HARLAN P. KELSEY, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 
RHODODENDRONS AND OTHER BROADLEAF EVERGREENS 
AMERICAN RHODODENDRONS 
The American Native Rhododendrons are at last coming into their own. Being 
absolutely hardy as far north as Quebec they assure success where the half-hardy hybrids 
have so often proved a failure. Even where ^hybrids” are used the dark foliaged American 
species should form the main background. 
The sizes immediately following the names indicate the hights attained of the 
Trees , Shrubs f and Plants in a wild state; under cultivation they usually reach and 
often exceed the lesser hight given. 
RHODODENDRON cnrolinianum, Carolina 
Rhododendron. 
A new American species. Clear pink. Abso¬ 
lutely hardy. This is one of our finest intro¬ 
ductions and fills a long-felt want for a hardy 
dwarf Rhododendron with flowers free from 
any hint of magenta. It was described and 
named by Alfred Rchder, of the Arnold Arbore¬ 
tum. It is the smallest Allcghanian species, 
attaining a hight of 0 to 8 feet in cultivation. ^ 
The thick-set leaves arc dark-green, usually 
blunt and narrow, covered with rusty dots 
below, much smaller than cither maximum or 
catawbicnsc. Flower clusters appear in great- ; m *1 
cst profusion in June, covering the plant with m 
a rose-colored mantle. Fine for rocky slopes 
or hillsides, standing exposure unusually well 
and invaluable as a single specimen or for 
massing. Each 10 
Oto 9 in.$ 00 $5 00 
9 to 12 in. 1 00 8 00 
12 to 18 in. 1 50 14 00 
18 to 24 in. clumps 4 00 39 00 
2 to 3 fl. clumps ... 0 00 57 00 
cniawhicn.se. Catawba Rhododendron. 
Of the. Carolina Mountains. The hardiest of 
all Rhododendrons. It was this magnificent 
Rhododendron that over a hundred years ago 
was introduced into Europe,supplying, together 
with Rhododendron maximum, color and 
hardy blood to the cultivated ‘■hybrids.” but 
with a consequent loss of hardiness; and so 
today, for American gardens, where ironclad 
hardiness is essential, we must turn to the true 
original species, found on the loftiest, coldest 
peaks of the southern Allcghnnies where it 
attains a hight of 20 to 30 feel. Considering 
the extreme hardiness, color of flower, compact 
growth, and remarkable texture of foliage, 
which is a deep, shining green, and far superior 
to the better-known Rhododendron maximum, 
wo can recommend the true native catawbicnsc 
as the finest for general use, withstanding 
exposure and extremes of temperature where 
other Rhododendrons fail. Unlike Rhododen¬ 
dron maximum, it is a very free bloomer, with 
foliage of a dark, rich, lasting green, which 
never rusts. The trusses are a bright red- 
purple (in marked contrast to the muddy 
purple of the semi-hardy, half-breed imported 
variety), and as sent out by Boxford-I ligh- 
lands Nursery is always on its own roots. For 
massing to produce a broadlcaf evergreen 
landscape cITccl. there is no plant equal to it in 
the latitude of the northern United States and 
Canada, where strictly hardy plants must be 
employed. Each 10 100 
9 to 12 in. clumps .$1 25 $12 00 $100 00 
12 to 18 in. clumps 1 75 
The rare Rhododendron carolinianum 
A beautiful clear pink 
18 to 24 in. clumps 2 75 
2 to 3 ft. clumps ... 4 00 
3 to 4 ft. clumps ... 0 00 
4 to 5 ft. clumps ... 9 00 
10 00 
20 00 
38 00 
50 00 
80 00 
150 00 
220 00 
350 00 
540 00 
(Roto by II. I’. li.) 
Rhododendron catawbiense compacta 
New variety introduced by 
Harlan P. Kelsey 
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