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AMERICAN PLANT§ "f 
The Only Large Stock Ever Offered 
of the True 
Rhododendron catawbiense 
CAROLINA RHODODENDRON 
Do not confuse this with the common so-called " catawbi- 
ense seedlings" imported from Europe, which is In reality a 
half-hardy, poor-flowered hybrid with little catawbiense blood in 
it. The true species grows only in the highest Southern Alle- 
gheny mountains, and is the finest of all Rhododendrons, con- 
sidering its extreme hardiness, color of flower, and remarkable 
texture of foliage, which is a deep shiny green, far superior to 
that of the bettor 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 necessarily be used. 
Unlike R. maximum, it is a free bloomer, the large trusses be- 
ing a bright red-purple color, In marked contrast to the muddy 
purple of the common half-hardy hybrid noted above. All plants 
offered below are heavy clumps. Packing is done in boxes, or 
the larger sizes in crates, and is charged at cost. These clumps 
often have 30 to 50 steins, ami are bushy to the ground. We offer 
both collected and transplanted clumps. 
We have magnificent fields for collecting this grand Rhodo- 
dendron, with reasonable freight rates. Parks, cemeteries and 
nurserymen should write us for special prices in car lots. 
PRICES OF RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE 
Nearly all clumps over 1 foot are heavily budded 
Note specially prices of Rhododendron and Kalmia clumps 
at Salem Branch will be 25 per cent above these rates 
NURSERY-GROWN 
Bushy plants with balls and extra furnished, diameter of clumps corre- 
sponding to height 
Per 10 100 1.000 
3 to 6 inches $0 80 $4 50 $30 CO 
6 to 9 inches 100 8 00 70 00 
9 to 12 inches 1 50 12 00 100 00 
("lumps, IS to 9 inches 2 00 18 00 
Clumps. 9 to 12 inches 3 50 25 00 
Clumps, 1 to \% feet 5 00 40 oo 
Clumps. VA to 2 feet 11 00 90 00 
Clumps, 2 to 3 feet 20 00 150 00 
Clumps, 8 to 4 feet 35 00 300 00 
Some extra clumps, 3 to 5 feet high, at $4 to $15 each. These prices are 
for stock growing at nursery In North Carolina. Add 25 per cent to get 
Salem prices. 
COLLECTED 
All bushy clumps with fine balls, diameter corresponding to height 
. ' Per 10 100 1.000 
1 to 1H feet $3 00 $25 00 $210 00 
1% to 2 feet 6 00 50 00 420 00 
2 to 2% feet 9 00 "0 00 1500 00 
2% to 3 feet 15 00 120 00 950 00 
8 to 4 feet 25 00 225 00 1,800 00 
4 to 5 feet 40 00 350 00 
We offer some large chimps with tine bushy tops, thin-foliaged at 
bottom, for use in center of large masses, 3 to 0 feet high, at 75 cts. to $10 
each, both nursery -grown and collected. 
Do not compare the many -stemmed clumps offered above 
with the single-stemmed "bushy" half-hardy Ehododecdrons 
offered by importers. There Is no comparison. 
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