AZALEAS AND CAMELLIAS 51 



the dainty and fragrant native Azaleas make a much stronger 

 appeal in their loveliness than the darlings of the florist's skill. 



Who does not remember tramping into the wildwoods as the 

 early Spring days came on and the wild Violets and Dogwood 

 called to the open meadows and the shadowy depths of the 

 swamps ? Can one ever forget the golden harvests of the yellow 

 Jasmine and the pink whorls of honey sweetness and the flaming 

 torches that we called Swamp Honeysuckle, but which we now 

 know for the native Azaleas ? For the sake of "Auld Lang Syne," 

 those halcyon days of childhood, let us plant them in our gardens 

 and let the new generations revel in the beauty and drink in the 

 fragrance of our old friends of the woodlands. 



We will have Azalea Vaseyi {Rhododendron Vaseyi)^ the Car- 

 ohna Azalea, a plant which is unique, but always beautiful, its 

 blossoms a clear rose of several shades, appearing before the 

 leaves unfold. Much like this is Azalea nudiflora^ the Pinkster 

 Flower, free-flowering shrubs growing from three to five feet, and 

 also blossoming freely before a leaf bud shows. Azalea arborescens^ 

 the most fragrant of all, is much like A. indica, but is not ever- 

 green. It is white, tinged with pink, with long style and exserted 

 stamens of deep red. It is one of the easiest to grow and is a 

 very desirable plant. The leaves are a deep, rich red in the 

 Autumn. Lastly, in this group is Azalea viscosa^ a small, white 

 Azalea, the smallest of the species, blossoming when very young 

 and giving satisfaction wherever found. 



An entirely different color rhythm is found in the flame- 

 colored Azalea lute a {^Azalea calendulacea), which is gorgeous for 

 many weeks with its profuse clusters of blossoms that range 

 through all the shades of vivid red, orange and yellow. Under 

 cultivation it grows from six to eight feet tall. Useful for group- 

 ing with this variety is the Apollo, Azalea indica, which is an 

 early semi-double of a clear vermilion. These plantings of orange- 

 yellows and vermilions and scarlets Hghten the shrubbery border 

 almost as if they were flaming torches set to show Spring the road 

 to Summer, so vivid and beautiful are they. Be careful not to 

 put them near shrubs with pink or crimson tones. If they are 



