. 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. 'Variety. R. 2^. 2 majus Ker. (Bot. Reg., and flowers larger. t. 37. : and our/g. 1110.) — Leaves tt. 9. R. ferrugi'neum L. The rasty-leaved Rhododendron. Menlificatlon. Lin. Sp., 662. i Don's Mill., 3. p. 844. Engravings. Bot. Cab., 65. j and ourfig. 1111. S])ec. Char., Sfc. Leaves oblo
. 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. 'Variety. R. 2^. 2 majus Ker. (Bot. Reg., and flowers larger. t. 37. : and our/g. 1110.) — Leaves tt. 9. R. ferrugi'neum L. The rasty-leaved Rhododendron. Menlificatlon. Lin. Sp., 662. i Don's Mill., 3. p. 844. Engravings. Bot. Cab., 65. j and ourfig. 1111. S])ec. Char., Sfc. Leaves oblong, attenuated at both ends, glabrous, shining and green above, but thickly beset with rusty dots beneath. Calycine seg- ments dentately ciliated. Leaves like those of the box tree; when young, cili- ated with a few hairs at bottom. Flowers of a beautiful rose colour or scarlet, dis- posed in umbellate corymbs, marked with ash-coloured or yellow dots. Corollas funnel-shaped. Filaments hairy at bottom. {Don's Mill.) A low evergreen shnib. Alps of Switzerland, Austria, Savoy, Dau- phine, and Piedmont; where this species and R. hirsutum terminate ligneous vege- tation, and furnish the shepherds with their only fuel. Height 1 ft. Introduced in 1752. Flowers rose-coloured or scarlet; May to July. Vaiicty. n. 2 alhmn Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836. — Flowers white. It 10. if. (? F.) niRsu~TUM iS. The hairy Rhododendron. Idenliflcation, Lin. Sp., 662.; Don's 3. p. 844. Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1853.; Bot. Cab., t. 479.; and omjig. 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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