groups of those. forms, that may be planted. Its 
value, in the winter, too, is great — giving a rich 
green note to the garden that is usually then so bare. 
DESCRIPTION 
Rhododendron maximum is perfectly hardy, growing 
naturally in some of the coldest sections in Eastern 
United States. It is, however, not confined to cold 
localities, but is to be found as far south as Georgia. 
In the open it forms more dense and bushy habits 
than in the woods (where it attains a height of ten 
to twenty feet), which makes it most desirable for 
transplanting. 
The foliage of Rhododendron maximum is the 
largest of all our American Rhododendrons. It is 
oblong and lanceolate oblong in form, and between 
four to seven inches in length, and dark glossy green. 
The flowers are in dense clusters and in great numbers, 
and vary in color from pure white to light shades of 
lavender-pink, tinted with yellowish and orange spots 
within. It is naturally a shade-loving plant, which 
makes it particularly adaptable for planting on the 
borders of woods, and on north slopes under the trees, 
where no other plant will thrive. They take so kindly 
to cultivation that it is possible to transplant them 
from their native haunts in most any size desired, 
thus securing an effect in one or two years, which is 
not ordinarily obtained in less than several years from 
plantings of the usual sized nursery stock. In fact, it 
is quite possible to create in private estates, in Parks, 
Public Squares and Cemeteries, in a comparatively 
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