RHODODENDRON CHAMEUNUM ++ Matted 
shrublet a few inches high, belonging to the Sal- 
uenense Series, and resembling R. saluenense. The 
big, deep purple 
flowers are held 
higher on single 
stalks, as shown 
in the accompan¬ 
ying illustration 
of an even smal- 
1 e r Saluenense. 
Hardy in nearly 
full sun, calling 
R. radicans, a pigmy Saluenense for the same con¬ 
ditions as the Lapponicums, but not so fastidious, 
though from a southerly latitude, the Li-ti-ping of 
Yunnan. 
3-year plants in 3-inch pots $1.25 each 
RHODODENDRON SALUENENSE ★★★ An 
outstanding shrublet, somewhat larger than the pre¬ 
ceding, hut growing very slowly. Flowers large for 
the size of the plant, nearly 2 inches across, saucer¬ 
shaped, deep purple-crimson with darker markings. 
Found on cliffs and boulders in west China, it takes 
