AZALEA 



516, Gn, 33 : G49, Ic. Az. 25 ; Dominique Yervaene, bright 

 orange ; Dr. Moore, deep rose, shaded white and violet, 

 very tine, R. Br. 11 :C1 ; Empereur du Br^sil, rich rose, 

 banded white, upper petals marked red, Ic. Az. 15 ; 

 Franijois de Vos, deep crimson, I.H. 14:512, Ic. Az. 14, 

 F.M. 8:443; Imbricata, white, sometimes flaked rose, 

 I H. 24:281, F.S. 22:2284-83; Imperatrice des Iiules, 

 salmon-rose, festooned white and dark carmine. F.M. 

 18:357, Ic.Az. 21; Johanna Gottsehalk, white ; Louise 

 Pynaert, white, R. B. 4: 209 : JMme. Iris Letelivre, dark 

 orange-carmine, shaded brislit viulpt nml lil.iti-hi-il brown- 

 ish red, i^.S. 18: 1862-ti:i : .>l Mm,:.. \:,,i ,ler Cruyssen, 

 pink, fine form, A. F. 12: 1> : ", , u hit.-, larse, 



semi-double; Niobe, whi:- ■ ; l'li:irMililt' Ma- 



low and striped crimson; President Oswald deKerchove, 

 pink, bordered white, blotched carmine ; Raphael, white ; 

 Sakuntala, white, very free-flowering; Sour, du Prince 

 Albert, rich rose-peach, broadly margined white, very 

 free-flowering, F.M. 4:201, Ic. Az. 24; Theodore Rei- 

 mers, lilac, large ; Vervteneana, rose, bordered white, 

 sometimes striped salmon. 



The following A7:,\,-:« ar<- dp«<-ril.f>.l I.pIow : A. alba, 

 No. 15; albiHoni. |.;: \!Lr,.l,ii. 1 l' ■ mnn-na, 14; arbo- 

 rescens, 2; bal-;"'^ - ;, - licea, 5; CuU- 



fornica,! ; calv<i:' , I i : ' ■ : .'•: canescens, 4; 



crispiflora, 14 ;' cr. . . u, :, ; /' „- ;. U ; flammea,5; 



Gandavensis, 7 ; ghiuoa. 3 ; hispida, 3 ; IncUca, 14 ; 

 Ka?mpferi,14; lateritia, 14 ; ted ifflia. 15 ; liUi flora, 15; 

 macrantha, 14 ; mollis, 8 ; naroissiflora, 15 ; nitida, 3 ; 

 nudiflora, 4 ; obtusa, 14 ; occidentalis, I ; Pontica. ; 

 punicea, 15; purpurea, 15; rhombica, 10; Jiollissovi,l-i; 

 vosiflora, 14; rosmarinifolia, 15; Sohlippenbachi, 13 ; 

 Simsi, 14 ; Sinensis, 8 ; speciosa, 5 ; Vaseyi, 11 ; vis- 

 cosa,3. 



A. Fls. in terminal 1-many-ftd. clusters. 

 B. Ijvs. and fls. from different buds : -winter-buds with 



many scales: Ivs. deciduous. 



c. Corolla with rather long tube and usually acute 



segments, pubescent or hairy outside : stamens 5 : 



Ivs, ciliate, {Muazalea.) 



D. Stamens as long as or longer than the limb: tube 



long and narrotc, oitl.-<ide ylandular. 



E. Color U-In! . /.,„',■ ..,■ , ..f. 



1. occidentilis, Torr. cV I I ;i . /- -nrlron occidcn- 

 idle. Gray. A. Cnlii'hm . I! Il.ight 2-6 ft.: 

 branchlets glabrous or ]miI > -mii : [^ ~. (li)ovate-oblong, 

 finely ciliate, slightly pul.eseeut beneath when young : 

 corolla 2-2Y. in. long, white or slightly tinged rosefwith 

 yellow on the upper lobe, fragrant. May, June. Calif. 

 B.M. 5005. F.S. 14:1432. Gn. 34:673. 



2. arborSscens, Pursh (Khododendron arborlscens, 

 Torr. ). From 8-20 ft. : branchlets nearly glabrous : Ivs. 

 obovate or obovate-oblong, ac-ute, ciliate, glabrous, green 

 or glaucescent beneath : fls. white or tinged rose, 2 in. 

 long, fragrant ; style and stamens red. June, July. 

 Allegh. Mts. G.F. 1:401. L.'B.C. 17:1632, as ^. reW(- 

 cillnta. 



3. viscdsa, Linn. ( Rhododindron viscdsum, Torr.). 

 From 4-s ft.: ^viIlter-buds glabrous: branchlets with 

 stiff hair- : i\- i . i ■'':)! n-oblong, obtuse or mucronulate, 

 ciliate, I' ,:, , ii the Veins beneath : fls. white Or 

 tiuL'eil ( i i 1' ' 1. long, viscid outside, fragrant; 

 style r.,!, .; iiie . .1 u! ^ . E. N. Amer. Era. 2:438. Var. 

 nitida, Nichols. From 1-3 ft.: Ivs. oblanceolate, bright 

 green on both sides: corolla tinged red. B.R. 5:414. 

 Var. glaiica, Ait. Lvs. whitish-glaucous beneath, dull 

 and glaucous above. L. B.C. 16:1518. Var.hispida, Britt. 

 (A. hl.yuda. Pursh). Pedicels bristly hispid : fls. usu- 

 ally pink : lvs. glaucescent beneath. L. B.C. 5:441. 

 ^4. nudiildra, Litm. (.1. liitca, Linn. i?. vudiflorum, 

 Torr.). Figs. 172, 173. Height 2-6 ft.: winter-buds 

 more or less pubescent : branchlets pubescent and often 

 with stiff hairs : lvs. oblong or obovate, hairy on the 

 midrib or pubescent beneath : fls. pink to nearly white, 

 before or with the lvs., about 1^4 in. broad, not viscid 

 outside. Apr., May. E. N. Amer. B.R. 120. L.B.C. 

 1:51. G.W.F. 36. Mu. 2:17. Var. canescens, Relider 

 (A. canescens, Miclix.i. Lvs. toraentose or pubescent 

 beneath, usually elliptic. 



AZALEA 



121 



EE. Color yellow to flame-red. 



5. calendulicea, Michx. (R. calendulAceum., Torr.). 

 From 4-10 ft. : branchlets glabrous or with stiff hairs : 

 lvs. obovate or ovate, usually pubescent beneath, serru- 

 late-ciliate : fls. orange-yellow or flame-red, often 2 in. 

 broad, with the Ivs., nearly scentless ; tube usually 

 shorter than the limb ; stamens thickened at the middle. 

 Mav. June. E. N. Amer. Var. fl4mmea, Michx. lA. 

 s;;("c;.'..srt, Willd.). Fls. flame- or orange-red. B.R. 145. 

 L.B.C. 7:624. B.M. 180. Var. crdcea, Michx. Fls. yel- 

 low or orange-yellow. B.M. 1721. L.B.C. 14:1324.-One 

 of the most showy species. 



G. Pdntica, Liun. (E. fUtrnm, Don). Plant 2-6 ft.: 

 branchlets hairy: pedicels and petioles glandular : lvs. 

 cuneate, oblong, usually hairy on both sides when young, 

 2-4 in. long : fls. yellow, 2-2% in. broad, very fragrant ; 

 stamens as long as the limb. May. Orient, Caucasus. 

 B.M. 433 ; 2383 (var. albiflora).-A very fragrant and 

 free-flowering specios, not common in cult. Nearly all 

 varieties referred to this species in nursery catalogues 

 are hybrids, for which the collective name A. Ganda- 

 vensis may be used. 



7. Gandavensis, Hort. Ghent Azaleas. Fig. 174. 

 These are hybrids between .1 . Pontica, and the American 



174 Ghent azalea— A Gandave: 



species, and A, Sinensis, now more in cult, than the 

 typical species. Of a number of them the parents are 

 easily recognized, but many are hybrids of the second 

 degree or more, and it is impossible to be sure abotit 

 their parentage. They vary in all shades of white, yel- 

 low, orange, pink, carmine, lilac, and red, with single 

 and double fls., and also in the time of flowering, from 

 May to July. A short selection of some good varieties 

 has already been given. 



DD. Stamens shorter than the limb : corolla fnnnel- 

 form-campanulate, outside pubescent, not glan- 

 dular. 

 8. Sinensis, Lodd. (A. mSllis, Blume. B. Sinhise, 

 Sweet). From 3-8 ft.: branches hairy : lvs. oblong or 

 obovate-oblong, 2-4 in. long, appressed-setose above, 

 glaucescent beneath and nearly glabrous except on the 

 midrib, rarely pubescent : fls. 2-2K in. broad, yellow, 

 orange or pink. April, Mav. China, Japan. F.S. 19: 

 2032-36. Gn. 46, p.265, 546. "B.R. 15:1253. L.B.C.9:885. 



