102 MY SHRUBS 
appeared with me. R. ferrugineum, 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. campylocarpum, 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. amenum 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. precox 
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 
