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delicacy of stem, it should always be planted in the foreground 

 of a group or upon the point of a pathway, where it can display 

 its beautiful formed flowers, like little roses, in the most con- 

 spicuous manner. There is a rose-colored and white-flowered 

 variety, both equally free bloomers. The white is especially 

 desirable for planting in cemeteries, and masses well with 

 mahonias. 



The AZALEA. The azaleas nudiflora and mscosa are, we 

 believe, the varieties most common to this country. They are 

 found wild in many parts of the Northern and Middle States, 



FIG. 48. AZALEA. 



and are generally known as sw r amp pink or swamp honeysuckle. 

 They are perfectly hardy, and the beauty and fragrance of their 

 flowers when in bloom render them plants of rare value and 

 interest in forming masses or groups of shrubs, and especially 

 for mingling with rhododendrons and other small evergreens. 

 The pontica, we believe, is the only foreign variety proved to be 

 perfectly hardy; but there are a great many of the Belgian 

 varieties that may be grown with little trouble in tubs or pots, 



