Plate 291. 
RHODODENDRON DENISONIL 
We have on several occasions in our former volumes figured 
different varieties of this beautiful tribe of plants, — some 
adapted for the open air, others thriving well in a cool green¬ 
house, and some suitable only for the warm greenhouse or 
stove; and in our Fourth Volume, Plate 206, we gave, in Mr. 
Veitch’s Princess Alice , a flower of very similar character to 
the present variety, and also, in some degree, of the same pa¬ 
rentage. 
Mr. Veitch’s Rhododendron was the result of a cross between 
P. Edgworthii and B. ciliatum , while Mr. Williams announces 
this as the product of B. Dalhousieana crossed with Edgworthii 
and Gibsonii ; and while somewhat larger in size than Princess 
Alice , it is also distinguished from it by the beautiful lemon 
stain towards the base of the flowers, dotted with spots of a 
deeper tint of the same. It was raised by Mr. Bousie, late of 
Stoke Park, near Slough, and from the freeness of its flowering 
is a valuable addition to greenhouse Rhododendrons. 
Nothing can be finer than some of these Rhododendrons. 
We saw last year, in the Royal Dublin Society’s Botanic Gar¬ 
den at Glasnevin, a magnificent plant of one of the Indian va¬ 
rieties, with flowers as large as white Lilies and most deliciously 
scented, while the gorgeous hues of other kinds contrasted ad¬ 
mirably with its extreme delicacy. Unfortunately they require 
a great deal of room, and are only, as a rule, within the reach 
of those who possess large conservatories; but there is one 
great advantage derived from these hybrids, that they readily 
bloom on small plants, while their delicious fragrance adds 
greatly to their value. 
Bhododendron Penisonii is in the hands of Mr. B. S. Williams, 
