All who know the hardy Rhododendrons admire; but, beautiful as these are, they do not begin to compare in gorgeous splendor with the more tender Asiatic species, of which the comparatively well known Rhododendron arboreum will evidence. They make magnificent tub plants, and they are so easily grown that they deserve to be as common as oranges or oleanders.

We give with this an illustration of one of this excellent class - a hybrid raised by those energetic florists, Messrs. Veitch & Sons, of Chelsea, near London, to whom lovers of flowers are indebted for so many good things. They furnish us with the following account of it:

" This beautiful hybrid is one of the finest of the results obtained by crossing Rhododendron javanicum with the progeny formerly derived from that and allied species, and known as the javanico-jasminiflorum group.

" Rhododendron President is a plant of robust growth, and, at the same time, of compact habit; it is furnished with an ample foliage, and its trusses of showy flowers are among the best in the group. The flowers are large and of perfect form, the segments of the limb regular, of a clear deep buff-yellow tinted with rose towards the margin; the filaments are deep carmine red, and being crowned with blackish crimson anthers, they afford a striking contrast to the richly colored corolla. First class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society, June 24th, 1884, and a certificate of Merit from the Royal Botanic Society, May 19th, 1886".