71 PRUNUS 
Hardy trees and shrubs, variously valued for flowei’s and 
fruit. They need cold for starting, “y” culture. 
PRUNUS SERRULATA—40 ft. Ornamental Cherry. The 
showiest and most variable of the Japanese Flowering 
Cherries, with blossoms from blush white through true 
pink, to deepest rose. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
PRUNUS MANDSCHURICA—Manchurian Apricot. Fruits 
rather small but rich, sweet and succulent. This is likely 
the hardiest of the Apricots. It is safe to the full north¬ 
ern limit of Peach plantings. Pkt. 10c. 
PRUNUS MARITIMA—10 ft. Beach Plum. Decidedly orna¬ 
mental, good form and foliage with spring wealth of 
feathery whiteness. Juicy fruits for jelly. Pkt. 10c. 
PRUNUS TOMENTOSA — Nanking Cherry. Shrub-tree 
grown for the lovely pink and white blossoms, but it bears 
also, a goodly crop of rich-flowered, bright red fruits in 
July. Fully hardy. Pkt. 10c. 
PRUNUS TRILOBA—Flowering Almond. Shrubby tree. 
Flowers of soft pink in uttermost spring profusion, line 
each twig and branch. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 
OFFER 111A9—One pkt. each of the above for 40c. 
75 PSEUDOPANAX CRASSIFOLIUM — Curious sword- 
leafed New Zealand tree for the South. Pkt. 20c. 
81 PSEUDOTSUGA DOUGLASI GLAUCA—k 200 ft. Doug¬ 
las Fir. Silvered pyramids. Ornament or timber. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 35c. 
21 PSOROLEA ONOBRYCHIS—ebkt (2-3)30. Thickets of 
leafy stems, topped with cluster-spikes of soft blue. Rather 
good. Pkt. 10c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 65c.) 
31 PUSCHKINIA LIBANOTICA—ery(l)10. Racemes of 
softest blue. Good early spring bulb. Pkt. 15c ; % oz. 35c. 
24 PUYA ALPESTRIS — Agave-cousin with flowers of 
burnished Irish green. Year-old seed that will probably 
grow, but offered only at purchaser’s risk. Pkt. 20c. 
*QUAMACLIT COCCINEA — ek(3-5)70. Cypress Vine. 
Bright red flowers, fern-like foliage. Quick annual climber. 
Pkt. 10c. 
21 RAMONDIA PYRENAICA—rkt(2)5. Rare alpine, with 
charming lilac-blue flowers above rosettes of crinkly, shaggy 
foliage. Give cool position and deep soil. Pkt. 20c. 
RANUNCULUS 
Here are the Buttercups ; they are better than you think, 
—and more variable. 
32 RANUNCULUS ASIATICUS IMPERIAL — crbkt(w)24. 
Wonderful strain of Persian Ranunculus, flowers mostly 
of fullest doubleness and largest size; colors that range 
amazingly through yellow, buff, orange, rose and scarlet, 
pigments laid on in spectacular contrasts. Pkt. 15c; ^ 
oz. 30c. 
21 RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS—ecnkt(l-2)16. True But¬ 
tercup. Flowers of glistening yellow on plants with dec- 
oratively slashed leaves. It fills June meadows with 
breeze-flung gold. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. (Plants, 3 for 
40c; 10 for $1.00.) 
21 RANUNCULUS GLABERRIMUS—rdkt(l)4. In earliest 
spring come big flattened flowers, close to earth, like gold 
coins scattered about, but Uncle Sam may get you if 
you don’t watch out (so plant it only at your own risk). 
Pkt. 15c. 
22 RANUNCULUS LYALLI — rcmyt(2)20. Mountain Lily 
of New Zealand. A loveliness of snowy flower cups, tas- 
selled with golden anthers. In double entente, it needs 
trying. Pkt. 20c. 
21 RANUNCULUS MACROPHYLLUS — ebkt(2-3)30. A 
noble border Buttercup from the Caucasus, with digitate 
foliage, and a wealth of glossy yellow flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, each 25c; 3 for 65c; 10 for $1.90.) 
OFFER lllV^AO—One pkt. each of above for 60c. 
21 RANUNCULUS REPENS—A creeping, or mat-forming 
Buttercup, with pretty yellow flowers. Excellent for ground 
cover, banks, terraces, Lilybed covers, etc. Plants only, 
3 for 40c; 10 for $1.00. 
21 RAOULIA SUBSERICEA — rgdkt(2)6. Silvery mats, 
starred with white daisies. Pkt. 20c. 
22 RAOULIA GLABRA—rgdkt(l)6. Here the mats are 
brilliant green, set with white button-flowers in earliest 
spring. Both Raoulias come from New Zealand. Pkt. 20c. 
22 REHMANNIA ANGULATA—bk(w) (3)36. Flowers that 
blend Foxglove and Salpiglossis, scarlet and orange, or 
sometimes with violet shadings. Showy. Needs con¬ 
siderable winter protection North, but splendid pot plant. 
China. Pkt. 15c. 
51 RHAMNUS PURSHIANA—qyt 15 ft. Cascara sagrada. 
Oriental shrub. Bears black berries continuously for 
months. Bark has medicinal uses. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 26c. 
21 RHEUMS ORNAMENTAL—efkt(8)70. Handsome- foli¬ 
age, often undulate, sometimes slashed, usually of large 
size, in some species here, of altogether surprising magni¬ 
tude, out-Gunneraing Gunnera. Flowers in high misty 
fountain-sprays of pure white, but sometimes creamy or 
crimson. Among the Himalayans are species that throw 
spire-formed stems, thatched in yellow imbrications of over¬ 
lapping foliage. Blend of many species. Pkt. 10c; Vs 
oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
21 RHEXIA MARIANA-—ermyt(2 3)14. Meadow Beauty 
Big four-petaled flowers that are a soft roseate lilac, not 
far from pink. Rather good. Long in bloom. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, each 25c.) 
21 RHEXIA VIRGINICA—rbmyt(3-4)18. Here is vivid 
brilliance for weeks on end, a glorious encarmined purple, 
each four-petaled blossom set with gold-laden anthers. 
Will thrive in any good garden soil, and it is fully winter- 
hardy, but it is often grown as a pot plant because of its 
beauty. Illustrated, page 2. Pkt. 20c. 
51 RHODODENDRON 
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. csty. 
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 Himalayan 
homeland, to a height of seventy feet. Big blossoms of 
brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 20c. 
RHODODENDRON CAMPANULATUM — Bells of enamel 
whiteness, spotted contrastingly with deep crimson. Rare, 
hardy, beautiful. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE — Big clustered blos¬ 
soms in cool, translucent lavender. Massachusetts hardy. 
Very beautiful. Pkt. 15c. 
RHODODENDRON FULGENS — Bells of blood-red, with 
black spot at base. Evergreen. 6 ft. 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; oz. 50c. 
RHODODENDRON WIGHTI—Yellow bells, red-spotted. Ev¬ 
ergreen Himalayan. 12 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 112A9—One pkt. each of above for $1.25. 
RHODODENDRON PEERLESS BLEND—A superblend of 
Rhododendron species. Contains seeds of above, with many 
others. No hybrids. Recommended. Pkt. 15c; t’s oz. 60c. 
RHODODENDRON SPLENDID HYBRIDS — Seeds saved 
only from finest hybrid Rhododendrons, largely named sorts 
in gardens of England and the continent. Wonderful seed¬ 
lings should show from this. Pkt. 25c. 
51 RHODOTHAMNUS CHAMAECISTUS—rltyt(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. 
SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS—See back of cata¬ 
log for offerings of many interesting kinds. 
33 RIGIDELLA FLAMMEA —See page 3. Pkt. 20c. 
25 RIVINIA HUMILIS—w(2-4)30. _ Rouge Plant. Rosy 
flowers, then brilliant scarlet berries. Good pot plant, 
or may be grown as a garden annual by sowing early. 
Pkt. 15c. 
51 ROBINIA HISPIDA—Rose Acacia. Last year’s seed, 
supplied “as is” only, at Pkt. 10c. 
72 ROBINIA VISCOSA—k 40 ft. Pink Locust. Upright 
clusters of handsome rose-colored flowers with yellow 
spot. Pkt. 10c. 
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