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3 inches long, fragrant, corymbs about ten flowered, 

 corolla, bell-shaped, J inch long. Hardy. 



R. grande. Himalaya, 11,000 feet. 1850. A tree up 

 to 30 feet. Evergreen. Leaves oblong, 9 inches by 3 inches, 

 green above, silvery below, nerves prominent. Flowers in 

 large, dense heads, with hairy bracts, white, pink in bud, 

 bell-shaped, 3x2 inches, lobes erect, five to eight, stamens 

 more than ten. Also known as R. argenteum. Tender. 



R. Griffithianum. Himalaya, 9000 feet. 1850. A stout, 

 spreading shrub or tree up to 40 feet. Evergreen. Leaves 

 oblong, 6 inches to 10 inches, rounded at both ends, green on 

 both sides, with closely reticulating veins. Young growths 

 clothed with long, rose-red bracts. Flowers in loose heads 

 with long pedicels, saucer-shaped, 6 inches across, pink 

 in bud, pure-white when expanded, very fragrant. The 

 largest-flowered species. Also known as R. Aucklandii. 

 Tender. 



R. Harrovianum. China. 1910. An evergreen shrub 

 about 3 feet high, not unlike R. punctatum, but leaves scaly 

 only on lower surface, lanceolate, 3 inches long. Flowers 

 in clusters of 3-5, similar to those of a small form of R. 

 ponticum, mauve-purple, yellowish, and spotted on upper 

 lobes. Hardy. 



R. hirsutum. Alpine Rose. European Alps. 1656. A 

 dwarf shrub rarely more than i foot high, branches crowded. 

 Evergreen. Leaves elliptic, hairy, rust-scaly beneath, i inch 

 long. Flowers in compact umbels, funnel-shaped, bright- 

 red, with minute brownish punctures. Hardy. 



R. Hodgsonii. Eastern Himalaya, 12,000 feet. 1851. A 

 sturdy shrub up to 20 feet. Evergreen. Leaves stout, 

 oblong, 10x4 inches, hairy, rust-coloured beneath, dark- 

 green above. Flowers in crowded heads, rose-purple, bract 



