. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. ^ in. broad, very fragrant;stamens as long as the limb. May. Orient, 433; 2383 (var. albiflora).—A very fragrant andfree-flowering species, not common in cult. Nearly allvarieties referred to this species in nursery cataloguesare hybrids, for which the collective name A. Ganda-vensis may be used. 7. Gandave
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. ^ in. broad, very fragrant;stamens as long as the limb. May. Orient, 433; 2383 (var. albiflora).—A very fragrant andfree-flowering species, not common in cult. Nearly allvarieties referred to this species in nursery cataloguesare hybrids, for which the collective name A. Ganda-vensis may be used. 7. Gandavensis, Hort. Ghent Azaleas. Fig. are hybrids between A. Pontica, and the American. I -^ 174 Ghent azalea—A Gandavensis lit. tha the species, and A. Sinensis, now moretypical species. Of a number of them the parents areeasily recognized, but many are hybrids of the seconddegree or more, and it is impossible to be sure abouttheir parentage. They vary in all shades of white, yel-low, orange, pink, carmine, lilac, and red, with singleand double fls., and also in the time of flowering, fromMay to July. A short selection of some good varietieshas already been given. DD. Stamens shorter than the limb: corolla funnel-form-campanulate, outside pubescent, not Sinensis, Lodd. (A. mdllis, Blume. E. Sinense,Sweet). From 3-8 ft.: branches hairy ; lvs. oblong orobovate-oblong, 2-1 in. long, appressed-setose above,glaucescent beneath and nearly glabrous except on themidrib, rarely pubescent : fls. 2-2J^ in. broad, yellow,orange or pink. April, Mav. China, Japan. 19:2032-36. Gn. 46, p. 265, 546. :1253. :885 122 AZALEA Gt. 16:556. Gng. 4:279.—A val
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