DESCRIPTION OF THE RHODODENDRON. 85 



Rhododendron Princess Helena 



Wa^ also raised from R. j'asminiflorum, fertilized 

 "with a scarlet seedling. The flowers are long, 

 tubular, bright pink, and very showy. 



Figured in Fl. Mag. pi. 220. 



Rhododendron Princess Alice 



Is the result of crossing M. ciliatum and Edge- 

 worthi. The flowers are very lai-ge, pure white, 

 the buds tipped with pink. 



Figured in Fl. Mag. pi. 206. 



Rhododendron Madame Van Houtte 



Is a hybrid of R. maximum, and of course hardy. 

 The truss is very large, the flowers bright piakish- 

 white. 



Figured m Fl. des Serres, 15, t. 1606-7. 



Rhododendron Othello (Van Houtte) 



Is also a hybrid from M. maximum, which it 

 resembles in the shape of the truss. Flowers deep 

 reddish-purple. 



Fig-ured in Fl. des Serres, 12, t. 1274. 



Rhododendron Grand Due de Bade 



Is derived from the hybrid omniguttatum, fertil- 

 ized with R. cinnamomeum. . The flowers are white, 

 flaked all over with da/k reddish-purple. 



Figured in Illus. Hort. 11, t. 423. 



