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flowered at Oakmount, and which will be a reliable guide to any 

 one making up a collection ; and a list of Ornamental Evergreens 

 which have proved satisfactory. 



Hardy Rhododendrons. 



Album elegans. — Blush, nearly white ; very showy ; flowers 

 very freely, and is of fine habit. 



Album grandiflonwi. — White, with green eye; tall grower. 



Album triumplians. — A very fine, large, white flower. 



Aurora. — Bright rosy lake; free, and late bloomer. 



Atrorubrum. — Crimson ; early. 



Atrosanguineum. — Intense blood red ; fine foliage ; one of the 

 hardiest. 



Caractacus. — Rich purplish crimson ; splendid truss, foliage, 

 and habit ; one of the finest. 



Butlerianum. — A good white, faintly tinged with pink. 



Cabrera. — Clear ros}^ crimson. 



Charles Dickens. — Dark scarlet ; fine habit and foliage. 



Distinction. — Rosy crimson with darker spots. 



Erectum. — Light crimson. 



Everestianuni. — Rosy lilac, spotted and fringed ; an excellent, 

 free-blooming sort. 



Ferrugineum. — A sweet-scented, dwarf -growing variety. 



Flora. — Rosy blush. 



Geranoides. — Rose, very dark spots. 



H. W. Sargent. — Crimson; very large trusses. 



Lefevreanum. — Dark purplish crimson. 



Luciferum. — Clear white ; one of the best. 



Macranthum grandijiorxim. — Dark rosy lilac, spotted ; fine form 

 and truss. 



MacrantJmm nigrum. — Dark purple, spotted. 



Macranthum roseum . 



Macidatum roseum. — Dark rose, finely marked. 



Maculatu,m purpureum. — Light purple, spotted ; large bold 

 truss of blooms. 



Multimaculatum. — White with red spots; a very distinct and 

 effective variety. 



Parpureum elegans. — Very fine purple. 



Purpuream grandijiorum. — Dark purple. 



