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are much prized abroad, being especiall}' very common in 

 English and Dutch gardens. They require a soil con- 

 taining a good share of leaf mould or muck, and do not 

 object to partial shade. Some of the foreign varieties 

 are only half-hardy. 



Of natives, all of which flower early in the season, the 



Smooth Azalea (A. arhorea) has thickish leaves, 

 and sweet, white and rose-colored flowers, H. G, 



The Clammy or Swamp Azalea {A. vhcosa), also 

 called "White Swamp Honeysuckle, has rich, green foliage, 

 and rose-tinted flowers. There is a variation of the 

 common type with paler, often whitish green leaves, and 

 a dwarfish growth, H. 



The Purple Azalea, or Pinxter Flower (A. nudi- 

 flora), is of dwarf habit, Avith showy flowers, varying 

 from flesh-color to pink and purple, H. 



The Flame-colored Azalea {A. calenclulacea) has 

 large, changeable, orange-colored blossoms, H. 



A. mollis, and A. Pontica, are Asiatic species, the for- 

 mer with numerous varieties, and yielding large, showy 

 flowers, and the latter with yellow flowers. These need 

 thorough protection in the North in winter. The Bel- 

 gian or Ghent Azaleas are a beautiful class of hybrids, 

 between A. Pontica and the American species. There 

 are a multitude of handsome varieties, mostly in the line 

 of yellow, orange, scarlet, crimson, rose, pink, and 

 white colors, and some are fragrant. This class are near- 

 ly hardy in the North. 



the deutzia. Deutzia. G-H. 



The Deutzias are valuable low shrubs from Japan, that 

 are universally esteemed for their hardiness, good forms, 

 and free-flowering habits, producing a great profusion of 

 delicately-formed, white, or tinted flowers in June. 



The Graceful, or Slender Deutzia {D. gracilis), 



