Ibeatb famili?. 



White Azalea. Hhododendroii viscosum. 



Found in swamps and wet lands during July. 



This shrub grows from 4 to 6 or even 7 feet high, and branches 

 less regularly than the Pink Azalia, and is somewhat less leafy in habit ; 

 it is rather slender, woody-fibred, and the bark is dry and slightly rough. 

 In color, reddish-gray. 



The oval leaf is widest near the tip whose extreme point is notice- 

 ably sharp ; its midrib is marked, and the margin is entire, the edge 

 and underside of the midrib being hairy ; the texture is thin and firm, 

 the upper surface glossy. The color of the new growths is a fine 

 green (less golden than its sister) which becomes dark when older. The 

 leaves grow in clustered groups. 



The flower is smaller than the earlier Azalea, and its points are 

 more curled ; it is pure white in color, the outside of the tube being 

 covered with tiny red hairs which are sticky to the touch. The white 

 stamens, with their straw-colored tips, are shorter than the pistil which 

 is faintly pink-tinted, with a darker tip. The calyx is not observable 

 without close inspection ; the green foot-stems are very short ; and the 

 flowers are grouped terminally upon the twigs. 



There is a reddish tinge to the bud, and the flower is delightfully 

 odorous, arid the blooming time is pleasantly prolonged. 



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