Special Collections of 
Foundation Plant Material 
These collections are valuable to home-owners who are not entirely familiar with 
Broad-leaved Evergreens. The plants are from my regular stock, and I feel sure they 
will please you when they arrive—and for many seasons thereafter. 
Special Collection No. 9 
Azalea arborescens. Sweet White Azalea. Fragrant white flowers in spring and early 
summer. 
Azalea calendulacea. Flame Azalea. A native species. Color varies from orange to 
canary. 
Azalea canescens. Piedmont Azalea. Pink and rose. 
Azalea nudiflora. Pinxter Bloom. Deep pink flowers. 
Five plants of each, 12 to 18 in. 
(20 plants in all), for only 
$ 19.90 
Special Collection No. 10 
Rhododendron carolinianum. Carolina Rhododendron. The earliest flowering variety. 
Color light to deep pink. 
Rhododendron catawbiense. Catawba Rhododendron. Vigorous, hardy, free blooming. 
Color rosy purple. 
Rhododendron maximum. Rosebay. Pinkish white flowers in July. The grandest of all. 
Five plants of each, 12 to 18 in. 
(15 plants in all), for only 
$ 14.75 
Special Collection No. 11 
Kalmia latifolia. Mountain Faurel. A lovely native, with pink or rose flowers. 
Leucothoe catesbsei. Drooping Feucothoe. Flowers creamy white, drooping and showy. 
Pieris floribunda. Mountain Andromeda. White flowers in clusters in April and May. 
Five plants of each, 12 to 18 in. 
(15 plants in all), for only 
$ 14.10 
SPECIAL COMBINATIONS 
Collections No. 9 and 10 . $32 50 Collections No. 10 and 11 . $27 50 
Collections No. 9 and 11 . 32 00 Collections No. 9 , 10 , and 11 . 47 50 
Gardens of the Blue Ridge 
E. C. ROBBINS, Nurseryman 
ASHFORD, McDowell County, NORTH CAROLINA 
