XLIII. jBRICA^CEiE : BHODODE^NDRON. 



595 



the segments linear, and 4 times longer than the rest. Filaments ex- 

 serted. Branchlets hispid. (Don's Mil/.) A deciduous shrub. Carolina 

 and Georgia, on barren sandy hills. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 

 1734. Flowers red and white ; May. 



' 31 21. i?. (n.) CALENDULA'CEUM Tbrr. (A. (n.) calendulaYea A/ZcAjt.) 



MsLtigold-^owered Azalea. 



i Identification. Torr. FI. Un. St., p. 140. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 847. 

 Synonymes. Azalea calendulacea Michx. FI. Bor. Amer. \. p. Ififi. ; A. 



nudiflt)ra var. coccinea Ait. Hort. Kew. 319. 

 Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. J72. ; Bot.^ Cab., t. 1394. ; Bot. Reg., t. 1454. ; 



and ont fig. 1129. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves oblong, pubescent on both sur- 

 { faces, but afterwards hairy. Flowers large, not 

 clammy, rather naked. Teeth of calyx oblong. Tube 

 of corolla hairy, shorter than the segments. (Don's 

 Aim.) A deciduous shrub. North America, from 

 Pennsylvania to Carolina. Height 2 ft. to 6 ft. In- 

 troduced in 1806. Flowers yellow, red, orange- 

 coloured, or copper-coloured ; May and June. 



The 



1129. . (n.) calsndulioeum. 



Varieties. 



* R. c. 2 Mortem Siut. Fl.-Gard. 2d s. lO; A hybrid between .K.calen- 

 dulaceum and one of the red varieties of R. 

 nudiflorura, of which there are two subvarieties; 

 one with a flesh-coloured corolla, having the 

 upper segment orange-coloured, edged with 

 flesh-colour, called R. Morten'i carneum ; and 

 another, called R, Morterw var. pree'stans, with 

 pale copper-coloured flowers, tinged with bhish. 

 R. c. 3 fidgidum Hook. A. c. fulgida Hort. 

 Corollas of an orange-red colour, with bright 

 green leaves, which spread out beneath the 

 ci.rymbs of flowers, and form a rich back- 

 ground to them. 



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R. c. 4 lepidum Bot. Reg. t. 1402., and our 

 fig. 1130. Raised at High Clere. 



11.10. R. c. lepidara. 



i - 22. R. c.ane'scens G. Don. (A. cane'scens Michx.) The canescent Azalea. 



Ventification. Don's Mill., 3. p. 848. 



iimmymcs. Azalea canescens Mx. Fl. Bor. 1, p. 1.50., Ph. Sept. 1. p. 1-52. ; A. viscbsapubescens Lod. 



,'igraving. Lodd. Bot. Cab. 441. ; and oar fig. 2097. in p. 1108. 



jwc. Char., t^c. Leaves obovate-oblong, downy above, and tomentose be- 



i neath, not bristly on the middle nerve. Flowers not clammy, nearly naked. 



^ Tube of corolla hardly shorter than the segments. Teeth of calyx very 

 .ihort, rounded, obtuse. Stamens hardly exserted. {Doji\s Mill.) A deci- 

 duous shrub. Lower CaroUna, on the banks of rivers. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. 



.Introduced in 1812. Flowers rose-coloured; May and June. 



j 23. R. visco'suM Torr. (A.visco'sAi.) The clammy- 



! flowered Azalea. 



cnlification. Torr. Fl. Uu. St., p. 140. ; Bon's Mill., 3. p. 847. 

 ^nnnyme. Azalea visc5sa Lin. Sp. 214. 

 graving. Oar fig. 1131. 



i>ec. Char., Sfc. Leaves oblong-obovate, acute, smooth 

 jand green on both surfaces, ciliated on the margins, 

 jhaving the midrib bristly. Flowers produced in 

 jterminal clusters; and clammy, leafy, and hairy. 

 Tube of corolla as long as the segments. Teeth of 



the calyx short, rounded. Stamens hardly longei 



than the corolla. {Don's Mill.) A deciduous shrub. 



Q Q 2 



1131. R. v.<s<,6ram. 



