. 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. § vi. Pentanthera D. Don. SynonyTne. Azillea L, Derivation. From pente, five, and anthera, an anther ; flowers pentandrouB. Sect. Char. Limb of calyx short, 5-lobed. Corolla funnel-shaped. Sta- mens 5. Ovarium 5-celled. Leaves deciduous. This group includes the hardy azaleas of the garde
. 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. § vi. Pentanthera D. Don. SynonyTne. Azillea L, Derivation. From pente, five, and anthera, an anther ; flowers pentandrouB. Sect. Char. Limb of calyx short, 5-lobed. Corolla funnel-shaped. Sta- mens 5. Ovarium 5-celled. Leaves deciduous. This group includes the hardy azaleas of the gardens, which have mostly deciduous leaves, and are quite distinct in their appearance from the plants of the preceding groups of this genus, which are all evergreen and sub-evergreen. After Mr, Don's name, we have given the name previously applied, and then the common English name, leaving them to be adopted by the practical gardener, if he should think fit. At the same time, those who prefer following Mr. Don have onl) to pass over the names which we have put in parenthesis. ^ 18. iJ. flaVum G. i)on. (Aza'iea po'mtica i.) The Pontic, or co??MHon, Azalea. Identification. Don's Mill., 3. p. 847. Synonymes. Azalea p6ntica Lin. Sp. 1669. ; Azalea arbbrea Lin. Sp, ed. 1. p. 150. Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2J83.; and our Jig. 1120. Spec. Char., Src Flowers leafy, clammy. Leaves ovate oblong, pilose, ciliated. Corolla funnel- shaped. Stamens very long. {Don's Mill.) A deciduous shrub. Levant, Pontus, Caucasus, Asiatic Turkey, &c. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1793. Flowers yellow; May and June. Varieties and Hybrids. There are a great number of varieties of this species in the gardens, dif- fering principally in the colour of their flowers, . and the hue of the leaves. The flowers of the species are of a fine bright yellow ; but those of the varieties are of all shades, from yellow to copper, or orange colour; and they are some- times of a pure white, or of white striped with
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