not the sopping wet condition preferred by most 
Lapponicums. Belonging to still another series, the 
Virgatum, it has leaves the size of your thumbnail, 
dark green above, shining white beneath, all smoth¬ 
ered in bright pink bloom about the first of May. 
The faded flowers should be cut away to keep this 
species in health. Some forms grow only a foot or 
so high, and it is from small plants that this lot 
was propagated. 
6 to 8 inches high in 3-inch pots 65 cents each 
8 to 12 inch s ligh in 4 inch pots $1.00 each 
RHODODENDRON PUBESCENS. 3 stars; Scab- 
rifolium Series. From thickets in the Muli Moun¬ 
tains of western Szechuan. Resembles R. racemosum 
in a general way, but with more slender and open 
habit, and the narrower leaves are densely covered 
with upright hairs. Flowers small, bright rose. So 
recently introduced that in 1930 the color was not 
known to science. It prefers to hang gracefully over 
a steep rock, rather than grow straight, and needs 
both shade and shelter if it is to thrive and winter 
its flower buds. Moist but not wet soil. 
6 to 8 inches high in 3-inch pots 
8 to 12 inches high in 4-inch pots 
$1.00 each 
$1.50 each 
