Rhododendron 



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Rhododendron 



indicum for A. imlioa, B. .sinense for A. mollis (R. 

 molle, A. japonica, A. raollis, and A. sinensis are 

 all syiis. of R. sinense), R. inidillorura for A. nudi- 

 flora, K. flavum for A. pontica, R. speciosum for A. 

 s[.'eio>a, and R. viscosum for A. viscosa. 



Principal Hardy or Half-hardy Species and 

 Varieties : 



arboreum, 20' to 30', spr., 

 wh., ro., red; flowors 

 early :nid needs pro- 

 tection from late frosts 

 except in warm local- 

 ities. Numerous vars., 

 the best being album, 

 Campbelliai, limbatum, 

 puuiceum, and roseuin. 



barbatum, 6' to 30', spr., 

 blood red, hlf-hdy. 



calendulaceum, 2' to 6', 

 My., Je. , hdy., yellow- 

 ish red, or. (syn. Azalea 

 ealeudulacea) : there 

 are several garden vars. 



caropauulatum, 4' to 10', 

 Ap., hdy., lil., spotted 

 ro. or pur. Two distinct 

 vars. are pictum and 

 Wallichii (yn. Bate- 

 maiini). 



catawbiense, 6' to 12', 

 Jy., hdy., lil. pur. 



caucasicum, 1 , Aug., 

 hdy., pur. 



collettianum, 10', My., 

 hdy., wh. 



dauricum, 3 , Jan. to 

 Mch., hdy., rosy pur.; 

 early, well worth grh. 



ferrugiueum, H'to5',Je., 

 hdy., so. ; album, atro- 

 coccineuin, erectura, 

 myrtifolium, and varie- 

 gatum are distinct vars. 

 Alpen Rose. 



flavum, 4' to 6', Je., hdy., 

 yel. (For numerous gar- 

 den vars. see Azalea ; 

 V/H. Azalea pontica.) 



Fortune!, 12', My., hdy., 



ro. 

 maximum, 6' to 20', Jy., 



hdy., pale ro. (yns. 



Purshii and purpu- 



reum). 



album, wh. 

 niveum, 15', Jy., hlf-hdy. 



except in southern 

 counties, lil., pur. at 

 base inside. 



fulvum, pur. 

 ponticum, 6' to 15', My., 



hdy., pur., variable in 



leaf and colour of 



flowers ; garden vars. 



are very numerous, 

 racemosum, 1' to 3', Ap., 



hdy., wh., flushed rosy 



pk. 

 rhombicum, 2' to 3', Ap., 



hdy., rosy lil. 

 rubiginosum, 2' to 3', 



spr., hdy., rosy lil. 

 Schlippeubachii, 2J', sum., 



rosy lil. 

 sinense, 3' to 5', Je., hdy., 



various, wh. to OT.(sym. 



molle, Azalea japonica, 



A. mollis, and A. siueu- 



sis). For garden vars., 



see Azalea. 

 Thomsoui, 6' to 15', My., 



hlf-hdy., deep red. 

 Vaseyi, 1' to '!', spr., hdy., 



pk. 



album, wh. 

 yunuanense, 2' to 3', 



Apr., My., hdy., wh. , 

 spotted crim. 



Principal Hardy or Half-hardy Hybrids : 



altaclerense, 12', spr., 



hdy., sc. (arboreum X 



catawbieuse). 

 Cunniughamii, 12', spr., 



hlf-hdy., ro. (maximum 



X arboreum). 

 Grievei, spr., hlf-hdy. 



(ciliatum X glaucum) , 



wh. , flushed ro. (see p. 



273). 

 kewense, 10', spr., hdy., 



blush (griftitluanum X 



Hookeri) . 

 Iiuscombei, 8', spr., hdy., 



red (Fortune! X Thom- 



eoni). 



splendens, crim. 

 Manglesii, 10', spr., hdy., 



wh. spotted br. (Grif- 



fitliianum X album 



elegaus), 

 nobleauum, 3' to 10', 



Nov. to Mch., deep 

 ro. , red ( arboreum 

 X caucasicum) ; protect 

 when in flower (syn. 

 caucasicum var. noble- 

 auum). 



prascox, 4', Mch., light 

 pur. (ciliatum X dauri- 

 cum) ; very early, best 

 grown in a cool house. 



Rosy Bell, 3', spr., hdy., 

 rosy lil. (Fortune! X 

 prajcox). 



Shilsoni, 10' to 20', Je., 

 hlf-hdy., red (barbatum 

 X Tho'insoni). 



Smithii-aureum, 2', My., 

 yel., ev. (seedling X 

 sineiise). 



Wilsoui, 2}', spr., hdy., 

 ro. (ciliatum X glau- 

 cum). 



Doncaster, rich sc. 

 Duchess of Bedford, 



crim., light centre. 

 George Paul, crim., 



deeper spots. 

 Gomer Waterer, crim. 

 Helene Schiffner, wh. 

 Helen Waterer, wh., 



margined crim. 

 Henrietta Sargent, pk. 

 H. W. Sargent, deep 



crim. 

 John Waterer, vivid 



crim. 

 Kate Waterer, rosy crim., 



yel. marks. 

 Lady Clementina Mitford, 



peach. 

 Lady Eleanor Cathcart, 



ro., chocolate spots. 

 Marchioness of Lans- 



downe, ro., blk. spots. 

 Martin Hope Sutton, sc., 



deep marks. 

 Maxwell T. Masters, deep 



rosy crim. 



Selection of Hardy Garden Varieties : 



A. B. Freeman Mitford, Baron Schroder, plum, yel. 



bright crim. centre. 



Baroness Schroder, wh., Caractacus, purplish crim. 



spotted pur. Charles S. Sargent, so. 



Memoir, wh. 

 Meteor, crim. sc. 

 Michael Waterer, bright 



rosy ac. 

 Mont Blanc, dwarf, pure 



wh. 

 Mrs. John Glutton, finest 



of whites. 

 Mrs. T. Agnew, wh., 



lemon yel. 



Old Port, deep plum pur. 

 Pink Pearl, large, pk. 

 Princess William of 



Wurtemburg, whitish 



pk. 

 Sappho, wh. , marked 



maroon. 



Seftou, maroon crim. 

 Sigismuud Rucker, ma- 

 genta crim. 

 Suowflake, wh. 

 The Queen, blush. 

 The Warrior, large, rosy 



sc., late. 



Vandyke, rosy crim. 

 W. 5. Gladstone, fine, 



rosy crim. 



Principal Tender Species and Varieties :- 



brookianum, 4', spr., 



sum., st., or. yel. 

 ciliicalyx, 4' to 6', Apr., 



grh., wh., sweet. 

 Dalhousice, 6' to 8', spr., 



sum., grh., yel. tinged 



gin., almost wh. with 



age. 

 Edgeworthii, 3' to 10', 



Je., grh., wh., tinged 



yel., very fragrant. 

 Falconeri, 10' to 30', My., 



grh., wh. or yel. ; 



eximium is a fine var. 

 formosum, 4' to 8', Ap., 



grh., wh., shaded ro., 



fragrant, 

 grande, 10' to 30', spr., 



grh., wh. (synx. argeu- 



teum and longifolium). 

 griffithianum, 4' to 8', 



My., grh., wh., shaded 



yel. and ro. (syn. Auck- 



landii). 

 Hodgsonii, 12' to 20', Je., 



grh., pale pur. 



Principal Tender Hybrids : 



Hookeri, 14', Ap., grh., 



red. 

 jasmiuiflorum, 3', sum., 



st. , whitish pk. ; car- 



miuatuin and roseum 



are pretty vars. 

 javauicum, 4', sum.,aut., 



st., or. 

 kiugiauum, 10' to l.V, 



Ap., blood red. 

 Maddeui, 6' to 15', sum., 



aut., grh., wh., blush ; 



good vars. are calophyl- 



bam and Jenkinsii. 

 multicolor, 2', aut., win., 



st., dull yel. 

 Curtisii, ruby crim. 

 Nuttallii, 10' to 30', My., 



grh., sulphur C,T buff, 

 veitchianuui, 3' to U', spr., 



sum., grh., wh., frag- 

 rant. 

 Wightii, 6' to 14', Jo., 



grh., straw yel., stained 



balsaminteflorum, 4', st., 

 various (javauicum X 

 jasminiflorum). This 

 title applies to a small 

 group of double flowered 

 vars. raised by selection 

 from the above cross ; 

 the vars. are album, 

 wh. ; aureum, yel. ; 

 carneum, flesh ; Rajah, 

 fawn, ro. ; and roseum, 

 rosy pk., shaded or. 



Ceres, 4', St., various, 

 yel. (javauicum X 

 Teysmannii). 



forsterianum, 4', spr., 

 grh., wh., fragrant 

 (veitchiauum X Edge- 

 worthii). 



Hippolyta, 3'. Je., st., 

 bright car. (Teysmannii 

 X multicolor Curtisii). 



La Belle, 2', spr., grh., 

 whitish yel. (ciliatum X 

 forsterianum). 



Purity, 3', st., wh. (Teys- 

 maunii X Taylori). 



Ruby, 2', win., st., coral 

 red, shaded crim. (jas- 

 miuiflorum carmiuatuni 

 X multicolor Curtisii). 



sesterianum, 2i', sum., 

 grh., wh., blush, frag- 

 rant (ciliatum X Edge- 

 worthii). 



superbissimum, 6', spr., 

 grh., wh., fragrant 

 (forsterianum X ar- 

 boreum). 



Taylori, 4', st., pk., wh. 

 tube (jasmiuiflorum X 

 javauicum). 



