Rhododendron 



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Khoeo 



Selection of Intermediate House Varieties : 



Amabile, flesh ro. 

 Baroness Schroder, wh. 

 C'.pth of Gold, golden yel. 

 Diadem, or. sc. f car. 

 Duchess of Connaught, 



vermilion red. 

 Hercules, fawn yel, rosy 



pk. 



King Edward VII., yel. 

 Lord Wolseley, or. yel., 



ro. 

 luteopurpureum, ro., wh., 



yel. 

 Maiden's Blush, wh., 



shaded ro. 



Minerva, yel., rosy pk. 

 Monarch, buff, or. 



Mrs. Heal, wh. (multicolor 



section). 

 Neptune, bright sc. 



(multicolor section). 

 Ne Plus Ultra, emu. sc. 

 Niobe, pale yel. 

 Ophelia, ro., shaded yel. 

 President, yel., ro. 

 Princess Beatrice, yel., 



pk. 



Princess Christian. 

 Scarlet Crown, vivid or. 



sc. 

 Souv. de J. H. Mangles, 



or. yel., shaded ro. 

 Triuniphans, crira. BC. 

 Yellow Perfection, vivid 



yel. 



Selection of Cool Greenhouse Varieties : 



calophyllum, 5' to 10', wh. 



(nee Maddeni var.). 

 Countess of Derby, wh., 



very sweet. 

 Countess of Haddington, 



blush pk. 

 Countess of Sefton, wh., 



pur. 

 Duchess of Buccleuch, 



wh. , shaded lemon. 



Other Species, Hybrids, 

 albiflorum, 2', Je., hdy., 



wh. 

 album, 1', win., st. 9 grh., 



wh. 

 Anthopogon, 2', My., 



hdy., yel. 

 arboresceus, 10' to 15', 



Je., red. 



argeuteum (see grande). 

 Aucklandii (see griffithia- 



num). 

 Batemaimi (see campanu- 



latum var.). 

 blandfordia^fforum (see 



cinnabarinum) . 

 blandianum, 12', spr., 



hdy., crim. ; hybrid. 

 Boothii. 6', Jy., grh., yel. 

 calif ornicum, 8' , Je. , hdy. , 



rosy pur. spotted yel. 

 camellisBnorum, 6', Ap., 



grh., wh. 

 campylocarpum, 3' to 4', 



Ap.,hdy. , yel. 

 Chameecistu8(now Rhodo- 



thanmus ChamEBcistus). 

 Championse, 8', Ap., 



grh., wh., shaded pk. 

 ciliatum, 2', My., rosy 



pur. 

 cinn:ibarinum, 4', Ap., 



hlf-hdy., red (nynn. 



blandfordiajflorum and 



Roy lei). 

 Curtisii (see multicolor 



var.). 

 decorum, 8' to 10', My., 



grh., blush. 

 Dennisoni, 6', spr., grh., 



whitish yel.; hybrid, 

 eximium (see Falconeri 



var.). 

 exonieuse, 6', spr., grh., 



whitish crim.; hybrid. 

 Farrene, 3', Mch., hdy., 



lil. ro. 



Duchess of Edinburgh, 



or., crim. 

 Lady Alice Fitzwilliam, 



pure wh. 

 Princess Alexandra, blush 



wh. 



Princess Alice, wh., pk. 

 Princess Royal, pk. 



and Varieties : 

 Fordii, 1J', sum., hlf-hdy., 



wh., shaded pk. 

 fulgens, 4', to 10", Je., 



hdy. 

 glaucum (Hook), 2', My., 



hdy., pk. 

 gracile, 6', sum., St., 



red. 

 graveolens, spr., hlf-hdy., 



wh. (formosum X 



sesterianum) . 

 Harrisii, grh. (Thomsonii 



X arboreum). 

 hirsutum, 1J' to 2', My., 



red. 

 Jeukinsii (see Maddeni 



var.). 

 Kendrickii, 10', spr., grh., 



sc. 

 Keysii, 4', sum., grh.. or., 



sc. 

 lapponicum, 8", Jy., hdy., 



vio. pur. 

 lepidotum, 3', Je., hdy., 



yel. or pur 



longifolium (see grande). 

 MacNabii, 3', spr., grh., 



blush wh. ; hybrid, 

 malayanum, 6', sum., st., 



sc. 

 Metternichii, 2', spr., 



hdy., ro. 

 nudinorum, 3' to 4', Je. , 



yel., wh., pk., or. (M/. 



Azalea uudiflora); many 



garden vars. and hy- 

 brids, 

 pendulum, 4', spr., grh., 



wh. 

 punctatum, 4', Jy., hdy., 



pk. 



purpureum (see maxi- 

 mum). 



Purshii (set maximum), 

 retusum, 2' to 4', sum., 



st., sc. 



Roylei (see cinnabari- virgatum, H', Ap., pk. 



num). viscosum, 2' to 4', sum., 



Shepherdii, 6', spr., grh., wh., sweet (SI/H. A/aiea 



sc. viscosa) ; several gar- 



Smirnowi. 2' to 3', spr., den vars. 



hdy., crim. Williamsii, spr., grh., 



Ungernii, 2', spr., hdy., wh. 



wh. 



RHODOLEIA. 



Evergreen greenhouse shrubs (ord. Hamamelidese). 

 Propagation, by cuttings. Soil, sound turfy loam 

 and fibrous, sandy peat. 



Principal Species : 



Championi, 8', Feb., rosy pk. 



RHODOMYRTUS. 



A small genus (urd. Myrtacese) of greenhouse 

 evergreen shrubs. Propagation, by cuttings beneath 

 a bell-glass. Soil, fibrous loam three parts and 

 leaf mould one part, with coarse sand. 



Principal Species : 



tomentosa, 5', Je., ro. (si/n. Myrtus tomentosus). 

 Indian Hill Guava. 



RHODOSPATHA. 



Stove evergreens (ord. Aroideae), requiring a moist 

 atmosphere. Propagation, by seeds or cuttings in 

 a close pit. Soil, loam, peat, and sand. 



Principal Species : 



blanda, 3', sum., dull grn., yel. 



RHODOSTACHYS. 



Stove perennials (ord. Bromeliaceae). Propaga- 

 tion, by suckers. Soil, light, rich, well-drained 

 loam and peat. 



Principal Species : 



andina, H', Jy., ro. (i/n.f, 

 Bromclia camea, B. 

 longifolia, and Ruckia 

 Ellemeti). 



bicolor, 1', sum., ro. 



littoralis, IV, Jy., ro. 

 l>itcairnia>fulia, I to 2', 



sum., sc. 

 kirchhnmana, 1' to 2', 



sum., 1>1. 



spr., pk. (syn. Rhododendron 



RHODOTHAMNUS. 



Almost prostrate-growing hardy shrubs (ord. 

 Ericacese). Propagation, by cuttings. Soil, deep, 

 sandy peat. It should be top-dressed occasionally 

 with a little lime. 



Only Species : 



Chamsecistus, C", 

 Chama3cistus). 



RHODOTYPUS. 



A hardy shrub (ard. Rosacese). Propagation, by 

 cuttings in a cold frame, or by suckers and layers. 

 Any fertile garden soil suits. 



Only Species : 



kerrioides, 12', Ap., wh. 



RHCEO. 



Perennial stove herbs (ord. Commelinaceje}. 

 Propagation, by division and cuttings in bottom 

 heat. Soil, fibrous loam, with a little peat and 

 sand. 



Only Species and its Variety : 



discolor, 9", aut., wh., pur. (si/n. Tradescantia 

 pk. or hi., Ivs. gru., discolor). 



concolor, Ivs. grn. 



Ithodvra (see Ithododendron). 

 llhodostoma (see Palicourea). 



