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of straw or mats during the winter. It succeeds under the 

 same treatment as the last. 



VASEY'S AZALEA (A. (R.) Vaseyii). A comparatively 

 new species, also a native of the Southern States, with 

 beautiful light pink or rose-colored flowers, and thus far 

 has proved hardy. It promises to be a valuable addition 

 to our list of early-blooming shrubs. 



JAPAN AZALEAS (A. mollis), Fig. 95. The flowers of 

 this species are of a great variety of colors, ranging from 

 almost pure white through various shades of yellow and 



FIG. 95. JAPANESE AZALEA (Azalea mollis). 



orange to that of dark orange-red. It is perfectly hardy, 

 but rather slow in growth, requiring a moist soil and a little 

 shelter from drying winds and hot sun. 



GHENT AZALEAS (A. pontica, Jiybrida). The flowers of 

 this species are very similar in colors to the last and require 

 about the same treatment. 



HERCULES'- CLUB (Aralia spinosa). An interesting 

 shrub, with large compound leaves and a heavy panicle of 

 white flowers coming in August. It has the habit of pro- 

 ducing suckers that, if left to themselves, are not desirable, 



