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A GARDEN FLORA 
R. lepidotum. Nepal and Sikkim, China. 
*R. linearifolium. Japan. 
R. Loder’s White. Garden origin. 
R. Luscombei (Fortunei x Thomsoni). Garden origin. 
*R. lutescens. W. China and Thibet. 
|R. Maddeni. Sikkim. 
R. Manglesii (griffithianum x album elegans). Garden 
origin. 
R. Mettemichii. Japan. 
R. molle. Japan. 
Syn. Azalea mollis. 
R. moupinense. Thibet and W. China. 
Planted 1914. 
R. nobleanum (caucasicumxarboreum). Garden origin. 
|R. Nutt alii. Himalaya. 
Height 8 feet. Grown in the Shrub House for 
eight years, and flowering in June, 1916, for the first 
time. The bare stem is 5 feet high, crowned by the 
long leaves and trumpets of cream-coloured flowers. 
R. occidentale. W. North America. 
„ var. exquisita. Garden origin. 
„ var. magnifica. Garden origin. 
„ var. superba. Garden origin. 
R. oleifolium. W. China. 
tR. oxyphyllum. W. China and Burma. 
R. polylepis. W. China. 
R. ponticum. Asia Minor, Spain and Portugal. 
R. preecox (ciliatum x dauricum). Garden origin. 
R. racemosum. W. China. 
R. Rhodora. E. North America. 
Syn. Rhodora canadensis. 
R. rhombicum. Japan. 
Syn. Azalea rhombica. 
Height 4 feet. Has grown in an open and sunny 
position for some years, and flowers. 
R. rotundilolium. Szechuen. 
Syn. R. orbiculare. 
Height 2£ feet. A compact, robust and perfectly 
hardy little plant, with a diameter of 4 feet. It 
