xx R. nitens grows to a foot or more; foliage shining and especially : 
attractive. Flowers bright rose. $1.50. 
xx xR. oleifolium. Grows to 4 ft. Leaves are narrow, 2% in. long; the 
flowers over 1 in. long, funnel-shaped and pale pink. Yunnan. Intro- 
duced by George Forrest 1906. $1.50. 
R. Oporinum. Rose pink with dark red patch. $1.00 up. 
x xx R, orbiculare. Slow-growing shrub, increasing in width almost as 
fast as in height. Leaves oval, conspicuously heart-shaped, bluish 
ent flowers 214 in. across with a wide base, rosy pink. Szechuen. 
1.50 up. 
x x XR. orthocladum. 2 to 3 ft. Mauve flowers in Apr. Yunnan. $1.00 up. 
x x R. pemakoense. Habit dense and cushion-like, increasing in width 
by suckers; a valiant and early bloomer; flowers 2 in. across, pale | 
pearly-mauve. One of the most satisfying small shrubs. $1.00-$2.50. 
x R. prostratum. An exceedingly slow-growing shrublet of 2-4 in. with 
shiny oval leaves and they and the young shoots are bristly with 
hairs. Flowers saucer-shaped, to 114 in. wide, rosy purple and spot- 
ted. Yunnan. Introduced by George Forrest 1910. Small plants $1.50. 
x x xR, pubescens—a shrub of 2-3 ft.; very floriferous with pink flow- 
ers; a good plant for foreground or rock garden situations. $1.00 up. 
R. ravum. Small shrub to 4 ft. Deep rose. $1.00 up. 
xxx xR, racemosum. Oval leaves are gray; young shoots crimson. o 
Flowers appear in the axils of the terminal leaves. Few shrubs offer = 
more in beauty or contribute more to the glorious feeling of the re- 
surgence of spring. We like it growing in crowds. W. China. Intro- 
duced before 1889. $1.25 up. 
xxx xR. racemosum forma. This blooms a little later than the type 
and has a tendency to have the margins of flowers emphasized with ; 
deeper color. $1.50. 
xx xx R. racemosum Forrest’s 19404. (Seedlings.) A more dwarf form 
than the type. $1.50. 
xxxxR. radicans. Forms a dark green carpet of 2-4 in. Flowers 
usually solitary and deep violet color; very free-blooming in a s 
sunny position. June. I have been very bothered to distinguish this ai 
from R. keleticum—if I have the true R. keleticum it does not always i. 
reach the described height of 1 ft. Between the two plants there is, 7 
however, a decided difference in time of bloom and color. S. E. 
Tibet. Introduced by George Forrest 1921. $2.00. 
xxxR. radinum. A very attractive small twiggy shrub bearing dense 
clusters of daphne-like flowers, white to pink. Blooms at an early 
age. China. $2.00. . 
x xR. riparium. 12-18 in. Bright rose-purple flowers; a fine sight in 
bloom. Suited for bogs and moors. $1.50-$2.00. o 
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