AMEP^ICAN PLANTiS 
The Only Large Stock Ever Offered 
of the True 
Rhododendron catawbiense 
CAROLINA RHODODENDRON 
Do not confuse this with the common so-called “catawbi¬ 
ense seedlings’* imported from Europe, which is in reality a 
half-hardy, poor-flowered hybrid with little catawbiense blood in 
it. The true species grows only in the highest Southern Alle¬ 
gheny mountains, and is the finest of all Rhododendrons, con¬ 
sidering its extreme hardiness, color of flower, and remarkable 
texture of foliage, wliich is a deep shiny green, far superior to 
that of the better known Rhododendron maximum. 
For massing and producing a broad-leaved evergreen effect, 
there is no plant equal to it in the latitude of tljc northern I’nited 
States, where strictly hardy plants must necessarily be used. 
Unlike R. maximum, it is a free bloomer, the largo trusses be¬ 
ing a bright red-purple color, in marked contrast to the muddy 
purple of the common half-hardy hyl)rid noted above. All plants 
offered below are heavy clumps. Packing is done in boxes, or 
the larger sizes in crates, and is charged at cost. Tliese clumps 
often have 30 to 50 stems, and are bushy to the ground. Wo oft'or 
both collected and transplanted clumps. 
We have magnificent fields for collecting this grand Rhodo¬ 
dendron, with reasonable freight rates. Parks, cemeteries and 
nurserymen should write us for special prices in car lots. 
PRICES OF RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE 
Noarly all clumpa over 1 foot aro heavily budded 
Note specially prices of Rhododendron and Kalmia clumps 
at Salem Branch will be 25 per cent above these rates 
NURSERY-GROWN 
Bushy plants with balls and extra furnished, diameter of clumps corre¬ 
sponding to height 
Per 10 100 1.000 
3 to G inches.$0 GO 60 $:i0 00 
G to II inches. 1 00 H 00 70 00 
0 to 12 inches. 1 ."iO 12 UU lOU UO 
Clumps, G to 0 inches. 2 00 IH 00 
(’hinips, 1) to 12 Inches. 3 60 2', 00 
(’lumps. 1 t<» 0^ fe<*t. 5 00 10 00 
(’lumps, 1*.., to 2 feet. 11 00 00 00 
Clumps. 2 to 3 feet.20 00 160 00 
Clumps. 3 to I f<v*t.M.** 00 300 00 
Some extra clumps. 3 to .'i feet high, at $-1 to $I5c.ach. These iirleoH aro 
for stock growing at niirserj' in Nortli ('niolina. Add 25 per cent to get 
Salem prices. 
COLLECTED 
All bushy clumps with fine balls, diameter corresponding to height 
Per 10 loO I.OOO 
1 to IK f^-et.$.3 00 !?2.'» 00 $210 UO 
to 2 feet. G 00 ."jO 00 120 00 
2 to ' 2}4 feet. 1» Oo 70 00 GOO 00 
254 to 3 f(‘et.1.5 00 120 00 11.50 00 
3 to 4 feet.2.5 00 225 00 l.HOO uU 
4 to .5 feet. 40 00 3.50 00 
We offer some large clumps witli fine bushy tops, thin-foll.'iged at 
bottom, for use in center of large masses, 3 to G feet higli, at 75 ctH. to $10 
each, bctlj nurserj'-grown and eolU*eled. 
Do not compare the many-stemmed clumps offered above 
with the single-stemmed ’‘bushy** half-hardy Hhododeedrons 
offered by importers. There is no comparison. 
