PSEUDOTSUGA DOUGLASI GLAUCA — jk 200 ft. 
Douglas Fir. Compact whorled pyramids with silvered 
foliage. Valued as an ornamental or as a giant timber tree. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
PTELEA TRIFOLIATA—jk 25 ft. Hop Tree. White 
flowers and ornamental foliage of glossy green. Pkt. 10c. 
PUSCHKINIA LIBANOTICA ALBA — urzy(l)8. The 
pure white Lebanon Squill. Early flowering. Hardy bulb. 
Pkt. 20c. 
PYRACANTHA COCCINEA LALANDI—qjy 15 ft. Fire 
Thorn. Corymbs of pretty white flowers, with all-winter 
fruits of most intense orange-scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
PYRETHRUM—See Chrysanthemum. 
PYROLA ROTUNDIFOLIA — rstay(l)10. Bloom spires 
hung with pink-tinted waxen cups, delicately scented. 
Pkt. 15c. 
PYXIDANTHERA BARBULATA — rstay(l)2. Little 
Pyxie. Tufted mossy mats, emerald, russet or bronze ac¬ 
cording to sun and season. The blossoms are pink in the 
bud, but open pearl white, and so profusely, and stud the 
moss so closely, that they hide all else. Pkt. 20c. 
RANUNCULUS or BUTTERCUP 
Not all the Buttercups are yellow, but they are all 
beautiful. 
RANUNCULUS ASIATICUS IMPERIAL — ufcbh(htw) 
24. Wonderful strain of the Persian Ranunculus, with 
mostly fully double flowers, in varied chrome-yellow, buff, 
orange, rose and scarlet. Pkt. 15c; 54 oz. 35c. 
RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS—ecnh(l-2) 16. True Butter¬ 
cup. Large blossoms of glistening yellow on branching 
plants with decoratively slashed leaves. It is this that 
fills the meadows with gold. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz.. 25c; 54 
oz. 40c. 
RANUNCULUS FASICULARIS — erndsty(l)8. Hillside 
Buttercup. Little cups of burnished gold in earliest spring, 
above foliage of silvery, silky grayness. Pkt. 10c. 
RANUNCULUS C-LABERRIMUS — rndh(l)4. A very 
early, dwarf Buttercup, with flowers so short-stemmed and 
flattened that the very earth seems sprinkled with big gold 
coins, but this gold is not yet contraband. Pkt. 15c. 
RANUNCULUS LYALLI — rcmh(2)20. Mountain Lily. 
Big white flower cups, centered with golden anther-tassels, 
carried well above the glossy leaves. New Zealand. 
Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 74A6—One pkt. each of the five for 60c. 
RAOULIA EXIMIA—rbndh(3) 16. Vegetable Sheep. A 
remarkable New Zealand plant, resembling, at a little dis¬ 
tance, the woolly mound that might be a resting sheep. 
Really it is a closely tufted shrub, bearing multitudes of 
white daisies packed so tightly that the sheep illusion is 
quite explainable. Pkt. 20c. 
RHAMNUS CATHARTICA—qy 12 ft. Rather handsome 
hardy plants for strong hedges. Black fruits. Pkt. 10c; 
54 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
RHEUM ACUMINATUM—ebh(3)36. Panicles of bright 
rose purple flowers, above large and heart-shaped basal 
leaves. Hardy. Pkt. 10c. 
RHEUM NOBILE — ebth(3)60. Stately yellow-thatched 
spires tower over luxuriant foliage. For backgrounds or 
vivid accents. Hardy. Stalks are edible. Pkt. 10c; 54 
oz. 30c. 
RHEUM PALMATUM RUB RUM—ebth(3)70. Great un¬ 
dulate leaves, and tall panicles of showy crimson bloom. 
Hardy. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
RHEXIA MARIANA—- erbnmh(4)20. Big blossoms of 
silvery rose-pink, exquisite individually; and in mass plant¬ 
ings, of most ingratiating beauty. Pkt. 15c; 54 oz. 60c. 
RHEXIA VIRGINICA—eurbnmh(3-4) 18. Here is vivid 
brilliance for weeks on end, a glorious encarmined purple, 
each four-petaled blossom set with gold-laden anthers. It 
is hardy and will thrive robustly in any good garden soil. 
Sometimes, too, it is used as a pot plant. You will not 
regret a sowing of it (Farrer notwithstanding). Pkt. 15c; 
54 oz. 75c. 
ADDITIONAL SEED OFFERINGS 
Climates and seasons the world around differ to such 
a degree that seeds are always ripening somewhere. 
There is scarcely a day of the year but that one or 
more lots of seed come in from some distant land. 
Those arriving after the general catalog is made up, 
are listed separately under the heading ‘‘New Seed 
Treasures,” at the back of the catalog. Be sure to 
look there, too. You may find the very kind you 
have been wanting. 
RHODODENDRONS 
Rhododendron, the Rose Tree of the Ancient Greeks, like- 
good wine "needs no bush.” Just a word, though, to em¬ 
phasize the family need for acid soil, for with practical 
unanimity the Rhododendrons are lime-haters. Sour the 
soil about them by adding leaf mould, peat, old sawdust, 
or that low-priced chemical, aluminum sulphate, and you 
will have no trouble with them, qcsty. 
RHODODENDRON ARBOREUM—This is one of the 
few tree Rhododendrons, growing eventually, in its Him¬ 
alayan homeland, to a height of seventy feet. Big blossoms 
of brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 20c. 
RHODODENDRON CAMPANULATUM—Bells of enamel 
whiteness, spotted contrastingly with deep crimson. Rare, 
hardy, beautiful. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON CAROLINIANUM—Large flowers of 
carmine purple. Six feet. Good. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE — Big clustered 
blossoms i" cool, translucent lavender. Massachusetts hardy. 
Very beautiful. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON CHRYSANTHUM — Clear yellow- 
bells on evergreen plants to three feet. Pkt. 20c. 
RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM—Rose of the Alps. 
Delightful carmine bloom-clusters in early summer. Hardy 
evergreen. Three feet. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON KEISKEI — A low-spreading ever¬ 
green with primrose yellow flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM—A giant, growing to 
thirty-five feet, and hardy to Quebec. Showy blossoms of 
rctey carnelian, but sometimes white or violet. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON MICRANTHUM—Pure white. Even 
small plants will bloom. Hardy. Eight feet. Pkt. 25c. 
RHODODENDRON WASHINGTONIANUM — The deep 
rose blossoms, in undulate bell form, are marked with 
golden brown. To ten feet v Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 75A6—One pkt. eacli of the ten Rhododendrons, 
for $1.60. 
RHODODENDRON BLEND—In addition to all of the 
species here listed, and many others, the blend includes 
seeds of splendid hybrid varieties, collected in English 
gardens. Pkt. 15c; oz. 75c. 
I.ARGER "GROUP” PACKAGES, each containing 
three regular retail packets, all one kind, will be sup¬ 
plied those wishing to make bigger sowings, accord¬ 
ing to this scale: Pkt. price 10c, “group” pkg. 25c; 
pkt. price 15c, “group” pkg. 35c; pkt. price 20c, 
"group” pkg. 50c; pkt. price 25c, “group” pkg. 60c. 
When regular pkt. is 5c, the “group" pkg. will con¬ 
tain four of the smaller pkts., and will sell for 15c. 
Remember, all in any one “group” pkg. must be 
same variety. No exceptions. 
RHODOTHAMNUS CHAMAECISTUS — rlth(2) 12. An 
exquisite evergreen shrub. In May, there are marvelous 
pure pink flowers of quite unsurpassable loveliness. From 
the Dolomite Alps, and hardy, but naturally yearns for 
lime. Give Rhododendron culture otherwise. Pkt. 25c. 
RIVINA HUMILIS—htw. Rouge Plant. Pretty rose and 
white blossoms, followed by sprays of brilliant rouge-red 
berries. A cheery window plant. Pkt. 20c. 
ROBINIA PSEUDACACIA — jk 80 ft. Black Locust. 
Sturdy timber and ornamental tree. Makes good posts. 
Also recommended for planting on slopes to prevent erosion, 
the net of fibrous roots holding the soil. A legume, and 
restores nitrogen. Sprays of sweet-scented creamy bloom 
in May and June. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 20c; 1 oz. 60c. 
ROBINIA VISCOSA — jk 40 ft. Ornamental tree with 
clustered “sweetpea” blossoms in late spring, pure pink, 
with touch of yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
ROCK SPRAY-—qh 10 ft. Holodiscus discolor. Swaying' 
branches that carry drooping panicles of ivory-tinted fra¬ 
grant laciness. Pkt. 15c. 
RODGERSIA PODOPHYLLA — bmh(3)50. Immense 
bronzed, burnished leaves, with fluffy plumes of cream- 
colored bloom. Wonderful pool-side plant. Pkt. 15c. 
ROMANZOFFIA SITCHENSIS — rmsh(2-3)8. Mist 
Maiden. A delight in any rockery, green as an emerald 
after months of winter weather. Sprays of creamy stars. 
Pkt. 15c. 
ROMANZOFFIA UNALASCHKENSIS — rmsh(2-3)10. 
More robust, with showers of white, gracefully swaying 
blossoms. A charmer. Pkt. 15c. 
ROMNEYA COULTERI — (q)bdzy(2-3)96. Matilija or 
Shrub Poppy. Great blossoms of purest whiteness and 
silken crepe-like texture, to eight inches across, above 
tangles of blue-powdered leaves and gray-green stems. Mag¬ 
nificently beautiful. Hardy to Philadelphia. May be grown 
much further north if given sheltered position and mulching. 
Pkt. 15c; 54 oz. 50c. 
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