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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. RHODODENDRONS. 



RHODODENDRONS. 



RHODODENDRON arborescens. (Azalea.) A large spreading native Azalea, 

 with handsome foliage and white or blush, fragrant flowers coming in July. 

 Easily grown in ordinary soil. $.3.00 each. S33.00 per doz. 



calendulacea. (Azalea.) (Flame Azalea.) This showy plant is covered in 

 June with masses of flowers, varying from pale yellow to deepest orange. $3.50 

 each; S3&.00 per doz. 



Ksempferi. (Azalea.) (The Japanese Azalea.) This charming and wonder- 

 fully fioriferous Japanese shrub has scarlet flowers and is absolutely hardy; 

 one of the very finest of the introductions to our gardens from Japan. 18 to 24 

 in., .S2..50 each; 827.50 per doz. 24 to 30 in. $3.50 each; $38.00 per doz. 

 Specimen Plants. 85.00 each and upwards. 



hybridum Louisa Hunnewell. This gorgeous new hybrid forms an erect bush 

 crowned with huge flower clusters of glowing golden yellow. It is perfectly hardy 

 in Massachusetts. Awarded a Gold Medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society. $5.00 each. 



Vaseyl. (Azalea.) A graceful shrub of easy culture, and perhaps the most profuse 

 bloomer of all the native Azaleas. Its pink flowers appear in May before the 

 foliage; habit, erect and slender; in cultivation it becomes more spreading, 

 but retains its charming light stemmed growth. In Autumn the foliage usually 

 turns a bright crimson, which adds greatly to its value. $2.50 each; 825.00 

 per doz. 



RHODODENDRON Schlippenbachii. Oneoftheearliestandmostcharming 

 of SpniiK-liowering hardy shrubs. In general appearance this new plant re- 

 spmhlcs Azalea indica, having the same general habit of growth or perhaps 

 somewhat more upright; flowers of same size and bright pink in color, of a shade 

 hardly to be expected in an out-door hardy shrub. Plants in pots, $5.00 each. 



NATIVE VARIETIES. 



Maximum. Suitable for clumps or masses in 

 shady or partially shady situations, also useful for 

 forming backgrounds for R. catawbiense and the 

 Hardy Hybrid sorts. The flowers varj* in color 

 from white to deHcate shades of pink. 



Each Doz. 



3 ft. bushy S5 . 00 $54 . 00 



3ito4ft. 7.00 78.00 



Special prices on carload lots of asserted sizes. 

 Catawbiense. A very hardy and free-blooming 

 variety, excellent for groups or masses. Flowers 

 in late Spring; color lUac-rose. 



Each Doz. 



2 to 3 ft. $4.00 $40.00 



3 to 4 ft. 6.00 60.00 

 Carollnianum. A graceful native species producing 



large pink flower-clusters in June. Pine plant 

 for rocky slopes or for massing. 



Each Doz. 



lito2ft. 83.00 $33.00 



NAMED VARIETIES. 



Album elegans. Free-flowering variety with blush 

 fl.owers changing to white. 



Et>ch 



3 to 4 ft. $9 . 00 



4 to 5 ft. 15.00 



Everestianum. Large ros>--hlac flowers, spotted 

 yellow, which are borne in great profusion. Per- 

 fectly hardy. 



HARDY SPECIES. 



Coriaeeum. A dwarf compact species producing 

 in early Summer large trusses of white flowers. 

 Bushy Plants. 15 to 18 in., $2.25 each; S2i.00 

 per doz. 



HARDY HYBRIDS UNNAMED. 

 Mixed Colors. 



We grow a large assortment of the best large- 

 flowering, hardy varieties. These are the most 

 satisfactory of all Rhododendrons for general planting, 

 for lawn groups and for borders near the residence. 



The colors are brilliant, running chiefly in white, pink, 

 rose, scarlet and crimson. 



Each Doz. 100 



15 to 18 in. $3.25 836.00 8275.00 



18 to 24 in. 4.00 42.00 325.00 



24 to 30 in. 4.75 51.00 375.00 



Specimen Plants. S12.00 each and upwards. 



Rhododendron carolinianum. 



