RADICANS **** 4 inches, Tibet. Like kelet- 
icum in appearance, but less hardy. 
^ Scaly Rhododendrons 
AECHMOPHYLLUM. 4 feet, S. Szechuan, pink. 
This and the four following are all closely related, 
in habit suggesting something intermediate betw een 
R. carolinianum and Azalea nudillora. None are re¬ 
liably hardy north of Philadelphia. 
BODINIERI, 3 feet, Yunnan, rose, purple spots. 
CHARIANTHUM. 6 ft., Yunnan, rose, red spots. 
HORMOPHORUM. 3 ft., Muli, rose, brown spots. 
YUNNANENSE 10 ft., pink, red spots. 
MICRANTHUM. 6 feet, Mongolia. Unlike any 
other species. Flowers whitish, small, not showy. 
Absolutely hardy. 
★ 
GAYLUSSACIA BRACHYCERA. The rare ever¬ 
green Huckleberry, growing about 1 foot high. Re¬ 
quires the same conditions as a Rhododendron, and 
is hardy, coming from the mountains of Pennsyl¬ 
vania. 
IBERIS SEMPERVIRENS CHRISTMAS SNOW. 
Like the ordinary Evergreen Candytuft in appear¬ 
ance, but regularly flowers again in November, usu¬ 
ally continuing till after Christmas. 
