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1 R.lochiae n rdy 1t Jl, 98 H coe s i sbet "A subject his as chose He 1968. July, 12th Friday, on was not overwell documented. There have been many many been have There documented. overwell not was n h ltrtr, u no but literature, the in 2 welcomed all present and present all welcomed rhododendron species,itsdiscove R.lochiae opee ril hs been has article complete in the Rhododendron and Rhododendron the in stated that "This was to to was "This that stated Rhododendron n m own my and dron Society dron by the late the by ae 132, page tinguished ut their their ut tralian ry, orial www.vireya.net 2-30. was delivered by Dr. Peter Valder Peter Dr. by delivered was Rhodode "Tropical Lecture Memorial Mueller von Baron fourth The "The Rhododendron"24-4-52. Palser Barbara by delivered was Flower" the into Glimpse An ": Lecture Memorial Mueller von Baron third The 20-1-2. Rouse L. John Dr. by delivered Knowl was and "Beauty Lecture Memorial Mueller von Baron second The of theworld. a was who man great very a as him describes 1949, in published Willis Margaret Mrs. tell yousomethingofhislifeandwork. woul I but tonight, commemorating are we memory whose explorer, Muelle von Baron of heard all have lec inaugural the at address opening his continued Teese Arnold 6 wiig i borpy n e bo "y hi Fruits" their "By book her in biography his writing , Ferdinand vonMueller 5 and published in "The Rhododendron" 27- Rhododendron" "The in published and 3 and published in "The Rhododendron" "The in published and , get oait n a gre a and botanist great a r,

4 and published in published and true citizen true ue "You ture: Intimate Intimate ndrons", d like to like d t at edge" www.vireya.net not yetdreamtofbymen. botan things describe a and discover be would He would explore. and He travel would choice. his was botany o for but end, chemist, an good to a means be would he that stage this at decided He collection. botanical growing his to add and describe would he which , de the he scouring could he chemist, moment every a spending botany, be in interest to studying whilst 15, of age early this At f also dies mother He wasanonlyson,buthadone his and 10, was apprenticed was he time which at 15, was he when tuberculosis, he when tuberculosis of Hi died 1825. in Germany, Rostock, in born was Mueller von Ferdinand The Melbourne Botanic Gardens had been established in 1846, and 1846, in established been had Gardens Botanic Melbourne The recommendation the on Botanist appoint Latrobe Governor 1853, in and 1852, in Victoria to moved he widely, more explore to desire the by Impelled botanicalmaterial. spent incollectinganddescribing Adelaide his All shop. chemist's in a in assistant an as arriving work to continued 1847, in Australia to migrated Mueller Dr. e determined own became aDoctorofPhilosophy. his by 21, of t age the or at and (bursapastoris), Purse, Capsella Shepherd's on thesis his Kiel of University submitte he than degree, pharmacy his received he had sooner No an ever-enlargingbotanicallibrary. a Botany of Professor the of envy the was which herbarium, an developed he shop chemist the of back the At until hisdeathofastroke in po a was and Victoria, throughout widely explore to him enabled 1896,attheageof71 years. older andtwoyoungersisters. t the Kiel University, and he and University, Kiel the t f okr rm nln. h appo The England. from Hooker of d i Vcoi' frt Go first Victoria's him ed spare time was time spare also developed also sition he held he sition to a chemist. a to e common he and places and wee he where , country for for country eoe an veloped vernment although l a a as nly d to the the to d fr, he ffort, father s intment s. He ist. rom www.vireya.net is acne te onan fud rooedo. n h "Vict named the he which In rhododendron. r this a described Mueller von Baron 1887, found March, for Naturalist" mountain, the ascended first Rhododendrons inparticular. her of recognition in Governor, Messr Subsequently thereon. found be Rhododendron of species whether speculated he Queensland, North from inland Bellenden-Ker Mt. of outline rugged the saw he When m He world. the in gardens best re were that see they would he decided and now, gardens Mueller curator, a had Gardens the 1853 in Rostock University, 1857; Elected 1857; of University, Rostock Doctor Honorary 1846; Kiel, Philosophy, of Doctor important, received he lifetime his During right thattheHerbariumshould majo specie Herbarium, his National Melbourne botanical the at of is 2000 these of list some complete 15 described lists and Willis named investigated, Mrs. He plants. Australian to relating pamphle papers, of writer prodigious a was he career his During gardens. set again goo never Mueller Von a today. are they be as Gardens the to out systemist a of c take must much who Guilfoyle William is it and gardener, landscape too was He Botanist. Government t retained but Gardens, the of Director as Guilfoyle r R. was William He 1873. until held he position a Gardens, Botanic the of appoi was he Botanist, Government being to addition in 1856, In the well-knownexplorer. search in expedition exploring Australian North Gregory's C. A. 185 July in that fact the is Society our to interest special of hddnrn lochae Rhododendron be thevenueforfirstMemo ade numerous plant exploring exp plant numerous ade arng o Vcoin Horticul Victorian of patronage ueos oor; o eto th mention to honours; numerous Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal the of Fellow before long they were scient were they long before . ae ad aisn who Davidson, and Sayer s. atr ay oh wf o te then the of wife Loch, Lady after , 5 he accompanied he 5 rial Lecture. of Leichhardt, of redit for laying for redit e oiin of position he 1861; created 1861; hododendron, and it is only is it and ts and books nted Director nted editions, but ture and of pae by eplaced Medicine, Medicine, foot in the in foot ifically the the ifically Cairns in Cairns works. r more e n 1887 in ly his ally would orian . A s. d www.vireya.net Merit, 1888. French Awarded 1888; Society, Royal the of Medal Royal Awarded but could not hear them fall. It fall. them hear not could but tumbled We over. hanging anything if being they sides, the see ascended we which by spur the beyond range the along travelling Such isthemanwhomweremembertonight." phytologists lovable open-h and industrious hearted erudite, most the of one geogra of world distinguished scientific most its of Australia citizen, illustrious Victor bereft has Mueller von Ferdinand Sir Baron of death "The de his following following: appeared which notices obituary the of Typical Baron vonMuellerremained t of Australia to introduction his was honour doubtful only His Wurttem of King the by Baron a myself." mor any daylight see no I fall, April Sayer 4th on Victoria of Club Naturalists' Field the of wa meeting It 37. (1888) 4 Naturalist Victorian the in Messrs. appears by Davidson Bellenden-Ker Mt. of ascent first the of account An The discoveryof of 100years,dyingonthe discussions Heinrich that interest of is It friend. old his about long together had we and patient, my became Best Heinrich when was int first my and Best, Heinrich was funeral, his at pall-bearer von Baron of friends best the of one death, his of time the At lochae 7 wrote that "the top of the Bellenden-Ker range is razor-backed, and on and razor-backed, is range Bellenden-Ker the of top "the that wrote rwn, n akd h Knk t gt t bt e eakd "S'po remarked he but it, get to Kanaka the asked and growing, R.lochiae eve ofhis100thbirthday. onMt.Bellenden-Ker. a bachelorthroughouthislife. berg, 1869; Knighted by Queen Vic Queen by Knighted 1869; berg, was here that I observed the observed I that here was , g bn atgte" s I h I so altogether", bung go I e, that the present century has produced." produced." has century present the that Best lived to the age the to lived Best erest in the Baron the in erest Rhododendron Rhododendron e Blackberry. he 18. . A. W. 1887. , pher and the the and pher Mueller and a and Mueller ia of its most its of ia ne, pure anded, d o e it get to ad ra a a at read s , I could not could I , ok over, rocks toria, 1879; toria, ae and Sayer ath is the the is ath Order of Order se I I se www.vireya.net were thefirsttofind Sayer Messrs. that remains fact the as immaterial is correct is Bellenden-Ker the of part no forming River, Russell the and Ker M mountain, eastward an of top that Sayer and Davidson did not did Davidson and Sayer that 1889)" (Brisbane, G Range Bellenden-Ker the to Expedition Scientific of "Report his in Meston that 1939 June, 3rd of Chronicle Hutchinson J. oty hre, oe ctee, osiuul sakd fa, ne flat, stalked, conspicuously scattered, lochae some whorled, mostly Rhododendron Naturalist Vol.III,No. 11 (March1887)page157. of description Mueller's von Baron Guinea werejoinedinonelandmass. Pap and Australia when ago, years long many ranges mountain the that evidence above the from appear would It Papuan ontheother." t the from from but stock, not Australian derivatives, are area the of rest the to strangers m peculiar ma in has and insects, It molluscs, reptiles, peculiar unknown. birds, peculiar Australia) (in elsewhere o life concentration a animal found is situated, is Bellenden-Ker Mt. which t expedition Meston's of account zoological the in stated is it th as affinities same the show to therefore seems Queensland of sli Another ovary. is relative distant long pubescent, softly same the with fleshy) sim appear flowers the and punctate similarly although pointed, a the species that with Compared Guinea. New and Sumatra relate R.lochiae nearest the "that writes article same the in Hutchinson, s h wl known well the is 8 f h Ryl oai Gres Kw woe n h Gardeners' the in wrote Kew, Gardens, Botanic Royal the of R.vidalii R.lochiae Abrset smwa sadn; evs persistent, leaves scandent; somewhat Arborescent, . , Rolfe, from the Philippines. The flora of this portion this of flora The Philippines. the from Rolfe, , he Indo-Malayan fauna on the one ha one the on fauna Indo-Malayan he . R.javanicum t. Toressa, situated between Mt. Mt. between situated Toressa, t. reach the top of Mt. Bellenden- Mt. of top the reach R.lochiae Bn. wih s on i Java, in found is which Benn., , 9 as it appeared in The Victorian The in appeared it as R.lochiae migrated south along south migrated hat the region in region the hat ny cases these these cases ny and Davidson and e animals, for animals, e tried to prove to tried Range. Who Who Range. surrounding surrounding to species d lr rd and (red ilar Ker, but the the but Ker, nd and the and nd ghtly more more ghtly ry ovate, arly Bellenden- overnment frs of forms f ammals, a New ua e less re www.vireya.net ool, n nt cl oay From ovary. l scaly larger not and by corolla, bracts, narrow not mostly by pedicels, scaly not by not with leaves acute not broader by distinguished easily is it scaly-dotted outside, slightly outside, scaly-dotted variously sometimes rudimentar or patellar calyx glabrescent; spatular-ovate, or cuneate bracts conspicu very on fascicles umbelliform terminal flowers in large beneath; rather scaly-dotted minutely veined, well glabrous, blunt, rather von Mueller, is in special recognition of the patronage given b given patronage the of recognition special in is Mueller, von Loch Lady to Rhododendron Australian only the of dedication The Lady Loch. Botanic Gardens,Melbourne. Herbarium National the in is Mueller von Baron by described and of specimen Holotype The by shorterstamens. th shorter being corolla the of lobes the by pedicels, glabrous different. quite are flowers the of colour and disposition the also approaches species Australian this respects some In fruit. hairy more as well as flowers smaller somewhat pedicels, smooth heig a attains to cognate which plant, local singularly and beautiful This 15 about of elevation Sayer andA.Davidson. an at Bellenden-Ker, Mt. of summit the On t about to short-hairy filaments, ellipso small, very anthers base; coro the from emerging slightly five- bluntly portion upper the lobed, fivecelled;seedsconspicuouslyappendiculated. R.javanicum , from which it differs in longer petioles, blunter leaves, blunter petioles, longer in differs it which from , R.lochae hairy inside, the lower portion lower the inside, hairy lobed and conspicuously veined; veined; conspicuously and lobed e ide idsu truncate; indusium middle; he hr-oe; ool bright-red corolla short-lobed; l-ue flmns short-hairy filaments lla-tube; dclnrcl sye ery a nearly style id-cylindrical; collected by W. Sayer under the No. 135, No. the under Sayer W. by collected R.arfakianum i i sprtd led by already separated is it , R.griffithianum broadly cylindrical, broadly From concealed veins, concealed y her ladyship to to ladyship her y an the tube, and tube, the an s long as the the as long s garu but glabrous , tga slightly stigma u stalklets; ous stamens ten, ten, stamens at the Royal the at t f m is 6m, of ht oad the towards R.celebicum bs f the of obes 10 , oblique y, style and style by Baron by 0, W. 40m, , but ,

www.vireya.net planted byLadyLochon changed in spelling to spelling in changed name original Drylaw. of Loch Baron Victoria, of E fourth the of niece Loch, Lady more than80yearsafterthe of group very known, rendered only now is vegetation that Australian the in which of occurrence to particular in and Horticulture, Victorian It is described as normally requiring greenhouse protection in protection greenhouse requiring normally as described is It sect. as published is It International CodeofBotanicalNomenclature. in Species Society "Rhododendron Horticultural Royal 1980 the by Handbook published Cultivation", Rhododendron The In in thedescriptionofB shape in obovate being as leaves the describes description This Gar Botanic Kew at Pits House photogr a has article The tab.9651. Further descriptionsof is trees oak largest the Botanic Melbourne the in Lawn Oak the in that interest of is It time itwasvaluedatmorethanA$1000. a a and 1967, August, Melbourne, 21st on newspaper in Sun Melbourne Hotel the in Canada appeared the at discovered was years picture Many 1907. of earthquake the in killed was and He Francisco Macedon. at Loch Lady painted R.lochiae Vireya s ecie b J Hutchinson J. by described is , subsect. R.lochae R.lochiae aron vonMueller. Euvireya R.lochiae R.lochiae. R.lochiae. ie t ti rooedo b Brn o Melr is Mueller von Baron by rhododendron this to given 15th November,1889. uru canariensis Quercus (after Lady Loch, patron of Australian Horticulture) Australian of patron Loch, Lady (after discovery ofMt.Bellenden-Ker. , s. arl of Clarendon was the wife o wife the was Clarendon of arl to conform with correct Botanical Latin in the in Latin Botanical correct with conform to es hr i foee i Septembe in flowered it where dens Javanica al alr a aos Austri famous a Kahler, Carl p o a ln gon n the in grown plant a of aph et itra n 89 wn to went 1889, in Victoria left . 11 n h "oaia Magazine" "Botanical the in te lein a wih was which Oak Algerian the , 12 Gardens one of one Gardens the British Isles. British the , England, the the England, , f the Governor the f , not ovate as ovate not , plants, the Temperate later, the the later, n artist an 1939. r which t San copy www.vireya.net specimens of specimens used material of range wider much when that remember should One Fl Windsor). Geranium Lake(H.C.C.20). Commissioners, Estate (Crown (1957) Queensland, A.M. Tab.9651. N.E. lake, geranium s tubular-funnel-shaped, long, 4-5cm gl 2-7, of trusses in Flowers and green glossy dark obovate, broadly wide, 4cm long 9cm to up Leaves c.2m. to up tree small or shrub A large leaves; it fits well in this series. The likely closest r closest likely The series. this in well fits it leaves; large series to conforms it the with tube corolla campanulate central small of relatively with description scales incised to modern lobed sessile, a for Craven Lyn R.lochiae to indebted am I Modern . descriptions. accurate more much for allowing also Queensland, North in tops R.lochiae rhodo other of comparis for material available species of amount the 1887 in Mueller von Baron belongs to subsect. to belongs from resulting changes expect would one taxonomists, modern by R.lochiae Javanica have now been collected from a number of mountain mountain of number a from collected been now have R.lochiae as it has more than five stamens and relatively and stamens five than more has it as Euvireya on, was very limited, so that in that so limited, very was on, lobes relatively large. Within the subsection the Within large. relatively lobes (ThorntonPeak) R.lochiae for comparison at the present the at comparison for bos bv, prey cl b scaly sparsely above, abrous 0713m Btncl Magazine Botanical 1077-1230m. by virtue of the following features: the features: following the of virtue by a dsrbd n nmd by named and described was elatives to to elatives

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www.vireya.net collected Melbourne. Gardens, Botanic Royal the at Herbarium a National the 1888, in in are 1891, November Frere in Frere Bartle Mt. Bartle on Johnson Stephen by Mt. collected on Palmerston Christie by collected iaet. h crla ue s tagt in straight is tube corolla The filaments. rm t BlednKr t 50. n ebru seie of specimen herbarium An 1530m. at Bellenden-Ker Mt. from adopted. perhaps evenspeciessuchas suggest. to easy less are relatives length its of 1/3 c. for lobed lepid moderately and long 4.5-5.5cm c. is corolla the apex, the shor and obovate to elliptic are and surface lower the on hairs 3/ basal the for hairy is style the lepidote, and hairy both is sur outer its on hairs lacks corolla the species: mentioned two bring features these that seen series to key series in plant hangingoverthe side." spur, rocky the along travelling on and "the that wrote Sayer A. W. R.lochiae Specimens 1080-1380m. at 2284 number collected Brass Leonard Dr. 1450m. Roya the at Herbarium the in are of specimens Herbarium of spelling modern the paper this In R.luraluense both occasionsasHerbariumspecimens. Sp Mt. on collected also was and Finnigan, Mt. on 1948 in Brass colle later was It Kew. Gardens, Botanic Royal the at Herbarium Javanica initsnativehabitat. R.lochiae While . Javanica are n t Brl Fee n 99 ne te ubr 28 at 1278 number the under 1929 in Frere Bartle Mt. on R.lochiae R.comparabile n lue' "lr Mlsaa tetet t a be can it treatment Malesiana" "Flora Sleumer's in R.lochiae with the tube c. 3cm long, and has distinctly hairy distinctly has and long, 3cm c. tube the with o o te elne-e rne s r is range Bellenden-Ker the of top a b coe t tee w seis is wider its species, two these to closer be may R.christianae R.lochiae l Botanic Gardens, Kew, recorde Kew, Gardens, Botanic l collected by Messrs. Sayer and Davidson and Sayer Messrs. by collected and R.lochiae t n hrtn ek n 1932 in Peak Thornton on it R.culminicolum out quite clearly to the region of the of region the to clearly quite out R.lochiae R.luraluense rm hs cletos are collections these from maybeinvolved. .oha, R.comparabile R.lochiae, used by the R.H.S. has been has R.H.S. the by used was found as a terrestrial terrestrial a as found was s n psiiiy and possibility one is . Following through the through Following . 4, the leaves lack leaves the 4, tly acuminate at acuminate tly ote outside and outside ote face, the ovary the face, azor-backed cted by Dr. by cted d as being as d urgeon on urgeon under the the under Kajewski R.lochiae d one nd n the in and

www.vireya.net sprawling t Sometimes rocks. between or on epiphyte. Mostlyitgrewonacc an as growing seen never was It a areas rocky in occurs habitat suitable where Queensland North R.lochiae Devil' and Peak Thornton to expedition Society Rhododendron the 22-3-3 Rhododendron" "The in report Weeks Ray and Teese Donald c always roots with boulders protected fromthesun rocky between or in cracks deep in Bartle Mt. on plants 20 about found he that wrote Menelaus Ben mostly growsasanepiphyte onthetopsoflarge reporte Queensland of Botanist R.lochiae Government White, A. C. late The assoc in found is Agapetes it Finnigan Mt. on that mentioned been has It have beenreportedwit associations special and mountains, plant, some on plant epiphytic an as described terrestrial a as growing mainly Although R.lochiae At 18-2-11. Rhododendron" "The in of finding Teese's Donald pale redtodeepscarlet". colour Flower considerable. be to seemed shape and size colour, scrub the amongst out grew plants w but forest the in grew plants T stunted. and wooded very were and rocks, on places exposed in Ma plants. long quite making light the to up straggle would and a fud n t Sugo i ascain ih a with association in Spurgeon Mt. on found was the with along rock a of base the around growing found was in mountains on common and widespread quite be to appeared species. Agapetes . , windandcollectors. h otherplants. R.lochiae r ivral ascae wt r with associated invariably ere he plants grew in deep cracks i cracks deep in grew plants he on Mt. Finnigan in May 1978 is described is 1978 May in Finnigan Mt. on wy rm h rcs Variatio rocks. the from away h tp f lre on o r of mound large a of top the Eugenia R.lochiae trees. a as been also has Vaccinium ny others grew others ny umulated litter bove 1050m. bove cs Fewer ocks. Frere rooted Frere varied from varied n the rocks the n ain with iation Thumb, s he "best" he i in n o and ool that "on that that d and , ocks www.vireya.net level ofultravioletligh almos or above growing found been where areas the all In page 348. 3rd Chronicle" Gardeners' "The in and with 9651 Magazine" "Botanical association in similar growing a plants in best The grow they that rather but affinities, special g different the from species the that mean necessarily not does that fact The rainfall at Herberton is maximum maximum is Herberton at rainfall min a T September. in to 47 of February level mean in 67 of level mean maximum a from ranges 3pm t for minimum mean The July. in tempera minimum mean The minimum mean 25.5°C. a and February in 18.4°C of maximum a from ranges is year the for mean The July. 21.3°C of maximum mean a to November for 29°C of maximum mean a temperatures P.O., Herberton At a Winds South-east toEastoccasionallyNorth-eastwithshowersand/o humidities. higher with Herberton at than lower degrees a are Bellenden-Ker Mt. on the temperatures general, In directions. to valleys and exposed ranges by surrounded well is which Herberton extremely to compared is Bellenden-Ker Mt. Tablelands. on location highest the P.O., Herberton for supplied been have record humidity or temperature No Ker, noweatherstationsexi for records which on mountains Queensland humidity and records temperature records, limited rainfall only supply to able been has Meteorology of Bureau The R.lochiae t andalsoahighhumidity. grows in association with species from other genera other from species with association in grows R.lochiae st onanyofthesemountains. are highestbetweenOctoberand he year is 14.6°C. The humidity The 14.6°C. is year he a be fud rwn i te id i has it wild, the in growing found been has during the months of December of months the during R.lochiae he mean yearly humidity at 3pm at humidity yearly mean he s are available for any of the of any for available are s aoe h te ln, n full in line, tree the above t grows. Apart from Mt. Bellenden- Mt. from Apart grows. R.lochiae r rfre t i the in to referred are mountains but mountains microclimate. microclimate. r rain. measured at measured the Atherton the lat three least t u, ih a with sun, June 1939, June nr have enera Marchwith until March until is 58. The 58. is h North the re mainly mainly re eal of details n most in of 9.7°C of imum East ture for www.vireya.net notntl I ae o nomto o wee h se ws colle was seed Sydne the whether HerbertSolomonwas of where on Solomon information Herbert no by have I 1936, Unfortunately in Kew Gardens, Botanic Royal Garden" magazine of May 1951 May of magazine Garden" Botanica "The In plants The 1939. September in Kew Kew. Gardens, Botanic Tempe the in flowered it that recorded Royal is it Tab.9651 Magazine" The at growing was reco is it where 348, page 1939, June 3rd Chronicle" Gardeners' April andlowestfrom J from highest is rainfall The 4540mm. is total yearly mean The 104mm to February in 768mm from ranges rainfall mean the Frere neares location the is which 031144, station weather Babinda At fro lowest and April November. until January from highest is rainfall The range rainfall mean the i total yearly mean The October. in 031141 251mm to February in 1272mm station top Bellenden-Ker Mt. At reading of17mminSeptember.T lowe the and December in 238mm of reading mean highest the with ie se b Tm an o Rie ig, urjn. o Rie ha Raine Tom Kurrajong. Ridge, Raine of Raine Tom by seed given grow to commenced Valder Peter Dr. trees. overs and rocks by sides all on surrounded soil, loamy ordinary He species. this with experiences of re and Victoria of Club Naturalists' Field the joined I 1941 In of report first The R.lochiae R.lochiae incultivation. which the late Ivo Hammet brought along to a meeting. In "Your In meeting. a to along brought Hammet Ivo late the which R.lochiae JuneuntilNovember. en gon n utvto ws ht n "The in that was cultivation in grown being theactualcollector. 13 , Ivo Hammet wrote an article describing his describing article an wrote Hammet Ivo , he meanyearlyreadingis1147mm rt ta hs ln ws grow was plant his that wrote at Kew had grown from seed se seed from grown had Kew at R.lochiae n 985 we h was he when 1948-50 in call seeing a truss a seeing call rate House at House rate t to Mt. Bartle Mt. to t Jl until July m hadowed by hadowed nay until anuary rded that it that rded s 8024mm. s in October. 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www.vireya.net The seed was distributed to members and is now widely grown. Th grown. widely now is and members to distributed was seed The bunches floweringintheautumn. in flowers red vermilion waxy and foliage, glossy oval have to reported was It rhododendrons. in interested gardeners enthusiastic those by especia grown, widely been has clone This plant. this of origin n has but 1930's, the in schoolboy a as Essendon in home family R.lochiae mountain itwascollected. informati no have I but Queensland, North in seed the collected Donald Teese Donald Scarth-Johnson Vera by painting the in shown As self- from raised Frere formwereidentical. garden plantsoftheMt.Bartle Seedlings garde established Nurseries. and Hodgins form from A.M. originating the to similar being colour Roya the the Mt. by on flower one published found he that wrote 1966" he Society, Horticultural Book Year Camellia on and article his Rhododendron In 1300m. of altitude an at 1960's middle in Merit of Award an Menelaus Ben late The received and Windsor, Estate Crown the by of form selected a England In 1943, andrecordingthatthisfo De 23rd dated Melbourne Gardens, Botanic Royal the at Herbarium t in form Nursery Hodgins the of specimen herbarium an is There Basil of plant large of a seeing recalls he son and Hodgins, Hodgins, Bob to spoken have I Association. Seedsmen's and Nurs the by Merit of Award an given was and 1952 in Week Garden Hodgins Basil top ofMt.BartleFrere,thel is apae i a usr Ctlge n 93 t h Nrey o Nursery the at 1953 in Catalogue Nursery a in appeared first 17 14 collected seed on Mt. Finnigan in 1978 at an altitude of 985m. of altitude an at 1978 in Finnigan Mt. on seed collected n sedn Vcoi. t a be dslyd n lwr at flower in displayed been had It Victoria. Essendon, in 15 collected seed of seed collected eaves ofthisformareprominentl rm isfromMt.Bellenden-Ker. R.lochiae was named was R.lochiae R.lochiae 16 on Mt. Bartle Frere in the in Frere Bartle Mt. on , painted from life on the on life from painted , R.lochiae in the garden at the the at garden the in R.lochiae y veined. semipendulous 'Down Under' 'Down lly in Victoria, in lly Bartle Frere, Bartle o idea of the the of idea o on on which on on he National he e seedlings pollinated n "The in forms n cember, erymen 1957. f l

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www.vireya.net Arch than led rhodod that who possible entirely "it thought collector he that wrote he plant 1967 famous a Brass, view. Inaletterto my shared J. Guinea, New Papua to expeditions L. Dr. late The has itshome. 48 anditwasmypleasuretoknowhim. Hosp Cairns at worked I History. Natural in interest his follow Hospi Henry's wo medical his continue to Prince Cairns to moved later at but Melbourne, specialty his commenced who Radiologist Hugo Dr. Naturalist, famous most Queensland's North after named work needs to be done in the North Queensland mountains where mountains Queensland North the in done be to needs work name, provisional a selected already have I Queensland. North rhododendro new a find to be would it wonderful how but Guinea, a have already We yellow flowerswouldbewe r of in reports interested The people rhododendrons. or botanists by ascended be to have still climbed, been have peaks these of all doubt No Queensland. east R.lochiae remained to be discovered on the mountain tops of far north- far of tops mountain the on discovered be to remained R.brassii R.lochiae ll worthinvestigation". a pce o rooedo fo Ppa New Papua from rhododendron of species a , ooedo lk srb wt whi with shrubs like hododendron HodginsNursery ital during 1947- during ital

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www.vireya.net 7. W.A.Sayer-FirstAscent o and Explorer.Angus Robertson1949 indicated inthetext. a certain to References article. this for manuscript the typing and help her for Webster Julie-Ann Mrs. finally and Melbourne; of Possibilities Commercial and Requirements Horticultural for Begg, Stan and Teese, Donald V non x of taxonomy modern on information Vireya on information for L feeding; Butterfly and vision Insect and Hybrids Rhododendron especially and advice for Rouse helpful John Dr. August; 14th on meeting the chairing for and lecture the for arrangements the all making for O'Shannassy Jack lecture; the me inviting for Committee Branch the and President, past Wilson Le memorial Mueller von Baron Fifth this Rh sponsoring Australian for the Society of Branch Victorian the thank to like would I Acknowledgements. 6. MargaretWillis-By TheirFr 5. Dr.PeterValder- The Rhododendron24-4-52 4. BarbaraPalser- 2. ArnoldTeese-Openingaddre Rhododendron 7-2-5 1. MichaelBlack- Bibliography. R.lochiae R.lochiae of forms Gr and Teese Arnold cultivation; R.lochiae 3. Dr.JohnL.Rouse- Memorial Lecture.TheRhododendron7-2-3 sp herbarium locating in help her for Arundell Michele hybrids; R.lochiae n h Ntoa Hraim t h Ryl oai Gardens, Botanic Royal the at Herbarium National the in the on comments his for and purposes photographic for hybrids i behaviour its and Queensland North in habitat natural its in to study, and for advice; Alan Raper for supply of flowers of flowers of supply for Raper Alan advice; for and study, to Historical Survey of Rhododendron Collecting Rhododendron of Survey Historical Rhododendrons - An Intimate Glimpse into the Flower the into Glimpse Intimate An - Rhododendrons

Tropical Rhododendrons Tropical Beauty and Knowledge and Beauty f MountBellenden-Ker. Victorian uits. AlifeofFerdinand vonM aham Snell for provision of lea of provision for Snell aham ss attheinauguralBaronvonMu information regarding their ob their regarding information R.lochiae . TheRhododendron27-2-30 . TheRhododendron20-1-2 ; Harold Shepherd, Ray Weeks, Weeks, Ray Shepherd, Harold ; ueller -Botanist rticles have been have rticles R.lochiae Naturalist4 ves of different of ves . The yn Craven for yn servations of servations eller ododendron cmn of ecimens tr, Jack cture, aine in patience o deliver to his ever and its and ireya . n www.vireya.net Flowering of Rhododendron 'Arthur's Rhododendron of Flowering 9. BaronvonMueller- to MountBellenden-Ker1889.TheGa 19. PeterF.Stevens- 15. BenMenelaus-RhododendronNotes. 1953. 14. HodginsNurseries-Firstappearanceof 1951, p.38 11. J.Hutchinson- 10. LadyLoch-TheMelbourneSunNewsPictorial.21stAugust1 8. J.Hutchinson-Quotefrom (1888) 37 23. Dr.JohnL.Rouse &Dr.E.G.W Journal AmericanRhododendron So 22. Dr.JohnRouse- 21. TheVireyaVenture-Numbers1-7 20. Dr.JohnRouseandNormanDowsett- Edinburgh. Vol.43,No.1,68-9,1985 18. DonaldTeeseandRayWeeks- Donald TeesetoMt.FinniganMa 17. DonaldTeese- Venture, 7,April1992. cover June1988,27-4.J.ClydeSm 16. VeraScarth-Johnson-Paintingof Society1966,pp.132-3 Camellia YearBook.TheRoyalHorticultural 13. IvoHammet- The RhododendronHandbook1980p.169 -RhododendronSpeciesinCultivation. 12. TheRoyalHorticulturalSociety The BotanicalMagazineTab.9651 understanding of their evolution their of understanding lochiae lochiae Zoo . Thylacinus17(1):8-13(1992) . TheRhododendron22-3-2 . VictorianNaturalist3(1887)157 Australian Rhododendrons Australian R.lochiae In Search of R.lochiae of Search In R.'Little Pioneer' A A Pioneer' R.'Little Malesian Vireya Rhododendrons - Towards an an Towards - Rhododendrons Vireya Malesian Description of New Australian Plants. Rhododendron Rhododendron Plants. Australian New of Description growinginTheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew. ReportoftheGovernmentScientif . NotesfromtheRoyalBotanicGarden, y 1978.TheRhododendron18-2-11 ith referencetothepainting illiams &ProfessorR. B. Kn The Search for a White Rhododendron Rhododendron White a for Search The ciety (1991)45(1):6-12 Choice' x R.ovatum: A Virey A R.ovatum: x Choice' rdeners Chronicle3rdJune1 R.lochiae Vireya-Rhododendron Hybrid Vireya-Rhododendron . Accountofanexpeditionby R.lochiae Butterfly feeders at the Melbourne Melbourne the at feeders Butterfly R.lochiae . YourGardenMagazine,May . TheRhododendron,front . Rhododendronand inaNurseryCatalogue in TheVireya ox - ic Expedition a x x a 967 939 p.348 The The

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