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



RHODODENDRONS. 



Cultural Directions. The ground selected for the 

 planting of Rhododendrons should be prepared to a 

 depth of at least 24 inches with a compost of one-half 

 light garden soil, one-half rotted peat. If the soil should 

 happen to be heavy clay, good sharp sand should be 

 mixed with it in liberal quantities. Rhododendrons 

 will not flourish in limestone soils. After the flowers 

 have fallen, it is very important that the seed pods be 

 removed immediately, so that the plants may make 

 their full growth and mature their flower buds for the 

 following year. 



HARDY HYBRIDS UNNAMED. 



Mixed Colors. 



We grow a large assortment of tne best large- 

 flowering, hardy varieties. These are the most satis- 

 factory 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 



18 to 24 in. $5.00 $54.00 $425.00 



24 to 30 in. 6.00 66.00 525.00 



Specimen Plants. $12.00 each and upwards. 



NATIVE VARIETIES 



Maximum. Suitable for clumps or masses in shady 

 or partially shady situations, also useful for form- 

 ing backgrounds for R. catawbiense and the Hardy 

 Hybrid sorts. The flowers vary in color from 

 white to delicate shades of pink. 



Each Doz. 



3^ to 4 ft. $7.00 $78.00 



Special prices on carload lots of assorted sizes. 

 Catawbiense. A very hardy and free-blooming 

 variety, excellent for groups or masses. Flowers 

 in late Spring; color lilac-rose. 



Each Doz. 



2 to 3 ft. $5.00 $55.00 



3 to 4 ft. 6 . 00 60 . 00 

 Carolinianum. A graceful native species producing 



large pink flower-clusters in June. Fine plant 

 for rocky slopes or for massing. 



Each Doz. 



l|to2ft. $3.50 $39.00 



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. $33.00 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; $39.00 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. , $2.50 each ; $27.50 per doz. 24 to 30 in. $3.50 each ; $38.00 per doz. 

 Specimen Plants. $5.00 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. 



Vaseyi. {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. $3.00 each; $30.00 

 per doz. 



RHODODENDRON Schlippenbachii. One of the earliest and most charming 

 of Spring-flowering hardy shrubs. In general appearance this new plant re- 

 sembles 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, So. 00 each. 



NAMED VARIETIES. 



Album elegans. Free-flowering variety with blush 

 flowers changing to white. 



Each 



3 to 4 ft. $9.00 



4 to 5 ft. 15.00 

 Coriaceum. A dwarf compact species producing 



in early Summer large trusses of white flowers. 

 Bushy Plants. 15 to 18 in., $2.25 each; $24.00 

 per doz. 



Rhododendron carolinianum. 



