FOR THE HOME BEAUTIFUL 87 



AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, AND 



OTHER BROAD-LEAVED 



EVERGREENS 



I AM placing the Azaleas first, in this chapter, 

 for the sole reason that I am going to mention 

 but one type of this lovely subject; one that I 

 think, will be of first general interest to my readers. 



There are various classes and types of the 

 Azalea, the tender Belgian sorts that were so pop- 

 ular as pot plants for Christmas and Easter, 

 before the late great war, but now excluded from 

 entry because of the plant quarantine, and again 

 the Japanese types, also for pot culture. 



There are also hardy Azaleas in the deciduous 

 class, and a number of broad leaf evergreen sort, 

 of which latter type we have chosen one for special 

 mention. 



AZALEA HINODIGIRI is the variety, and it 

 is one that is greatly admired by passing thou- 

 sands who wonder, but never learn, what the name 

 of the beautiful plant really is that they have 

 seen. 



The bright red flowers standing out from the 

 showy evergreen leaves are certainly very desir- 

 able, and showy in the extreme. The plant may be 

 included in the evergreen border, but it is partic- 



