No. 479. 
RHODODENDRON HIRSUTUM. 
Class. Order. 
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
A beautiful evergreen ae shrub, of 
low growth, not often exceeding two feet in 
height: the leaves are very hairy, and have 
a pleasant balsamic smell when rubbed. 
The flowers are produced from buds which 
were formed the preceding year on the ends 
of the branches : they appear in the month 
of June, and are highly ornamental. 
chi isa native of the Alps of Austria and 
th 
‚which agrees with it better 
than a pot. It may be > ig by — 
“which acquire good roots in two years, 
more abundantly by seeds aan i 
ripen here. 
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