EXBURY | 
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 nur- 
seryman, Anthony Waterer of Knaphill Nurseries 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 Rothschild, 
of the famous banking family, and a great gardener as 
well, purchased control of the Knaphill breeding pro- 
gram. Using his great wealth to shorten time, he made 
tens of thousands of crosses instead of his predecessors’ 
hundreds. The kinds thus produced were named Exbury 
after the Rothschild estate. 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. 
GOLDEN PEACE 
TUNIS. A _ bright cardinal- 
red (deeper than shown in the illustra- 
tion), changing gradually to carmine 
and with a lovely added touch of a 
golden flare on the upper petal. 
Trusses are large but florets are ar- 
ranged more loosely than on Golden 
Peace. Tunis blooms later, following 
Royal Lodge, and grows somewhat 
taller. 
GOLDEN PEACE. Here is an excit- 
ing new bright yellow to add to the 
spectrum of vivid colors in the Exbury 
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 unchanged until 
the end. As the bloom matures, bright 
green foliage comes out to clothe the 
vigorous, strong stems. Plant Pat. 
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