. Dreer's garden book : 1906. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. llEHRTADRKRMADmiA^'A'mCNOICEHARDYSHRUBS 205 Hardy Rhododendrons. One of the most valuable of our hnidy decorative plants. They require only a good garden soil, which should be dug at least 2 feet deep and mixed with some leaf mould or peat; it is also well to mulch the ground during sum- mer, and protect with leaves or brush during the winter. (See cut.) We offer below but a limited list of varieties, which, ho


. Dreer's garden book : 1906. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. llEHRTADRKRMADmiA^'A'mCNOICEHARDYSHRUBS 205 Hardy Rhododendrons. One of the most valuable of our hnidy decorative plants. They require only a good garden soil, which should be dug at least 2 feet deep and mixed with some leaf mould or peat; it is also well to mulch the ground during sum- mer, and protect with leaves or brush during the winter. (See cut.) We offer below but a limited list of varieties, which, however, is a selection of the hardiest sorts in cultiva- tion. 'V *Album elegans. A fine white. ;*AJbum grandiflorum. Large white. â ^Bertie Parsons. Delicate lilac. â ^'Caractacus. Purplish crimson. ^Catawbiensis alba. White. V*Delicatissinia. Blush white. V <^Everestianuni. Rosy pink, crimped edges. 'General Grant. Rosy crimson. VGIganteum. Crimson rose. ^^Grandiflorum. Rosy red. Lady Armstrong. Bright rose. Lady Clermont. Rosy scarlet. Mrs. miner. Purplish crimson. ^Parson's Gloriosa. Light lilac. Pres. Lincoln. Rose. V *Roseum elegans. Rosy purple. *Tlie Queen. Blush, changing to white. We can furnish any of the above in strong, bushy plants, 18 inches high, well set with buds, ^ each; $ per doz.; $ per 100; 24 inches high, $ each; $ per We can also supply the varieties marked * in bushy, well budded plants, 30 to 36 inches high, $.3tOO each ; $ per Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer


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