| | |than those of the common
| | |Medlar; it has small
| | |pear-shaped reddish fruits,
| | |and is a good lawn tree.
| | |
| | |These trees are best
| | |propagated by grafting or
| | |budding on the Pear or
| | |Quince stocks, on which
| | |they do well. The Medlar
| | |can also be increased by
| | |seed.
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[Illustration: _PYRUS (Mespilus) LOBATA._]

[Illustration: _RHODODENDRONS ARBOREUM HYBRID. (Outdoors, Kew.)_]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME. | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
RHODODENDRON | | |
SPECIES. | | |
| | |
Rhododendron |Himalaya; |Bell- |This is a famous Himalayan
arboreum |Ericaceae |shaped, |Rhododendron, a tree
| |various |attaining a height of 40
| |colours-- |feet in its native country.
| |blood-red,|It has bold, thick foliage,
| |white, |green above but quite
| |rose, and,|silvery beneath, and the
| |as a rule,|bell-shaped flowers vary in
| |spotted |colour. There are several
| | |varieties, such as album,
| | |cinnamomeum, kingianum,
| | |Nilagiricum, puniceum, and
| |