DESCRIPTION OF THE RHODODENDRON. 87 



Rhododendron hybridum 



Is a dwarf, neat variety, of uncertain parentage. 

 While very pretty, the fohage has with us heen badly 

 cut up by the winter. The plant figured under this 

 name in Bot. Reg., 1. 195, is not that now known as 

 such. 



Rhododendron Gotenianum. • 



This variety was produced from a hardy azalea, 

 crossed with a hybrid of R. ponticum and Oataw- 

 biense. With us it is not an evergreen, except in 

 very mild winters. Flowers fragrant, pale reddish- 

 purple ; habit slender, much resembling an azalea. 



Figured in Sweet, Fl. G. 1, t. 263. 



Rhododendron Torlonianum. 



A hybrid, like the last, and in habit much resem- 

 bling it. 



The flowers are whitish purplish-pink, but vary in 

 shade. Both this and the last variety suffer some- 

 what in severe winters ; and, while pretty, they are 

 not especially to be recommended. 



Rhododendron arboreum cinnamomeum 



Was raised from seed obtained by crossing B. 

 maximum with E. cinnamomeum. The foliage is 

 very large, and tawny below ; the truss large ; 

 flowers ^\hite, with dark purple spots. 



Figured in Pax. Fl. G. p. 16. 



