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deeper shaded on yellow ground, Arthur R. Goodwin, 

 coppery orange red, Chateau de Clos-Vougeot, velvety 

 scarlet, Duchess of Wellington, intense saffron yellow 

 stained with crimson, Edward Mawley, velvety crim- 

 son. Entente Cordiale, capucine red with wide yellow 

 base, and Farben Konigin, imperial pink or salmon 

 pink. 



The azaleas are a charming family and do not receive 

 as much attention as they deserve. They are, more- 

 over, hardy, except the showy Azalea mollis whose un- 

 satisfactory behaviour after cold winters has given the 

 entire family a bad name. The colours vary between 

 brick red, orange, and yellow white, while rhododendrons 

 show white and purple and red and crimson, having a 

 decidedly different key of colour. There are many 

 species and varieties of azaleas but the best of them 

 are native American species, especially A. calendidacea 

 or lutea, and the A. ponticiim, crossed with the calen- 

 dulacea, which are always hardy and fine, while some of 

 the varieties containing ponticum alone or mixed with 

 tender kinds are not so hardy. These azaleas are all 

 deciduous. Japan has given us some good kinds such 

 as the deciduous form, Azalea ledejolia narcissiflora 

 a mauve type and very hardy, and the evergreen Azalea 

 amcena with glossy foliage and masses of deep red 

 small flowers. The last is very beautiful, but occasion- 

 ally it is touched with frost, though rarely killed. 

 Azalea kaempferi is hardy and bears a fine red flower. 

 The deciduous azaleas look well in the woods in nooks 

 and corners where the shade is not too deep. Rho- 



