Rhododendron Species. Vol.2: Elepidote Species. Series Arboreum-Lacteum. 1989. 159 color photos. 7 black&white photos. 46 line drawings. 5 maps. 344 p. 4to. Cloth.

Lepidote Rhododendrons having been covered in Volume I, the remainingVolumes II and III are devoted to Elepidote species. Volume II coversSeries Arboreum, Argyrophyllum, Auriculatum, Barbatum, Campanulatum,Falconeri, Fortunei, Fulgens, Fulvum, Grande, Griersonianum, Irroratumand Lacteum. The core of the book is a list of Elepidote Rhododendronsin their Series, a key to the Series and Subseries, and fulldescriptions of each species. The keys provided in the book should makeit possible for any grower, professional or amateur, to identify withreasonable accuracy every species in cultivation. Also of primaryimportance is Mr. Davidian's synopsis of Elepidote Rhododendron speciesand some of their characteristics along with new taxa.