328 GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 



R. Dalhousim. — This noble plant is almost always found 

 in its wild state growing upon trees, and its branches hang 

 downwards. The large campanulate flowers measure some 

 four inches in length, and about as much across the mouth ; 

 they are produced in large dense heads, and are -white, 

 tinged with rose, and delicately scented ; it blooms during 

 early spring. Native of Himalaya. 



B,. Denisoni. — A beautiful hybrid, which we had the 

 pleasure of distributing to the public . It is of dwarf free- 

 flowering habit, with flowers in the way of those of Jt. 

 Princess Alice, but distinguished from that variety by its 

 greater size, and, instead of being pure white, this has a 

 stain of pale yellow at the base of the upper segments, 

 slightly spotted with dark yellow. A garden hybrid. 



B.. Duchess of Edinburgh. — A great acquisition, of dwarf 

 habit ; flowers produced in large umbels, brilliant crimson, 

 both in the tube and corolla ; this is a very desirable kind, 

 and is one of the best of the hybrids ; for cutting, the pips of 

 this variety are very useful. A garden hybrid. 



B. Duchess of Tech. — This is a great addition to our green- 

 house Bhododendrons ; the habit is dwarf and compact ; 

 flowers produced in large umbels, yellow sufi'used with rose. 

 A garden hybrid. 



B. Edijworthii. — The leaves of this species, both young 

 and old, are densely clothed on the under side with soft 

 ferrugineous wool, the upper side being a bright dark 

 green ; they are some three or four inches long, ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, and obtuse at the base. Flowers 

 three or four inches across, white, sufi'used with flesh colour, 

 and remarkably fragrant ; it blooms during spring and early 

 summer. Native of Sikkim. 



B. frafjrantissimuw . — A garden hybrid of great beauty ; the 

 flowers are large, tinged with blush, and in addition are 



