n |clothed with small green
| |small |leaves, covered with minute
| |upright |reddish-brown spots. When
| |terminal |young the leaves are
| |clusters |slightly hairy, but the
| |in June; |mature foliage is almost
| |bright |free from hairs. There are
| |rose or |varieties, one with white
| |scarlet |(albiflorum), another with
| | |rosy or scarlet flowers
| | |(myrtifolium), but there
| | |are others. Its popular
| | |name is Alpine Rose.
| | |
R. Fortunei |China |Fragrant, |This is one of the hardiest
| |pale |of the Himalayan species,
| |rose- |and, as it does not flower
| |coloured |until well into May, it is
| |flowers, |generally untouched by late
| |with seven|frosts, which so disturb
| |petals; |early-flowering species. It
| |Mid-May |grows from 10 feet to 12
| | |feet high, and has large,
| | |handsome oblong leaves. It
| | |is the origin of a distinct
| | |race.
| | |
R. fulgens |Eastern Himalaya|Blood-red;|There are several forms of
| |April and |this Himalayan Rhododendron
| |May |in gardens, the best
| | |producing compact clusters
| | |of medium-sized flowers of
| | |the colour mentioned. The
| | |leaves bear a striking
| | |resemblance to those of