. 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. 588 AKBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BKITANNICUM. tained by Mr. Waterer of the Knaphill Nursery, between R. arbo- reum and R. caucasicum, in 1832; a most beautiful variety, quite hardy, and an abundant flowerer. R. c. 4 NoblemVLm Hort. (Bot. Reg., t. 1820. f. 1.) is a hybrid, very much like the p
. 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. 588 AKBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BKITANNICUM. tained by Mr. Waterer of the Knaphill Nursery, between R. arbo- reum and R. caucasicum, in 1832; a most beautiful variety, quite hardy, and an abundant flowerer. R. c. 4 NoblemVLm Hort. (Bot. Reg., t. 1820. f. 1.) is a hybrid, very much like the preceding one in all respects, except that its flowers are of a deep and brilliant rose colour. 1. 8. R. PUNCTA^TUM Andr. The iott&A-leaved Rhododendron. Identification. Andr. Bot. Eep., 36.; Vent. Cels., ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 844. Synonymes. I{. ferrugineum var. minus Fers. Ench. 1. p. 478.; R. minus Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1. p. 258.; R. punctatum var. minus Wats. Bend. Brit. 162. A. Engravings. Andr. Bot. Eep., 36.; Dend. Brit., t. ;and outfig. 1109. Spec. Char., ^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 undu- lated. Flowers pink, disposed in umbellate corymbs. Corollas fun- nel-shaped. Capsules elongated. {Don's Mill.) A low ever- green shrub. Carolina, on mountains, parti- cularly at the head waters of the Savannah River. Height 4 ft. Introd. 1786. Flowers pink; July and August. iiio. 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. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong
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