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; 'M:
tamed by Mr. Waterer of the Knapliill Nursery, between Ji. arbo-
reum and caucasicum, in 1832; a most beautiful variety, quite
hardy, and an abundant flowerer.
tt R. c. 4 iNfòifòànum Hort. (Bot. Reg., t. 1820. f. I.) is a hybrid, very
much like the preceding one in all respects, except that its flowers
are of a deep and brilliant rose colour.
tt. 8, II, p u n c t a ' t u m Andr. The dottQd-ieaved Rhododendron.
Identification. Andr. Bot. Rep., 3G. ; Vent. Cels., 1 .15. : Don’s
M ilL , 3. p . 844.
Synonymes. R . ferrusineum var. minus Pers. Ench. 1. p. 478. ; R.
rr, nus Michx. Ft. Bor. Amer. 1. p. 258. ; R. punctàtum var.
minus iVnts. Dend. Brit. 162. a.
Engravings. Andr. Bot. Rep., 36. j Dend. Brit., t. 162. a. ; and
om Jig. HOD.
Spec. Char., c5-c. Leaves oval-lanceolate, acute at
both ends, glabrous, beset with rusty resinous
dots beneath. Pedicels short. Calycine teeth
short. Segments of corolla ovate, a little undulated.
Flowers ¡jink,
disposed in umbellate
corymbs. Corollas funnel
shaped. Capsules
elongated. (Don’s
Mill.) A low evergreen
shrub. Carolina,
on mountains, particularly
at the head
waters of the Savannah
River. Height 4 ft.
Introd. 178G. Flowers
pink;1109. rt. punctàtum July and August.
lUO. rt. p. màjus.
B .p 2 màjus Ker. (Bot. Reg., t. 37. : and o u r /g . 1110.) _ Leaves
and flowers larger. ^
n. 9. R. f e r r u g i ' k e u m L . The msty-leaved Rhododendron.
Identification. Lin. Sp., 562. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 844.
Engravings. Bot. Cab., 65, ; and omfig . llU .
Spec. Char., f r . L /v e s oblong, attenuated at both end.s, glabrous shinin«
and green above, b u /h ic k ly beset with rusty dots beneath. Calycine %e°-
ments dentately ciliated. Leaves like J • o
those of the box tree; when young, cili- {
ated with a few hairs at bottom. Flowers
of a beautiful rosé colour or scarlet, disposed
in umbellate corymbs, marked with
ash-coloured or yellow dots. Corollas
nil. rt. ferruj-diieum.
" VAX ucrta.V-zOIOUaS
funnel-shaped. Filaments hairy a t bottom.
(Don’s Mill.) A low evergreen shrub.
Alps of Switzerland, Austria, Savoy, Dauphiné,
and Piedmont ; where this species
and R. hirsùtiim terminate ligneous vegetation,
and furnish the shepherds with
their only fuel. Height 1 ft. Introduced
m 1752. Flowers rose-coloured or scarlet ; May to July.
Variety.
n. R . f .2 àlbum Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836. — Flowerswhite.
B. 10. rt. (?F.) hirsu'tum L. The hairy Rhododendron.
Identification. Liii. Sp., 562. ; Don’s Mill 3 p 844
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t, 1853. ; Bot. Cab., t. 479. | and omfig . 1112.
X L I I I . í í r i c a ' c e a í : r h o d o d e ' n d r o n .
Spec. Char., <^c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, or elliptic,
acutish, ciliated with rusty hairs on the margins,
glabrous above, dotted and hairy beneath. Calycine
segments fringed, bearded. Flowers pale red or
scarlet, disposed in umbellate corymbs. Corollas
funnel-shaped. {Doris Mill.') A low evergreen
shrub. Alps of Switzerland, Austria, Styria, Dauphiné,
&c. Height I ft. to 2 ft. Introduced in 1G56.
Flowers pale red or scarlet; May to July.
Vai'iety.
tt R. ( /.) h. 2 variegàtum. — Leaves edged with
yellow. Possibly only a variety of the preceding
species.
I!!:
1115Í. r t. ( f) hirsiitiim.
tt 11. -ff. sETo'suM D.Don . The bristly Rhododendron.
Identification. D. Don in Worn. Soc, Trans., 3. p. 408.; Don’s Mill., 3, p. 844.
Engraving. Omfig. 1113. from a specimen in the herbarium of Professor DeCandolle.
Spec. Char., S/i- Branchlets beset with bristles. Leaves oval, mucronate,
bristly on the margins and under surfaces. Pedicels beset with glandular
hairs. Calycine segments rounded, coloured,
naked, crenulated. A small, stiff! much-branched
shrub. Leaves half an inch long. Flowers
purple, size of those of Ji. daiiricum, disposed in
umbellate corymbs. Calyx purple. Filaments
bearded at the base. Stigma capitate. {Don’s
Mill.) A low evergreen shrub. Nepal, in Gossainthan.
1113. rt. fetòsum.
and theij' disks from
Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Introduced in
1825, but rare. Flowers purple j May.
tt R. macrophyllum D. Don {G. Doris Mill., iii.
p. 843.) is a native of tlie north-west coast of
North America, where it was collected by Mr.
Menzies; and there are specimens in Mr. Lambert’s
herbarium ; but the plant has not yet been
iiUroduced. The petioles of the leaves are 1 in.,
7 in. to 8 in. long; and the flowers are smaller than those of R. máximum, and
white.
§ ii. Booram.
Derivation. The name of R . arbhreum in Nepal.
Sect. Char., S/c. Limb of calyx 5-lobed, Corolla campanulate. Evergreen
trees or shrubs, natives of the Himalayas, and other mountainous regions
of Northern India. One species is hardy in British gardens.
« 12. iZ. c a m p a n u la ' t u m D.Don. The bell-shape-^07c¿?7*(?d Rhododendron.
Identification. D. Don in W’ern. Mem,, 3. p. 409. ; Prod. Fl. Nep., p. 153. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 844.
Engravings. Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 1944. ; Swt. Fl.-Gard., 2d s., t. 241.; and omfig . 1114.
Spec. Char., <^c. Leaves elliptic-oblong, mucronate,
rusty beneath, rather cordate at the
base. Segments of corolla flat, emarginate.
Ovarmm 6-celled, glabrous. Under surfaces
of leaves clothed with fine scaly pubescence,
at first of a purplish hue, then changing; to
nearly white, and afterwards to a deep ferruginous
brown. Flowers copious, disposed
in corymbose clusters. PecHcels glabrous.
Bracteas fringed. Corollas large, pale pink, '
changing to white, having the upper lip
marked with irregular purple spots. Filaments
bearded at the base. This species
surpasses all others in the size of its uu. a. campaiiaiMum.
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