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Rhododendron praecox, Carr. Hybrid between R. ciliatum and R.
dahuricum. Low shrub with persistent, elliptic or oval lvs., sparingly
ciliate or glabrous, ferrugineous-lepidote beneath, 1-2 in. long:
clusters few-fld.; calyx-lobes ovate, ciliate; corolla broadly
funnelform, pale purple or lilac, 1 1/2 in. across. March, April. Of
garden origin. R.H. 1868:210. Gn. 38:32; 59, p. 277; 61, p. 428; 71, p.
151. G.C. II. 17:295; III. 12:771. Gt. 50, p. 135; 56:1567. G.W. 5, p.
267. G. 35:109.—Less hardy than the following species, but handsomer.
Here belongs also Early Gem, with larger pale lilac fls. and the lvs.
somewhat more ciliate. G.C. II. 9:336.
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->

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