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the longest form the point of the hair, like a fine camel's-hair 

 brush. 



With regard to a dwarf sister-plant,* the anatomical details 

 exhibited a very considerable amount of arrest of structure, the 

 number of cells being nearly twice that of the Khododendron in 

 the same area, in consequence of their minute size, with fewer 

 stomata. It also agreed in most other respects both with the 



Fig. 41. — R. Indico-javanicum. 



sister-cross as well as with the Khododendron, except that the 

 shape was more elliptical, and possessed glandular hairs instead 

 of peltate scales. 



It is observable that this case followed the supposed rule in 

 so far as that the female parent imparted its likeness to the 

 foliage. Of the numerous hybrids and crosses raised by Mr. 



_ * This plant is now seven years old, but does not exceed five inches in 

 height. It has never flowered. 



