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FIG. 350. Purple Azalea or Pinkster Flower (Rhododendron nudiflorum), showing the 

 upright lower stalk surmounted by several spreading branches, each bearing a number 

 of showy tubular flowers at its extremity. The flowers of this plant often appear before 

 the leaves. 



