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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 nursery 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. Wm. 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. 
