36 Hicks Nurseries, Inc., Westbury, N. Y. 
Rhododendron maximum 
Rhododendrons 
The perfection of flowering shrubs. Certainly few shrubs possess 
greater beauty and usefulness for decorating the home landscape. 
You should visit our Nurseries in late May and early June when 
the Rhododendrons are in bloom. We do not ask you to buy, 
but we think it worth your while to get acquainted with them. 
You will find the hybrid seedlings of particular interest because 
they are of an economical size and good color. 
Rhododendrons are easy to grow. Give them a little common- 
sense treatment and consideration, and they are the happiest 
kind of shrub, giving you ample returns for your pains in a rare 
wealth of blooms and a rich green foliage that is beautiful the 
year round. They give an effect always full of character and 
interest. 
For best effect, they should be planted in groups. They prefer 
a light loamy soil to which has been added a quantity of leaf-mold. 
Mulch with oak leaves and keep them so mulched all the year. 
Lawn-clippings will do if leaves are not available. Lime is fatal 
to them. A liberal watering during hot, dry periods is also essential. 
Rhododendron carolinianum. Carolina Rhododendron. Win¬ 
ter foliage reddish green; red stems. Compared with the 
Rhododendron you think of—the Catawbiense and Maximum 
varieties—it is a small edition, a dwarf, lower plant, and yet 
it is not a puny or weak plant, ft is vigorous and happy. 
Best of all, it gives a new note in a new season. It is a sheet 
of rosy pink bells before the other Rhododendrons bloom. 
Use it in great quantity. Splendid for a mass-planting at 
drive, entrance, or in rock-garden. E ac h 10 100 
1 to 2 ft. high.$2 75 |25 00 $225 00 
2 to 3 ft. high. 3 50 32 50 300 00 
