Ctje l^fjobobenbron ^ocietp ilotes; 
I have measured, in November, 1916, some of the larger specimens. The 
heights given are approximate within a few inches, one way or another. It is 
difficult, even with a long rod, to get the exact height of a dense growth such 
as rhododendrons;— 
SPECIES. 
HEIGHT. 
GIRTH of stem. 
Rhododendron arboreum 
21 ft . 
23^ ins., straight 
single stem. 
„ „ (red) 
20 ft. 4 ins. . . 
Five stems, thickest 
25 ins. 
„ „ (pink) 
18 ft . 
Single stem, 28 ins. 
„ „ (white) 
18 ft. 
Single stem, 26| ins. 
„ „ (white) 
18 ft. 
Three main stems, 
31, 27^ and 23 ins. 
Rhododendron cinnamomeum 
20 ft. 4 ins. .. 
Not measured. 
„ ,, ROSEUM 
(so named by Gill). 
12 ft., a very 
beautiful 
blossom. 
17 ins. 
Rhododendron barbatum 
17 ft. 
Many stems. 
Rhododendron fulgens 
8 ft. 9 ins. .. 
Many stems. 
Rhododendron Thomson: 
10 ft. 10 ins. 
Profuse flowerer. 
Rhododendron niveum . 
16i ft. 
27 ins. below fork, at 
1 ft. from ground. 
)i f> • • . . 
16 ft. 6 ins. .. 
Several stems. 
Rhododendron Batemanni 
17 ft . 
Four stems, main 
one 32 ins. at 2J ft. 
pt pp • • • . 
13 ft . 
Several stems, ex¬ 
posed situation. 
Rhododendron nobile . 
17 ft. 4 ins. .. 
Ten stems, largest 
17 ins. at 3 ft. 
Rhododendron campanulatum 
20 ft. 5 ins. .. 
24 ins. below fork, at 
U ft. 
SP PP • • 
20 ft. I think 
this fine 
plant is a 
hybrid cam¬ 
panulatum 
X arboreum 
or, more 
probably 
campanula¬ 
tum X cin¬ 
namomeum. 
Four main stems. 
Girth below fork 
54 ins., main stem 
above fork 26 ins. 
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