the segments. Flowers delicate light purple, disposed in terminal
racemose corymbs. It is a hybrid raised from the seed of A.
nudiflòra impregnated by the pollen of a hybrid raised between R.
ponticum and R, catawbiense.
R. n. 9 rùbì'um Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 51. — Flowers red.
11. w. 10 eximium D. Don. — Raised, in 1829, from seeds of R. nudi-
fllorum coccineum màjus, to which pollen of i2hododéndron ai’bòreum
had been applied. It resembles its female parent, having very little
affinity with R. arbòreum, except in its evergreen leaves and decandrous
flowers.
R. w. 11 thyì'sijiòmm Bot. Reg. 1367., and our y?g. 1124.—Raised at
High Clere in 1835 or before.
Sis R. K. 12 scintUlans Bot. Reg. 1461., and our Jig. 1125.—Raised at
High Clere in 1835 or before.
R. M. 13 Seymotiri Bot. Reg. 1975., and our Jig. 1126.—Raised at
High Clere in 1835 or before.
1125. R. n. scintfllans. 1126. n. n Se\-raoùri.
Varieties and Hyhids assigned to A,
are the following : —
A. n. 2 álba et rùbra.
3 amce'na.
4 biànda.
5 cárnea.
6 caroliniàna.
7 Cobúrgjfl.
8 coloráta.
9 conspicua. 10 crisi«.
11 cùmula.
12 discolor.
13 fastigiàta.
14 flòre pièno.
15 flòrida.
IG globósa.
17 grandiflòra.
18 incàna.
19 incarnàta.
20 miràbllis.
21 montàna.
22 ochroleùca.
nudiflòra in Loddiges’s Catalogue for 1836
A. n. 23 pàllida.
24 pallidòsa.
26papilionàcea.
26 periclymenòìdes.
27 purpurâscens.
28 purpùrea.
29 ròsea. (Jig. 1127.)
30 rubérrima.
31 rubicûnda.
32 rùbra.
33 rùfa.
34 rùtilans.
35 serótina.
36 staminea.
37 stellàta.
33 tricolor.
39 vària.
40 variábilis.
41 variegâta.
42 versicolor.
43 violácea.
JO. 20. R. (N .) BI'cOLOR G.Don. (A. (n .) Bi'coioaFMrsA,)
flowered Azalea.
Identification. Don’s Mill., 3. p. 847.
Sijnonymes. Azàlea bicolor Pursh Sept. 1. p. 153. ; Azàlea nudiflòra
var. bicolor Ait. Hort. Kew. 1. p. 319.
Engravings. Trew Ehret, 48. ; and ourjfg-. 1128.
Spec. Char., S/i- Leaves oblong, clothed on both surfaces
with fine hoary pubescence, not bristly on the
nerve. Flowers small, not clammy, naked, smaller
and more slender than those of most of the other
species. Tube of corolla hai’dly longer than the
segments. Calyxes very short ; having one of
The two-coloured-
112S. R. (n.lUcQlor.
the segments lineal', and 4 times longer than th e rest. Filaments exserted.
Branchlets hispid. (Don’s Mill.) A deciduous shrub. Carolina
and Georgia, on barren sandy hills. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in
1734. Flowers red and white ; May.
life 21. -S. ( n.) calendula'ceum Thrr. (A. (n.) calendula'cea mìc-Aìt,) The
M.av\gp\t\-flowered Azalea.
Identification. Torr. Fl. Un. St., p. 140. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 847.
Synonymes. Azàlea calendulácea Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1. p. 156, ; A.
nudiflòra var. coccínea Ait. Hort. Kew. 319.
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. J72. ; Bot. Cab., t. 1394. ; Bot. Keg., t. 1454. ;
and ourfig. 1129.
Spec. Char., 4'C. Leaves oblong, pubescent on both su rfaces,
b u t afterwards hairy. Flowers large, not
clammy, rath er naked. Teeth o f calyx oblong. Tube
o f corolla hairy, sh o rter than th e segments. (Doris
Mill.) A deciduous shrub. North America, from
Pennsylvania to Carolina. Height 2 ft. to 6 ft. In troduced
in 1806. Flowers yellow, red, orange-
coloured, or copper-coloured ; May and Ju n e. „jg,
Varieties.
SÈ R. c. 2 Mortcr\iSwt. Fl.-Gard. 2d s. 10.— A hybrid between R. calen-
dulaceum and one o f th e red varieties of R.
nudìflòrura, o f which th e re are two subvarieties;
one with a flesh-coloured corolla, having the
upper segment orange-coloured, edged with
flesh-colour, called R. Mortèrii cárneum ; and
another, called R. Morterii var. p r^ 's ta n s , with
pale copper-coloured flowers, tinged with blush.
SÈ R . c. 3 fúlgidum Hook. A . c. fúlgida HorL —
Corollas o f an orange-red colour, with bright
green leaves, which spread o u t beneath th e
c::rymbs o f flowers, and form a rich background
to them.
^ R . c. 4 lépidum Bot. Reg. t. 1402, and our
fig. 1130. — Raised a t High Clere.
jsi 22. R. c a n e 's c e n s G. Don. (A . caneíscens MicAa.) The canescent Azalea.
Identification. Don’s Mill., 3. p. 348.
Synonymes. Azàlea canéscens Mx. Fl. Bor. 1. p. 150., Ph. Sept. 1. p. 152. ; A. viscósa pubéscens Lod.
Engraving. Lodd. Bot. Cab. 441. ; and ourj%. 2097. in p. 1108.
Spec. Char., S/c- Leaves obovate-oblong, downy above, and tomentose beneath,
n o t bristly on th e middle nerve. Flowers not clammy, nearly naked.
Tube o f corolla hardly shorter than th e segments. Te eth o f calyx very
short, rounded, obtuse. Stamens hardly exserted. (Doris Mill.) A deciduous
shrub. Lower Carolina, on th e banks o f rivers. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft.
Introduced in 1812. Flowers ro se-co lo u red ; May and Ju n e .
^ 23. i2. visco'suM 7b)T. (A.visco'saL.) The clammy-
jlowered Azalea.
Identification. Torr. FI. Un. St., p. 140. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 847.
Synonyme. Azàlea viscósa L in. Sp. 214.
Engraving. O u r /g . 1131.
Spec. Char., S/c. Leaves oblong-obovate, acute, smooth
and green on both surfaces, ciliated on th e margins,
having th e midrib bristly. Flowers produced in
terminal c lu sters; and clammy, leafy, and hairy.
Tube of corolla as long as th e segments. Teeth of
the calyx short, rounded. Stamens hardly longei
than the corolla. (Dun’s Mill.) A deciduous shrub.
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