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RHODODENDRONS — Continued 



The following may be relied upon as 

 hardy varieties: 



— Catawbiense. A native species indi- 



genous to the Southern States. Bright, 

 reddish-purple flowers, borne in large 

 clusters in June. Foliage large and glossy 

 green. We consider Rhododendron maxi- 

 mum preferable for planting in the 

 Northern States. 



— Catawbiense Hybrids. The following 



varieties are among the best in cultiva- 

 tion: 



Abraham Lincoln. Beautiful rosy 



red. One of the best of the dark-colored 

 varieties. 



album elegans. Large foliage; 



blush, changing to white. 



album grandiflorum. White and 



blush; fine. 



— atrosanguineum. 



— Boule de Neige. 



compact habit. 



— candidissima. A good white-flowering 



variety; good grower. 



Caractacus. Rich purplish crimson; fine. 



gran di flora. Is the best kind in our esti- 

 mation for general planting. Fine foliage; flow- 

 ers purple. 



Intense blood red. 

 Pure white; dwarf, 



Dark scarlet; excel- 

 Blush white, tinted 



Yucca filamentosa 



Rhododendron 

 RHODODENDRONS -Continued 



— alba. Same as the preceding kind, only 



the flowers are white. 

 Charles Dickens. 



lent foliage and habit. 

 — delicatissimum. 



pink. 



Everestianum. Rosy lilac, spotted and 



fringed; an excellent bloomer; fine foliage. 



— Flushing. Rose scarlet; very fine. 



General Grant. Bright rosy scarlet ; fine. 



grandiflorum rubrum. Deep rose-colored 



flower. 



H. H. Hunnewell. Rich dark crimson. 



— H. W. Sargent. Enormous truss; rich 



crimson. 



Kettledrum. Deep red and fine. 



Lady Armstrong. Beautiful pale rose, 



spotted. 



Mrs. Milner. Rich crimson; good habit, 



purpureum elegans. Very fine purple. 



purpureum grandiflorum. Of excellent 



habit. 



roseum elegans. Large leaves; rose- 

 colored flowers. 



— — - — roseum grandiflorum. Large, fine Rose. 

 roseum superbum. Good, clear rose 



color. 



— maximum. Great Laurel. Strong-growing, 



hardy plants, blooming profusely in July, long 

 after the Catawbiense and its varieties are out 

 of bloom. Flowers of good size, borne in dense 

 trusses; color white, sometimes shaded^ with 

 shell pink; indeed some plants have decidedly 

 pink-shaded flowers. Largely used, in carload 

 lots, for border and woodland planting. Col- 

 lected, bushy plants of different sizes, 2 to 

 6 feet, carefully selected with ball, are furnished 

 in quantity, by the carload at very reasonable 

 prices. 



YUCCA. 



— filamentosa. Adam's Needle. Broad pointed 



leaves and in Mid-Summer immense panicles of 

 Lily-like white flowers from center of plant 

 attaining height of 4 to 5 feet. 



