x x R. lediodes. 18-24 in. branching from the base; flowers long-tubed 
and small, in white to pink daphne-like heads. Forms a scrub in pine 
forests and is especially nice in rock gardens and foreground plant- 
ings. Blooms when young. Yunnan. Introduced by George Forrest 
181320 $1;26: 
x x R. leucaspis. (Possibly a hybrid.) Small shrub of 1-2 ft. Leaves 
hairy; flowers large, cream-white with very large brown anthers. 
Blooms in Feb. and Mar. One of my favorites. Tibet. Introduced by 
Kingdon Ward 1925. $2.50. 
x x R. Lindleyi. A sprawling shrub with smooth oval leaves of 6 in. 
The flowers are funnel-shaped, 3 in. long and as wide; white, Being 
often found as an epiphyte it can be planted in crumbling stumps 
and decaying logs to good advantage. Not overly hardy but has been 
grown in mild sections of the British Isles. Sikkim. Discovered by 
J. D. Hooker 1848. $1.50. 
x x R. lutescens. Grows in thickets and on margins of woods exposed 
to sun. One of the earliest to bloom with fresh green-yellow flowers. 
Pointed narrow leaves suffused with bronze and dark red. It is best 
to give it the protection of larger shrubs since it blooms in Mar. and 
Apr. W. China and Tibet. Introduced by E. H. Wilson. 75c. 
x x R. megacalyx. A tall open shrub with large leaves. Flowers 4 in. 
long and 4 in. wide, white or flushed, washed with yellow inside. Pos- 
sibly too tender for Washington except in cool greenhouse. N. BE. 
Burma at 9,000 ft. Discovered by Kingdon Ward 1914. $1.50. 
x x R. moupinense. A smallish shrub; leaves somewhat heart-shaped 
and fringed with hairs; large funnel-like flowers are white, flushed 
madder-pink in bud. Often epiphytic or growing on rocks in the wild. 
Tibet. Introduced by E. H. Wilson 1909. $1.50. 
x x x R. mucronulatum. Deciduous and should be planted against an 
evergreen screen to show off flowers which are pink to rosy-mauve. 
One of the finest early-blooming shrubs, blooming from Jan. to Apr. 
depending on the weather. Propogated from selected forms. W. China 
and Tibet. Introduced by E. H. Wilson 1904. 75c. 
x x X R. neriiflorum. A small shrub that blooms at an early age with 
lovely luminous scarlet bells, almost 2 in. long, which it produces in 
abundance and retains a long time. The leaves are a bright green 
with white on the under surface. My specimen plant is a great trouble 
to me—every one who passes wants it. To 12,000 ft. Yunnan. Intro- 
duced by George Forrest 1906. $1.50. 
x x R. oleifolium. Grows to 4 ft. Leaves are narrow, 231 in. long; the 
flowers over 1 in. long, funnel-shaped and pale pink. Yunnan. Intro- 
duced by George Forrest 1906. $1.00. 
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