RHODODENDRON PONTICUM, var. deciduum.
Deciduous Purple Rhododendron.
CLASS X. ORDER I.
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Ten Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx 5-partitus. Corolla rotato-infundibuliformis. Stamina declinata. Capsula 5-locularis.
Empalement of 5 divisions. Blossom wheel-funnel-shaped. Chives declined. Capsule 5-celled.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C.
Rhododendron, foliis lanceolatis deciduis, laciniis corollæ valde undulatis.
Rhododendron, with lanced deciduous leaves, and segments of the corolla very much waved.