RHODODENDRON 



ored, spotted greenish within. Gt. 10:560. Var. stiamfn- 

 eum, Hook., is similar, but with fulvous spots. B.M. 

 3422. Var. roseo-Album, Briot. witli blush fls., changing 

 to white, and var. spl6nden9, Briot, with deep pink fls., 

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

 18«8:311. 



8. brachyc4rpum, Don. Shrub, 4 ft. high, sometimes 

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

 eronulate at the apex, bright green above, whitish or 

 ferrugineous-tomentulose beneath, 2%-() in. long: fls. 

 in dense clusters, short-pedicelled; calyx-lobes short; 

 corolla canipanulute, creamy white, spotted greenish 

 within, r,.-2 in. acn.ss. .June. Japan. G.F. 1:293.- 



RHODODENDRON 



1523 



in 



!). Mfitterniclii, Si.l,. A: Zuoc. Shrub, 4 ft. high: Ivs. 

 oblong or ol>l"ng - lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, 

 acute or obtuse, ferrugineous-tomentose beneath, 3-6 in. 

 long : clusters S-lo-fld. ; calyx minute ; corolla cam- 

 panulate, 5-7-lobed, rose-colored, spotted purple within, 

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

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

 tion. 



10. campanulatum, Don. Shrub, attaining 16 ft. : Ivs. 

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

 ferrugineous-tomentose beneath. :!-(! in. long: clusters 

 many-fld.; pedicels short: calvx - 1..1ms shc.rt ; corolla 



campanulate, pale purple or pair hl^ lahimst white, 



with few purple spots, 2 in. aiTos--. .luin.. Himalaya. 

 B.M. 3759. L. B.C. 20:1944. S.1;.1M I. 1 1. :; :241. Gn. 48, 

 p. 108. — This is one of the hardiest of the Himalayan 

 species. Var. aerugindsum, Nichols, {li. (rriiginosum 

 Hook. f. ). Lvs. with verdigris-colored tomentum be 

 neath. Var. Batemani, Nichols. {B. Bdtemnni, Hook.). 

 Of more robust habit and with larger flowers. B.M. 

 5387. Var. WAUioliii, Hook. Lvs. with lax, often cadu- 

 cous tomentum, and with densely woolly petioles: co- 

 rolla more highly colored. B.M. 4928. 



11. jasminiSldrum, Hook. Small shrub: lvs. subver- 

 ticillate, obovate to oblong, acute, glabrous, lepidote be- 

 neath, lH-3 in. long: cluster.s many-fld.; pedicels 

 short: calyx minute; corolla almost salver-shaped, with 

 the tube 2 in. long and spreading limb, fragrant, white. 

 blushed outside below the limb, the aiiThfts f..riiiiim^ a 

 red eye; stvle shorter than stamens, iiirlmlr,!. \\ iiitn-. 

 Java, Malacca. B.M. 4524. I.H. 6:20:i.- A .liM m. i -|,(- 

 cies, very unlike other Rhododendrons ; it ri.|iuri/s a 

 warm greenhouse. 



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

 lvs. elliptic to ohlong-lanceolate, acute, densely lepidote 

 beneath, 1-2 in. long: clusters many-fld.: calyx-lobes 

 short; corolla funnelfonn - campanulate, with the tube 

 about twice as long as limb, pink or carmine, about }4 

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

 1:65. Gn. 29, p. 3.58. — Dwarf, hardy shrub, handsome 

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

 S.B.F.G. 11. 3:258. 



13. hirsiitum, Linn. Shrub, 3 ft. high, with hirsute 

 branches: lvs. oval to oblong, ciliate, light green and 

 glandular - lepidote beneath, %-l in. long: clusters 

 many-fld.; cal5'x-Iohes as long as ovary; corolla similar 

 to that of tile preceding. lobes shorter. June, July 

 Alps. L.B.C. 5:479. B.M. 1853. -Much like the preced- 

 ing, Ijut usually thrives better in cultivation and does 

 not dislike limestone soil. 



14. punctSitum, Andr. (B. minus, Michx.). Shrub, 6 

 ft. high, with slender spreading or recurving branches : 

 lvs. oval- or oval - lanceolate, acute at both ends, gla- 

 brous above, glandular -lepidote beneath, 2-5 in. long: 

 clusti-rs rather few-fld. : calyx short ; corolla broadly 

 fnnnrlform, with obovate rounded and slightly undu- 

 late lobes, usually pale rose and spotted greenish with- 

 in, about 1 in. across. June-Aug. N. C to Ga. B.M. 

 2285. B.R. 1:37. Hardy.-Var. 41bum, Hort. Fls. white. 



15. arbutifdlium, Hort. {B. daphnoides, Udmmondi, 

 and olea-fulhim, Hort. B. ^Tllsoiii, Hort.. not Nutt.). 

 A hybrid nf /.', f. .-m:,; „^'in„ and ,,»„<-l„ti<,n . Dense 

 shrub, 4 n I I : . lli|.ti.- to rlliptii' -lallrcolatc. 



acute at 1>": . ■ .; ; m. loni:: ti> 



otB. fen-:,, I I,,,, ;,u-.T. Jiiiie. 



been given previously to another hybrid between two 

 Himalayan species and should not be used for this 

 form. 



16. myrtildlium, Lodd. (Jf. ovalifblinm , Hort. R. 

 ovdtum, Hort., not Hook.). Hybrid between B.puncta- 

 turn and hirswtum, much like the preceding, but lvs. 

 generally smaller and broader, less densely lepidote be- 

 neath, 1-2K in. long, sometimes sparingly ciliate when 

 young: fls. longer pedicelled and calyx-lobes narrower 

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

 the uur.^ery of Loddiges, 



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2110. Rhododendron Catawbiense (X ; 



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, 1% in. across; sta- 

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

 determined. 



18. mucronnlitum, Turcz. {B. Dalmricum, var. m«- 

 cromildtum, Maxim.). Upright shrub attaining 6 ft.: 

 lvs. elliptic to oblong, acute at both ends, slightly crenu- 

 late, sparingly lepidote on both sidos. briL-lit green above, 

 pale beneath: fls. 3-6, short-pedinlli.l ; .-.n.lla funnel- 

 form, almost without tube, divid. ,1 Im iIm mi. idle into- 

 oval rounded lobes, rose-colored, 1-1' , in. :h im-^, .March, 

 April. Dalmria, N. China, Japan. r..V. ;i :(;.-,. -Hardy 

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

 all hardy Rhododendrons), and for its handsome scarlet 

 fall coloring. 



19. Dahilricum, Linn. (Az&lea Valiurica, C. Koch). 

 Closely allied to the preceding but lvs. smaller, oval to 

 oval-oijlong, obtuse at both ends, revolute at the margin 

 and ferrugineous beneath : fls. 1-3. March, April. Siber., 

 Dahur., Camschatka. B.M. 17:636. L.B.C. 7:605. G.C. 

 n. 17:295; III. 12:701.— Var. sempSrvlrens, Sims (var. 

 airovirens, Edw.). Lvs. dark green, almost persistent: 

 fls.violet-purple. B.M. 1888. B.R. 3:194. L.B.C. 10:1584. 



20. prtBCOX, Carr. Hybrid between B. ciliiitum and 

 Daliiii l-'n,' . I,. ■ -li rub with i.irsistiiit. elliptic or oval 

 lvs.. ^1 ■ ' ' Ml- L'laliiMu^. fi-irii;j:ineous-lepidote 

 benign), -i : i-: .liisln-s fi-w-Hd.: calyx-lobes 

 ovat.'. ■ 'i ■, , ; I liiiiiHllv fiiiin.-lform, pale purple 

 orlil.i' I M loii, \ir'!. I If garden origin. 



R.H. l-i - : ' - ' - 7' i i::-':i5; 111.12:771. 



Lessli.-'i:' 'I'l' ■!■ ;.r, ••. .!:i • i-.' - liiit haudsomer. 

 Hert- !■ I ' -j'-r pale-lilac fla. 



amltln :-• - i . . ' '- ('. 11. 9:330. 



Greilt nunilHT . I i ■■ : LIm.|...| mi,. ;, i<. i,, !,.■ found 



