1524 



RHODODENDRON 



Ivs elliptic-oblong, ferrugiaeous-lepidote beneath, 1% in. long: 

 fls small, funnelform, yellowish "white, ^ in. long ; stamens 5, 

 included Himalayas. B.M. 3947. Almost Eardy.— iJ. arbores- 

 cens Torr = Azalea arborescens.— iJ. argenteum, f . Hook. = 

 K g'rande.— iJ. Ailcklandi, Hook. f. = E. Griffithianum, var. 

 Auckland!.— iJ. balsaminceflbrum, Hort. Hybrids of the Java- 

 nese group, with double pink, yellow and white 9s. G.C. II. 

 18:230 and III. 12:769. Gt. 37, p. 265. The name has also been 

 vised for a double form of Azalea ludica, see A. Indica, var. 

 rosiflora — ie. 6ar6d(!(m, Wall. Tree, attaimng 60 ft.: Ivs. with 

 setose petioles, elliptic-oblanceolate, glabrous and pale beneath, 

 5-7 in. lone: fls. deep red, camp.innlate, IVo m. across, in dense 

 clusters. Himal. F.S. 5:469-473. Var. Smithii Clarke. Lvs. 

 fernigineously subtomentose beneath B.SI. 5120 -/J. blcolor, 

 Don = Azalea nudillora.— ii. Uandlordicemrum, Hook. Slen- 

 der shrub, 8 ft. high, allied to E. cinnabarinum: lvs. oblong- 

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

 funnelform, with cylindric tube, brick- or orange-red, yellow 

 within, 2^ in. long. Himal. B.M. 4930. T.S. 11:1173. I H. 

 3-112 B.H. 7, p. 47. G.C. 1856:548 and 1871:-J30. Gn. 1.5:169 (.is 

 E. cinnabarinum).— Jf. Bobthii, Nutt. Shrub, 6 ft. high, i.tfen 

 ■epiphytal: lvs. ovate-oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, hnsvito 

 above when young, minutely lepidote liene.-ith, 4-5 in. long: Hs. 

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

 BM 7149 I H. 5:174.— i^. Brookeanum. Low shrub, often 

 epiphytal,' with glabrous purple branches; lvs. oblong-lanceo- 

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

 orange- or golden yellow, ' ' ' 

 P.S. 5, p. 47- ' '" ■"- 



liceum. Torr. \ 

 Shrub, 3 ft. liiL'i 

 lepidote bentii: 1 

 white, slightly- i , 

 B.M. 5003. F.S. .'J 

 6 ft. high, often epip 

 lepidote beneath, 2- 

 campanulate, white 



r,,', :Mlulri.-ea.-/i'. calophyllum, Mutt. 



I v:.te or elliptic, glossy above, 



' : lis. 4-5, tubular-campanulate, 

 I, -reen, 3 in. across. Himal. 

 ;, r ,,„,//i(B«dTOm, Hook. f. Shrub. 

 il : h s. elliptic-lanceolate, ferrugineous- 

 lung: fls. 1-2, short-pedicelled, broadly 

 slightly tinged rose, IK in. across ; sta- 

 mens 16. Himal. B.M. 4932.— iJ. campylocdrpum. Hook. f. 

 Shrub, 6 ft. high: lvs. elliptic, obtuse, mucronulate, ghabrous 

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

 yellow, fragr,ant. to 2K in. across. Himal. B.M. 4968. Gn. 

 54:1186. G.C. II. 21:833; III. 11:501 .ind 12:699.-.R. Canmlinse. 

 Dipp.=Azalea Canadensis, described on p. 122, Vol. l.—K. 

 Cavrbni. Andrfi. Hybrid of R. lormosum and Veitchi. Fls. 

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

 R.H. 1885:60.- iJ. Chimpionce, Hook.=Azalea Championfe, 

 O. Ktze. It seems not yet introduced. B.M. 4609.— 7e. chrys- 

 anthum. P;ill. Low shrub, 2 ft. high: lvs. eUiptic-oblong, acute, 

 1-2 ill. I'liit:, f.-irnt^iiieiais ln-ni-ath: fls. few, slender-pediceled, 

 bro.n-ll' < miiMiiii' it' ^-i I'm - 1'. in. across. Siberia, Kanis- 

 ehiitki M.iil ' ' ' lli.ok, f. Small shrub, 3-4 ft.: 



lvs ii I ' M\e, ciliate, p.ale and lepidote 



bent II I Mipanulate, pale purple, IK in. 



4048. F.! 



■ilaciiliu. Fr 



shortly acuminate, ciliate, pjile and lepidote 

 campanulate, white. 2 in. across. Yunnan. 

 cinnabarXinnn, Hook, f. i^lender-lirauched 

 to elliptic-lanceolate, lepidote lieneath, 2-;i i 

 nodding, tubular-campanulate, mse-orange i. 

 long. Himal. Var. pallidum, Hook. Lvs. 

 fls. pale rose, spotted red within. B.M. 4 

 Hook. Lvs. fermgin 



RHODODENDRON 



white, blushed and spotted carmine. B.M. 4478.— JJ. ciirinum, 

 Hassk. Small shnib: lvs. elliptic-oblong, obtuse, lepidote and 

 pale beneath, lK-2in. long: fls. several, nodding, campanulate, 

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



hybrid of K. Oaucasicum, which is a dwarf and hardy shrub, 

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

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

 epiphytal: lvs. elliptic, msty-lepidote beneath, 4-5 in. long: 

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

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

 Gn. 48, p. 108. Remarkable for the large, lUy-like fragrant fls. 

 A double-fld. variety is figured in Gn. 13, p. 517. R. Dalhousiai 

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

 D.alhousise Victorianum (F.S •:"■ ■■ir,i;\ n liybrid with E. 

 Nuttallii.— iJ. Daviesi, Hort 

 tusum, with tubular Grant,''' 

 confoundedVith AzaleaDa\ 

 Franch. Shrub: lvs. oblong 

 fls. broadly campanulate. 



Not to be 

 B. decorum. 

 us beneath: 



Thibet, Yunnan.— ii. Dclacayl, Frauch. Tree: lvs. 

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

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

 Yunnan.- iJ. Edgeworthii, Hook. f. Straggling shrub, often 

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

 above, ferrugineous-tomentose below, 3-4 in. long: fls. few, 

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

 lobes, i%\n. across. Himal. B.M. 4930.. F.S. 8:797-98.— iJ. 

 exlmium, Nutt. = E. F.alconeri, var. eximiuin.-iJ. Falconeri, 

 Hook. 1 Shrub or tree, .att.aining 30 ft.: lvs. 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. 4934. F.S. 5:477-80; ll:1166-«7. 

 Gt. 19:658. Gn.48,p.l03; 49,p. 441. G.C. III. 20:749. Remarkable 

 for its very large lvs., sometimes to iK ft. long. Var.eximium, 

 Hook. Fls. rose-colored and not spotted.— /i'. fastudsum, var. 

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

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

 hardy.— iJ. Fdrrerce, Tate = Azalea Farrera).— Ji. fidmim. Don 

 = A. Pontiea.— iJ. Fdrdii, Hemsl. Shrub: lvs. lanceolate, 

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

 China.-ii'. formosum, W.all. (R. Gibsoni, Pa.'ct.). Slender 

 shrub, 8 ft. high: lvs. oblong-obov.ate, ciliate, pilose above, 

 ghiucous and lepidote beneath, l-2Kin.long; fls. few, funnel- 

 form-campanulate, white, tinged pink, 1^.-" ill :M'r",i'j Hima- 

 laya Mts. B.M. 4457. P.M. 8:217. G.C. Ill i;;il I;. Fors- 

 (eriiinum, Hort. Hybrid of E. Edgewni I n Fls. 



Urge, white.— JJ. J'drtanci, Lindl. Shiul : ' ili stout 



branches, glabrous: lvs. oblong, ri- i i math, 



5-7 in. long: fls. many, broadly ciuni it, rosy 



lil.ac; st,iinens 14. B.M. 5596. Ali '■ "hfns. 



Hook. f. Allied to R. camp.anulatuiii. ! ileep 



l)lood-red, in a dense he,ad. Himal. I'M I ^ . -'.' — i^. 



tfiisojii, Pa.xt. =R. formosum.— JJ. !//"' I Small 



shrub, 3 ft. high: lvs. elliptic-oblon-, li.!:-! , ;;;:n uiis be- 

 neath, 2^ in. long: fls. 5-8, camp,anuliito. r..si-c'olorc.l. IK in. 

 across. Him.al. B.M. 4721. F.S. 7:673.— 7i. aroHrfc, Wight (R. 

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

 glabrous, white beneath, 8-12 in. Iniic;: fit. in a dense 

 head, c,anip,anul.ate. 5-8-lobed, rosy at tivst. .•li:i,iiL'iiit; to white, 

 2-3 in. across. Him.al. B.M. 50.54. Cn 1- ji'ii Is - 17:1-76. 

 G.C. II.17:suppl.Junel0; 111.4:1.58 (sui; I I. 11.1888, 



p.197. Var. roseum. Hook. Fls. ros. > 11 i i|-<-iJ. 



GrifftMidmon, Wight. Shrub, 8 ft. lii-l ulilong, 



palebeneath, 6-12 in. long: fls. 4-11, bill, wliite, 



fr.agr,aut, 3 in. across or i H ■ i '■ Var. 



Aucklaiidi, Hook. Fls. 7 in I ! ' l'<i:303. 



E.H. 1855:81. 6.0.11.22:1;..; II:. l..r its 



very large fls.— 7J. fla7[)i<(.(,M.-,., .\ . ,,. 11 1.. K :irbo- 



reum and Griffithianum. Fls. lar-. , l.lu-li i: II 1-:": l-.-i,— i2. 

 ifdrrisj'i, Hort. Hybrid of R. ;irborouni and Tlionipsoni. Fls. 

 deep crimson, spotted within.— 72. Hbdgsoni, Hook. f. Shrub 

 or small tree, attaining 20 ft.; lvs. narrowly obovate-oblong, 

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

 dense he.ad, broadly campanuhate, p,ale purple, 2 in. across. 

 Himal. B.M. 5552. R.H. 1855:421; 1866:191. -Ji'. Hoc)*-frt, Nutt. 

 Shrub, 14 ft. high: lvs. oblong-oviil, glabrous, glaucous below 

 and sparingly chaffy on the veins; fls. campanul<ate, deep crim- 

 son, l-l^<iin. across; calyx cup-shaped. Him.al. B.M. 4926.— 

 H Tni!lrinn. Sweet = Azalea Indica.— i?. irrordtum, Franch. 

 Slinili. V, v.r.il l... -thigh, glabrous: lvs. oblong to oblong-lanceo- 

 I |. 1 I 111, 3-4 in. long: fls. ni:iny, funnelform-cam- 

 I 111' II li.iig. white, tinged pink. Vnnn.an. B.M. 7361. 

 ;, .1 I.::. M.. Illume. Large shrub, glnbrous: lvs. elliptic 

 III ..ii:..ii.;. iiiiiir, minutely lepidote bc-ni":ith. 3-0 in. long: fls. 

 iHiinv, luiinrlt'uriii, orange-yellow to l.ii i. ri .1 :: in ;u'ross. 

 Wini.r. M:,la,v:in Archipel. and T. i : I '• F.S. 



Gn, 



1:940. 



I.e. II. 





B.M. 





Hook. Hybrid of R. arboreu 



Pall. = Azalea Kami 



