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Rhodothamnus (Greek, rhodon, rose, and tham- nos, shrub; alluding to 
the rose-colored fls.). Ericaceae. Dwarf evergreen shrub, with 
alternate small entire lvs. and rather large pink fls., usually 
solitary at the ends of the branchlets. Related to Kalmia, but anthers 
not in pouches: lvs. alternate: sepals 5, half as long as corolla; 
corolla rotate, deeply 5-lobed; stamens 10, slightly longer than 
corolla: fr. a 5-celled, many-seeded dehiscent caps. Charming little 
alpine shrub, hardy N., but somewhat difficult to cult. It thrives best 
in peaty porous soil of constant, moderate moisture in a partly shaded 
situation, and is best suited for rockeries. Prop, by seeds or layers, 
also by cuttings of ripened wood under glass. The only species is R. 
Chamaecistus, Reichb. (Rhododendron Chamaecistus, Linn. Adoden- dron 
Chamaecistus, Kuntze). Diffusely branched shrub, to 1 ft.: lvs. 
cuneate-oblong, acute, setosely ciliate, 1/4-1/2in. long: fls. on 
slender, glandular-hirsute pedicels, solitary, rarely 2 or 3 at the end 
of the branchlets. light purplish pink, to 1 in. across. May. Alps of 
E. Eu. B.M. 488. L.B.C. 15:1491. P.M. 3:169. F.S. 19:1962. F.W. 
1873:321. G.C. III. 33:293. Alfred Rehder.
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