CULTIVATED SPECIES 105 



large, silky, corolla bell-shaped, 6-10 lobed, stamens four- 

 teen or more. Tender. 



R. Hookeri. Bhotan, 8000 feet. 1860. A large shrub. 

 Evergreen. Leaves oblong, rounded at both ends, green 

 on both sides, 5 inches long, with stellate tufts of hair at the 

 base of the principal nerves. Flowers in small compact 

 heads, bell-shaped, i inch long, blood-red, calyx cup-shaped. 

 Tender. 



R. indicum. China. A shrub with virgate branches 

 of sub-horizontal growth. Evergreen. Leaves ovate, 1-2 

 inches long, hairy, green. Flowers, several, at the ends of 

 the short branches. Very variable as to size and colour. 

 Tender. The parent of the Indian Azaleas, largely grown 

 in greenhouses. There are several wild varieties. 



R. intricatum. Yunnan. 1907. A densely branched 

 shrub up to 3 feet. Evergreen. Leaves oblong, scaly, 

 inch long. Flowers in clusters of five, small, violet-blue. 

 Tender. 



R. irroratum. China. 1890. A sturdy shrub 6 feet 

 or more high. Evergreen. Leaves lance-shaped, convex, 

 green on both sides, 4 inches long. Flowers with terminal 

 heads, bracts conspicuous, brown, narrow bell-shaped, 

 i inch long, lobes short, white tinted and spotted with 

 rose. Tender. 



R. jasminiflorum. Mountains of Malaya. 1849. A 

 small shrub. Evergreen. Leaves elliptic, leathery, scaly 

 beneath, 2 inches long. Flowers in an umbel, 6 inches 

 long, tube narrow, i^ inch long, white, lobes small, 

 spreading. Greenhouse. 



R. javanicum. Mountains of Malaya. 1847. A large 

 shrub. Evergreen. Leaves lance-shaped, 6 inches long, 

 glabrous on both sides. Flowers many, in corymbs, 



