RHODODENDRONS 
Rhododendron, the Rose Tree of the Ancient Greeks, like 
good wine “needs no bush.” Just a word, though, to em¬ 
phasize the family need for acid soil, for with practical 
unanimity the Rhododendrons are lime-haters. Sour the 
soil about them by adding leaf mould, peat, old sawdust, 
or that low-priced chemical, aluminum sulphate, and you 
will have no trouble with them, qcsty. 
RHODODENDRON ANTHOPOGON — Spreading foot- 
high evergreen, with fragrant flowers, white, cream or pink- 
tinged buff. Aromatic foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON ARBOREUM—-This is one of the 
few tree Rhododendrons, growing eventually, in its Him¬ 
alayan homeland, to a height of seventy feet. Big blossoms 
of brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 20c. 
RHODODENDRON AUCKLANDI — Largest flowered, 
with waxen, fragrant blossoms, to seven inches across. 
White, with pink suffusion. 7 ft. Pkt. 20c. 
RHODODENDRON CAMPANULATUM-Bells of enamel 
whiteness, spotted contrastingly with deep crimson. Rare, 
hardy, beautiful. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON CAROLINIANUM—Large flowers of 
carmine purple. Six feet. Good. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE — Big clustered 
blossoms in cool, translucent lavender. Massachusetts hardy. 
Very beautiful. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON CHRYSANTHUM — Clear yellow 
bells on evergreen plants to three feet. Pkt. 20c. 
RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM—Rose of the Alps. 
Delightful carmine bloom-clusters in early summer. Hardy 
evergreen. Three feet. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON FULGENS—Bells of blood-red, with 
black spot at base. Evergreen. 6 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON KEISKEI — A low-spreading ever¬ 
green with primrose yellow flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM—A giant, growing to 
thirty-five feet, and hardy to Quebec. Showy blossoms of 
rosy carnelian, but sometimes white or violet. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON SETOSUM—Dwarf spreading shrub, 
only a foot high, flower-loaded in royal purple. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON THOMSONI-Bell flowers that vary 
from pink-suffused white, through rosy salmon, to blood red. 
8 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON WASHINGTONIANUM—The deep 
rose blossoms, in undulate bell form, are marked with 
golden brown. To ten feet. Pkt. 15c; fa oz. 50c. 
OFFER 106B7—One pkt. each of above for $2.00. 
RHODODENDRON BLEND—In addition to all of the 
species here listed, and many others, the blend includes 
seeds of splendid hybrid varieties, collected in English 
g ardens. Pkt. 15c; tV oz. 50c. __ 
HORTICULTURAL BOOKS—Write for our special 
book catalog, sent gladly on request. It is worth 
having just for the interesting descriptions and com¬ 
ments. 
RHODOTHAMNUS CHAMAECISTUS — rlth(2) 12. An 
exquisite evergreen shrub. In May, there are marvelous 
pure pink flowers of quite unsurpassable loveliness. From 
the Dolomite Alps, and hardy, but naturally yearns for 
lime. Give Rhododendron culture otherwise. Pkt. 25c. 
RIVINA HUMILIS—htw. Rouge Plant. Pretty rose and 
white blossoms, followed by sprays of brilliant rouge-red 
berries. A cheery window plant. Pkt. 20c. 
ROBINIA HISPIDA—eqcbk(2)30. Rose Acacia. Shrub- 
let of exquisite beauty, with great racemes of charming, 
rose-colored flowers. Dv/arf, free-seeding variety. Pkt. 15c. 
ROBINIA PSEUDACACIA — jk 80 ft. Black Locust. 
Sturdy timber and ornamental tree. Makes good posts. 
Also recommended for planting on slopes to prevent erosion, 
the net of fibrous roots holding the soil. A legume, and 
restores nitrogen. Sprays of sweet-scented creamy bloom 
in May and June. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz * 20c; 1 oz. 60c. 
ROBINIA VISCOSA—jk 40 ft. Ornamental tree with 
clustered “sweetpea” blossoms in late spring, pure pink, 
with touch of yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
ROMANZOFFIA SITCHENSIS — rmsh(2-3)8. Mist 
Maiden. A delight in any rockery, green as an emerald 
after months of winter. Creamy star-sprays. Pkt. 15c. 
ROMANZOFFIA UNALASCHKENSIS — rmsh(2-3)10. 
More robust, with showers of white, gracefully swaying 
blossoms. A charmer. Pkt. 15c. 
SPECIAL ROCK GARDEN BLEND 
A mixture in varied proportions of seeds of more than 
one hundred distinct and interesting perennial flowers that 
are right for the rock garden. Please note that some kinds 
will come up quickly, while others are slower to germinate. 
Transplant young seedlings with little soil disturbance, for 
likely there are kinds still to sprout. Special large pkg. 25c. 
ROMNEYA COULTERI — (q)bdzy(2-3)96. Matilija or 
Shrub Poppy. Great blossoms of purest whiteness and 
silken crepe-like texture, to eight inches across, above 
tangles of blue-powdered leaves and gray-green stems. Mag¬ 
nificently beautiful. Hardy to Philadelphia. May be grown 
much further north if given sheltered position and mulching. 
Sow seed in outdoor beds in late autumn or winter and It 
will germinate strongly in spring. Sow at any other time, 
and it will be slow and difficult to sprout. It must have 
cold to start it. Pkt. 15c. 
ROMULEA 
Quick bulbs of highest merit for pot culture, blooming 
often within ten months from seed. Jewel-like flowers open 
repeatedly for many weeks. htw(7)12 (except sabulosa). 
ROMULEA HARTUNGI—New species from the Canary 
Islands just brought into cultivation. Dwarf. Particularly 
quick. Pretty lavender flowers in profusion. Pkt. 20c. 
ROMULEA ROSEA—Rosy lilac blossoms, ringed black 
within the cup, but with golden anthers. Dwarf. Desirable 
Pkt. 20c. 
ROMULEA HIRSUTA—Newly idenified species. Cinna¬ 
bar red with tawny buff reverse. Pkt. 25c. 
ROMULEA SABULOSA—Rare species, with particularly 
large flowers, brilliant shining red with yellow markings 
within. Tallest of the Romuleas, three feet or more. Pkt. 25c. 
OFFER 107B7—One pkt. each of above for 80c. 
ROMULEA BLEND—The various colors in mixture. In¬ 
cludes white. Pkt. 20c. 
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ROSCOEA CAUTLIOIDES—ufrsth(2-3) 18. Blossoms of 
crumpled silken loveliness, the weird grace of the Orchid 
with the shell-daintiness of the Gladiolus. The color is 
luminous citron. Pkt. 25c. 
ROSE ACACIA—See Robinia hispida. 
ROSES—See the next page. 
RUBUS 
A group of hardy shrubby plants, many of them of con- 
^TT^i e °™ ar nental value. Mostly they bear edible berries. 
RUBUS DELICIOSUS — cqy(2)50. In June, arching 
branches loaded with big white blossoms, yellow tasselled 
as to stamens. Splendid cut-flower. Thornless. A fit shrub 
company. Fruit not edible. Pkt. 25c. 
RUBUS ILLECEBROSUS —Handsome dwarf shrub, with 
large white flowers and edible scarlet fruits. Makes ex- 
c ut flower. Valued for decorative plantings. Pkt. 15c 
RUBUS PARVIFLORUS—qsty50. Thimble-berry. Big 
white blossoms like crinkled tissue paper; then flattened 
red berries, fragile, but sweet. I remember from my own 
north-Idaho days, many years ago. how good they used to 
taste when we were resting for a bit from the hot work 
of clearing land. Pkt. 20c. 
RUBUS PARVUS—gnmsty(9). Wild, trailing tangles of 
toothed ivory-white stems. Bears edible, mulberry-like 
Stt^Vto 80 ^ 1 Island °f N ew Zealand. Pkt. 15c. 
RUBUS PIIOENICOLASIUS—Wineberry. Hardy orna- 
mental shrub, to three feet, with pink flowers and odd, 
edibie cherry-red fruits, growing in burs. Foliage silvery 
white below. Pkt. 20c. y 
RUBUS SPECTABILIS—qsty50. Salmon-berry. Showy 
purple flowers, followed by edible berries, yellow to red 
Pkt 15c ianS 3te thC y ° Ung and tender stem-shoots, too. 
§EEE_R i°r 8 5^° ne pkt> each °f above for $1.00. 
RUBUS BLEND—Mixture of the kinds described. Pkt. 15c. 
RUDBECKIA—See also Echinacea. 
?,^f B ^ CKIA HIRTA—ecbnx(3-4)36. Black-eyed Susan. 
Lit« W K flo ' ,vers I pf brilliant golden orange, the centers choco- 
W Effective in border, naturalizes with facile 
but controllable readiness, and cuts splendidly. Pkt. 10c- 
Ys oz. 35c. ’ 
RUDBECKLA HIRTA AVALON SELECTION—In this 
^ the t f °iT the fl . ower is more star-like, but full size 
has been held if not increased. The blossoms, many of 
them, show shadings and bandings of red mahogany, or 
Slmp -! y powdered with ruddy brown over soft 
y llov. Others will be of full yellowness on the face, but 
deeply tinged with autumn in reverse. Some of the seed- 
q ^ lte ^tu-ally, will revert to the deep orange-gold 
of the type but even of these there will be many banded 
at the petal base with tints of pale lemon or shades of 
deep ochre. Supply still limited. Pkt. 25c. 
RLDBECIdA LACINIATA—ecbnx(3-4)60. Wild Golden 
Glow. Pretty single flowers of soft yellow. Recommended 
for naturalizing. Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 20c ed 
