RHODODENDRON VERNICOSUM ** Anoth- 
er of the Fortunei group, related to R. decorum but 
apparently hardier, the leaves considerably smaller. 
Flower color varies from white to bright rose, with 
the Chinese parent of these seedlings described as 
pink. New and variable. 
In 3-inch pots 75 cents each 
In 4-inch pots $1.00 each 
OTHER HARDY SPECIES: 
RHODODENDRON SMIRNOWI. Compact shrub 
with leaves dark and shining above, clothed on the 
under side with conspicuous, dense, white wool that 
later turns brown. Rose-colored flowers appear at 
the end of May. First brought from the Caucasus 
about 1886, it has since proved supremely hardy in 
all sections where Rhododendrons grow, and nearly 
immune to lace-wing fly, disfiguring R. maximum. 
In 4-inch pots $1.00 each 
RHODODENDRON BRACHYCARPUM. Dense, 
slow-growing Japanese species with broad, blunted 
leaves. The smallish flowers in June are white, tint¬ 
ed with pink or cream, and slightly fragrant. Near¬ 
ly hardy as far north as Boston, it lasted for many 
years at the Arnold Arboretum. 
In 4-inch pots 
$1.00 each 
