EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 
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SPECIMEN HARDY HYBRID RHODODENDRONS. 
(See page 35.) 
t«M -DOOENDRON catawbiense seed- 
I l NOS. (II). Where borders or effective 
hum planting with the beautiful flower and 
"f the Rhododendron is desired the 
fottlj Catawbiense Seedling Rhododendrons 
•9# u»rd to excellent advantage. These plants 
•«i itfown from the hardiest strain of the 
i «iftttltirusc varieties, and are recommended as 
to give excellent satisfaction. The plants 
well grown and frequently transplanted, 
• l«»«l» insure safe shipment and successful 
pUntmg at any time during the season,— 
Mrtlnu planting being preferable. Prices for 
Imu line hardy Seedling Rhododendrons, 12 
• iH inches, 18 to 24 inches, 2 to 3 feet, 
V*". $80, and $100 per hundred. The 
Mftfrr Hires are well budded for immediate effect. 
|l99llillrr transplanting plants, suitable for plant¬ 
ing m nursery rows, 6 to 12 inches $75 to $150 
tltnusnnd. 
MAXIMUM. (I). This native species of the 
I. I* Rhododendron is incomparably fine and 
MHtnilarly valuable for mass groupings for 
MUmeiliatc effect. The large, long, dark, glossy 
gVtt" foliage, and bold, dense clusters of the 
beautiful lavender or pink tinted blossoms 
in find summer produce the most striking and 
UmimiIu! effects the first season. 
l In* species being indigenous in the coldest 
Milioiu of the United States gives the plants 
• - ibsoJute hardiness not excelled by any of the 
Hlirt ornamental Shrubs; and when grown in 
*<*»«! soil in the open and properly pruned or 
folded back, the plants form great masses of 
foliage of uniform outline, and not infrequently 
as broad as high. 
Each of these plants being moved with a 
compact ball of earth, there is little or no risk in 
transplanting or in shipping in carload lots to 
any part of the country; and the very low price 
at which I am now furnishing this stock is an 
inducement for even a more extended demand 
of this material in future than I have supplied 
in the recent past. Anticipating this demand I 
am prepared to furnish any number of carloads 
of the very finest quality of selected plants, 
such as above described, and at exceptionally 
low prices. 
The size of the plant varies from about 2 feet 
up to 6 or 8 feet; all compact, well furnished, 
beautifully budded, and packed in cars in best 
possible condition. 
Price for these specimen plants is from $100 
to $200 per car net, not including freight, ac¬ 
cording to the size and perfectness of the speci¬ 
mens. Ordinary plants as frequently furnished 
from the native woods can be supplied at even 
less price, but in comparison as to real value or 
planting effects, the finer specimens above de¬ 
scribed are by far the cheapest and best. 
PONTICUM. (II). This half hardy species is 
grown largely in southern Europe and is well 
suited for planting in California or the middle 
Southern States, but is not sufficiently hardy 
for safe planting in the Central or Northern 
States. Bushy, well budded plants, from 1 to 
3 feet, $25 to $100 per hundred. 
