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Rhododendron mucronulatum, Turcz. (R. dahuricum var. mucronulatum,
Maxim.). Fig. 3382. Upright shrub, attaining 6 ft. : lvs. elliptic to
oblong, acute at both ends, slightly crenulate, sparingly lepidote on
both sides, bright green above, pale beneath, 2-3 in. long: fls. 3-6,
short-pedicelled; corolla rotate-funnelform, divided to the middle into
oval rounded lobes, rose-colored, 1 1/2 in. across. March, April.
Manchuria, N. China, Korea, Japan. G.F. 9:65 (adapted in Fig. 3382).
M.D. 1898:1. B.M. 8304.—Hardy shrub valuable for its very early fls.
(it is the earliest of all hardy rhododendrons) and for its handsome
scarlet fall coloring.
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==Species==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- 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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