HARDY RHODODENDRONS 
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Mass Planting of Rhododendrons 
HARDY RHODODENDRONS 
The Hybrid varieties of Rhododendrons we offer have all been tested and found perfectly hardy in the 
climate of Boston and vicinity. For a number of years we have tested them in various soils, both with and without 
shade, and have become convinced that they are not so finical as we, in common with many people, had supposed. 
They will grow in almost any good loam where corn will thrive, and should be planted thickly so that the 
sun can not shine directly on the roots. No excavations are necessary. They are surface feeding plants and ap- 
preciate a reasonable mulching of decomposed vegetable matter.. The roots should not be disturbed or exposed, 
but kept well protected by mulch about three inches deep. 
For the first two or three years a little screening during the winter by covering lightly with evergreen boughs, 
so as to protect them from the March sun, is all that is necessary. It is not the cold of winter, but the early spring 
frost after a warm day or two in March, when the sap is brought to the foliage, that injures them. 
Pinch off all flowers as soon as they begin to wither to ensure next season's bloom. 
RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS 
Price of all unless otherwise given, is 18 in., $1.25; 
sizes, prices on application. 
Abraham Lincoln. Rosy crimson, of good form and 
foliage. 
Album elegans. Light blush, gradually changing to 
white. Large truss. Tall grower. 
Album grandiflorum. Delicate pink, fading white. 
Good foliage and free bloomer. 
Album novum. Blush pink in early state of bloom; 
gradually changing to white. Hardy and vigorous 
grower. 
Atrosanguineum. Deep blood-red, in good sized 
clusters. Fine foliage. 
*Boule de Neige. Dwarfish habit. Pure white 
flowers early in the season, borne in clusters of 
good size and form. Grows very compact, plants 
about as tall as they are broad. 12 to 15 in., 
$1.00; 15 to 18 in., $1.50. 
2.00 per 10; 24 in., $1.75; $15.00 per 10. For larger 
Catawbiense grandiflorum album. Flowers pure 
white, with yellow throat. Flowering freely. 
Splendid grower. 
Charles Bagley. Cherry-red flowers, produced in 
large, well-formed trusses. 
Charles Dickens. Rich deep scarlet. Good habit 
and foliage. One of the best. 
Caractacus. Rich crimson with tinge of purple 
throughout. Flowers freely. Very hardy and 
floriferous. 
Charles S. Sargent. Large flowers of rich crimson, 
trusses compact; foliage large. 
Delicatissimum. Delicate pink or flesh color. Very 
hardy and has fine large, glossy leaves. Very de- 
sirable. 
