RHODODEN'DRON JACKMAN'II. 
jackman’s rhododendron. 
Class. Order. 
T)ECANDRTA. monogynia. 
Natural Order. 
ERICACEAE. 
Garden 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Habit. 
Raised 
Origin. 
4 feet. 
May. 
Shrub. 
in 1845. 
No. 1245. 
Hybrid varieties innumerable have been obtained 
by the admixture, one with the other, of the older 
species of Rhododendrons ; and a further admix- 
ture of these with the old genus Azalea further 
extend their numbers. In addition to these sources 
a new one of importance has lately been opened to 
us, and the streams flowing thence from Indian 
mountains are not less unexpected than gratifying. 
Dr. Hooker, son of Sir W. J. Hooker, has, for about 
two years, been engaged in exploring the Himalaya 
Mountains, especially that portion called Sikkim, 
where he has discovered species of Rhododendron 
hitherto unheard of, and unthought of. The spe- 
cies he has discovered, which amount to upwards 
of forty, comprise plants of varied character, some 
being dwarf alpine species, whilst others grow twenty 
or thirty feet high. One species, called Dalhousiae, 
may be mentioned for the splendour of its flowers. 
They are white, tinged with pink, each blossom 
forming a bell four inches, and a half long, and as 
much across the mouth, and possessing a lemon- 
like perfume. 
Cultivators have not been idle at home, for the 
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