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 duplicat- 
ions such as Betty Wormall and Marinus Koster which are indistinguishable. 
For the above reasons I have not propagated many varieties in suffi- 
cient 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 his mind. 
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. Minimum 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 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 discourteous—but with the price of help what it is, I am mere- 
ly 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 yel- 
low camply carpum hybrids that will tolerate more sun while others such as 
various Loderii’s will not do well at all without full shade. Certainly it’s possi- 
ble for Rhododendrons to live in full sun but they never do as well as in 
afternoon shade and tho I have had plants in full sun for years I do not 
recommend it for them. I know of many growers who are so anxious to 
make a sale that they will prevaricate to great length. They MUST be given 
water for the first two years never letting the ball of roots get dry. 
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