MY SHRUBS 



appeared with me. R. jerrugineum, the Alpine Rose, from Euro- 

 pean Alps, I have collected in Switzerland and above Como. It 

 is a neat shrub with rust-coloured underdown to the foliage and 

 red or white flowers. R. glaucum, from the Sikkim, prospers at 

 the feet of R. campy locarpum, as it does in its native habitat. The 

 trusses are old rose colour ; the foliage smells like pomatum, 

 but what matter ? Nobody is obliged to prove it. I much like 

 these sprightly little shrubs, and am attached also to R. ciliatum, 

 from 10,000 feet levels of the Himalaya a hardy and handsome 

 dwarf with pink trusses of blossom, very large for the size of the 

 plant. R. intricatum is another splendid evergreen from Yunnan, 

 not so hardy as those named, yet safe enough in a snug corner. 

 R. ochroleucum (Veitch) is a dwarf hybrid I think from China 

 very pale yellow, with pale brown freckles ; and R. govenianum, 

 a purple, scented species from America, is also a neat dwarf for a 

 pocket in a cool rockery. R. amcenum is a Chinese dwarf that 

 makes a fine solid bush, though its small flowers tend dangerously 

 near magenta. 



R. campanulatum, from the Himalaya, is a beautiful hardy species, 

 with bell-shaped white or lilac blossoms. It is hardy and looks 

 well as a shrub, but my stout piece has yet to flower. R. prcecox 

 is a child of R. dauricum, a dwarf, Russian, deciduous species. 

 It flowers in March, and its pale bright purple trusses often get 

 nipped by frost if not protected. R. pentamerum is a Japanese 

 alpine species, with pale rosy flowers and pointed foliage matted 

 with silvery felt beneath. 



I have also a few hybrids from R. catawbiense stock. This 

 rhododendron, I learn, grows on the Alleghany Mountains, often 

 in dense masses, through which the only way is by an old bear 



