age cannot be too strongly emphasized. A 
minimum of water is required during the 
dormant period which occurs in late fall. 
SHELTER: Partial shade and protection from cut- 
ting winds is essential. Good shade trees in- 
clude the following, pines, oaks, larch, 
larger magnolias and the flowering fruit 
trees. Dense overhead shade is not to be 
recommended because a certain amount of 
sunlight is necessary to “ripen” the wood in 
order that flower buds may be formed and 
also to prevent the plant from becoming 
leggy and drawn. 
AFTER FLOWERING: Remove all faded blooms 
from the plants to prevent the formation of 
seed pods. This will conserve the plant’s 
strength and help promote sturdy new 
growth. 
COMPARTIVELY SPEAKING, RHODODEN- 
DRONS ARE EASY SUBJECTS TO GROW SUC- 
CESSFULLY, PROVIDED THE ABOVE SIMPLE 
INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOLLOWED. WE MAIN- 
TAIN THAT IF THEY ARE PLANTED COR- 
RECTLY IN THE BEGINNING, THEY WILL RE- 
QUIRE VERY LITTLE FUTURE ATTENTION. 
PLEASE NOTE 
SYMBOLS: F.C.C. First Class Certificate award- 
ed by the Royal Horticultural Society. 
A.M. Award of Merit awarded by the Royal 
Horticultural Society. 
We have gone to considerable expense to import 
stock plants of the newest Rhododendron hybrids 
from Great Britain. Every precaution has been 
taken to insure that these plants are actually vege- 
tative propagations from the original F.C.C. and 
A.M. plants. We have studiously avoided seedling 
forms of any and all varieties since in the majority 
of cases the seedlings are vastly inferior to the 
Award forms. 
