AZALEAS 



The Exbury Story 



Behind something as unique and exotic as the 

 Exbury Hybrid Azaleas there has to be a story. 



In the 1850's a knowledgeable and venturesome 

 nurseryman, Anthony Waterer of Knaphill Nur- 

 series in England, became interested in improving 

 hardy deciduous Azaleas. By combining Ghent 

 Hybrids from Belgium and Mollis from Holland 

 and crossing with the Western Azalea from America, 

 he produced the Knaphill Hybrids. 



Shortly after World War I Lord Lionel de Roths- 

 child, of the famous banking family, and a great 

 gardener as well, purchased control of the Knaphill 

 breeding program. Using his great wealth to shorten 

 time, he made tens of thousands of crosses instead 

 of his predecessors' hundreds. The kinds thus pro- 

 duced were named Exbury after the Rothschild es- 

 tate. Since his death his work is being carried on 

 by his son. Baron Edmund de Rothschild. 



We have tested dozens of these Exbury Azaleas 

 and now offer Gibraltar, Royal Lodge and Tunis. 

 Golden Peace really belongs with them, for it came 

 from Exbury seed. 



Exbury Hybrid Azaleas Are: 



Very large blooms on huge trusses Prolific 

 Brilliant, vivid colors Very fragrant 



Vigorous growing Deciduous 



Hardy (not recommended south of North Carolina) 

 Easy to grow, in full sun or light shade 



They bloom in eastern Pennsylvania in mid-May 

 to early June. Space them at least 4 feet apart and 

 that distance from other trees and shrubs. 



We offer you plants 12 to 15 inches high, guar- 

 anteed to bloom litis spri?tg. 



GIBRALTAR 

 ROYAL LODGE 



GIBRALTAR. The first time I saw this 

 Exbury in bloom, I couldn't believe it. It is 

 literally covered from head to foot with massive 

 trusses of bright orange-red — or maybe you 

 can say orange mixed with cherry. Flowers are 

 very large, with petal edges frilled and attrac- 

 tively curled. Quite fragrant. Blooms in 

 midseason, right on the heels of Golden Peace. 

 Its foliage leaps out along with the bloom, 

 making an interesting, lovely pattern of change 

 from day to day. Appropriately named after 

 the famous rock for its strong, vigorous growth 

 and rugged hardiness. 



ROYAL LODGE. In my opinion, the best of 

 the deeper red Exburys. Actually, a deep 

 vermilion-red becoming crimson, with an at- 

 tractive, slightly deeper vermilion touch on 

 the upper petal. Large trusses and florets but 

 not quite so flamboyant in size or color as 

 Gibraltar. Blooms later in the season, along 

 with its foliage, so that the green makes a 

 handsome frame for the flowers. 



All Exbury Hybrids, $9 ea. — 

 3 or more of one kind, $8 ea. 



OFFER 149 



4 Exbury Hybrid 

 Azaleas 



1 each of those shown 



$29.00 



SAVE S7.00 



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