. Choice tree and hardy shrubs. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Choice Trees, Shrubs and Hardy Plants. 29 RHODODENDRONS. These beautiful shrubs are unsur- passed. They are indispen- sable for the best landscape effects. Planted in solid masses and borders they are incomparably fine. Nothing can excel the beauty of their massive heads of various colorings for the several weeks during May and June when they are in bloom. The bold, rich foliage is also effective during the e
. Choice tree and hardy shrubs. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Choice Trees, Shrubs and Hardy Plants. 29 RHODODENDRONS. These beautiful shrubs are unsur- passed. They are indispen- sable for the best landscape effects. Planted in solid masses and borders they are incomparably fine. Nothing can excel the beauty of their massive heads of various colorings for the several weeks during May and June when they are in bloom. The bold, rich foliage is also effective during the entire year. The really hardy Catawbi- ense varieties described be- low are inherently hardy and will flourish in any good loamy soil, moderately en- riched with fibrous material or well-rotted leaf mold, cow manure or well-rotted Group of Hardy Rhododendrons in Bloom. sod. Although a shaded situation is sometimes preferable, these hardy varieties with proper treat- ment will succeed as perfectly in the open ground. The plants should be arranged in good-sized beds or masses, and when first planted set as close as two or three feet apart, and the beds or borders made two or three feet deep. While winter protection is not necessary, in exposed locations a shelter of a few evergreen boughs sufficient to keep off the sun and wind in winter is often advantageous. Mulching is always desirable, as drought in most eases is more injurious to the plants than the cold in winter. The roots should be kept moist by a suitable mulch. The seed pod should always be removed soon after flowering, as the development of the seed duiing the late summer and autumn tends to retard the development of the flower buds for the following season. An effective arrangement can frequently be made in planting the Rhodendron maximum with its large, bold foliage as a background, and the fine hardy named varieties with their brilliant colorings as a foreground. Where less height is desired, a border of Andromeda fl
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