RHODODENDRON HEMITRICHOTUM. 3 stars. 
Closely related to R. pubescens, but with few or no 
hairs on the leaf, which appears to be covered with 
a fine down, and has an odd pinkish cast in winter. 
The shell-pink flowers, red tipped in bud, wreathed 
over a gray rock, strike a delightful color harmony. 
Needs a cool, damp, sheltered recess, where, like 
R. pubescens, aided by a lot of snow or a little luck, 
it may winter its buds and so more than justify any 
trouble it may have caused. 
6 to 8 inches high in 4-inch pots $1.25 each 
RHODODENDRON TRICHOCLADUM. An odd, 
Azalea-like species, dropping in winter its leaves of 
pale green, and flowering yellow with green spots. 
Comes from the Tali Range in Yunnan and north¬ 
ward. Though reasonably hardy with some shade 
and shelter, it has not yet bloomed here. 
4 to 6 inches high in 3-inch pots 75 cents each 
6 to 8 inches high in 4-inch pots $1.00 each 
The Dwarf TRIFLORUM Rhododendrons grow 
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small enough for the rock garden, though some 
other Triflorums may become large shrubs. Most 
of them look rather like Azaleas but tend to be 
evergreen, and grow vigorously even in soils not 
strongly acid. 
