RllODODEN'DRON CAUC AS'ICUM-PON'TICUM ? 
HYBRID CAUCASIAN RHODODENDRON. 
Class. Order. 
DECAISDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
RHODORACEiE, 
Of hybrid 
Height 
Flowers in 
Habit. 
Raised 
Origin. 
3 feet. 
j May, June. 
Shrub. 
in 1836? 
No. 903. 
For the meaning of Rhododendron, see No. 63. 
To our compounded specific name we attach the 
mark of doubt, having no further evidence than the 
apparent character of the plant, for believing that 
it originated from Caucasicum and Ponticum. 
This accords with the opinion of the Messrs. Pope, 
to whose favour we are indebted for the original 
specimen. It is known in nurseries as the Rhodo- 
dendron splendidum. This variety is a most 
abundant flowerer, and consequently very showy. 
It seems to be of more dwarf habit than most of its 
near allies, and assumes a compact and bushy 
growth. It is an early flowerer, succeeding Cau- 
casicum, and is altogether a very desirable addition 
to the American ground. 
Like others of this splendid genus it grows the 
most luxuriantly in peat soil, with the addition of 
either much or little sand. Plants of the finest 
growth are those raised from seed; to perpetuate, 
however, the true character of this or any other 
hybrid, even if it produce seeds, increase must be 
obtained either from layers, or by grafting them 
on other species. 
