SECT. TSUTSUTSI 



Rhododendron ? indicum x linearifolium = Rhododendron Eeck- 

 hautei Rehder in Bailey, Stand. Cycl Hort. V. 2945 (1916). 



Azalea Eeckhautei Pynaert in Rev. Hort. Beige, XXXVII. 117, t. (1911). 



This very distinct hybrid was raised by Eeckhaute of St. Denis Westrem, Bel- 

 gium, from "Azalea linearifolia feconde" par VA. indica var. Souvenir du Recteur 

 Kickx." The shape of the corolla and of the leaves is similar to that of the mother 

 plant, but the flowers are larger and bright rose-colored. 



Rhododendron Simsii x obtusum = Rhododendron Sanderi Wil- 

 son. See page 43. 



There are probably other hybrids in this section as e. g. R. phoeniceum (see page 

 61) which according to Wilson is possibly a hybrid between R. mucronatum G. Don 

 and R. scabrum G. Don; and some of the varieties cultivated as Indian Azaleas are 

 in all probability hybrids between R. indicum and R. Simsii (see page 25). Rhodo- 

 dendron pulchrum Sweet, which is considered by Sweet a hybrid between R. indicum 

 and R. ledifolium ( = mucronatum), is according to Wilson probably a form of R. 

 phoeniceum (see page 62). 



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