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drooping, 5-6 in a corymb. Stamens 10, 

 protruding. 



Culture dc. as above. 



R. lacteum. — A beautiful Chinese 

 species with leaves resembling those of 

 B. Falconeri in shape, but larger in size, 

 and covered W\i\\ a soft felt which is milky- 

 white on the young leaves and pale red- 

 brown on the older ones. The white 

 flowers are about the same size as those 

 of M. Falconeri, but they have not yet 

 been produced in cultivation. 



Culture dc. as above. This species is 

 regarded as rather tender, but Mr. Bean 

 of Kew records a fine plant growing in 

 the open air in Mr. Acton's garden at 

 Kilmacurragh, co. Wicklow. It is there- 

 fore likely to prove hardy at least in the 

 mildest parts of the kingdom. 



R. lanatum. — A native of Sikkim 10- 

 15 ft. high or more. Leaves bluntly 

 obovate or elliptic, 3-5 in. long, with a 

 white or tawny wool beneath. Flowers 

 in June, yellowish- white or pale primrose - 

 yellow, broadly bell-shaped, dotted with 

 red within, 2-2 J in. across. 



Culture rf-r. as above. 



R. lepidotum. — A Sikkim species 2-4 

 ft. high. Leaves obovate lance-shaped 

 or oblong. Flowers in May and June, 

 yellow or purple, 1 in. aci'oss, scaly out- 

 side, upper lobes spotted with green. 

 Anthers large rich red-brown. There are 

 a couple of varieties. 



Culture d-c. as above. 



R. Maddeni. — A fine shrub 6-8 ft. 

 high, native of Sikkim. Leaves elliptic 

 lance-shaped more or less pointed, 4-7 in. 

 long, tapering to short rusty stalks, often 

 drooping, white or rusty beneath. Flowers 

 in June and July, pure white, like those 

 of the Madonna Lily, with a faint blush 

 on the upper lobe, 3-4 in. across, funnel- 

 shaped. Stamens 18-20. 



Culture (t'-c. as above. 



R. maximum (Great American 

 LoMreVj. — A N. American tree 6-20 ft. 

 high. Leaves elliptic-oblong or lance- 

 shaped, 4-10 in. long, very thick and 

 smooth. Flowers in July, pale rose or 

 nearly white, 1 in. across, beU-shaped, 

 spotted with yellow and red, on clammy 

 stalks. 



Culture dc. as above. 



R. Metternichi. — A Japanese shrub 

 with leathery oblong or obovate oblong 



leaves, rusty beneath. Flowers in March, 

 rosy, rather bell-shaped, in corymbose 

 heads. 



Culture dc. as above. 



R. niveum. — A large Sikkim shrub with 

 obovate lance-shaped leaves, woolly white 

 all over when young, but only beneath 

 when old. Flowers in May, beU-shaped, 

 yellowish outside, hlac within, blotched 

 with deeper lUac, and having 5 deep 

 blood-red spots at the base. Stamens 10. 

 The variety fulvum has deep purple 

 flowers in large trusses, and leaves bufif- 

 coloured beneath. 



Culture dc. as above. 



R. Nuttalli.— A beautiful tree 12-30 ft. 

 high, native of Bhotan. Leaves large, 

 leathery, oval, 6-9 in. long, with dark 

 brown scales beneath. Flowers in May, 

 white or blush, fragrant, rather bell- 

 shaped, 3-4 in. across, 4-6 in a head. 

 Stamens 10. Corolla 5-lobed. 



Culture dc. as above. 



R. parvifolium. — A Chinese shrub with 

 erect flexuose stems and oblong acute 

 leaves J-J in. long, scaly on both sides, 

 green above, rusty beneath. The pale 

 rosy, somewhat bell-shaped flowers appear 

 in April and May in compact clusters at 

 the ends of the shoots and have projecting 

 stamens which are hairy at the base. 



Culture dc. as above. 



R. ponticum. — A native of Asia Minor 

 6-12 ft. high, or more. Leaves oblong 

 lance-shaped, smooth, pale or slightly 

 rusty beneath. Flowers in May, pvirple, 

 often spotted on the upper lobe, about 2 

 in. across, bell-shaped rotate. There is a 

 variegated form called albo-marginatum, 

 in which the leaves are irregularly 

 bordered with silvery or creamy white. 

 The young growths look attractive, but 

 the old leaves often show a withered 

 appearance that is not handsome. It is 

 not so hardy as the green-leaved type. 



Culture dc. as above. This is the 

 most common species in gardens, and it 

 has many varieties with white, scarlet, 

 pink, and purple-violet flowers variously 

 spotted with yellow, green, or brown. 

 There are also double-flowered forms. 

 The single-flowered varieties are largely 

 used as a stock upon which the choicer 

 varieties are grafted. Satisfactory results 

 are not always obtained by their indis- 

 criminate use, and the variety known as 

 Cunningliam's Wliite (see B. cafawbiensc) 



