1524 



RHODODENDRON 



bright crimson in dwise lieads. B.E. 17:1-114.— -ff. a/fiwniim. 

 Planch. = Azalea amcena.— A'. Anthoiibgon,!). Hon. Low shrub; 

 Ivs elliptic-oblong, ferrugineons-lepidote beneath, I/2 in. long: 

 fls small, funnelform, yellowisll white, K in. long; stamens 5, 

 included. Himalayas. B.M. 3'J47. Almost hardy.— Ji. arborcs- 

 cens Torr. =Azalea arborescens.— Ji. arffCH^funi, f. Hook. = 

 R grande.— -K. Avetkuidi, Hnuk. f. = R. Grifflthianum, v;ir. 

 Aucklandi.— A. balstnniiui'flhrtiin: Jlnrt. Hybrids of the Jav;i- 

 nese group, with dmiblc pink, yellow and white fls. G.C. II. 

 18;230 and III. 12:7i;'J. tit. 37, p. SUS. The name has also been 

 used for a double (orm of Azale;i Indica, see A. Indica, v;ir. 

 rosiflora.— is. barbatuiii. Wall. Tree, ;i,tt;dniug 60 ft.; Ivs. with 

 setose petioles, elliptic-oManc'eolate, glabrous and pale beneath, 

 5-7 in long; fls. deep red, campanul.ate, l'.;in. across, in dense 

 clusters. Himal. F.S. 5;4(J'J-472. Var. Smitliii, Cl.arke. Lvs. 

 ferrugineously subtomentose beneath. B.JI. 5120.— A!, blcolor, 

 Don = Azalea nuditlora.— JS. blandfordiccflorum, Hook. Sb-n- 

 der shrub, 8 ft. high, allied to R. cinnabarinum: lvs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, fermgineous-lepidote beneath, 2-3 in. long; tls. 

 funnelform, with cvlindrlc tube, brick- or orange-red, yellow 

 within, 2H in. long. Himal. B.M. 4930. F.,S. 11;1173. I.H. 

 3;112. B.H. 7, p. 47. G.O. 1S.'.0;548 and 1871;23(;. Gn. 15;1G9 (as 

 R. cinnabarinum).— 7i'. Ihmthil, Nutt. Shrub, 6 ft. high, often 

 epiphytal; lvs. ovate-oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, hirsute 

 above when young, minutely lepidote l)ene;ith, 4-,5 in. long; fls, 

 in dense clusters, campanulate, yellow, l^-^in. across. Himal. 

 B.M. 7149. I.H. 5:174.- A. Erooki-ilnnm. Low sliinib, often 

 epiphytal, with glabrous purple branches; lvs. oblong-lanceo- 

 late, pale beneath, 6-9 in. long; lis. funnelform-campanulate, 

 or.ange- or golden yellow, 2K in. across. Borneo. B.M. 4935. 

 F.y. 5, p. 477 and 12:1238-39. G.O. III. 9:621.— 2J. calendu- 





2111. Rhododendron maximum ( < /-+). 



lAcerirn. Torr. ^ Az.'ili-a <■u\>'^^y\^\\■.y<■(^u..—Ii.calophyllum, Nutt. 

 Shrub, 3 ft. liigli: hs. o1jluiit,'-u\;ile '.t elliptic, glossy above, 

 lepidote beneath, 3-5 iu. long: lis. 4-j, tubular- c am panuliite, 

 white, sliglirly tinged yellowish green, 3 in. across. Himal. 

 B.M. 5002. F.S. 2'2:L';i40.— ii\ cainelUaefldrum, Hook. f. Shrub. 

 6 ft. high, often epiphytal : lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, ferrugineous- 

 lepidote beneath, 2-;iin. bmg: fls. 1-2. short-pedicelled, broadly 

 campanulate, white or sliglitly tinged rose, 1^-2 in. across; sta- 

 mens 16. Himal. B.M. 4'.ys2.—Ii. cmnpylocdrpum, Hook. f. 

 Shrub, 6 ft. high: lvs. elliyitic, obtuse, mucronulate, glabrous 

 and glaucous beneath, 2-'^}^\i-i. long: fls. several, campanulate, 

 yellow, fragrant, to I^'i^Jn. across. Himal. B.M. 4UG8. Gn. 

 54:1186. G.C. II. 21:8:;;;; rn. ll:.^! and 12:GG9.— _R. Oanadhise, 

 Dipp.=Azalea Canadensis, described on p. 122, Vol. l.—L\ 

 Cavroni, Andr6. Hybrid of I-:, formosum and Veitchi. Fls. 

 white, usually sliglitly tin^rd rose, fragrant, 3% in. across. 

 R.H. 1885:60. -7^. Chn>n/u<"i>c, Hor.k.—Azalea Champion*, 

 O. Ktze. It seems not yet introdncod. B.M. 4009.— ii*. chrijs- 

 dnthum, Pall. Low shimt), 2 ft. high: lvs. elUptic-oblong, acute, 

 1-2 in. long, fermgineons beneatli: lis. few, slender-pediceled, 

 broadly campanulate, yellow, l',> in. ;ii-V'>ss;. Siberia, Kams- 

 chatka. Hardy.— ii'. c/Zk)^///;, Hni>k, f. Siii;dl shriib, 2-4 tt.: 

 lvs. elliptic, acuminate, pilnsi- ubnxc, eili;(te, ]i;i.le ;iiid lepidnti- 

 beneath, 2 in. long: fls. several, <-aiiii)anul ate, pale purple, l}o in. 

 across. Himal. P.b'.G. 3:S3. Var. rnseo albnm. Hook. Fls. 

 larger, white, tinged rose. B.M. 4G4S. F.S. 8:706. Gt. lG:50;i.— 

 R. cililcalyx, Franch. Small shrub: lvs. elliptic-obovab', 

 shortly acuminate, eilia.te, pale and lepidote beneatli: Us. l-\\\, 

 campanulate, -wliite. 2 in. across. Ynnnrtn. R H 18!i0-:!6 — 7,' 

 c'nniah.ir'nnnn, linok, f. Sl('n(lrr-bi-;MM-]ipd shrub: lvs. elliptic 

 to ellii.,(i<-daiic..o1;,h., Irpidoir iK^n^alh, 2-:; in. ImiL;: Us. many, 

 nodding, tubiaa,r-.-aiiip;i.nnl:ilc, rosc-.,ra iigc <.r bri^k-red, 1^ in. 

 long. Himal. Var. palliilnm. Hook. Lvs. glaucous b(Miea,lli: 

 fls. pale rose, spotted red within. B.M. 4788. Var. Itoylci, 

 , Hook. Lvs. fermgineons benc;itb: tls. larger, nf bri'ditcr color 

 Gn, 44:040. G.O. IT. 21;7<1,-, ami HI. 1:2700.-7l'. clinanvni, 

 Hordi. Hybrid of R. ailion'uni album and Cabawbieiisc, Fls. 



RHODODENDRON 



white, blushed and spotted carmine. B.:M. 4478.— 7i. citnnuni, 

 Hassk. Small shnib; lvs. elliptic-. .blong, olil ii,-.e, lejiidole and 

 pale beneath, 1^2-2in. long: tis. several, nodding, campanulale. 

 pale Yellow, ''.t in. long, fragrant. Java.. B.M. 47;i7. Tender.— 

 R. f ■.i//r'///V^/NM/(, Ailch tfc Hemsl. Shrub, 10 ft. high: Ivs.ellip- 

 1 ii--l;i.nrrol,iic, lirou-nish lepidote beneath, 1/^-3 in. long: tis. 

 sliort-prdii-i-llcd, funiielform, white, 1 in. long. Afghan. B.^^L 

 7019. G.C. Ill, 4:297.-7^. Cuaidnuhanu. liort. Hybrid of li. 

 arboreum, var. cinuamomeum and R. maximum, var. albmn. 

 Fls. white, spotted purple. Moore, Gard. Mag. Bot. 1851:121. 

 Not to be confounded witliR. Cunningham's White, a variety or 

 hybrid of R. Caucasicum, which is a dwarf and hardy shrub, 

 much used in Germany as a stock for grafting hardy varieties. 

 R. Ddl/wusice, Hook, f . Straggling shrub, att.ainiug 8 ft., often 

 epiphytal: lvs. elliptic, rust5'-lepidote beneatli. 4-5 in. long: 

 fls. 3-5, campanulate, yellow, changing to white, fragrant, 

 4^.in. across. Himal. B.M. 4718. Gn. 28:511. F.S. 5:400-68. 

 Gn. -J8, p. 108. Remarkable for the large, lily-ltke fragrant Hs. 

 A double-lhl. variety is figured in Gn. 13, p. 517. R. I)allH..nsi;o 

 hybritliiiii (B.M. 5322) is a hybrid with R. formosum and R. 

 Dalhousiio Victorianum (F.S. 23:2460), a hybrid witli R. 

 NuttaUii.— 7?. JJticicsi-, Hort. Hybrid of R. Javanicum and re- 

 tusum, with tubular orange-red fls. P.M. 20:474. Not to be 

 confounded'with Azalea Da\iesi, see Vol. I, p. 120.— 7?. decorum, 

 Francli. Shrub: lvs. oblong-ovate, glabrous, glaucous beneath : 

 fls. broadly campanulate, white or pink, to 2 in. across; sta- 

 mens 16. Thibet, Yv.ii-n.a.ji.—R. Delavdiji,FTiinch.. Tree: lvs. 

 oblong-lanceolate, nifous-tomentulose beneath: fls. in large, 

 dense heads, deep red, broadly campanulate, 1 in. across. 

 Yunnan. — R. EdgeivorthU, Hook. f. Straggling shmb, often 

 epiphytal: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, blackish green and reticulate 

 above, terrugineous-tomentose below, 3-4 in. long: fls. few, 

 broadly campanulate, white, tinged rose, with broad, waved 

 lobes, 4Hin. across. Himal. B.M. 4936. F.S. 8:797-98.-7?. 

 eximium, Nutt. = R. Falconeri, var. eximium.— 72. Fdlconori, 

 Hook. f. Shrub or tree, attaining 30 ft.: lvs. elliptic or obo- 

 vate, rusty-tomentose beneath, 8-10 in. long: fls. many, cam- 

 panulate, 8-10-lobed, white, with a dark purple blotcli within. 

 1-2 in. across. Himal. B.M. 4924. F.S. 5:477-80; 11:1106-67. 

 Gt. 19:658. Gn.48,p.l03; 49, p. 441. G.C. III. 20:749. Remarkable 

 for its very large lvs.. sometimes to 1^'i ft. long. Var. eximium. 

 Hook. Pis. rose-eolored and not spotted.— 71*. fastubsum, var. 

 flore pleno, Vanhoutte. Hybrid of R. Catawbiense and R. Pon- 

 tieum. Fls. lilac-purple, semi doul)le. F.S. 2:143. Almost 

 hardy. — 7?. Fdrrerce, Tate^Azalea FarrersB.- 7?. fldvmn, Don 

 = A. Pontica.— 72. Fordii, Hemsl. Shiiib: lvs. lanceolate, 

 glabrous, 2-3 in. long: fls. few, pure white, iKiii- across. S. 

 China.— 72. formosum, WaU. (R. Gibsoni, Paxt.). Slender 

 shrub, 8 ft. high: lvs. oblong-obovate, ciliate, pilose above, 

 glaucous and lepidote beneath, 1-2J^ in. long: fls. few, funnel- 

 form-campanulate, white, tinged pink, lJ^-2 iu. across. Hima- 

 laya Mts. B.M. 4457. P.M. 8:217. G.C. III. 17:711.-72. Fors- 

 teridnum, Hort. Hybrid of R. Edgeworthii and Veitehii. Pis. 

 large, white.— 72. Fortiinei, Lindl. Shnib, 12 ft. high, with stout 

 branches, glaljrous: lvs. oblong, acute, glaucous beneath, 

 5-7 in. long: fls. many, broadly campanulate, 7-lobed, rosy 

 lilac; stamens 14. B.M. 559G. Almost hardy.— 72. fuJgcns, 

 Hook. f. Allied to R. eampanulatum, but smaller: fls. deep 

 blnod-red, in a dense head. Himal. B.M. 5317. F.S. 8:789. -7i. 

 (liliRoni, Paxt. ^ R, formosum.— 72. glaucum. Hook. f. Small 

 shrub, 3 ft. high: lvs. elliptic-oblong, lepidote, glaucous be- 

 ne;ith, 2-4 in.long: fls. 5-8, campanulate, rose-colored, ll^ in. 

 across. Himal. B.M. 4721. F.S. 7:072.— 72. j/m/u/c, Wight (R. 

 argentenm. Hook. f.). Tree, to 40 ft.: lvs. oblong-obovate, 

 acute, glabrous, white beneath, 8-12 in. long: fls. iu a dense 

 head, canii>anulate, y-S-hibed, rosy at first, changing to white, 

 2-3 in. across. Himal. B.M. 5054. Gn. 48:1026. F.S. 5:473-76. 

 O.C.lI.17:suppl. JunelO; 111.4:1.58 (suppl.) ; 27:105. R.H. 1888. 

 p. 197. Var. ro-soum. Hook. Fls- rose-colored. B.M. 6948.-72. 

 GriffUhidnvni, Wight. Shrub, 8 ft. high, glabrous: lvs. oblong, 

 pale beneath, G-12 in. long: fls. 4-0, broadly campanulate, white, 

 fragrant, 3 in. across or more. Himal. Gt. 15:517. Var. 

 Auckland!, Hook. Fls. 7 in. across. B.M. 5005. Gn. 20:303. 

 R.H. 1855:81. G.C. II. 22:657; 111.12:697. Remarkable for its 

 very large fls.— 7i*. Ifalojicdiauii, Andre. Hybrid of R. arho- 

 reum and (^riffithianuni. Fls. large, blush. R.H. 1890:-128.~72. 

 Iftirn'.sii, Hort. Hyltrid of R. arboreiim and Thompsoni. Fls. 

 deep crimson, spotted within.— 72. Hodgsoni, Hook. f. -Shrub 

 or sm.all tree, attaining 20 ft.: lvs. narrowly obovate-oblong, 

 whitish or brownish tomentose beneath, 8-18 in. long: fls. iu a 

 dense head. Viroadly campanulate, pale purple, 2 in. across. 

 Him;il. P. M. :55,-2. R.H. 1855:421; 1860:191.-72. 77ooA7'n, Nutt. 

 Shrnb, lift, high: lvs. oblong-oval, glabrous, glaucous below 

 and sparingly chaffy on the veins: fls. campanulate, deep crim- 

 son, 1-1 '4in. across; calyx cup-shaped. Himal. B.M. 4926,— 

 /i'. Iiidlrinn, Sweet = Azalea Indiea.— 72. irrordfum, Pranch. 

 Shrill), several feet high, glabrous: lvs. oblnuglo oblong-kuiceo- 

 lalo, palo benpath, 3-4 in. long: fls. many, funnelform-cam- 

 IKtnnlato. 1' .^in. Inng, white, tinged pink. Vnmian. B.M. '/301. 

 — J!. J" ni II l<'>i,i> .Ji\\une. Large shrnb, glabrous: lvs- ollipfic 

 io obloiiiT, ;iruie, mimitely lepidote beneath, 3-6 in.long: fls. 

 many, funnelform, orange-yellow to brick-red, 2 in. across. 

 Winlcr. M.'ilaya.H Arcliipol. and Peuins. P...M. 4;!36. F.S. 

 3:2!I3-Il.l; 11:570. P.M. 15:217. Var. tubilloi-um. Honk. Lvs. 

 smaller: fls, smaller a.iid with longer tn.be, salmon-i)ink. B.M. 

 0S5(l. — /;. .J,''i,/:i».Ki. Nntt.^R. :Maddeni.— 72. K>i inschaticu),), 

 i'all.^ Azalea Ka.insi-li;il ica,— 7.'. Krinlrlrhii. Nnit, Large 



