|
|mountains of | |
|North Carolina, | |
|where it is said| |
|to grow along | |
|the borders of | |
|streams. It | |
|attains a height| |
|of from 15 feet | |
|to 20 feet | |
| | |
R. calendulaceum |Alleghany |Great |It forms a large, handsome
(A. calendulacea) |Forests. |range of |bush about 8 feet high, and
|Introduced about|colour; |is one of the most
|100 years ago |yellow, |beautiful of the species.
| |red, |
| |orange and|
| |other |
| |shades; |
| |May and |
| |June |
| | |
R. flavum (Syn. A. |Native of |Yellow, |Few Rhododendrons are
pontica) |Caucasus, and |fragrant; |better known; it grows from
|has been grown |early |6 feet to 8 feet, and has
|for upwards of a|Summer |fairly large shining
|century, viz., | |leaves. Excellent for
|introduced in | |forcing.
|1793 | |
| | |
R. indicum (A. |Widely |Various; |This is the plant regarded
indica) |distributed in |early |as the "common" Azalea. It
|the mountains of|Summer |has been improved
|China and Japan | |considerably under
| | |cultivation, and there are
| | |several beautiful garden
| | |forms of it. The majority
| | |of these are unfortunately
| | |not hardy, and a few only
| | |can be planted outside with
| | |safety. About ten years ago