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| | Images of Rhododendrons: an Exhibit in the Rare Book Room of The Holden Arborteum, Kirtland, Ohio |
 | | It is shown here in this hand-colored lithograph by Johann Wilhelm Sigerist after De Villeneuve and Sebastian Minsinger from Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini's Flora japonica (1835-1870), where the plant was first named for Prince Metternich in honor of his interest in rhododendrons and his patronage of horticulture. |
 | | A native of Sikkim and Nepal, it was discovered in 1849 by Sir Joseph Hooker, who named it after his traveling companion, Dr. Thomas Thomson, the superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens. |
 | | It has long been regarded as one of the best species for foliage, flowers, and adaptability, and is present in the collection here as it is in most collections. |
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