fulgens. 

 Hook. f. Allied to R. campanulatum, but smaller: fls. deep 

 blood-red, in a dense head. Himal. B.M. 5317. F.S. 8:789.— if. 

 Gibsoni, Paxt. = R. formosum.— if. glaiicum. Hook. f. Small 

 shrub, 3 ft. high: lvs. elliptic-oblong, lepidote, glaucous be- 

 neath, 2-4 in. long: fls. 5-8, campanulate, rose-colored, 13^ in. 

 across. Himal. B.M. 4721. F.S. 7:672.— if. fl-m/ide, Wight (R. 

 argenteum. Hook. f.). Tree, to 40 ft.: lvs. oblong-obovate, 

 acute, glabrous, white beneath, 8-12 in. long: fls. in a dense 

 head, campanulate, 5-8-lobed, rosy at first, changing to white, 

 2-3 in. across. Himal. B.M. 50.i4. Gn. 48:1026. F.S. 5:473-76. 

 G.C. 11.17 :suppl. June 10; IIL 4:158 (suppl.) ; 27:105. R.H. 1888, 

 p. 197. Var. roseum, Hook. Fls. rose-colored. B.M. 6948.— if. 

 Griffithianum, Wight. Shrub, 8 ft. liigli, glabrous: lvs. oblong, 

 pale beneath, 6-12 in. long: fls. 4-6, broadly campanulate, white, 

 fragrant, 3 in. across or more. Himal. Gt. 15:517. Var. 

 Aucklandi, Hook. Fls. 7 in. across. B.M. 5065. Gn. 20:303. 

 R.H. 1855:8L G.C. IL 22:657; III. 12:697. Remarkable for its 

 very large fls. — if. Halopeanum, Andre. Hybrid of R. arbo- 

 reum and Griffithianum. Fls. large, blush. R.H. 1896:428.— if. 

 Udrrisii, Hort. Hybrid of R. arboreum and Thompsoni. Fls. 

 deep crimson, spotted within. — if. Hodgsoni, Hook. f. Shrub 

 or small tree, attaining 20 ft.: lvs. narrowly obovate-oblong, 

 whitish or brownish tomentose beneath, 8-18 in. long: fls. in a 

 dense head, broadly campanulate, pale purple, 2 in. across. 

 Himal. B.M. ,5.')52. R.H. 1855:421; 1866:191.— if. iiooArri, Nutt. 

 Shrub, 11 ft. high: lvs. oblong-oval, glabrous, glaucous below 

 and sparingly chaffy on the veins: fls. campanulate, deep crim- 

 son, 1-1% in. across; calyx cup-shaped. Himal. B.M. 4920.— 

 if. Indicum, Sweet = Azalea Indica.— if. irrordUim, Franch. 

 Shrub, several feet high, glabrous: lvs. oblong to oblong-lanceo- 

 late, pale beneath, 3-4 in. long: fls. many, funnelform-cam- 

 panulate, 13^ in. long, white, tinged pink. Yunnan. B.M. 7361. 

 —H.Javdnicum,'ii\\\n\o. Largo shrub, glabrous: lvs. elliptic 

 to ol)long, acute, min\xtely lepidote beneath, 3-6 in. long: fls. 

 many, funnelform, orange-yellow to brick-red, 2 in. across. 

 Winter. Malayan Archipel. and Renins. li.M. 4336. F.S. 

 3:29.3-94; 6:576. P.M. 15:217. Var. tul)iflonim. Hook. Lvs. 

 smaller: fls. smaller and with longer tube, salmon-pink. B.M. 

 68.50.— if. Jenkinsi, Nutt.=R. Maddeni.— if. Eamschdticum, 

 Pall. =» Azalea Kamschatica.— if. Kendrickii, Nutt. Large 



