This is universally acknowledged to be the finest and most showy hardy evergreen plant grown. The broad evergreen foliage, with its glossy richness would alone entitle it to the first rank, but when it is covered in June with clusters of flowers large enough for a bouquet, and each variety flaying its own color, the term superb fitly describes its appearance They can be planted singly upon the lawn, and are also very effective when planted in masses of one or two dozen. The Rhododendrons are heavy feeders and should not be planted too closely. For their success a light garden soil is the best; if the soil is clay let it be lightened with sand, leaf mold, rotten sod or surface soil which has been heavily manured the year before -- all are beneficial. It is a very great mistake to plant under shade trees; the foliage will be of a darker green, but will not flower so freely. A great many of the hardy sorts have a tendency to set too many buds and while this is an excellent quality, it is better not to let all the buds flower, but to pinch off some of them, according to the age and vigor of the plant. The seed vessels should also be broken off immediately after flowering, to insure a vigorous growth. We name hereafter a list of varieties most desirable for planting in our American climate.

Plant in holes three feet in diameter and one foot deep whether you plant in rows or in clumps. Set the plants five feet apart every way; cover the ground around the plants with manure during the winter months and protect the tops with evergreen boughs or straw.

* Album Elegans

-- Very large, white.

* Brandyanum

-- Bright cherry.

* Candidissimum

-- Pure white.

* Everestianum

-- Rosy, lilac, crimped.

* Giganteum

-- Large, rosy, crimson.

* Gloriosum Waterer's

-- large blush.

* Grandiflorium

-- Rosy crimson.

* Purpureum Elegans

-- Fine purple.

* J. R. Trumpy

-- Late, rosy crimson.

* Herbert Parsons

-- Lilac blush, strong grower.

* H. H. Hunnewell

-- Very dark rich crimson.

* H. W. Sargent

-- Crimson, enormous truss.

* Jas. Bateman

-- Fine scarlet, splendid habit.

* John Walter

-- Rich crimson.

* Kettledrum

-- Deep red, very late.

* Kissena

-- Lavender, crimped petals, early.

* Lady Armstrong

-- Pale rose, very spotted.

* Lady Clermont

-- Rosy scarlet, blotched with black.

* Lilacina

-- Flushing seedling, lilac blush.

* Mabel Parsons

-- Rose blush, fine truss.

* Maximum Album

-- Large white.

* Superbum

-- Large rose, best of the Maximums.

* Michael Waterer

-- Very beautiful, late crimson.

* Mrs. Holford

-- Rich salmon, quite unique.

* Mrs. Milner

-- Rich crimson, very tine.

* Minnie

-- Blush white, with large chocolate spots.

* Amarantinora

-- Large light rose color, distinct.

* Atrosanguineum

-- Crimson scarlet.

* Bicolor

-- Rose with white center, early.

* Blanch Superbe

-- Pure white.

* Brayanum

-- Vivid crimson, very showy.

* Caractacus

-- Rich purplish crimson. Chancellor... Purplish rose.

* Chas. Bagley

-- Cherry red, fine truss and habit.

* Chas. Dickens

-- Dark scarlet.

* Chas. Sumner

-- Rose and light purple.

* Curieanum

-- Dark rosy lalac, large.

* Daisy Rand

-- Deep crimson.

* Delicatissirnum

-- White and blush.

* Dr. Torrey

-- Flushing seedling, rose, early.