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17. R. C h a m ^ c i ' s t u s L. The Ground-Cistus Rhododendron.
Identification. Lin. Sp., 562.; Don’s Mill,, 3. p. 854.
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 488.; Bot. Cab., t. 1491.; and ourfig. 1119.
Spec. Char., S/c- Leaves oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, stiffish, glan-
diilarly ciliated. Peduncles usually
twill, and, as well as the calyxes,
beset with glandular hairs. Corollas
rotate, pale purple. {l')oris Mill.)
A dwarf tufted evergreen shrub, with
small leaves, about the size of those
of a species of Heliánthemum. Alps
of Austria, Carniola, Mount Baldo,
and near Salzburg; and in Eastern
Siberia. Height G in. Introd. 1786.
Flowers purple ; May and June. 1119. rt. ChameecistHS.
§ vi. Pentmithèra D. Don
Synonyme. Azàlea !..
nericati,m. From pente, five, and anthira, an anther ; Bowers pentandrous.
Sect. Char. Limb of calyx short, S-lobed. Corolla funnel-shaped. Sta-
mens 5. Ovarmm 5-celled. Leaves deciduous. This group includes the
hardy azaleas of the gardens, which have mostly deciduous leaves, and are
quite distinct in their appearance from the piants of the preceding groups of
this genus, which are all evergreen and sub-evergreen. After Mr, Don’s name
we have given the name previously applied, and then the common English
name, leaving them to he adopted by the practical gardener, if he should
think fit. At the same time, those who prefer following Mr. Don have onh
to pass over the names which we have put in parenthesis.
3È Ì8. R. FLA'VVM G. Don. (Aza'lea p oW a L.) The Pontic, or c o n « ,
Azalea.
Identificaiion. Don’s Mill., 3. p. 847.
toiiymes. Azàlej pOntira 7,m. Spi 1C09., AzMe.i arbòrea i í » . ed 1 n 1,40
Engrarnngs. Bot. Mag., t. 2.J83. ; and o u r * . 1120.
Spec. Char., Sjc. Flowers leafy, clammy. Leaves
ovate oblong, pilose, ciliated. Corolla funnel-
shaped. Stamens very long. (Don’s Mill.) A
deciduous shrub. Levant, Pontus, Caucasus,
Asiatic Turkey, &c. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft!
Introduced in 1793. Flowers yellow; May
and June.
1120. rt flùTum.
Varieties and Hybrids. There are a great number
of varieties of this species in the gardens, differing
principally in tbe colour of their flowers,
and the hue of the leaves. The flowers of the
species are of a fine bright yellow ; but those
of the varieties are of all shades, from yellow
to copper, or orange colour ; and they are sometimes
of a pure white, or of white striped with yellow and red. Besides
as this species seeds freely, and is easily cross-fecundated with the North
American species, an immense number of varieties of it have been originated
m British and Continental garden.s. The varieties and hybrids which
/ e considered as belonging to Azàlea póntica, which are given in Loddiges’s
Catalogue for 1836, are the following, but new kinds are originated evei’v
year, and we therefore refer to the yearly catalogues of nurserymen.
A. p. 2 álba.
3 aurántia.
4 crocàta,
5 cùprea.
6 flàmmea.
7 íúlgens.
8 glaúca.
fr ignéscens.
10 ochroleùca.
11 pàllida.
12 tricolor.
J , 19. rt. n u d i f l o 'b u m Torr. (AzA'LE4NubiFi.o’R A i.) The naked-flowered Azalea.
Identification. Torr. Fl. Un. .St., 1. p. 140,; Don’s Miil., 3. p. 847.
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Synonymes. Azàlea nudiflòra L in . Sp. 214. ; Azàlea periclymcnciìdes Mich.r. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1
p. 115. ; the American Honeysuckle ; May Flowers, and wiki, or upright, Honeysuckle, Amer.
Engraving. Our fig. 1121. from a Jiving specimen.
Spec. Char., S/i- Leaves lanceolate-oblong, nearly smooth, ancl green on both
surfaces, ciliated on the margins, having the midrib bristly beneath, and
woolly above. Flowers rather naked, not clammy,
scarlet, pink, white, striped, variegated, red, purple,
&c., disposed in terminal clustered racemes, appearing
H21. a.'oudiflòruiu.
before the leaves. Tube of corolla longer
than the divisions. Teeth of calyx short, rather
rounded. Stamens much exserted. (Doris Mill.)
A deciduous shrub. Canada to Georgia, on the
sides of hills. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced
in 1734. Flowers of various colours ; April to '-fe
June. Capsule brown.
It is the parent of numerous varieties, and, in con-
jfimction with the preceding species, of many beautiful
hybrids.
Varieties and Seedlings.
áfe R. n. 1 coccineum D. Don. Azalea n. coccínea Sims Ret. Mag. t
180.— Flowers scarlet, and the leaves lanceolate. It is a native
of Georgia, near Savannah.
afe R. n. 2 rufilans D. Don. A. n. rutilans
Ait. Hort. Kew. p. 319. ; A. periclyrne-
noides rutilans Pursh. FL Amer. Sept. i.
p. 152., and ouryig. 1122. — The flowers
are deep red. Calyxes minute,
áfe R, n. 3 cárneum D. Don. A. n. cárnea Ait.
1. c., Bot. Reg. t. 120. ; A. p . cárnea
Pursh\. c. — The corollas are pale red,
having the tube red at the base, and the
calyx foliaceous.
afe R. n. 4 álbum D. Don. A. n. alba Ait. 1.
c .; A. p. álba Pursh.—The flowers white,
and the calyx middle-sized,
áfe R. n. 5 papilionuceum D. Don. A. p. pa-
pilionacea Pursh.—Flowers reddish, with
the lower segment white, and the calyx
foliaceous.
R n. 6 pariitum D. Don. A. p. partita
Pursh. — The flowers are pale red, 5-
parted, even to the base.
R. n. 7 polyándrum D. Don. A. p . poly-
1122. fl. n. rùlilans.
ándra Pursh 1. c. — Flowers o^
a rose colour, short. Stamens
10—20. It is found near Philadelphia.
Varieties and Hybrids chiefly raised at '
High Clere.
R. n. 8 Goü<??uánum D. Don
(Brit. Fl.-Gard., iii. t. 263.; and
o u r ;^ . 1123.)— The branches
tomentosely downy. Leaves
evergreen or deciduous, oblong,
acute, downy while young, but
glabrous in the adult state, and
recurved at the apex. Tube of
corolla a little shorter than