x 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- 
Nias eibec when young. Yunnan. Introduced by George Forrest 
913. $1.25. 
xx xR. 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. 
xxxR. 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 xx 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. $1.00 up. 
R. lysoliphis. 1 ft. upright growth. Lavender-blue flowers. $2.00. 
xxx R. megacalyx. A tall open shrub with large leaves. Flowers 4 in. 
long and 4 in. wide, white or flushed, washed with yellow inside. 
Possibly too tender for Washington except in cool greenhouse. N. E. 
Burma at 9,000 ft. Discovered by Kingdon Ward 1914. $1.50. 
-xxxR. mollicomum. A small shrub with rose to crimson flowers. $1.50. 
x xxR. 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 up. 
xxxxR. mucronatum, White, fragrant. Wide spreading shrub. $1.50. 
xxxxR. 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. Propagated from selected forms. W. 
China and Tibet. Introduced by E. H. Wilson 1904. $1.00 up. 
xxxR. myrtleoides. 3 to 6 in. Oval gray-green leaves; waxy bell- 
shaped flowers of apricot pink to mahogany red. Beautiful in growth 
but has to acquire age before it blooms. $1.50-$3.50. 
xxxxR. neriiforum. 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. 
Introduced by George Forrest 1906. $1.50. 
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