RHODODENDRON 



3422. Var. roseo-41bum, Briot, with blush tls., changing 

 to white, and var. splendens, Bi-iot, with deep pink fls., 

 are said to bloom very early and may be hybrids. R.IJ. 

 1868:311. 



8. brachycirpum, Don. Shrub, 4 ft. high, sometimes 

 10 £t.: Ivs. oval to oblong, rounded at both ends, mu- 

 crouulate at the apex, bright green above, whitish or 



RHODODENDRON 



1523 



oorulhi r:iiiii.;uiul;trc, riT;iiii\ whitr. ^pMiiid greenish 

 withi.., 1'.--' m, .,.T.i... .In.,.-. .l;i|.;n,. ( I , F. 1 :293.- 

 Has pi-ov.a ..• l.:.-U. init I. yt rare ii. cultivation. 



9. Metterniciu. - ,v ; ■. si, rub, i It. high: Ivs. 

 oblong or "i' ■ . niir.iweil at both ends, 

 acute or ol.iii- _,:.:- i.iinc Mt.,^e beneath, 3-6 in. 



colored, spotted purple within, 

 iK-2 in. across; stamens 10-14. May, June. Japan. 

 S.Z. 1:9. — Like the preceding hardy, but rare in cultiva- 



10. campanul&tum, Don. Shrub, attaining IG ft. : Its. 

 elliptic to elliptic-oblong, usually rounded at both ends, 

 ferrugineous-tomentose beneath, 3-6 in. long: clusters 

 raany-tld.; pedicels short: calyx-lobes short; corolla 

 campanulate, pale purple or pale lilac nr ahuu-it white, 

 with few purple spots, 2 in. across. Juiir. Hmiahiya. 

 B.M. 3759. L. B.C. 20:1944. S.B.F.G. 11. :: :JI1. liii.ls. 

 p. 108. -Tills is one of the hardiest <.f tl,r lliiiiahiyan 

 species. Var. aerugindsum, Xichols. i /,'. ,i niiiiiu}.siim 

 Hook. f.). Lvs. with v..r.liri-i^-rol„vr,| tM,i,rntum be 

 neath. Var. Batemani. NirlicI-, i //. /.'.;/.,„..„;. Hook.). 

 Of more robust liahii an.l with lar:;rr ilnu.Ts. B.M. 

 5387. Var. Wallichii, ll^iok. L\ s. with lax, often cadu- 

 cous tomentuiu, and with densilv woolly petioles: co- 

 rolla more highly colored. B.M. 4928. 



11. jasminijldruni. Hook. Snuill shrub: lvs. suhver- 

 ticillate, obovate to oblong, acute, trlahrous. lepidote be- 

 neath, IH-3 in. long: cluster^ i.ianv - ri,|. : pe.iirels 

 short: calyx minute; corolla alin"~i -al\ . r -^lia|i. .1, with 

 the tube 2 in. long and spread! im liint., fiaL'i ant. w liite. 

 blushed outside below the limb, tin- antliers f'uiniiux a 

 redeye; style shorter than stamens, included. Winter. 

 Java, Malacca. B.M. 4524. I.H. 6:203.-A distinct spe- 

 cies, very unlike other Rhododendrons ; it requires a 

 warm greenhouse. 



12. ferrugineum, Liim. Shrub. 2 ft. high, glabrous: 

 lvs. elliptic to ..l.loiii;-lallce..lat.-. acute, .leu.sely lepidote 

 beneath, 1-2 in, h.ng: clusters inauy-tld, : calyx-lobes 

 short; corolla t'unuelforui - cam(>aiiulate. with the tube 

 about twice as long as limb, pink or carmine, about % 

 in. across. June -Aug. Mts. of middle Eu. L.B.C. 

 1:65. (in. 29. p. ,'f.")8. - Dwarf, hardy shrub, handsome 

 for rockeries. Var. Alburn, Sweet, has white flowers. 

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13 hirsiltum L nn '^hr 1 J ft 1 gh with h rsute 

 1 ranches 1 s o al to ol I 5, 1 ate 1 "ht green an 1 

 glandular le] lote I eue tl 1 n long cl sters 



n n fld cal X 1 1 e a 1 I g var> cor Ua s uilar 

 to tl at f tl e I e e 1 ng lobe si orter June J ly 

 All I B( 4 BM 18 3 -Much 1 ke theprecel 

 nit II tl r ves better n cultivat on and does 



been given previously to another hyl)rid between two 

 Himalayan species and should not be used for this 



16. myrtiMlium, Lodd. (R. ovalifdiium, Hort. iS. 

 oi'(i<«m, Hort., not Hook.). Hybrid between H. puncta- 

 tum and hirsiitiim, much like the preceding, but lvs. 

 generally smaller and broader, less densely lepidote be- 

 neath, l-2;6 in. long, sometimes sparingly ciliate when 

 young: fls. longer pediceiled and calyx-lobes narrower 

 "and longer. June, July. L.B.C. 10:908. -Originated in 

 the nursery of Loddiges 



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punctatum \ 



2110. Rhododendron Catawbi 



17. Keiskei, Miq. Low, sometimes procumbent shrub: 

 lvs. elliptic to lanceolate, acute, dull green above, lepi- 

 dote beneath, lK-3 in. long: clusters 2-5-fld.; calyx 

 minute ; corolla broadly funnelform, divided to the mid- 

 dle into rounded lobes, pale yellow, IH in. across; sta- 

 mens much exserted. May. Japan. — Hardiness not yet 

 determined. 



18. muoronul4tam, Turoz. ( ff, Dahiti-ieum, var. mu- 

 cronuUtum, Maxim.). I'lMi-ht shrtil. attaining 6 ft.: 

 lvs. elliptic to oblong, acut. at l...tli ei,,ls. slightly crenn- 

 late, sparingly lepidote <'ii li"tli side s, hiight green above, 

 pale beneath: fls. .3-6, short-pedicelled; corolla funnel- 

 form, almost without tube, divided to the middle into 

 oval rounded lobes, rose-colored, 1-1 i4 in. across. March, 

 April. Dahuria, N. China, Japan. G. P. 9:65. -Hardy 

 shrub valuable for its very early fls. (it is the earliest of 

 all hardy Rhododendrons), and for its handsome scarlet 

 fall coloring. 



19. Dahurlcum, Turcz. {Azdlea Viihnrica, C. Koch). 

 Closely allied to the preceding but lvs smaller oval to 

 oval ol long ol tu e at toth en is revol ite at tl e n argin 

 a d ferr g neo s 1 eneath fl 1 3 Mai 1 Apr 1 S her 

 Dahur Ca schatka BM 17 6% LBC 605 G C 

 II 1 9o III 1" 01-\ar semp^rvirens S ms (var 

 a(io ej <! E Iw ) Lv dail green aln o t ] e si tei t 

 fls violet purple B M 1^*88 B R 3 194 L B C 16 1584 



20 priECOX Carr Hyl r 1 1 etween H c I t and 



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