RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE HYBRIDS 
Wc recommend the following varieties, which have proved satisfactory with us. 
Abraham Lincoln. Rosy crimson. 
Good form and foliage. 
Album elegans. White. A tall 
grower, with a fine truss. 
Album grandiflora. White. A 
tall grower; not as hardy here as 
Album elegans. 
Atrosanguineum. Dark scarlet. 
Good foliage and a good grower. 
Blandyanum. Rosy crimson. Fine 
form, excellent foliage; a beautiful 
and abundant bloomer. 
Caractacus. Purplish crimson. 
Good foliage and a good grower. 
Chas. Bagley. Bright red. Good 
foliage and habit. 
Chas. Dickens. Scarlet. A very 
good sort, with excellent foliage. 
Delicatissimum. White. Clear 
white, delicately tinted with pink ; 
very glossy foliage and a good grower. 
Duchess of Bedford. Crimson. 
A grand truss ; flowers have a light 
center. 
Everestianum. Rosy lilac. The 
trass large ; an abundant bloomer; 
foliage exceptionally good ; growth 
close and compact. 
Flushing. Rosy scarlet. One of 
the brightest ; a good grower. 
Frederick Waterer. Crimson. 
Intense fiery color, large bloom, fine 
truss and beautiful foliage. 
General Grant. Rosy scarlet. 
Good habit and foliage. 
Gloriosum. White. A large bold 
flower and good foliage. 
H. W. Sargent. Crimson. Habit, 
foliage and color are good. 
J. Marshall Brooks. Scarlet. 
Scarlet, with bronze eye. A deep 
color ; good foliage. 
John Walter. Rich crimson. Fine 
form and very fine habit. 
Lady Armstrong. Pale rose. -One 
of the best. 
Lady Grey Edgerton. White. 
White with silvery blush; splendid 
truss and foliage. 
Michael Waterer. Scarlet-crim¬ 
son. A good bright color, and of 
extra fine form and habit. 
Minnie. White. Bluish white, 
with large blotch of orange spots; 
very fine. 
Mrs. John Clutton. White. Fine 
clear white ; good form. 
Mrs. Milner. Crimson. Habit 
and foliage are equally fine. 
Pictum. White. Clear white, 
with cluster of orange spots. 
Purpureum elegans. Purple. One 
of the best of this color. 
Roseum elegans. Good rose. 
Grand habit and foliage, while the 
flower is all one can desire. This is 
the best of all Rhododendrons. 
Sefton. Dark maroon. A good 
grower, with excellent foliage. In all 
respects one of the best, but very 
scarce. 
Rhododendron maximum. Great Laurel. A strong grower, and one of 
the hardiest of the species. Foliage glossy green, of deeper color when planted 
in a shaded position ; large oblong leaves. Flowers rosy white to white, are 
produced in late June and July. We handle thousands of this variety, both 
nursery-grown and large collected plants, which are supplied by the car-load. 
R. ponticum, var. multiflora. Many - flowered. A dwarf, dense form, 
with small, myrtle-like foliage and small, attractive flowers. 
R. ponticum, var. myrtifolium. Myrtle - leaved. A dwarf, dense form, 
with small, myrtle-like foliage and small, attractive flowers. 
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