EXBURY 



TUNIS 



TUNIS. Blooms are a bright cardinal-red 

 (deeper than shown in the illustration), 

 changing gradually to carmine and with a 

 lovely added touch of a golden flare on the 

 upper petal. Like all four of these Exburys, 

 trusses are large but florets are arranged 

 more loosely than on Golden Peace. Tunis 

 blooms later, following Royal Lodge, and 

 grows somewhat taller. 



GOLDEN PEACE. Plant Pal. A pp. For. 

 Here is an exciting new bright yellow to add 

 to the spectrum of vivid colors in the Ex- 

 bury Azaleas. Freely branched, vigorous 

 plants producing a profusion of tremendous 

 balloon-like trusses 6 inches and more 

 across give a mass of color in mid-May. 

 Each large truss consists of as many as 13 

 individual florets up to 3 inches across, 

 making a solid ball of beauty. Gracefully 

 frilled, bright yellow petals of even color 

 brightened by a rich golden blotch to accent 

 the upper petal. The ultimate is an aura of 

 sweet, spicy fragrance to thrill the nose as 

 the color does the eye. The color stays un- 

 changed until the end. As the bloom ma- 

 tures, bright green foliage comes out to 

 clothe the vigorous, strong stems. 



GOLDEN PEACE is most showy as a 

 specimen plant. The bright green foliage 

 adds a spot of warmth through the summer. 

 In fall, the leaves turn red-bronze shades 

 before dropping, and the stiff woody 

 branches give contrast and texture to a 

 stark winter landscape. GOLDEN PEACE 

 is indeed one of the new car-stopping 

 colors, lending brilliance and interest to any 

 planting. Considering that GOLDEN 

 PEACE is of my own selection, I have to 

 admit to a bit of favoritism, but I know 

 you will like it. 



A 20 -Year-Old Love Affair 



By S. B. Hutton, Jr. 

 President of Stay Roses 



Shortly after World War II, in the late 40's, I first became 

 acquainted with the Ghent and Mollis type Azaleas as grafted 

 imported plants from Holland. I was struck by their vivid 

 colors and continued to try to grow them in spite of many 

 difficulties, including the simple fact that they just plain didn't 

 seem to want to grow here. 



I cannot recall exactly where I saw my first Exbury Hybrid 

 Azaleas but it was in 1950 or 1951, shortly after becoming 

 disillusioned with the Ghent and Mollis types. And I was so 

 taken with their colorful beauty and large flowers that our 

 nursery acquired some plants. Again, more problems developed 

 — though the plants themselves grew well, we were unable to 

 develop the technique of propagating them. My persistence 

 was stronger than my wisdom, for I continued to fool around 

 with them for years and years. 



My interest was so strong that in 1953 I purchased some seed 

 from England. The seedlings flourished and in 1956 began to 

 bloom. Of course, being from seed, they were all colors of the 

 rainbow and varied widely in their quality. Of the several 

 hundred, we selected -18 as having special merit. Of the 48, 

 and 15 years later, we have just one left, and that is the luscious 

 Golden Peace we introduce to you here. 



Meanwhile, we continued to collect other kinds from every- 

 where we could find them. We grew them, tested them and 

 continued to try to propagate them but without success. In 

 196-1 Richard Yanderbilt joined us and soon developed a fond- 

 ness for these hybrid Azaleas equal to my own. Fortunately, 

 his affection was reinforced with a knowledge of the propagation 

 technique necessary to reproduce these difficult wayward plants, 

 and as a result we can now offer them to our customers. 



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