RHODODENDRONS 
As the crosses from my own hybridizing are starting to take a great deal of room, 
I have about ten thousand of them, so I shall have to start selling from my named 
varieties, I have one of the best collections of TOP VARIETIES. 
There are many named varieties that are extremely similar and many that would 
require an expert to tell which is which—then there are duplications such as Betty 
Wormall and Marinus Koster which are indistinguishable. 
For the above reasons I have not propagated many varieties in sufficient quantity 
to catalog although I have a very large number of varieties available that are not listed. 
So if you have any particular wants, ask for them - - - BUT I will NOT make 
out lists of those I have available as there are so few of this or that kind and size. 
Also—I must make clear that I am running a rose business and entirely by mail. 
I do not have time to visit and discuss the plants while a customer makes up their 
However, if you send in an order for Rhododendrons, I will assemble them and 
you may get them—but not on short notice. I must have time to take orders in their 
sequence and I can notify you when they are ready. Positively!---I cannot fill rose orders 
to be picked up at the same time as they are handled separately and can only be 
handled by mail and shipped in order of their arrival as per the business terms. Mini- 
mum shipping charges for Rhododendrons will be about 65c as they have to be shipped 
by express because of the type of container used—cannot be mailed. 
You will get the same values as with the roses. Allowing a customer to pick 
up their Rhododendrons is merely a courtesy and to be considered as one for it is 
cheaper for me to pack and ship them than wait on a customer. I am not being dis- 
courteous—but with the price of help what it is, I am merely practical. My reputation 
insures fair treatment—i.e., VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY! 
CARE 
Rhododendrons do not like strong sun and do much better if only given a little 
morning sun. They should have full north light. Do not put them where they get 
afternoon sun with the possible exception of certain of the yellow camplocarpum 
hybrids that will tolerate more sun while others such as various Loderii’s will not do 
well at all without full shade; They MUST be given water for the first two years 
never letting the peat get dry. 
PLANTING 
First requirement is perfect drainage; next is never plant them more than an inch 
deeper than they were in the nursery; next, dig a hole a foot larger than the ball as 
well as deeper and plant the balled plant in pure peat. As an economy measure, you 
may mix sand with the peat. Rotten wood mixed with leaf mold is tops, too. Also put 
a handful of some high phosphoric acid fertilizer in the bottom of the hole and mix 
well with the soil for this has little osmotic pressure and should be put down deep 
where roots will get at it. Other fertilizers are beneficial on top of the soil but I do 
not recommend manure because of its alkaline reaction. Some of this alkalinity can be 
neutralized by composting with fir sawdust which in its decomposition uses up the soil 
nitrogen. So if you must use sawdust, get it a year old, being wet all winter, and then 
use Sy eee ammonium Sulphate on it before placing. This goes for any use of 
sawdust. 
THESE RHODODENDRON VARIETIES ARE NOT HARDY FOR MY 
EASTERN CUSTOMERS - - - RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR THE WEST 
PACIFIC SLOPE AS ZERO WEATHER TAKES OFF ALL THE FLOWER 
BUDS AND MAY KILL SOME VARIETIES. 
