(A) Pink Azalea; Pinxter Flower; Wild Honey¬ 
suckle (Rhododendron nudiflorum) is one of our most 
interesting wild shrubs, interesting because the flowers 
bloom before the leaves appear, or just as they com¬ 
mence to grow, and because of the very beautiful colors 
its pink flowers impart to our swamps during April and 
early May. The flowers are practically the same in 
form as the white varieties, except that the corolla- 
tube is shorter. 
Pink Azalea grows in open woods or swamps from 
Me. to Ill. and southwards. 
(B) Rhodora (Rhododendron canadense) is a beauti¬ 
ful member of this family, immortalized in verse by 
Emerson. It is a smaller shrub growing from 1 to 3 
feet high. The flowers usually appear before the pale 
green, oblong leaves; the corolla is about one inch long, 
light magenta, and two-lipped. The upper lip is 3-lobed 
and the lower is nearly divided into two distinct, linear 
petals. They grow in thin clusters terminating the 
branches. Rhodora is found on damp hillsides and in 
swamps from Newfoundland to Quebec and south to 
N. J. and Pa., flowering during May and June. 
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