ADDOCh NURSERY 
BOX 603 
SILVER SPRING - MARYLAND - LINCOLN 7-9090 
Owned and operated by Ellen J. & Hoyt S. Haddock - 125 Springbrook Drive - Silver Spring, Md. 
March 23, 1954 
GREETINGS: 
Do you want to enjoy the rhododendrons (azaleas) you buy? Well, here’s 
your chance to do so! Order from this list, that 100 members of The Ameri- 
can Rhododendron Society, helped design. 
Last year we sent our proposed listing of rhododendrons to 100 members of 
the Society. These members faced the challenge that a nursery can’t_sell 
plants by presenting necessary factual information; without ‘‘flowery’’ 
misleading adjectives. This then, is the answer of these 100 members of 
the Society, to those who believe flower lovers are suckers, and treat them 
as such. To those who assisted in this endeavor, thanks. We hope you will 
continue to make this your catalogue, by sending your suggestions. To those 
who did not get the original proposed listing, we want your suggestions on 
this and future listings. We will not be satisfied until our listing contains 
that information which will permit our customers to choose our plants based 
on description alone. We are confident that you will enjoy the plants you buy 
from us, if you know what you are ordering. 
Please note, that we do not claim that our rhododendrons are ‘‘sensational’’, 
‘“‘exotic’’, ‘‘breathtaking’’ or covered with ‘‘gigantic’’ blooms. We have 
only the best rhododendrons that are available. If you want better than 
this, do not order from Haddock’s Nursery. A nursery in Virginia, upon 
receiving arhododendron ordered from us recently said, ‘‘We’ve never seen 
anything like it. It is a treasure. We planted it in a well protected spot in 
our gardens; and we all care for it.’’ 
Fill out the inclosed order form, entering the quantity, name and price of 
each variety. Total the amount and make out your check to cover. Place 
the order and check in the Business Reply Envelope, addressed to Haddock’s 
Nursery. Now drop the envelope in a mail box, today. 
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