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Rhododendrons Crosses from Maximum. 
Mars, crimson scarlet, good 
Lindseyanum, crimson scarlet, fine truss 
Paxtonii, very deep bright rose, with a cluster of dark spots 
Mrs. Beecher Stowe, very pale rose shaded, large 
The Gem, fine blush, tipped with bright rose, very fine 
Gulnare, blush, very large pyramidal truss 
Zuleika, blush, edged with pink, very delicate 
Climax, fine crimson, much spotted 
Fimbriatum, fine large deep rose, very fine 
J. C. Stevens, scarlet crimson, much spotted, splendid 
Rhododendrons Crosses from Caucasicum. 
Limbatum, white, edged with crimson 
Zealander, blush, fine reddish brown blotch of spots 
Rhododendrons Catawbiense, Hybrid Whites. 
Standish Perfection, pale peach colour, large blotch of brown ochre spots, very 
fine shape 
Columbus, pale flesh at first, afterwards white, yellow blotch of spots 
Lady Godiva, large white, orange blotch 
Highland Mary, delicate blush shading to white, orange spots, fine conical truss 
Sultana, white or very pale blush, fine form, yellow back, warm brown spots in 
a very thick cluster 
Conqueror, blush shading to white, very large truss, spotted like pictuin but the 
flower much larger 
Minnie, white, very large blotch of chocolate spots, fine truss, remains a long 
time in bloom ; one of the finest 
Ingramii, very fine pale blush, blotch of large lemon spots, fine shaped flowers 
Mrs. Standish, very pure white 
Star of England, unusually large, blush shading to white, with chocolate spots; 
each flower 4J inches across 
Mr. Otto Foster, cream colour, much marked with deep brown spots 
Pyramidale, white, yellow blotch, large pyramidal truss 
Rhododendron Pontioum purpureum Crosses. 
Vesuvius, deep blood red, fine truss 
Brebnerii, scarlet crimson, fine large truss 
Madame Titiens, fine rose, immense truss 
My Seedling, fine rose, cupped like a Tulip, much spotted 
Admiration, deep scarlet lake, large fine form, good 
Brilliant, scarlet crimson, the most brilliant colour 
Rhododendron Campanulatum Hybrids. 
Little Sue, white, with deep plum-coloured spots 
Fairy Queen, white with pink spots, very distinct 
Weatherproof, white with green spots, very fine, and withstands all kinds of 
weather, keeping in bloom an immense time. 
Besides those above named, I have been hybridising with the 
Sikkim and Bhotan Rhododendrons, as I hope some day to get not only 
beautiful flowers, but to have them sweet-scented. The first hybrids from 
maximum and arboreum are the shyest to bloom of any, but they resist 
hot weather better than many others, are very compact in their trusses, 
and bright in colour ; but hybrid maxirnums by other hybrids have 
produced some of our best Rhododendrons ; in that case they are free 
bloomers, as I have always found hybrids raised from two other 
hybrids flower more freely than betwixt two species. To produce 
healthy crosses, it is very necessary to have the species or hybrid closely 
allied, or they will not grow vigorously. 1 have crossed several sorts of 
my hybrid whites by Falconerii, and although I got plenty of fine seed. 
