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RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE HYBRIDS 

 We recommend the following varieties, which have proved satisfactory with us. 



Abraham Lincoln. Rosy crimson. 

 Good form and foliage. 



Album elegans. White. A tall 

 grower, with a fine truss. 



Album grandiflora. White. A 

 tall grower ; not as hardy here as 

 Album elegans. 



Atrosanguineum. Dark scarlet. 

 Good foliage and a good grower. 



Blandyanum. Rosy crimson. Fine 

 form, excellent foliage ; a beautiful 

 and abundant bloomer. 



Caractacus. Purplish crimson. 

 Good foliage and a good grower. 



Chas. Bagley. Bright red. Good 

 foliage and habit. 



Chas. Dickens. Scarlet. A very 

 good sort, with excellent foliage. 



Delicatissimum. White. Clear 

 white, delicately tinted with pink ; 

 very glossy foliage and a good grower. 



Duchess of Bedford. Crimson. 

 A grand truss ; flowers have a light 

 center. 



Everestianum. Rosy lilac. The 

 truss large ; an abundant bloomer ; 

 foliage exceptionally good ; growth 

 close and compact. 



Flushing. Rosy scarlet. One of 

 the brightest ; a good grower. 



Frederick Waterer. Crimson. 

 Intense fiery color, large bloom, fine 

 truss and beautiful foliage. 



General Grant. Rosy scarlet. 



Gloriosum. White. A large bold 

 flower and good foliage. 



H. W. Sargent. Crimson. Habit, 

 foliage and color are good. 



J.Marshall Brooks. Scarlet. 

 Scarlet, with bronze eye. A deep 

 color ; good foliage. 



John Walter. Rich crimson. Fine 

 form and very fine habit. 



Lady Armstrong. Pale rose. One 

 of the best. 



Lady Grey Edgerton. White. 

 White with silvery blush ; splendid 

 truss and foliage. 



Michael Waterer. Scarlet -crim- 

 son. A good bright color, and of 

 extra fine form and habit. 



Minnie. White. Bluish white, 

 with large blotch of orange spots ; 

 very fine. 



Mrs. John Glutton. White. Fine 

 clear white ; good form. 



Mrs. Milner. Crimson. Habit 

 and foliage are equally fine. 



Pictum. White. Clear white, 

 with cluster of orange spots. 



Purpureum elegans. Purple. One 

 of the best of this color. 



Roseum elegans. Good rose. 

 Grand habit and foliage, while the 

 flower is all one can desire. This is 

 the best of all Rhododendrons. 



Sefton. Dark maroon. A good 

 grower, with excellent foliage. In all 

 respects one of the best, but very 

 scarce. 



Good habit and foliage. 



Rhododendron maximum. Great Laurel. A strong grower, and one of 

 the hardiest of the species. Foliage glossy green, of deeper color when planted 

 in a shaded position ; large oblong leaves. Flowers rosy white to white, are 

 produced in late June and July. We handle thousands of this variety, both 

 nursery-grown and large collected plants, which are supplied by the car-load. 



R. ponticum, var. multiflpra. Many - flowered. A dwarf, dense form, 

 with small, myrtle-like foliage and small, attractive flowers. 



R. ponticum, var. myrtifolium. Myrtle - leaved. A dwarf, dense form, 

 with small, myrtle-like foliage and small, attractive flowers. 



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