XLIII. KICA CE^ : iJHODODE NDRON. 



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iHonymes. Azilea nudifldra Lin. Sp. 214.; Azalea periclymenoides Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1, 

 11. Il-T. ; the American Honeysuckle ; May Flowers, and wild, or upright, Honeysuckle, Amer. 

 'ngniving. Oar Jig. 1121. from a living specimen. 



''pec. Char., Sfc. Leaves lanceolate-oblong, nearly smooth, and green on both 



surfaces, ciliated on the margins, having the midrib bristly beneatL, and 



woolly above. Flowers rather naked, not clammy, 



scarlet, pink, white, striped, variegated, red, purple, 



&c., disposed in terminal clustered racemes, a|)- 



pearing before the leaves. Tube of corolla longer 



than the divisions. Teeth of calyx shoit, rather 



rounded. Stamens much exserted. (^Don's Jlli//.) 

 I A decicUious shrub. Canada to Georgia, on the 

 j sides of hills. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced 

 i in I13i. Flowers of various colours ; April to 

 ; June. Capsule brown. 



j It is the parent of numerous varieties, and, in con- 

 jnction with the preceding species, of many beautiful 

 'rbrids. 



oieties and Seedlhgs. 

 1 & R. 71. I coccineum D. Don 



1121. R. Qudinorum. 



Azalea n. 



I 



coccinea Sims Bet, Mag. t 

 native 



It is 



a 



& 



180. Flowers scarlet, and the leaves lanceolate 

 of Georgia, near Savannah. 



^ R. w. 2 rutilans D. Don. A, n. rutilans 

 Ait. Hort. Kew. p. 319. ; A. /jericlyme- 

 noides rutilans Purs//. Fl. Amer. Sept. i, 

 p. 152., and our,;%. 1122. The flowers 

 are deep red. Calyxes minute. 



R. ?i. 3 cdrneuvi D. Don. A. n. carnea Ait. 

 1. c, Bot. Reg. t. 120. ; A. p. carnea 

 Pursh 1. c. The corollas are pale red, 

 having the tube red at the base, and the 

 calyx foliaceous. 



R. n. 4 album D. Don. A. n. alba Ait. 1. 

 c. ; A. p. alba Pursh. The flowers white, 

 and the calyx middle-sized. 



R. n. 5 jmpilionaceum D. Don. A. p. pa- 

 pihonacea Pursh. Flowers reddish, with 

 the lower segment white, and the calyx 

 foliaceous. 



R- n. 6 partitum D. Don, A. p. partita 

 Pursh. The flowers are pale red, 5- 

 , ,,, parted, even to the base. 



' 1122. fi. n. rtitilans. ,^ r> n i ' j T\ T\ 



I ^ ^ K. n. 1 polyandrimi D. Don. 



j andra Pursh 1, c. Flowers of 



I a rose colour, short. Stamens 



; 1020. It is found near Phi- 



\ ladelphia. 



^neties and Hi/brids chiefly raised at 

 'ligh Clere. 



* R. n. 8 Goven\B.nvLm D. Don 

 ' (Brit. Fl.-Gard., iii. t. 263. ; and 



our Jig. 11 23.) The branches 

 i tomentosely downy. Leaves 



1 evergreen or deciduous, oblong, 



acute, downy while young, but 



glabrous in the adult state, and 

 '' recurved at the apex. Tube of 



corolla a httle shorter than 



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1123. R* n. Goventanum. 



