Reprinted from the Journal of the New York Botanical Garden 20: 164-167. Aug., 1919.] 



HARDY WOODY PLANTS IN THE NEW YORK BOTANI- 

 CAL GARDEN 



Rhododendron giganteum. Tall Rhododendron. 



Location : North side of Conservatory Range I . 



Horticultural origin. 

 Rhododendron maximum. Great Laurel. 



Location : East bank of west lake. West end of Stone Bridge. 



Natural distribution: Eastern North America. 

 Rhododendron praecox. Early Rhododendron. 



Location: Fruticetum. 



Hybrid. 

 Rhododendron purpureum var. elegans. Showy Purple 



Rhododendron. 



Location: North side of Conservatory Range I. 



Horticultural origin. 

 Rhododendron roseum var. elegans. Showy Rose Rhododen- 

 dron 



Location : North side of Conservatory Range I . 



Horticultural origin. 



In addition to the above the following, of horticultural origin, 

 are in the collections: Abraham Lincoln, Boule de Neige, Carac- 

 tacus, Charles Bagley, Charles Dickens, Edward S. Rand, 

 Gen. Grant, H. H. Hunnewell, H. W. Sargent, James Bateman, 

 Kettledrum, Lady Armstrong, Milton, Mrs. C. H. Sargent, Mrs. 

 H. Ingersoll, Mrs. Milner, Parson's gloriosa, Parson's grandiflora, 

 R. S. Field, Sefton. 



Biltia. Biltia 



Biltia Vaseyi. Vasey's Azalea. 

 Location: Fruticetum. 

 Natural distribution: North Carolina. 



Azalea. Azalea 



Azalea amoena. Pleasing Azalea. 



Location: Fruticetum. Flower beds north of Conservatory 



Range I. 



Horticultural origin. 



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