Sy E. C. ROBBINS, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OF 
FOUNDATION PLANT MATERIAL 
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These collections are valuable to home-owners who are not entirely familiar 
with Broad-leaved Evergreens. The plants are from my regular stock, and 
I feel sure they will please you when they arrive—and for many seasons 
thereafter. 
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SPECIAL COLLECTION No. 9 
AZALEA VASEYI. Pink-shell Azalea. A distinct and remarkably free- 
flowering hardy shrub of extreme rarity and beauty. The flowers are 
an exquisite shade of pink or rose and appear in profusion before the 
leaves unfold in early spring. In autumn the foliage assumes deep rich 
shades of red and crimson. 
AZALEA CALENDULACEA. Flame Azalea. A native species. Color 
varies from orange to canary. 
AZALEA CANESCENS. Piedmont Azalea. Pink and rose. 
AZALEA NUDIFLORA. Pinxter Bloom. Deep pink flowers. 
Five plants of each. 18 to 24 in. $2.4 50 
(20 plants in all), for only 
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SPECIAL COLLECTION No. 10 
RHODODENDRON CAROLINIANUM. Carolina Rhododendron. The 
earliest flowering variety. Beautiful light to deep pink blossoms. 
RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE. Catawba Rhododendron. Vigorous, 
hardy, free blooming. Color rosy purple. 
RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM. Rosebay. Pinkish white flowers in July. 
The grandest of alf Rhododendrons. 
Five plants of each. 18 to 24 in. S17 7655 
(15 plants in all), for only 
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SPECIAL COLLECTION No. 11 
KALMIA LATIFOLIA. Mountain Laurel. A lovely native, with pink or 
rose flowers. 
LEUCOTHOE CATESBAEI. Drooping Leucothe. Flowers creamy white, 
drooping and showy. 
PIERIS FLORIBUNDA. Mountain Andromeda. White flowers in clusters 
in April and May. 
Five plants of each. 18 to 24 in. S16 AQ) 
(15 plants in all), for only 
