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RHODODENDRON 



R. gYande.-.R. Aucklandi, Hook. f. = R. Griffithianum var. 

 Auc B klandl.-J?. ftatoamin^torum. Hort ..Hybrids of the Java- 



used lor ;i uuuuic j-vi A** v* * i > - - -- - 



rosiflora. R. barbdtum, Wall. Tree, attaining 60 ft.: )vs. with 



ferrugineously subtomentose beneath BM. 5120 -#. Mcolor, 

 Don = Azalea nudiflora. R. blandfordicefldrum, Hook. Slen- 

 der shrub, 8ft. high, allied to R. einnabarinum : Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, fermgineous-lepidote beneath, 2-3 in. long: fls. 



R einnabarinum). R. Boothii, Nutt. Shrub, 6 ft. high, often 

 epiphytal: Ivs. ovate-oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, hirsute 

 above when young, minutely lepidote beneath, 4-5 in. long: fls. 

 in dense clusters, campanulate, yellow, l>4in. across. Himal. 

 BM 7149 I H. 5:174. -R. Srookeanum. Low shrub, often 

 epiphytal, with glabrous purple branches; Ivs. oblong-lanceo- 

 late pale beneath, 6-9 in. long: fls. ftmnelform-campanulate, 

 orange- or golden yellow, 2% in. across. Borneo. B.M. 4935. 

 FS 5 p. 477 and 12:1238-39. G.C. III. 9:62l.-.R. calendu- 



2111. Rhododendron maximum (X 



lAceum, Torr. = Azalea ealendulacea. R. calophyllum, Nutt. 

 Shrub, 3 ft. high: Ivs. oblong-ovate or elliptic, glossy above, 

 lepidote beneath, 3-5 in. long: fls. 4-5, tubular-campanulate, 

 white, slightly tinged yellowish green, 3 in. across. Himal. 

 B.M. 5002. F.S. 22:2340. R. camelliceflbrum, Hook. f. Shrub. 

 6 ft. high, often epiphytal: Ivs. elliptic-lanceolate, ferrugineous- 

 lepidote beneath, 2-3 in. long: fls. 1-2, short-pedicelled, broadly 

 campanulate, white or slightly tinged rose, 1% in. across; sta- 

 mens 16. Himal. B.M. 4932. R. campy locdrpum. Hook. f. 

 Shrub, 6 ft. high: Ivs. elliptic, obtuse, mucronulate, glabrous 

 and glaucous beneath, 2-3% in. long: fls. several, campanulate, 

 yellow, fragrant, to 2% in. across. Himal. B.M. 4968. Gn. 

 54:1186. G.C. II. 21:833; III. 11:501 and 12:699.-^. Canadense, 

 Dipp.=Azalea Canadensis, described on p. 122, Vol. I. R. 

 Gavrbni, Andre. Hybrid of R. formosum and Veitchi. Fls. 

 white, usually slightly tinged rose, fragrant, 3% in. across. 

 R.H. 1885:60. R. Ohdmpionce, Hook.=Azalea Championw, 

 O. Ktze. It seems not yet introduced. B.M. 4609. R. chrys- 

 dnthum, Pall. Low shrub, 2 ft. high: Ivs. elliptic-oblong, acute, 

 1-2 in. long, ferrugineous beneath: fls. few, slender- pediceled, 

 broadly campanulate, yellow, 1% in. across. Siberia, Kams- 

 chatka. Hardy. R. cilidtum, Hook, f. Small shrub, 2-4 ft.: 

 Ivs. elliptic, acuminate, pilose above, ciliate, pale and lepidote 

 beneath, 2 in. long: fls. several, campanulate, pale purple, \% in. 

 across. Himal. P.b'.G. 3:83. Var. roseo album, Hook. Fls. 

 larger, white, tinged rose. B.M. 4648. F.S. 8:766. Gt. 16:563. 

 R. ciliicdlyx, Franch. Small shrub: Ivs. elliptic-obovate, 

 shortly acuminate, ciliate, pale and lepidote beneath: fls. 7-10, 

 campanulate, white, 2 in. across. Yunnan. R.H. 1899:36.^. 

 einnabarinum, Hook, f. Slender-branched shrub: Ivs. elliptic 

 to elliptic-lanceolate, lepidote beneath, 2-3 in. long: fls. many, 

 nodding, tubular-campanulate, rose-orange or brick-red, 1% in. 

 long. Himal. Var. pallidum, Hook. Lvs. glaucous beneath: 

 fls. pale rose, spotted red within. B.M. 4788. Var. Roylei, 

 Hook. Lvs. ferrugineous beneath : fls larger, of brighter color. 

 Gn, 44:940. G.C. II. 21:765 and III. 1:2709.-.K. clividnum. 

 Hook. Hybrid of R. arboreum album and Catawbiense. Fls. 



RHODODENDRON 



white, blushed and spotted carmine. B.M. 4478. R. citrlnum, 

 Hassk. Small shrub: Ivs. elliptic-oblong, obtuse, lepidote and 

 pale beneath, l%-2in. long: tts. several, nodding, campanulate, 

 pale yellow, % in. long, fragrant. Java. B.M. 4797. Tender. 

 R. Collettidnum, Aitch & Hemsl. Shrub, 10 ft. high: Ivs. ellip- 

 tic-lanceolate, brownish lepidote beneath, l%-3 in. long: fls. 

 short-pedicelled, fmmelt'orm, white, 1 in. long. Afghan. B M 

 7019. G.C. III. 4:297. R. Cunninghami, Hort. Hybrid of R. 

 arboreum, var. cinnamomeum and R. maximum, var. album. 

 Fls. white, spotted purple. Moore, Gard. Mag. Bot. 1851:121. 

 Not to be confounded with R. Cunningham's White, avariety or 

 hybrid of R. Caucasicum, which is a dwarf and hardy shrub, 

 much used in Germany as a stock for grafting hardy varieties. 

 R. Ddlhousice, Hook. f. Straggling shrub, attaining 8 ft., often 

 epiphytal: Ivs. elliptic, rusty-lepidote beneath, 4-5 in. long: 

 fls. 3-5, campanulate, yellow, changing to white, fragrant, 

 4%in. across. Himal. B.M. 4718. Gn. 28:511. F.S. 5:466-68. 

 Gn. 48, p. 108. Remarkable for the large, lily-like fragrant tts. 

 A doable-fid, variety is figured in Gn. 13, p. 517. R. Dalhousias 

 hybridum (B.M. 5322) is a hybrid with R. formosum and R. 

 DalhousiiB Victorianuni (F.S. 23:2466), a hybrid with R. 

 Nuttallii. R. Ddviesi, Hort. Hybrid of R. Javanicum and re- 

 tusum, with tubular orange-red fls. F.M. 20:474. Not to be 

 confounded with Azalea Daviesi, see Vol. I, p. ]20. R. decorum, 

 Franch. Shrub: Ivs. oblong-ovate, glabrous, glaucous beneath: 

 rts. broadly campanulate, white or pink, to 2 in. across; sta- 

 mens 16. Thibet, Yunnan. R. Delaadyi, Franch. Tree: Ivs. 

 oblong-lanceolate, rufous-tomentulose beneath: fls. in large, 

 dense heads, deep red, broadly campanulate, 1 in. across. 

 Yunnan. R. Edgeworthii, Hook. f. Straggling shrub, often 

 epiphytal: Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, blackish green and reticulate 

 above, t'errugineous-tomentose below, 3-4 in. long: fls. few, 

 broadly campanulate, white, tinged rose, with broad, waved 

 lobes, 4% in. across. Himal. B.M. 4936. F.S. 8:797-98. #. 

 eximium, Nutt. = R. Falconeri, var. eximium. R. Fdlconeri, 

 Hook. f. Shrub or tree, attaining 30 ft.: Ivs. elliptic or obo- 

 vate, rusty-tomentose beneath, 8-10 in. long: fls. many, cam- 

 panulate, 8-10-lobed, white, with a dark purple blotch within, 

 1-2 in. across. Himal. B.M. 4924. F.S. 5:477-80; 11:1166-67. 

 Gt. 19:658. Gn.48,p. 103; 49, p. 441. G.C. III. 20:749. Remarkable 

 for its very large Ivs., sometimes to \% ft. long. Var. eximium, 

 Hook. Fls. rose-colored and not spotted. li. fastubsum, var. 

 ttore pleno, Vanhoutte. Hybrid of R. Catawbiense and R. Pon- 

 ticum. Fls. lilac-purple, semi-double. F.S. 2:143. Almost 

 hardy. R. Fdrrerce, Tate = Azalea Farrerse. R. fldvum, Don 

 = A. Pontica. R. Fordii, Hemsl. Shrub: Ivs. lanceolate, 

 glabrous, 2-3 in. long: fls. few, pure white, l%in. across. S. 

 China. R. formosum, Wall. (R. Gibsoni, Paxt.). Slender 

 shrub, 8 ft. high: Ivs. oblong-obovate, ciliate, pilose above, 

 glaucous and lepidote beneath, 1-2% in. long: fls. few, funnel- 

 form-campanulate, white, tinged pink, l%-2 in. across. Hima- 

 laya Mts. B.M. 4457. P.M. 8:217. G.C. III. 17:711. R. Fors- 

 teridnum, Hort. Hybrid of R. Edgeworthii and Veitchii. Fls. 

 large, white. R. Fortunei, Lindl. Shrub, 12 ft. high, with stout 

 branches, glabrous: Ivs. oblong, acute, glaucous beneath, 

 &-7 in. long: fls. many, broadly campanulate, 7-lobed, rosy 

 lilac; stamens 14. B.M. 5596. Almost hardy. R. fulgens, 

 Hook. f. Allied to R. campanulatum, but smaller: fls. deep 

 blood-red, in a dense head. Himal. B.M. 5317. F.S. 8:789. R. 

 Gibsoni, Paxt. = R. formosum. R. glaucum, Hook. f. Small 

 shrub, 3 ft. high: Ivs. elliptic-oblong, lepidote, glaucous be- 

 neath, 2-4 in. long: fls. 5-8, carapanulate, rose-colored, 1% in. 

 across. Himal. B.M. 4721. F.S. 7:672. R. grdnde, Wight (R. 

 argenteum, Hook. f. ). Tree, to 40 ft.: Ivs. oblong-obovate, 

 acute, glabrous, white beneath, 8-12 in. long: fls. in a dense 

 head, campanulate, 5-8-lobed, rosy at first, changing to white, 

 2-3 in. across. Himal. B.M. 5054. Gn. 48:1026. F.S. 5:473-76. 

 G.C. II.17:suppl.JunelO; 111.4:158 (suppl.) ; 27:105. R.H. 1888, 

 p. 197. Var. roseum, Hook. Fls. rose-colored. B.M. 6948. R. 

 Oriffithidnum, Wight. Shrub, 8 ft. high, glabrous: Ivs. oblong, 

 pale beneath, 6-12 in. long: fls. 4-6, broadly campanulate, white, 

 fragrant, 3 in. across or more. Himal. Gt. 15:517. Var. 

 Aucklandi, Hook. Fls. 7 in. across. B.M. 5065. Gn. 20:303. 

 R.H. 1855:81. G.C. II. 22:657; III. 12:697. Remarkable for its 

 very large fls. R. Halopcanum, Amlr6. Hybrid of R. arbo- 

 reum and Griffithianum. Fls. large, blush. R.H. 1896:428. .R. 

 Hdrrisii, Hort. Hybrid of R. arboreum and Thompson!. Fls. 

 deep crimson, spotted within. R. Hvdffsoni, Hook. f. Shrub 

 or small tree, attaining 20 ft.: Ivs. narrowly obovate-oblong, 

 whitish or brownish tomentose beneath, 8-18 in. long: fls. in a 

 dense head, broadly campanulate, pale purple, 2 in. across. 

 Himal. B.M. 5552. R.H. 1855:421; 1866:191. R. Hobkeri, Nutt. 

 Shrub, 14ft. high: Ivs. oblong-oval, glabrous, glaucous below 

 and sparingly chaffy on the veins: fls. campanulate, deep crim- 

 son, l-l%in. across; calyx cup-shaped. Himal. B.M. 4926. 

 R. Indicum, Sweet = Azalea Indica. R. irrordtum, Franch. 

 Shrub, several feet high, glabrous: Ivs. oblong to oblong-lanceo- 

 late, pale beneath, 3-4 in. long: fls. many, funnelform-cam- 

 panulate, 1% in. long, white, tinged pink. Yunnan. B.M. 7361. 

 R. Javanicum, Blume. Large shrub, glabrous: Ivs. elliptic 

 to oblong, acute, minutely lepidote beneath, 3-6 in. long: fls. 

 many, funnelform, orange-yellow to brick-red. 2 in. across. 

 Winter. Malayan Archipel. and Penins. B.M. 4336. F.S. 

 3:293-94; 6:576. P.M. 15:217. Var. tubiflorum. Hook. Lvs. 

 smaller: fls. smaller and with longer tube, salmon-pink. B.M. 

 6850. R. Jenkinsi, Nutt.=R. Maddeni. R. Kamschdticum, 

 Pall. = Azalea Kamschatica. R. Kendrickii, Nutt. Large 



