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Gardeners’ Chronicle, July ^th, 1881. 
RHODODENDRON CALIFORNICUM. 
In the American Forests Report which appeared in your last number, 
Professor Sargent speaks of Rhododendron californicum, and asks " has this 
plant been cultivated ? ” Yes. It was collected by Lobb, Messrs. Veitch’s 
collector, and shown in 1855, and has been generally distributed by that firm ; 
it is delicate pink with very dark leaves. My plant bloomed this year. Last 
year I crossed it with hardy hybrid John Waterer, and have a potful of 
seedlings. (See Botanical Magazine, tab. 4863). 
J. H. M. 
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