Distributed for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Illustrated Rhododendron
In a celebration of these wonderful shrubs, Pat Halliday presents the classification of the genus Rhododendron as proposed by the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, using as a medium the beautiful illustrations from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine.
There are 121 plates representing all the subgenera, sections and series within this complex genus. The new text by Pat Halliday that accompanies each plate provides an account of the species in cultivation, history, distribution in the wild, habitat, relationship with other species and classification. The Illustrated Rhododendron is compulsive reading for rhododendron enthusiasts and provides a veritable feast of paintings by some of the finest botanical artists.
There are 121 plates representing all the subgenera, sections and series within this complex genus. The new text by Pat Halliday that accompanies each plate provides an account of the species in cultivation, history, distribution in the wild, habitat, relationship with other species and classification. The Illustrated Rhododendron is compulsive reading for rhododendron enthusiasts and provides a veritable feast of paintings by some of the finest botanical artists.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine
Brief history of the magazine
List of species illustrated
Alphabetical list
Numerical list
Classification of Rhododendron
Outline of the classification of the genus
Cultivation of Rhododendrons
Cultivation notes on temperate rhododendrons
Cultivation of subtropical rhododendrons
The Rhododendron Portraits
Subgenus Rhododendron
Section Vireya
Section Rhododendron
Section Pogonanthum
Subgenus Hymenanthes
Section Ponticum
Subgenus Azaleastrum
Section Azaleastrum
Section Choniastrum
Subgenus Tsutsusi
Section Tsutsusi
Section Brachycalyx
Subgenus Pentanthera
Section Pentanthera
Section Rhodora
Section Viscidula
Section Schiadorhodion
Subgenus Mumeazalea
Subgenus Candidastrum
Subgenus Therorhodion
A few classical inter-group hybrids
Glossary
Appendix
List of all species appearing in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine
References and selected bibliography
Introduction
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine
Brief history of the magazine
List of species illustrated
Alphabetical list
Numerical list
Classification of Rhododendron
Outline of the classification of the genus
Cultivation of Rhododendrons
Cultivation notes on temperate rhododendrons
Cultivation of subtropical rhododendrons
The Rhododendron Portraits
Subgenus Rhododendron
Section Vireya
Section Rhododendron
Section Pogonanthum
Subgenus Hymenanthes
Section Ponticum
Subgenus Azaleastrum
Section Azaleastrum
Section Choniastrum
Subgenus Tsutsusi
Section Tsutsusi
Section Brachycalyx
Subgenus Pentanthera
Section Pentanthera
Section Rhodora
Section Viscidula
Section Schiadorhodion
Subgenus Mumeazalea
Subgenus Candidastrum
Subgenus Therorhodion
A few classical inter-group hybrids
Glossary
Appendix
List of all species appearing in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine
References and selected bibliography