Rhododendron luteum
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Rhododendron luteum, Sweet (R. flavum, Don. Azalea pontica, Linn.). Shrub, 2-6 ft.: branchlets hairy: pedicels and petioles glandular: lvs. cuneate, oblong, usually hairy on both sides when young, 2-4 in. long: fls. yellow, 2-2 1/2 in. broad, very fragrant; stamens as long as the limb. May. Orient, Caucasus. B.M. 433; 2383 (var. albiflora). C.L.A. 11:495. G. 27:15.Gn. 29, p. 550. G.M.36: 500.—A very fragrant and free-flowering species, not common in cult. Nearly all varieties referred to this species in nursery catalogues are hybrids and belong to the so-called Ghent azaleas, R. Morteri, Sweet (Azalea Mortieriana, Spae. A. gandavensis, Hort.); see p. 2935.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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