Hybrid Khododendrons 
Superb Varieties—Your Choice 
FOUR TO FIVE YEAR OLD PLANTS 
Many with buds. Nice size for beginning or adding to your collection. 
MADAM CARVALHO. White. This white opens 
with a lilac cast on its large blooms that 
fades to a good white. New to us, but ap- 
PROFESSOR F. BETTEX. Scarlet red. New, but 
recommended as another good shade of red. 
Better try one. 
pears to be a good grower. Try this one 
with several reds for effective contrast. 
PARSON'S GLORIOSUM. This is one of our 
favorites. Good size flowers, orchid color, 
nicely arranged on the bush. A fine grower 
of medium height, and graceful form. An- 
other old stand-by. 
PARSON'S GRANDIFLORUM. Purple red flow- 
ers, heavy dark green foliage. Strong 
grower, excellent in mass plantings. This 
one has been well-known and liked for a 
long time. 
PELOPIDAS. Cerise red, new to us. Highly rec- 
ommended to us by our Dutch grower. 
ROSEUM ELEGANS. Pleasant medium pink, this 
rhododendron is perhaps the most popular 
of all. No compromise of beauty with ‘‘easi- 
ness to grow’ here, this one has both. A 
fast, neat grower that stays compact, and 
heavy to the ground. A _ well-established 
plant is a veritable mountain of bloom in 
May. Your collection should start with this 
one. 
VAN DER HOOP. Flowers of the same red as 
Dresselhuys, but a more symmetrical and 
compact grower than Dresselhuys. Very sat- 
isfactory red specimen. 
4 to 5 year old plants 
15” to 20” . . Each $6.00, Three $16.50 
20” to 28” .. Each $7.50, Three $20.00 
We Recommend: 
Mix your soil with Michigan Peat—'4 bushel 
per plant—and provide good drainage. Be sure 
not to plant too deep. Rhododendrons are shallow 
feeders. Mulching with decaying oak leaves will 
provide the proper acidity. ALSO add some 
compost as food for good growth and bloom. 
Water frequently in dry weather and while you 
are watering, spray underside of leaves for con 
trol of Red Spider. 
MICHIGAN PEAT MOSS ... 
Best soil conditioner and mulch for 
Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Mulch 
with this peat 2 to 3” deep winter 
and summer. 
1% Bushel 75c; Bushel $1.15 
Rhododendrons and Azaleas: Use Aluminum Sulphate for acidity—5 Ibs. 50c. 
Rhododendron guarantee: One growing season. Refund 50% purchase price or replacement 
at half price. 
RHODODENDRONS MUST HAVE PLENTY OF DRAINAGE. 
VIGORO: Azalea-Camellia Food 
Specially prepared for acid loving plants, 
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ETC. 
Apply during spring and early summer 
5 Ibs. 55c; 10 Ibs. $1.00 
There is always room for one more Rhododendron and all Rhododendrons should be faced 
with two or three azaleas. 
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