▁and ▁his ▁head ▁gard ener ▁Frederick ▁P ud d le ▁set ▁about ▁hy brid ising ▁the ▁new ▁rh od od end ron ▁species ▁they ▁had ▁raised , ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Bod nant ▁Hy brid ▁Rh od od end rons , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁garden ▁has ▁around ▁ 3 5 0 . ▁For rest ▁also ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁Bod nant ▁Garden ▁seed ▁of ▁Prim ula ▁bul ley ana ▁still ▁seen ▁around ▁the ▁garden . ▁ ▁Frank ▁King don - W ard ▁conducted ▁numerous ▁exped itions ▁to ▁the ▁H imal ay as ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁species ▁to ▁Bod nant ▁Garden ▁including ▁the ▁H imal ay an ▁Blue ▁Po ppy ▁( Me con opsis ▁bet onic ifolia ). ▁He ▁also ▁collected ▁and ▁introduced ▁rh od od end ron ▁including ▁Rh od od end ron ▁c inn ab arin um ▁‘ O range ▁Bill ’ . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Harold ▁Com ber ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁garden ▁own ers ▁calling ▁themselves ▁the ▁And es ▁Sy nd icate , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Lord ▁Aber con way , ▁to ▁travel ▁in ▁South ▁America . ▁This ▁gave ▁Bod nant ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁two ▁of ▁its ▁national ▁collections , ▁the ▁Chile an ▁Fl ame ▁Tree ▁( [[ Em both rium ▁c occ ine um ]]) ▁and ▁E uc ry phia . ▁Great ▁care ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁protect ▁some ▁of ▁Harold ▁Com ber