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Title: Choice hardy trees and plants / F.W. Kelsey Nursery Company.
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Year: [1] (s)
Authors: Kelsey, F. W. Nursery Company.; Kelsey, F. W. Nursery Company
Subjects: Nursery Catalogue
Publisher: F. W. Kelsey Nursery Company
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
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EVERGREEEN SHRUBS. 31 For the more perfect development of the plants a partially shaded situation is preferable, although success obtains when planted in the open ground, especially if properly mulched to prevent drying in summer and cold and drought in winter. Any good, loamy soil, moderately enriched with fibrous material or well rotted manure, cow manure, or well rotted sod, is best suited to Ihe growth of the plants. A few evergreen boughs placed around the plants, sufficient to keep off the sun and wind in winter are advantageous. The seed pods should always be removed after flowering to insure better flowering the following season. The best effects are produced by close planting, an average of from 2 to 3 feet apart, thus at once securing a solid mass of flower and foliage. In arranging the larger native Rhododendrons (R. !Maximum)as a background, these hardy named varieties produce a beautiful and striking effect planted in front toward the grass border as a foreground. My stock of these really hardy Rhododendrons, both as to quality and quantitv is, I believe unsurpassed. They are both the cheapest and best. There is no experiment in planting them.' Every plant will grow and bloom well the first season. M any foreign plants sold in this country, owing to lack of hardiness, are almost worthless and of the thousands of such plants sent out every year but few survive the first winter following. But few European grown Rhododendrons outside of the British Isles are of much value for planting in the Central, Middle or New England States. The case collections of 25, 50 and 100 plants, each case as furnished heretofore, can be relied upon to give excellent satisfaction. The assortment of varieties and colors is made with the view of obtaining the best effects for the number of plants in each case. These cases of 25, 50 and 100 plants are furnished uniformly at the wholesale price, or hundred price, as quoted. Prices: Bushy, well budded plants, several times transplanted with ball, 15 to 20 in., S12 per dozen, $75 per 100; 18 to 20 in., S15 per dozen, $100 per too; selected plants 18 to 24 in., §18 per dozen, $125 per 100; selected extra size plants 2 to 3 feet, $iS to $25 per dozen. The following can be relied upon as perfectly hardy varieties as above described: Album elegans. Large foliage; blush, changing to white; of fine form and beautiful color. Album grandiflorum. White and blush; large foliage and flower. Fine. Archimedes. Bright rosy crimson, lighter center. Atrosanguineum. Intense blood red. Bacchus. Crimson, with enormous truss, fine habit. Bicolor. Rosy pink; fine in bloom and foliage. Blandyanum. Rosy pink; excellent foliage, fine form and very abundant bloomer. B. W. Elliot. Deep rosy pink with dark red spots. Brayanum, Rosy scarlet. Candidum. A good blush. Caractacus. Rich purplish crimson ; fine bloom, foliage and habit; one of the best. Charles Dickens. Dark scarlet; excellent foliage, anc' habit. Charles Bagley. Cherry red; fine truss and habit. Coriaceum. Pure white; dwarf, free blooming. Delicatissimum. Blush white, tinted pink. Everestianum. Rosy lilac ; spotted and fringed; an excellent bloomer; fine foliage. Qiganteum. Bright rose; large tru.ss. Fine. Ciloriosum. Large, bold, white flower. Grandiflorum. Deeply rose-colored flower. Fine. H. H. liunnewell. Rich dark crimson. James Macintosh. Rosy scarlet; splendid habit and foliage. John Walter. Crimson; rich foliage. King of the Purples. Distinct color; fine habit. Lady Armstrong. Beautiful pale rose, spotted Lady Grey Egerton. Silver blush; fine truss and foliage. Michael Waterer. Very brilliant scarlet crimson. Minnie. Blush white, blotched with orange or chocolate; distinct. Mrs. John Clutton. Beautiful white, good form. Mrs. Milner. Rich crimson; of splendid habit. Purpureum elegans. W-ry fine purple. Fine toliage. Purpureum grandiflorum. Of excellent habit; color same as the above. Queen. Fine white flowers. Roseum elegans. Large leaves; rose-colored flowers. An old and general favorite. Roseum grandiflorum. Large fine rose. Roseum superbum. Good, clear rose color; fine. Sir William Armstrong. Light crimson; fine.
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