FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS 159 

 Hardy Rhododendrons, garden varieties : — 



Agamemnon. 

 Annie Dixwell. 

 Blanche Superbe. 

 Brilliant. 

 Cunninghamii. 

 Doncaster. 

 Kate Waterer. 

 Limbatum. 

 M. T. Masters. 

 Mrs. John Waterer. 



Nobleanum coccineum. 



Obtusa. 



Pink Pearl. 



Lady Clementine Mitford. 



Princess William of Wur- 



temburg. 

 Prometheus. 

 Pulcherrimum. 

 Torlinianum. 

 Vesuvius. 



Rhodora. See Rhododendron. 



Rhodothamnus (Ericaceae). 



Rhodothamnus CHAMfficiSTUS (syn Rhododendron Char 

 mmcistus). — Ground Cistus. Alps of Austria and Bavaria, 

 1786. A very handsome shrub, of small growth, and 

 widely distributed in Bavaria, Switzerland, and elsewhere. 

 Planted in peaty soil and in a rather damp, shady situa- 

 tion it thrives best, the oval-serrate leaves, covered with 

 white, villous hairs and pretty rosy flowers, giving it an 

 almost unique appearance. It is a charming rock shrub 

 and perfectly hardy. 



Rhodotypos (Rosaceae). 



X Rhodotypos kbeeioides. — White Kerria. Japan, 1866. 

 A handsome, deciduous shrub, and one that is readily 

 propagated, and comparatively cheap. It is distinct and 

 pretty when in flower, and one of the hardiest and most 

 accommodating of shrubs. The leaves are handsome, 

 being deeply serrated and silky on the undersides, while 

 the pure-white flowers are often about 2 inches across. 

 It grows about 4 feet in height, and is a very distinct and 

 desirable shrub. 



