DESCRIPTION OP THE RHODODENDRON. 59 



The tendency now is to raise hardy Rhododen- 

 drons ; but the tender kinds should not be neglected, 

 as they comprise some of the most beautiful of the 

 family. 



Many other hybrids, in which the blood of B. 

 arboreum is mingled, are mentioned in future pages. 

 Indeed, it is to this species we owe much of the 

 high coloring found in some of the most popular 

 varieties. 



Rhododendron albiflorum. 



A very distinct and beautiful species, native of 

 high regions in the Rocky Mountains. It is a low 

 shrub, bearing the leaves in tufts at the ends of the 

 branches, and below them a few small drooping 

 creamy-white flowers, which bear little resemblance 

 to those of other Rhododendrons. It first bloomed 

 in England in 1837, but probably is not now in 

 cultivation. Figured in Bot. Mag. t. 3670, and in 

 Hook. PL Bor. Am., vol. 2, p. 43, t. 133. 



Rhododendron anthopogon 



Is a small-flowered species, with rusty leaves and 

 yellowish-white flowers, not especially ornamental. 

 It is not hardy. A native of the Himalayas. Fig- 

 ured in Bot. Mag. 68, t. 3947. 



Rhododendron campanulatum. 



This is a magnificent species, native of the moun- 

 tain of Gosainthan, in Nepal. In England it is 



