GENEVA, NEW YORK 
Rhododendron maximum 
RHODODENDRON, continued 
season. In the fall, mulch the beds a foot or more 
with leaves, and, if these can be left to decay, it is ad- 
visable to do so. 
Rhododendron Catawbiense. M. June. This and 
Maximum are the two hardiest varieties. This is a 
round, close-growing form with handsome foliage, 
and large trusses of lilac flowers with purple. A 
splendid variety to group with the high-colored forms 
as its foliage effect can be depended upon. Extra-fine 
bushy plants, 18 to 24 in., $1 each, $9 for to. 2 to 3 ft., 
$2 each, $15 for 10; 3 to 4 ft., $3 each, $25 for 10. 
R. ferrugineum (Alpine Rose). D. June and July. 
Flowers of a beautiful scarlet color, marked with yel- 
low dots; oblong, shining foliage. Very lovely. $1. 
R. hirsutum. I). Flowers pale red or scarlet, and 
in habit like the above. From the Swiss Alps. $r. 
Note. — These two last-named dwarf Rhodo- 
dendrons make round specimens of much beauty. 
R. maximum (Great Bay). L. July. A broad- 
leaved evergreen shrub or tree, with large bunches of 
pink and white blossoms. This is the noblest of all 
our native shrubs, and is absolutely hardy from Ver- 
mont to Georgia. It has the most beautiful foliage 
of any kind of Rhododendron, it being about twice 
as large as that of other sorts, and very thick and 
smooth. Forms a round, broad bush, from 6 to 15 ft. 
tall. 2 to 3 ft., bushy, $2 each, $15 for 10; 3 to 4 ft., 
bushy, $2.50 each, $20 for 10; 4 to 5 ft., bushy, $3.50 
each, $30 for 10; 5 to 6 ft., bushy, $5 each, $40 for 10. 
By the car-load, prices on application. 
Hybrid Rhododendrons 
The following varieties having been well tested, 
we confidently offer them as hardy in New England, 
and consequently adapted to other parts of the coun- 
try, except in extreme northern latitudes. 
Abraham Lincoln. Rosy crimson; of good form 
and foliage. 
HYBRID RHODODENDRONS, continued 
Album elegans. Blush, changing to white; fine 
truss. 
Atrosanguineum. Intense blood-red; flowers of 
great substance. 
Bertie Parsons. Pale lavender. 
Blandyanum. Rosy crimson. 
Boule de Neige. Pure white; very hardy. 
Caractacus. Rich purplish crimson; fine truss. 
One of the best. 
Charles Dickens. Dark scarlet, with fine habit and 
foliage. 
Delicatissimum. Blush-white, edged pink. 
Everestianum. Rosy lilac, spotted red; fringed and 
crisped. F’rec. The best perfectly hardy Rhododen- 
dron. 
General Grant. Crimson-pink. 
Giganteum. Bright rose. 
Gloriosum. White; bold flower and good foliage. 
H. H. Hunnewell. Dark, rich crimson. 
H. W. Sargent. Crimson; enormous truss. 
Lady Armstrong. Pale rose, beautifully spotted. 
Lady Clermont. Red, shaded crimson. 
Mrs. Milner. Rich crimson. 
Parson’s Gloriosum. Pale lavender. 
Purpureum grandiflorum. Purple ; large flowers. 
Roseum elegans. Vivid rose; beautiful. 
18 in., well-budded, $1 50 each, $ 12.60 for 10 ; 24 in.. 
well-budded, $2 each, $ 17.50 for 10 ; 30 in., well- 
budded. $ 2.50 each, $20 for 10 . Specimen plants 
3 to to 3 % ft., $3 to $5 each. 
Yucca • Adam’s Needle 
Yucca filamentosa. 2 feet. June. One of the most 
striking and ornamental plants, thriving on roc ks, in 
sand, gravel, or almost anywhere, sufficiently well to 
produce its picturesque, sharp foliage; hut a good soil 
or heavy dressing is necessary to bring forth its stems 
6 to 7 feet high, with from 50 to 200 oval, creamy 
yellow blossoms, 2 inches long. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. 
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