THE, TRUE, 
Rhododendron catawbiense 
CAROLINA RHODODENDRON 
IT is with great pleasure we offer for the first time in Amcriea or abroad a comiilcte sjlock 
of the RARE RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE (t rue species), in sizes from small 
plants to large clumps. Do not confuse this with the Common so-eallert catawbiense 
imported from Kurope, which is in reality a half-hardy, poor-flowered hybrid with some 
catawbiense blood in it. The true species grows only in the highest Southern Alleghany 
Mountains, and is the finest Of all Rhododendrons, considering its extreme hardiness, 
color of flower, and remarkable te.xture of foliage, which is a deep shinv green, far superior 
to that of the better known RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM. 
For massing and producing a broad-leaved evergreen effect, there is no plant equal 
to it in the latitude of the northern United States, where strictly hardy plants must neces- 
sarily be used. Unlike R. maximum, it is a free blOOmer, the large trusses being a 
bPigrht red-pupple color, in marked contrast to the muddy purple of the common 
half-hardy hybrid noted aliove. All plants ollcrcd below are HEAVY CLUMPS. P acking 
is done in boxes, or the larger sizes in Crates, ami is charged at cost. These clumps 
often have 30 to ■'50 stems, and are bushy to the ground. Wo offer both collected and 
transplanted clumps, the price being the same. The difference is made up by increased 
diameter in collected clumps. 
For use as a finished edging for Rhododendron maximum and Kalmla plantations, 
the value of R. Catawblense cannot be over-estimated. Write for further partic ulars. 
PRICE.S 
I'er 10 Per 100 
CLUMPS I '"■> transplanted only . . . S2.60 S20.00 
All' XHirv Aun In., transplanted only .... 3.S0 30.00 
ALL iniLIV AWU I ft., transplanted only . . 6.00 46.00 
BUSHY TO I ■ ''>-2 ft., transplanted or collected . .12.50 lOO.OO 
THE ranii\.in fansplanted or collected . 20.OO I76.0O 
TnE GROUND 3 4 ft., transplanted or collected . . .40.00 350.00 
Extra selected Clumps, 16.00 to SIO.OO each, according to diameter and furnishings. 
Do not compare Ihe many-stemmed clumps offered above with the single-stemmed 
"bushy" half-hardy Rhododendrons offered by importers. There Is no comparison. 
We offer some large clumps with fine bushy tops, but thln-Mlaged at the bottom, 
for use in the center of large masses, at reasonable prices. 
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