Canada to Georgia, in swamps and shady woods. Height
2 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1734. Flowers whitc, sweet-
scented ; Ju ly and August.
Varieties and Hybrids.
sk R. V.2 ornhtnm Swt. Fl.-Gard. 2d s. t. 137. (and
o u r Jig. 1 132.)— A hybrid raised from th e seed of
R. viscòsuin /3 rubescens, fertilised by the pollen
o f /¿hododendron pónticum. I t is evergreen or
sub-evcrgi*een, as are all th e hybrids o f similar
parentage.
1132. R. y . omàtum.
The Varieties and Hybrids of A. viscósa, in Loddiges’s Catalogue for 1836,
are as follows : —
;ríspa.
lealbàU
A. Varieties.
6 penicilláta.
6 præ'cox.
7 pubéscens.
8 variegata.
9 vittàta.
10 Fiolæ odóre.
B. Hyhridæ aìtacìerénses. Hybrids I'aised at
High Clei-e in 1830 or before.
11 amoe'na.
1*2 actinàta.
13 Aurbrce.
H basilîssa.
15 calodéndron.
16 calocérypbe.
17 Cartón?«. {Jig. 1133.)
18 chariéssa.
19 coccínea nóbilis.
20 eudæ'mon.
21 eùprepes.
22 Govènìfl.
23 Herbert?^»«.
24 imperàtrix.
25 ínclyta.
26 jasmin odóra.
27 lèpida.
28 ochroleùca.
29 poikila.
30 póntica Howard.
héxapla,
31 pulchélla.
32 regàlis
33 rùgens.
34 thyrsiflòra.
1133. A. V. Cartóni«.
C. Hybridoe bélgicoe. Hyhi'ids raised in Belgium in 1829 or bcfoi'e.
35 Agate.
36 álbo pièno.
37 amábilis.
38 nmarántina.
39 amceníssima.
40 árdens.
41 àtro-rùbens.
42 aurántia máxima.
43 blandina.
44 calendulácea globósa.
insignis.
nòva.
supèrba.
45 cardón.
46 coccínea máxima
47 concinna.
48 cordscans.
49 cròcea.
globósa.
50 cruènta.
.51 cùprea.
alba.
étegans.
eximia, .
globósa.
rùbra.
spléndens.
52 decoràta.
53 dècus hortòrum.
54 dulcèdo.
55 elécta.
electa máxima,
rùbra.
56 elegantissima.
57 exquisita.
58 Ferróck??.
•59 flamboyante.
6 0 fúlgida.
61 fúlva.
62 glòria múndi.
máxima.
minor.
63 Guliélmus primus.
64 hybrida coccifera.
coccínea.
nivea.
65 incarnàta máxima.
rùbra.
66 lèpida.
67 lùtea rubicunda.
68 magnífica.
69 marítima incarnata
70 miniàta.
71 mirabilis.
72 mixta triúmphans.
73 raónica.
74 Mortèr«.
75 nè Dlús últra.
75 nóbilis.
77 nóritas antilléscens.
78 noritáta.
79 óptima.
80 ornáta pàllida.
81 picturàta.
82 póntica globósa.
Konink.
tricolor var.
83 præstantlssima.
84 pulchélla.
85 punicea.
86 récqui.
87 regina bélgica.
88 restantíssima.
89 rígida incarnàta.
90 robústa.
91 rùbra aurántia.
fúlva.
92 rubricáta.
93 sanguínea.
94 Satùrni.
95 sevèra.
96 speciósa.
97 speciosissima.
98 spléndens.
99 splèndida.
100 sulphùrea.
101 supèrba.
102 tricolor Jacòb?'.
Wolff.
103 triúmphans
104 variegâta.
105 venústa.
106 venustissima.
107 versicolor.
JÜL 24. R. ( v . ) g l a u 'c u m G. Don. (A. (v.) glau'ca Pursh.) Th e g l a u c o u s -
leaved Azalea
Identjìcation. Don’s Mill., 3. p. 848.
Synonymes. Azalea glauca Pursh Sept. 1. p. 154. : Azàlea viscósa v
1. p. 319.
Engravmgs. Dend. Brit., t. 5. ; and our fig. 1134.
r. floribúnda Ait. Hort. Kew,
Spec. Char., Branchlets hispid. Leaves oblanceolate,
acute, glabrous on both surfaces, glaucous beneath, ciliated
on the margins, having the midrib bristly. Flowers
very clammy, leafy. Tube of corolla twice longer than
the segments. Calyx very short. Filaments about equal
in length to the segments of the corolla. (Doris Mill.)
A deciduous shrub. New England to Virginia, in
swamps in clayey soil. Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1734.
Flowers w’hite; June and July.
This shrub is dwarfer than any of the other North usi. «. (n.) giaúct
American species of Azalea ; and it produces its fragrant
white flowers in great abundance. Nuttall considers it as only a variety of
R. viscosum, differing in nothing but in the under surface of the leaves being
glaucous ; in which opinion we concur.
Sfe 25. R. ( v . ) ni'sPlDUM Torr. (A. (v.) hi'spida Pursk.) The h i s p id Azalea.
Identification. Torr. Fl. Un. St., p. 140. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 847.
Azalea híspida Pursh Sept. 1. p. 154. ; Azàlea viscósa var. glauca Ait. Hort. Kew. 1.
p. 319. ?
Dend. Brit., t. 6. ; and o u r / g . 1135.
Spec. Char., 4c. Branches straight, very hispid. Leaves
long-lanceolate, hispid above, and smooth beneath,
glaucous on both surfaces, ciliated on th e margins,
having th e nerves bristly beneath. Stamens 5—-10.
Flowers very clammy, leafy. Tube o f corolla wide,
scarcely longer than th e segments. Teeth of
calyx oblong, rounded. Filaments exserted. (Doris
Mill.) A deciduous shrub. New York and Pennsylvania,
on th e borders o f lakes on th e highest p a rt of
the Blue Mountains. Height 10ft. to lo f t . In tro duced
in 1734. Flowers white, rose-coloured before
expansion j Ju ly and August.
Readily distinguished from th e oth e r hardy azaleas by
1135. R. (V.) hlspldui
its bluish appearance.
J* 26. R. ( v.) n i ^ t i d u m Toir. {A.m'ixoK Pursk.) The glossy-/6-«t’ed Azalea.
p. 847.
Identification. Torr., 1. c ; Don’s Mill., 3. 847
Synonyme. Azàlea nítida Pursk PI. Amer. Sept.. 1.1
p. 153.
Éngravings. Bot. Reg., t. 414. ; and o u r /g . 1136.
Spec. Char., 4o. Branches smoothish. Leaves oblanceolate,
rath er mucronate, coriaceous, smooth on both
surflices, shining above, having th e nerve bristly beneath,
with revolute ciliated margins, smaller than in any
other .species. Flowers clammy, leafy. Tube o f corolla
a little longer than th e segments. Calyx very short.
Filaments exserted. (Doris MillZ) A deciduous shrub.
New York to Virginia, in deep mossy swamps on the
mountains. Height 2 f t. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1812.
Flowers white, tinged with red ; June
and July. Capsule brown.
U3C. rt. (v.)nitidum.
SÈ 27. R. SPECIO'SUM G.Don. (As-specio'sa IF?7W.)
showy Azalea.
The
Identification. Don’s Mill., 3. p. 848.
Synonymes. Azàlea speciósa Willd. Enum. p, 10. ; A. coccínea Lodd. Eot.
Cab. t. 624.
Engravmgs. Bot. Cab., t. 624. ; Dend. Brit., t. 116. ; and our fig. 1137.
Spec. Char., 4i- Branches hairy. Leaves lanceolate»
ciliated, acute a t both ends. Calyx pubescent. Corolla
silky, with obtuse, ciliated, lanceolate, undulated segments, agy. « si^ciòsum
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