Trees and Shrubs
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.
Rhododendron indicum ‘Wooderii’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet which see. The flowers of Azalea indica Wooderii are ‘violet, with crimson blotch and spots. Very pretty, and well worth growing.’ [FC p.137/1848].
Rhododendron indicum ‘Woodsii’
A cultivar of Rhododendron indicum Sweet, this azalea is listed as good garden varieties by later editions of Paxton's Dictionary but without description. I have found no other description.
Rhododendron indicum Sweet
Half-hardy evergreen or semi-evergreen azalea with small, lanceolate leaves, often turning crimson or purple in autumn and widely-funnel-shaped, red to scarlet flowers, but very variable. To 1.8m. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’, Millais].
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. coronata
Azalea coronata is ‘a vivid rose, with a violet tinge, slightly spotted. Very showy, and worth growing.’ [FC p.138/1848]. ‘Distinct and a free bloomer.’ [FC p.190/1857].
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. danielsii
Azalea Danielsiana is a tender shrub with carmine flowers. [JD].
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. danielssii amabilis
I have found no specific reference or description for this plant. It is possibly the Ghent [Gandavense] hybrid ‘Amabilis’, with pink and cream flowers with an orange flare. [RHSD]. However, this identification is unlikely as Azalea hybridae-belgicae amabilis is listed in the 1836 edition of the Loddiges’ Nursery catalogue, a copy of which is held at Camden Park. Macarthur is unlikely to have included this amabilis among his indica azaleas.
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. eximia
Azaleas considered hardy in England included ‘Eximia’. [Gard. Chron. 1849]. Paxton’s Dictionary lists it as a good garden variety in later editions. I have found no more detailed description.
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. grenvillia
Probably synonymous with Azalea Grenvillia, described as ‘bright red, with darker blotch and spots. Second-rate flower.’ [FC p.137/1848].
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. incomparable
Azalea incomparabilis, probably synonymous with Incomparable, was described as ‘a rosy-pink. Flower large and showy. Second-rate.’ [FC p.138/1848].
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. magnifica
Azalea magnifica, a hybrid bred by Messrs. Rollinson about 1857, is figured in the Illustration Horticole with large single white flowers, the upper petals shown with a brilliant orange centre, all shaded with crimson. [IH pl.209/1859]. The variety alba magnifica is figured in the Floricultural Cabinet: ‘This is an admirable pure white variety, of exquisite form, and the petals of thick substance.’ [FC p.69/1852]. Galle considers Rollinson’s ‘Magnifica’ to be a ‘Mucronatum’ cultivar. [See Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. alba].
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. mirabilis superba
Galle describes ‘Mirabilis, an old Ghent Hybrid, as existing in two forms, purplish yellow, probably mirabilis superba, and pink, probably mirabilis rosea. If this is the correct identification then it is likely that both forms were grown at Camden Park. Azaleas considered hardy in England included ‘Mirabilis’. [Gard. Chron. 1849]. Paxton’s Dictionary includes mirabilis in its list of good garden varieties, but not mirabilis superba or rosea.
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. murrayana
Azalea indica Murrayana is ‘a clear rose, a fine form.’ [FC p.190/1857]. An advertisement from Bainbridge & Hewison, Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists, York, described its blooms as large, carmine. [Gard. Chron. 1856]. It was still being offered for sale in the pages of The Gardeners Chronicle in 1860.
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. pulcherrimina
Probably Azalea pulcherrimina described as ‘a lilac purple, with reddish spots. A very distinct variety, and well deserving to be one of a collection.’ [FC p.138/1848].
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. purpurea superba
Azalea purpurea superba is ‘a bright purple, with darker blotch and spots. The plant was five feet by four. It is a very distinct and fine variety.’ [FC p.137/1848]. ‘Violet and crimson, with darker blotch and spots. Very pretty.’ [FC p.256/1848].
Rhododendron indicum Sweet var. rosea superba
I have found no specific description of rosea superba but see Notes.
