AZA.LEA. CULTURE. 73 



We will take, for instance, the established variety named 

 Admiration. If the old stock plant is not watched when in 

 flower, and the sporting branches cut away, from this one 

 kind will be propagated four other distinct sorts. 



I have noticed the following kinds on Admiration : Glory 

 of Belgium, Criterion, Marginata, and Iveryana, or others 

 similar to those named. By this way it is with 

 difficulty that the grower can keep his stock genuine. 

 Great care must be exercised to remove the sports, being 

 careful to watch the plant when in bloom. 



The variety named Barckleyana has produced from 

 sports over twenty kinds. Had all these sports been of a 

 better variety than the established one, it would not 

 cause so much annoyance. The sports are often very 

 inferior. Therefore I am one, with many other growers, 

 that do not like to see this freak in this greatly admired 

 plant. 



Watch the plant closely when in flower, especially those 

 kinds from which the stock is grown. 



As soon as they are seen giving to a sport, immediately 

 take the whole branch or twig out. This is the only means 

 of keeping the stock true to the established kind. 



All growers are careful to have the stock plants true to 

 name, and without the precautions are taken which have 

 been given, the stock of Azaleas cannot be relied upon. 



I will here give another instance of its sporting qualities. 

 Azalea Variegata is a variegated flower, or pink margined, 

 or blotched white, or of several colors, and also one of the 

 first of our Chinese varieties. 



