. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1138. R. arbor6sc»3is. § vii. 'Rhodwa D. Don. Identification. Don's Mill, 3. p. 848. Derivation. From rhodon, a rose; in reference to the colour of the flowers. Sect. Char. Limb of calyx 5-toothed. Corolla bilabiate ; upper lip broadest, and 2—3-cleft; lower one biden- tate. Stamens 10.
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1138. R. arbor6sc»3is. § vii. 'Rhodwa D. Don. Identification. Don's Mill, 3. p. 848. Derivation. From rhodon, a rose; in reference to the colour of the flowers. Sect. Char. Limb of calyx 5-toothed. Corolla bilabiate ; upper lip broadest, and 2—3-cleft; lower one biden- tate. Stamens 10. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved. Leaves deciduous. {Don's Mill.) M 29.'iJ. iJHODO^RA G. Don. CiinoDo'EA cinade'nsis i.) The Canada Rhodora. Identification. Don's Mill., 3. p. 843. Synonyme. /Ihodbra canadensis Lin. Sp. 561. Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 474. ; and ourj?^. 1139.^ Spec. Char., S;c. Leaves oval, quite entire, pubescent and glaucous beneath. Flowers in terminal clusters or racemose umbels, pale purple, and pi-otruded before the leaves. {Don's Mill.) An erect deciduous shrub. Canada, Newfoundland, and on the mountains of New York and Pennsylvania, in bogs. Height 2 ft. In- troduced in 1767. Flowers pale purple; April and May. Capsules brown; ripe in August. Genus 1130. K. Rhotlira. ILAflMIA L, The Kalmia, Lin. SysL Decandria Monog/nia. Ident0cation. Lin. Gen., No. 543.; Don's Mill., 3. p. 850. SynonyTne. American Laurel. Derivation. Named by Linnaus in honour of Peter Kalm, prcfessor at Abo, in Sweden; author of Travels in America in 1753. Gen. Char. (7%^ 5-parted. Coro//a: salver-shaped; under side of limb pro- ducing 10 cornute protuberances, and as many cavities on the upper side, in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (Joh
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