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Rhododendron Catawbiense Hybrids, continued 

 Parsons' Gloriosum. A vigorous, rapid- 

 growing variety which propagates readily 

 and, therefore, is abundant, cheap and 

 suitable for large masses, especially for 

 woodland planting. Color bluish white, 

 tinted with lilac, giving a white effect in 

 the distance. 



Parsons' Grandiflorum. This is a very 

 excellent variety of good form, free-bloom- 

 ing and dark red in color. 

 President Lincoln. A variety similar to 

 Parsons' Gloriosum; vigorous, rapid, cheap 

 and tall-growing, and furnishing a large 

 quantity of foliage and bloom for the money. 

 Rosy lilac or rose-purple. 

 Henry Probasco. Deep carmine. 

 Purpureum grandiflorum. Flowers pur- 

 ple ; large. Plant tall-growing, rapid, and 

 a free bloomer. 



Purpureum elegans. Flowers purple. One 

 of the best of that class which contains the 

 hardiest Rhododendrons and can be 

 depended upon for planting in open, ex- 

 posed places. 



Roseum elegans. In a large aursery of 

 Rhododendrons, this appears to be the best 

 in form and texture of foliage mass. It is a 

 compact, hemispherical plant, and very 

 hardy. It would be suitable to plant at 

 regular intervals in a formal garden, as 

 Boxwood or Yew. Color deep rose. 

 H. W. Sargent. This is named for Henry Winthrop 

 Sargent, who established one of the earliest ar- 

 boretums at his country seat, near Fishkill. It is 

 an excellent variety, crimson in color, large truss 

 of flowers and good habit. 



J. R. Trumpy. Rosy crimson, late-blooming va- 

 riety, named for the man who has done the most 

 and, perhaps, the only propagating of Rhodo- 

 dendrons in this country. We have a large part 

 of each variety from the Parsons Nursery, 

 Flushing, when that closed last year. It includes 

 many of the hardiest varieties which originated 

 from hybrids and seedlings there and propagated 

 nowhere else in this country. 

 The Boss; syn., Mrs. H. S. Hunnewell. Bright 



clear pink, large flower; large, vigorous bush. 

 Dr. Torrey. Rose-pink; early bloomer. 



Those interested in studying Rhododendrons in 

 flower, are invited here in June, when we can show 

 forty other kinds, including such rare, beautiful, and 

 hardy varieties as Hannibal, Alexander Dancer, 

 E. S. Rand, Scipio, James Macintosh, Charles S. 

 Sargent, Mrs. C. S. Sargent, Henrietta Sargent and 

 many others. This is one of the best places in this 

 country to study Rhododendrons. 

 Rhododendron maximum. In the past dozen 

 years, thousands of car-loads of this have been 

 dug in the mountains about Delaware Water Gap 

 and in the Catskills, and used in landscape 

 planting, because it was available for immediate 

 effects. It has generally succeeded, and the few 

 disappointments are traceable to direct violation 

 of the Rhododendron requirements. It is native 

 to lower ground than the Catawbiense and prefers 

 partial shade, even in the summer, while Cataw- 

 biense and its hybrids have good foliage all 

 summer when in full sun. It is easily transplanted, 

 and the low price for large bulk, and the fact that 

 tall plants are available, has lead to its extensive 

 planting. We can supply in car-load lots direct 

 from the collecting fields, or we have a number 



Group of Yucca, or Spanish Bayonet, or Adam's Needle, on a 

 sandy hillside on the estate of the late Hon. Win. C. Whitney, planted 

 from our Nursery. 



Rhododendron maximum, continued 



of plants growing in a shady part of our orchard 

 for sale in small quantities. 



The flowers extend the Rhododendron season 

 from the time the Catawbiense Hybrids stop 

 the last of June to the middle of July, therefore, 

 they can be planted with others without fear of 

 clash of colors. The colors range from pure white, 

 slightly tinged with pink, to a deep pink. Winter- 

 killing need not be feared, for this species is 

 native in Nova Scotia and northern New York. 



R. punctatum. This is the third species native to 

 this country. It is a small plant, with small 

 leaves. It blooms about two weeks before the 

 Catawbiense varieties. 



Yucca 



Yucca filamentosa. The Yucca plant is usually 

 associated with the deserts of New Mexico, but 

 this species is native to the Atlantic states, and 

 is entirely hardy here. It keeps as vivid a green 

 as any evergreen and, therefore, should be used 

 for its winter decorative value. Unlike many other 

 broad-leaved evergreens, it delights in dry, hot 

 situations, and will stand full exposure in the 

 winter. It has the largest flower-spike of any 

 plant of its class, some frequently reaching 4 feet 

 and, occasionally, 6 feet in height. It is suitable 

 for mass planting at the front of shrubs or it can 

 be planted on a sterile hillside with Pines, Birch 

 and Sumach. There is sometimes a sandy bank 

 to a road, the grass turning brown in mid-summer 

 and becoming unsightly. A cover planting of 

 Yucca, Dwarf Pines, Thunberg's Barberry, 

 Rosa rugosa, etc., is cheaper than grass in the 

 long run because it requires no mowing. In a 

 flowe-rgarden it is a stately plant that may be 

 used at regularly recurring intervals for its 

 winter beauty and for its stately spire of cream- 

 white, lily-like flowers. 



