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B. multicolor (lemon) x Princess Beatrice (cream and pink) 

 produced white varieties. Princess Royal (pink) x B. Teys- 

 mannii (golden yellow) = No. 392, which has a pale pink limb 

 and a nearly white tube ; the anthers alone are orange, containing, 

 therefore, the union of the two colours. Lastly, Princess Royal 

 (pink) x B. javanicum (orange) = Thalia (white). 



Fig. 37. — Princess Alexandra. 



5. Dissociation of Colours. — In other genera of plants this 

 may give rise to a striped, flamed, or blotched appearance, as for 

 example in Calceolarias and in varieties of the Snapdragon ; but 

 such has not occurred in these Rhododendrons. Sometimes, 



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