Specimen plant of Rhododendron arbutifolium 



Rhododendrons, continued 



Rhododendron maximum. ROSE BAY, OR GREAT 

 LAUREL. A magnificent large shrub with narrowly 

 oblong dark green leaves which vary from 6 to 10 inches 

 in length. Occurs naturally from Canada to Georgia. 

 Flowers pinkish white, in profuse large clusters in 

 early summer. This is the grandest species for massing. 

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R. myrtifolium. MYRTLE-LEAVED RHODODENDRON. 

 A low dense shrub of garden origin. Leaves dark 

 green, assuming in winter a rich shade of bronze. 

 Flowers pink or rose-color. A charming plant. 



R. punctatum. SMALL, OR EARLY-FLOWERING RHO- 

 DODENDRON. A distinct hardy species from the high 

 mountains of North Carolina and Georgia. Leaves 

 dark green, dotted beneath. Flowers in spring, pale 

 rose, spotted with yellow-green within. The earliest- 

 flowering species. 



Viburnum The Evergreen 

 Viburnum and Laurustinus 



Beautiful free-flowering shrubs, frequently grown 

 in the open air in the Southern States and Califor- 

 nia, or as pot-plants in the North. They thrive in 

 almost any well-drained fertile soil. 



Viburnum sandankwa ( V. suspensa). EVERGREEN VI- 

 BURNUM. A shrub with slender warty branches, attain- 

 ing a height of 4 to 5 feet. Native of the Loochoo Islands. 

 Leaves dark shining green, 3 to 4 inches long. Flowers 

 white, or tinted with pink, in dense clusters, resembling 

 those of the Trailing Arbutus, expanding in early spring. 



V. tinus. LAURUSTINUS. An evergreen shrub with 

 dark green shining leaves. Native of Southern Europe. 

 Flowers white or flesh -colored, fragrant, borne in 

 numerous terminal clusters. Berries black at maturity. 



Catawba hybrid Rhododendron! 

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