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38991 to 39101— Continued. 



calyx scarcely observable ; stamens 12 to 16, shorter than the corolla ; 

 style about as long as the corolla, stout, and surmounted by the large 

 knoblike stigma ; flower stalk downy, 1 inch long. 



" Native of the Himalayas ; introduce^l about 1850. This is one of the 

 noblest of all the genus, but not very hardy. After many trials it has 

 been given up at Kew as hopeless, the plants lingering for years, but 

 always in a miserable condition. Yet in the Duchess garden at Belvoir 

 Castle there is a specimen about 16 feet high now in perfect health, 

 although it suffered in the great frost of February, 1895. But this garden 

 is elevated and is in the form of an amphitheater facing south, a very 

 favorable position compared with low-lying, flat country. In the south 

 coast gardens in Ireland and in Cornwall it is perfectly at home." {W. 

 J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 354-) 



39063. Rhododendeon ftjlgens Hook. f. E^icace^3e. Rhododendron. 

 " A small tree or large shrub of the Nepal and Sikkim Himalayas, 



found at altitudes of 10,000 to 14,000 feet. The wood is of a gray color, 

 darker in the center, and moderately hard and even grained." (Watt, 

 Dictionary of the Economic Products of India.) 



" An evergreen shrub, 6 to 12 feet high, with stiff branches and peeling 

 bark. Leaves oval, 3 to 4 inches long, 1^ to 2 inches wide, rounded at the 

 end except for a short, abrupt tip, somewhat heart shaped at the base, 

 covered beneath with a thick, reddish brown felt. Flowers blood red, 

 1 to li inches across, densely packed in hemispherical trusses 3^ inches 

 wide. Corolla bell shaped, with five shallow, notched lobes ; calyx very 

 small, shallowly lobed ; stamens 10, much shorter than the corolla, not 

 downy. 



" Native of Nepal and Sikkim at 10,000 to 14,000 feet ; introduced about 

 1849. This species is very similar to R. campanulatum in foliage, but 

 is not quite so hardy nor so free in growth. Its flowers are the richest 

 red of any hardy species except R. thomsoni (which is of quite a dif- 

 ferent type) and R. barbatum. They appear during March and April and 

 provide a feast of color unequalled in cold districts so early in the year. 

 A suitable spot for it is some sheltered outskirt of woodland, especially 

 where the flowers may be protected from early morning sunlight. At 

 Kew the various titmice are very fond of pecking a hole through the base 

 of the corolla, presumably to get at the honey. An ornamental feature 

 of the plant is the crimson bracts that accompany the young growth in 

 the spring." {W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, 

 vol. 2, p. S57-358.) 



39064. Rhododendron grande Wight. Ericaceae. Rhododendron. 

 "A tree frequent in the Sikkim and Bhutan Himalayas at altitudes of 



7,000 to 11,000 feet. The wood is of a yellowish color with a darker 

 heartwood, shining, soft, and even grained." (Watt, Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India.) 



39065. Rhododendron lanatum Hook. f. Evicaceje. Rhododendron. 

 " This species of rhododendron is found on the rocky spurs of the 



humid mountains and gullies of the Sikkim Himalayas at elevations of 

 10,000 to 12,000 feet. It is a large shrub or small tree, with the trunk 

 6 inches in diameter at the stoutest part, irregularly and repeatedly 

 branching. The branches are much gnarled and bare of leaves, and are 







