ae 
: oblong, 5-10-celled, becoming either 5 or 10-valved by septicidal 
RHODODEN’DRON CAUCA'SICO-ARBO'REUM. 
 SHEWY HYBRID RHODODENDRON. 
ie ‘ DICOTYLEDONES: 
- 
‘Natural division 
to which 
this plant belongs. 
NATURAL ORDER, ERICACEZ. 
— divisions souiernn “og 
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this oi nt 
me No. 157. 
GENUS. Ruopopenpron. Linnzvs. Catyx quinque-partitus. Corozta 
infundibuliformis vel subcampanulata, limbo quinquefido vel rarius. 
fido, equali vel subbilabiato. Stamina hypogyna vel ime corolle in- 
serta, ejusdem laciniis numero equalia (5), vel sepius dupla (10 vel 14); fila- 
menta filiformia, adscende ntia. pee ee mutice, lows alis api ee poro — 
a ulare, | es 
filiformi 8; stigma capitatum. " Carsuta Poke vel oblonga, quinque- pine 3 
locularis, septicide quinque-decemvalvis, columna centrali placentifera libera. 
oan (IN a plurima, testa laxa, reticulata, scobiformia, Frurices vel arbores, 
pe et Asie m , : 
CALYCIFLORE, 
OF 
DECANDOLLE. 
#2 mediz alpi n sities oreali, in Indie terra con- 
| spontanei; es _alternis, win. heen me ie virentibus vel 
P el a. Ewnp- 
LICHER: Glen Pistarn, p. 759. 
HYBRID. RsopopenprRon Caucasico-aRBOREUM HYBRIDUM pulcherri- 
Fors ovatis obtusis vel oblongis supra nitidis, umbellis Ric ae 
tis. 
mum. 
corollis rota 
CHARACTER OF THE Suet RHODODENDRON. Catyx 6-parted. 
CoroLia hypogynous or subcampanulate, limb 5- rarely 7-cleft, equal 
or slightly two-lipped. Stamens hypogynous o or inserted into the bases 
of the corolla, equal in number with the segments of the corolla, and in 
that case 5, or more frequently double (and then 10 or 14); filaments 
filiform, ascending, anthers not pointed, the cells opening by an 
oblique pore at the summit. Ovary 5- or 10-celled, cells containing _ 
many ovules. Srtyvze filiform; stigma capitate. CapsuLE globose or 2 
dehiscence, the column central, free, and placentiferous. SEEDS. 
numerous, testa loose, reticulated, 3 se as if sprinkled with 
particles of dust. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE Hysrip, called SHewy or Hanpsome 
RuHoDODENDRON. Sarvs a foot or two high, stem branched, branches 
spreading. Leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, coriaceous, persistent, 
ovate or oblong, neither woolly nor rusty on the under surface, dark 
green and shining on the upper. Groups OF FLOWERS terminal; 
