|Pinkish as|An extremely useful shrub,
nudiflora) |Florida and |a rule; |and has been of
|Texas. On side |April and |considerable service to the
|of hills. |May |hybridist. It grows about 6
|Introduced in | |feet high, and makes a
|1734 | |wide-spreading bush. It
| | |bears pinkish-coloured
| | |flowers, though many hues
| | |are to be found among its
| | |many forms.
| | |
R. occidentale (A. |California |White; |This species flowers later
occidentalis) | |late June |than most of the others,
| | |and, through using it as a
| | |parent, hybrids have been
| | |produced between it and the
| | |earlier flowering species,
| | |thus the flowering period
| | |is prolonged. It makes a
| | |good-sized bush, and blooms
| | |freely; the flowers are
| | |fragrant; the leaves are
| | |very glossy.
| | |
R. rhombicum (A. |Japan |Rose- |This is easily
rhombica) | |lilac; |distinguished from other
| |April |Rhododendrons by its
| | |rhomboid leaves and large
| | |flowers. In the seedling
| | |stage it is somewhat
| | |tender, and until several
| | |years old its growth is not
| | |satisfactory.
| | |
A. Vaseyi |Mountains of |White |Of the lesser known species
|North Carolina |suffused |this i