RHODODENDRON 



RHODOLEIA 



1525 



shrub: Ivs. lanceolate, 

 4-7 in. long: fls. many, ca: 

 Hlmal. Var. latifoUum, 

 late, glanduliir pubescent 

 Kewcnse. W. Wats. H.vb 

 Fls. large, in loose IutmI 

 42:88.5: 52:1139. (i I' M 



acuminate, glabrous, pale beneath, 

 upaniUate, bright" scarlet, 2 in. across. 

 Hook. Lvs. broader, oblong laneeo- 

 beneath when young. B.M. 5129.— J2. 

 ■i,l of E. rniffitliiaimm and Hookeri, 



i.Schott ic Kotschy.not Lodd.). 

 ong-obovate, obtuse, mucronulate, shining 

 above, ferrugineous-lepidote beneath, 5^-1 in. long: fls. few, tubu- 

 lar- t'nnnelform, with the tube outside pubescent, inside villous, 

 carmine, % in. long: style shorter th.an ovary. July. Carpathian 

 Mts. (in. 56, p. I.-.9. Reiclienb. Ic. Plor. Germ. 17:1157, flgs. 2, :i. 

 —B. lactmm, Franeh. Tree: lvs. cordate, lelliptic-ovate to- 

 raeutulose beneatli: fls. in dense heads, broadly campanul:i!<', 

 6-lobed, white, 1 in. .across. Yunnan.-iJ. lanatiim. Hook. f. 

 Shrub or small tree: lvs. obovate to obovate-oblong, with 

 tawny woolly toinentum beue.ath, and .also .above when young, 

 . U-10, broadly campjinulate, yellow, spotted red 



vithii 



.-/, 



Himal. F.S. 7:684. R.H. 1855:161, 

 . lancifdlium, Moench = R. ronticuni.— if. 



f . = R. barbatum.-i?. Tin /■■.,,„ Wnbl. 



!vs. oviil or oblong, (.l.iu-. ' , ' i-i I,,iil,': 

 Mil]. anulate, purple, ^. ; .us 



.1- N. Amer., N. Eu,,"n ■ :' ■: ,:liii;. 



-sometimes mauy, slender-pedl- 

 .lUow or dull purple, spotted 

 usuiilly 8. Him.al. B.M. 4657. 

 :-. chloranthum.Hook. (R. salig- 



Ivs. obovate. -A'. l.;u-anlhinn, Bunt;.- =- K. n.sirKiriiiifoli;i., v:ir. 

 alba.-/.'. Iinc,n-if!.li„,„, Si,-1., .t Zu.-.^, = Az:il.'a liuearifolia.— 

 E. LMM. V,-il,-l, Sir,,,],..- sh,-ul.. allied to R. M;ilayanum: lvs. 

 elliptic-, >Iil,M!i: '! i ii- , -ilver-shaped, -with slender, curved 

 tube, brit^lii ^^ ',. Borneo. The R. Lobbianum, 



T. Moor.' il i i i : ,iu-s to R. Brookeanum.— ij. ijis- 

 coinhci, W. \\ .1 - i i,. -I ..] I.I K. Fortune! and Thomson!. Fls. 

 large, ros,- i, .1 ,- ■ , :,i,-iHi — J2. macrdnthu7n, Don = Azalea 

 Indica, var. ni;uTantha,— 7i. macrocdrpos, Griff. = R. Dal- 

 housije.— i?. viacrosepahtm, Maxim. = Azalea macrosepala.— 

 R. Mdddeni, Hook, f . Shrub, to 8 f t. : lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, 

 ferrugineous-lepidote beneath, 4-7 in. long: fls. 3, funnel- 

 shaped, white, faintly blushed, to 4 in. across; stamens 18-20. 

 Himal. B.M. 4805. F.S. 9:912. R.H. 1855:301. I.H. 4:140. Gt. 

 9:277 (as E. Jenkinsi).-fl. Malaydmim, Jack. Small shrub or 

 small tree: lvs. eUiptic-lanceolate, red-lirown-lepidote benejith, 

 3-4 in. long: fls. few, salver-shaped, dull scarlet, % in, long. 

 Winter. M.al.icca, J.ava. B.M. 6045.— i«. ifdnffiesi, Hort. Hy- 



d R. hybridum album elegans. Fls. 



I.24:4!l; III. 12:767.-7?. modeshnn. 



of R. GrifHth 



Ho., 

 yellov. 



-10, 





white, tinged yelluw witlini, fragrant, t, > ,l\\ 



large. Him.al. B.M. .5140. F.S. 13:1320-27 ■ ■ I - , ,' 

 II. 20:49; III. 12:436 (suppl.).— i?. occid, , ' . ■ .i 

 occidentalis. — i?. o6oi'«(uj;i. Hook. f. = 1; I In 

 vatum.-if. obtiisum, Pl.anch.= Azalea In. I, , ,i , I ,, , - 

 B. ovdttim, Pliinch. = A-/.,alea ovata.—R. pin-nhdium . .V.hims. 

 Shrub, 3 ft. high, .allied to R.Lapponicum. but larger: lvs. not 

 revolute at the margin, larger: fls. larger, purple or white: 

 style much longer than stamens. Sibir., Kamsch., Japan. Gt. 

 ' " " ok.f. Slendershrub. 4 ft. high: lvs. 



26:904 



elliptic to oblong, acute, ferrugi: 



1^-2 in. long: fls. few, broadly campanulate, wl 



across. Himal. F.S. 7:602. G.C. II. 17:429 - 



Maxim. Allied to R. brachycarpum. but lvs. gl; 



green beneath: fls. white, spotted purple v 



Hardy.-if. pulchcrrimmn. Lindl. Hybrid of R, 



/,•. Pr: 



iilski 



Caucasicum. Fls. pink, paler in center, spotted. B.R. 21:1820, 

 —B. racemdsum. Franeh. Small upright shrub: lvs. elliptic, 

 glaucous and lepidote beneath. /4-lHin. long: fls. from axillary 

 buds, crowded toward the end of branches, campanulate, light 

 pink, "4-1 in. across, slightly fragrant. Yunnan. B.M. 7301. 

 Gn. 42:878. G.C. III. 12:63.— iS. rHusum, Bennett. Shrub, 2 ft. 

 high: lvs. obovate to obovate-oblong, glabrous, lepidote be- 

 neath, 2-2/^ in. long: fls. 6-9, ttibular- funnel-shaped, bright 

 scarlet, to l^in. long. Java. B.M. 4859. F.S. 10:1044. I.H. 

 2:70. Tender. — iJ. BhMora. D.>n = Az:ilea Canadensis.— JJ. 

 rhdmhicum, Miq. =Aza!ra rlr -,,':'■:, /.* Rt'dlissoni, Past. 

 Sm.aU tree, 30 ft. high. alii.. I i- I. :i "i, and probably va- 

 riety: lvs. oblong, wi-inkliil i miientose beneath: 



fls. in a dense head, c:,i,i|. i l.|,iod-red. Ceylon. 



P.F.G.1:7. B.R. 20:2.5. ;./, . I..My. Hybrid of R. ar- 



l"MT'„-n riTjrl Ti.-iiririi-,,-,, 1 , ,i, ,„.-,.. u. R.H. 1868:190.— 



l: l:'^:i<> II. M.I I,' .,,.. . ,111,1. vur. Roylei.— if. i^Mssrfii- 



I li. 1 i: 1 .1. iiin and Catawbiense. Fls. 



- I I ,i II 1 \>\.-R. rnbiuinbsuin, Franeh. 

 l;i-hl -111 Ml. .Ill iiu-ii 1\^ iiMil 1,, oblong-lanceolate,' densely 

 iL-iiu;^,,,.-.-,,.^ l^-i.,u,^Uj l„-iie.iiti. i:-3in. long: fls. few. broadly 

 funnelform, bright rose-red, 1," -2 iu. across. Yunnan. B.M. 7621. 

 —R. sallgtinm. Hook. = R. lepidotum, var. chloranthum. — R. 

 scahriibUum, Franeh. Small rigid shrub, hispid: lvs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, ciliate, hispid above, pale and lepidote beneath, 

 2j-2-3^2 in. long; several few-fld. clusters at the end of branches: 

 fls. broadly campanul.ate, blush, \% in. across. Yunnan. B.M. 

 7159.— i2. Schlippenhachi, Maxim. = Azalea Schlippenbachi.— 

 R. semibarbdtnm, Maxim. = Azalea semibarbata.—i?. serpyl- 

 Ufblium, Miq. = Azalea serpylIifolium.—i2. Sesteridnum, Hort. 

 Hybrid of R. Edgeworthi and formosum. Fls. large, white.— 

 R. Shi't'hi'rdii, Nutt. .Shrub: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, 

 pale beiic:it]i, 3-4 in. lung: fls. in a dense head, campanulate, 

 deep scarli't, 2 in. :i,-ross. Iliuuil. B.M. 5125. -ij. Shdsoni, 

 Hort. Hybri.l of R. I.arbatum and Thomsoni, Fls. duU red. 

 Gn. .57, ]. ■'1,1 _;,' Shiaise, Sweet = Azalea Sinensis.-iJ. 

 .S'/„,/-. Il ■' slinib or small tree, 20 ft. high: lvs. eUip- 



11,',,, iii'-tomentose beneath, 3-5 in. long: fls. 



ill 11 ' , madly funnelform, rosy-lilac, spotted 



wil ...11, 1.1.,,. , i,ucasus. Gt. 35:1226. B.M. 7495. R.H. 



l..^;);!::...,'. ,,.,.. lii. Uu. id. Hardy.-ie. SmaAii, Sweet. Hybrid 

 of R. arliori'uni an,l Ponticum. Pis. rosy purple. S.B.F.G. II. 

 1:50.— iJ. Smithii, Nutt. = R. barbatum, var. Smithi.— i{. Teys- 

 mannii.Miq. Closely allied to R. Javanicum: lvs. more shining, 

 not lepidote beneath: fls. somewhat smaller, pale lemon-yellow. 

 Sumatra, 3a.wa..—E. Thdmsoni, Hook. f. Shrub, 15 ft. high; 

 lvs. obovate-oval, glabrous, glaucescent beneath, 2-3 in. long: 

 fls. 6-8, campanulate, deep blood-red, 2 in. across; calyx large. 

 Himal. B.JI. 4997. R.H. 1855:121. F.S. 7:688-690.-ii;. trirtS- 

 rum, Hook. f. Shrub, 6 ft. high; lvs. ovate-lanceolate, glau- 

 cous beneath and with ferrugineous scales, 2-3 in. long: fls. 

 mostly 3, slender-pedicelled. broadly campanulate, greenish 

 yellow, 2 in. across. Him.al. F.S. 7:673. G C. II. 18:45. J.H. 

 III. 30:193.— ij. Tsehondskii, Maxim. = Azalea Tschonoskii.— 

 R. tuUmrum, DO. = R. Malayanum.— iJ. Ungemi. Trautv. 

 Closely allied to Smirnowi. but fls. white: calyx with longer, 

 narrower lobes. July. Caucasus. Gt. 35:1226.— iJ. Tdsevi. 

 Gray = Azalea Vascyi. -if. FfiVc/iinnum, Hook. Shrub, 6 ft. 

 high: lvs. obovate, glaucous beneath and with scattered fer- 

 rugineous scales, 3-4 in. long: fls. 3-5, broadly funnelform, with 

 crisped lobes, pure wliite, 5 in. across. Himal. B.M. 4992. F.S. 

 14:1416. A.F. 11:145. Gn. 51, p. 178.— iJ. uenAsfttm, Sweet. Hy- 

 brid of R. arboreum and Caucasicum. Fls. rich pink. S.B.F.G. 

 U.3:2i5.—B.virgdtum, Hook. f. Slender shrub: Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, glaucous and scaly beneath: fls. 1-2, from axillary 

 buds at the end of branches, funnelform, rose-colored, iHin. 

 across. Himal. B.M. 5060. F.S. 14:1408. Var. album, Hort. 

 Fls. white. R.H. 1866;251.-7f. viscdsum, Torr. = Azalea vls- 

 cosa.-if. mghti. Hook. f. Shrub, attaining 14 ft.: lvs. obo- 

 vate-oblong. cinnamomeous-tomentose beneath. 6-8 in. long: 

 fls. many, campanulate, yellow, spotted reil witliin, 2K in. 

 across. Himal. F.S. 8:792-93.-/i', 1 ,".,..,.'. .-.v. Ii :,ii,-li. Up- 

 right shrub: lvs. elliptic-lanceol;,!,., . i ' ..%«■. pale 

 and sparingly lepidote beneath. 2-:; 1 fimnel- 

 form, white, spotted blood-red, 2 in. II. , 1. M.7614. 



IlIDEK. 



EHODOLElA (Greek, rose and smooth; alluding to 

 rose-like fls. and .smooth stem), ffamamelidilceae. A 

 genus of 2 species of small tender trees, one from China 

 and the other from Java and Sumatra. Lvs. evergreen, 

 glabrous, long-stalked: fls. about 5 together in a com- 

 pact head, having the appearance of a single flower sur- 

 rounded by bracts, hermaphrodite; petals of each flower 

 turned toward the circumference of the head ; stamens 



Ch&mpioni, Hook. A tender tree: lvs. shining, coria- 

 ceous, usually ovate, 4-5 in. long ; petioles lK-2 in. 

 long: fl. -heads resembling a semi-double Camellia, IJ^ 

 in. across, bright pink, each head surrounded by several 

 rows of imbricate bracts: petals 15-20 to each fl.-head. 

 China. B.M. 4509.-Cult. in S. Calif. 



F. W. Barclay. 



