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Rhododendron ponticum, Linn. Shrub, 10 ft. high: lvs. elliptic to
oblong, acute, pale green beneath, 3-5 in. long: clusters many-fld.;
pedicels longer than fls., puberulous; calyx-lobes as long as ovary,
the lower ones half as long; corolla funnelform-campanulate with oval
lobes, purple, spotted brownish within, about 2 in. across; ovary
glandular. May, June. Spain, Portugal, Asia Minor. B.M. 650.—This
species is less hardy than the two preceding and now rarely found in
cult. in its typical form. Var. album, Hort., has white fls. There are
also varieties with variegated and one with purplish lvs.
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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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