AZALEAS 



NATIVE SORTS 



Beautiful small- and medium-sized shrubs, well adapted for shrubbery borders 

 and rocky places, but most at home when bordering heavy plantings or woods, and 

 in damp and boggy soils. They are prolific bloomers and the flowers are useful 

 for cutting, as well as exceedingly effective on the plants. 



A., arborescens. Fragrant White Azalea. (M) A good grower; in 

 June bears large quantities of flowers, white tinged with rose, and very fra- 

 grant. Foliage turns to crimson in the fall. (See plate on page 75.) 



A., calendulacea. Flame Azalea. (M) One of the showiest. In late 

 May and June the orange-red blossoms make the whole plant a blaze of color. 



A. nudiflora. Pinxter Flower. (S) Perhaps better known as the 

 "Woods Honeysuckle." Does especially well in swampy places. Deep 

 pink to reddish purple flowers in May. 



A. Vaseyi. Southern Azalea. (M) A tall, slim grower, bearing rosy 

 white flowers in April before its leaves appear. Foliage colors dark crim- 

 son in the fall. 



A. viscosa. White Azalea. This sort bears fragrant rosy white flowers 

 in late June or July. 



AZALEA MOLLIS AND GHENT VARIETIES 



We offer a splendid collection of these beautiful shrubs, including only the 

 best hardy varieties selected from a large number. The flowers appear in great 

 profusion in the spring, literally covering twig and branch with their varied and 

 gorgeous hues. Planted either in groups or borders the effect is charming. Treat 

 them the same as rhododendrons, with which they may well be combined to a 

 most excellent effect. 



A. mollis. (S) This is a race of excellent habit and good foliage, pro- 

 ducing large trusses of flowers of all shades of red, white, yellow and orange. 

 The flowers are larger and more perfect than those of the Pontica varieties, 

 and resemble those of the early rhododendrons. They are perfectly hardy, 

 thriving in sunny positions anywhere on the home grounds. 



A. Pontica. Ghent. (S) The flowers appear in great profusion in the 

 spring, literally covering twig and branch, the colors ranging from white 

 to deep crimson ; many of them are fragrant. 



BACCHARIS 



A. haiimifolia. Groundsel Shrub. (L) The flower is a snow-white 



pappus, which is very showy, covering the p/ant in September. A good plant 

 for the seashore. Thrives best in sunny, well-drained situations. 



BENZOIN 



B. odoriferum. Spice Bush. (L) A strong- growing shrub with bright 



green foliage, turning to bright yellow in the fall. The yellow flowers appear 

 before the leaves in spring, and in autumn the red berries are quite attractive. 



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