XLII, ERICA‘CEEH : RHODODE/NDRON. 597 
Spec. Char., §c. Branchlets hispid. _ Leaves oblanceolate, 
acute, glabrous on both surfaces, glaucous beneath, cili- 
ated on the margins, having the midrib bristly. Flowers 
very clammy, leafy. Tube of corolla twice longer than 
the segments. Calyx very short. Filaments about equal 
in length to the segments of the corolla. (Don’s Mill.) 
A deciduous shrub. New England to Virginia, in 
swamps in clayey soil. Height 2ft. Introduced in 1734, 
Flowers white; June and July. 
This shrub is dwarfer than any of the other North 1134. a(n.) glaacum. 
American species of Azalea; and it produces its fragrant 
white flowers in great abundance. Nuttall considers it as only a variety of 
R. viscosum, differing in nothing but in the under surface of the leaves being 
glaucous; in which opinion we concur. 
s% 25. R.(v.) ai’spipum Torr, (A. (v.) ur’spiva Pursh.) The hispid Azalea. 
Identification. Torr. Fl. Un. St., p. 140. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 847. 
Synonyms: Azalea hispida Pursh Sept. 1. p. 154. ; Azalea viscdsa var. glaGica Azt. Hort. Kew. 1. 
1 
p- 319. ? 
Engravings. Dend. Brit., t. 6.; and our fig. 1135. 
Spec. Char., §&c. Branches straight, very hispid. Leaves 
long-lanceolate, hispid above, and smooth beneath, 
glaucous on both surfaces, ciliated on the margins, 
having the nerves bristly beneath. Stamens 5—10. 
Flowers very clammy, leafy. Tube of corolla wide, 
scarcely longer than the segments. Teeth of 
calyx oblong,’rounded. Filaments exserted. (Don’s 
Mill.) A deciduous shrub. New York and Pennsyl- 
vania, on the borders of lakes on the highest part of 
the Blue Mountains. Height 10 ft. to 15 ft. Intro- 
duced in 1734. Flowers white, rose-coloured before 
expansion; July and August. 
Readily distinguished from the other hardy azaleas by Na ange At 
its bluish appearance. 
x 26. R. (v.) xi’T1DuM Torr, (A. vrs Pursh.) The glossy-/eaved Azalea, 
Identification. Torr.,1.c.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 847. 
Synonyme. Azalea nitida Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1. p. 153, 
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 414.; and our fig. 1136. 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches smoothish. Leaves oblanceo- 
late, rather mucronate, coriaceous, smooth on both 
surfaces, shining above, having the nerve bristly beneath, 
with revolute ciliated margins, smaller than in any 
other species. Flowers clammy, leafy. Tube of corolla 
a little longer than the segments. Calyx very short. 
Filaments exserted. (Don’s Mill.) A deciduous shrub. 
New York to Virginia, in deep mossy swamps on the 
mountains. Height 2ft. to 4ft. Introduced in 1812. 
Flowers white, tinged with red; June 
1156. R. (v.) nitidum. and July. Capsule brown. 
ge 27. R. speciosum G. Don. (A.srecio'sa Willd.) The 
showy Azalea. 
Identification. Don's Mill., 3. p. 848. 
Synonymes. Azalea specidsa Willd. Enum. p, 10.3; A. cocc{nea Lodd. Bot. 
Cab. t. 624. 
Engravings. Bot. Cab., t. 624. ; Dead. Brit., t. 116.; and our fig. 1137. 
Spec. Char., Se. Branches hairy. Leaves lanceolate, 
ciliated, acute at both ends. Calyx pubescent. Corolla 
silky, with obtuse, ciliated, lanceolate, undulated segments, 1137, r specidsum. 
aQa3 
