R.
| | |campanulatum in both size
| | |and colour. Although hardy,
| | |it is seldom seen in true
| | |beauty outdoors, because of
| | |its naturally
| | |early-flowering season.
| | |
R. glaucum |Himalaya |Rose, |This is a dwarf species,
| |waxy, 3/4 |with small oblong leaves,
| |of an inch|seldom more than 2 feet
| |across, |high, and rarely seen in
| |and in |cultivation, although very
| |small |pretty.
| |upright |
| |heads; May|
| | |
R. hirsutum |Alps |Pale red; |In many ways this is the
| |May and |counterpart of R.
| |July |ferrugineum, the chief
| | |difference being in the
| | |intensely hairy leaves of
| | |this species. The two
| | |species grow side by side
| | |in the Alps, and the one
| | |under notice is one of the
| | |few species that will grow
| | |in a limy soil. It has also
| | |been used by the hybridist.
| | |
R. Keysii |Bhotan |Flowers |A distinct,
| |tubular, |upright-growing, scantily
| |red and |branched species,
| |yellow, |suggesting affinity to R.
| |and 1-1/2 |cinnabarina, but it is
| |inches |quite distinct. It grows
| |long; May |from 4 feet to 6