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3 inches long, fragrant, corymbs about ten flowered, 
corolla, bell-shaped, ^ inch long. Hardy. 
R, gKande. — Himalaya, ii,ooo feet. 1850. A tree up 
to 30 feet. Evergreen. Leaves oblong, 9 inches by 3 inches, 
green above, silvery below, nerves prominent. Flowers in 
large, dense heads, with hairy bracts, white, pink in bud, 
bell-shaped, 3x2 inches, lobes erect, five to eight, stamens 
more than ten. Also known as R. argenteum. Tender. 
R, Griffithianum. — Himalaya, 9000 feet. 1850. A stout, 
spreading shrub or tree up to 40 feet. Evergreen. Leaves 
oblong, 6 inches to 10 inches, rounded at both ends, green on 
both sides, with closely reticulating veins. Young growths 
clothed with long, rose-red bracts. Flowers in loose heads 
with long pedicels, saucer-shaped, 6 inches across, pink 
in bud, pure-white when expanded, very fragrant. The 
largest-flowered species. Also known as R, Aucklandii. 
Tender. 
R, Harrovianum, — China. 1910. An evergreen shrub 
about 3 feet high, not unlike R. punctatum, but leaves scaly 
only on lower surface, lanceolate, 3 inches long. Flowers 
in clusters of 3~5, similar to those of a small form of R, 
ponticum, mauve-purple, yellowish, and spotted on upper 
lobes. Hardy. 
R, hirsutum. — Alpine Rose. European Alps. 1656. A 
dwarf shrub rarely more than i foot high, branches crowded. 
Evergreen. Leaves elliptic, hairy, rust-scaly beneath, i inch 
long. Flowers in compact umbels, funnel-shaped, bright- 
red, with minute brownish punctures. Hardy. 
R.Hodgsonii. — Eastern Himalaya, 12,000 feet. 1851. A 
sturdy shrub up to 20 feet. Evergreen. Leaves stout, 
oblong, 10x4 inches, hairy, rust-coloured beneath, dark- 
green above. Flowers in crowded heads, rose-purple, bract 
