x x x x R. russatum. (Syn. R. cantabile.) A dwarf shrub, very compact 
and leafy. Flowers 1 in. wide, a glorious dark purple-blue. To 12,000 
ft. Yunnan. Introduced by George Forrest 1913. $1.50. 
R. ‘scyphocalyx. Low-branched small shrub; leaves rich green above, 
paler beneath. Calyx and carolla yellowish-crimson to rose-orange. 
$1.25. 
R. Smirnovi. From 4-6 ft. high; branches stout and close. Leaves nar- 
row, blue-green above and covered with thick white felt below. Blooms 
at an early age; flowers bright rose-pink. South Caucasus. Introduced 
1885. $2.50. 
R. spiciferum. A small aromatic shrub with numerous pink flowers. It 
would make a fine heath planted en masse. We have too many—75c. 
x x R. telmateium. A dwarf shrub with small oval leaves 4 in. long. 
Flowers 34 in. wide, almost saucer-shaped, rosy-purple with a white 
throat. Up to 12,000 ft. Yunnan. Introduced by George Forrest 1914. 
$1.25. 
%* x x x x R. Vaseyi. Deciduous, 6-10 ft. Clear pink flowers ; lovely in 
woodland where it creates a feeling of exhuberant spring. Mountains 
of Carolina. Introduced 1891. $1.00. 
x x x x R. Wardii. Shrub with rather thick foliage, deep green; said to 
be one of the best yellow-flowered rhododendrons; flowers 23 in. high 
and wide. W. Yunnan. Introduced by Kingdon Ward 1913. $1.25. 
x x x x R. Williamsianum. Said to grow to 4 ft. Our form is, however, 
perfectly prostrate. It is beautiful at any time of the year with oval 
heart-shaped leaves which in early spring are suffused with bronzy 
green color. The flower is bell-shaped, 24 in. wide, waxy crimson in 
bud and maturing to apple-blossom-pink. W. Szechuen. Introduced 
by E. H. Wilson 1908. $1.25-$2.50. 
x X X R. xanthocodon. A tall shrub with blue-green oval leaves: yellow- 
green bell-shaped flowers. $2.00. 
x x x X R. yunnanense. A most useful plant to drape over a wall, cover 
a bank, to use as foreground planting or to take an important posi- 
tion in the rock garden. Variable in habit, growing erect or sprawling, 
depending on whether it started life in sun or shade. Flowers creamy- 
white, spotted with cinnabar—a thrilling sight in bloom. W. China. 
Introduced by Jean M. Delavay 1889. $2.50. 
Tripetaleia bracteata. A deciduous shrub reaching 3 ft. or more, begin- 
ning to bloom when only 5 in. tall. The leaves are narrowly strap- 
shaped, 2 in. long. The racemes are stiffly erect and bear waxy flowers 
composed of only three narrow white petals that curve backward. 
The style is stout and protrudes and curves well beyond the flower. 
The foliage colors beautifully in the fall. Japan. $1.50. 
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