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 our 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. 



PLATE 2.32. 



