DOWNY PINXTERBLOOM 
Azalea rosea Loiseleur 
Downy Pinxterbloom is a striking plant when in bloom, its 
masses of clear pink flowers attracting the attention of everyone. It 
decorates the landscape wherever it is found, and is especially beau- 
tiful as seen along narrow mountain roads. Here it grows in profu- 
sion in company with mountain-laurel and other acid-soil plants. It 
has a delightful odor. The shrub grows in a vigorous manner, and in 
favorable locations reaches a height of fifteen feet. It is often called 
erroneously honeysuckle. It is easily cultivated in suitable soils, and 
should be planted freely by those who love out native shrubs. 
Downy Pinxterbloom extends from the mountains of Virginia 
westward to Missouri and north to New Hampshire and Southern 
Quebec. 
The specimen sketched was brought into bloom in the green- 
houses of the Department of Agriculture in Washington. 
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