AZALEA AMCENA 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
Figures foUoioing the name indicate about the height of the shrub at ma t(rity 
The demand for hardy deciduous shrubs is continually increasing: more people every year 
are learninj; to appreciate the beauty and utility of this class of plants, and to meet the demand 
we have been paying particular attention to their culture, so that we believe our collection is un- 
excelled in the country. To keep pace with the requirements of modern landscape architects, we 
have included many native species of undoubted excellence, and the later introductions from 
.Tapan and elsewhere. An annual application of old. well-rotted manure or rich compost must be 
dug into the soil around shrubs to obtain favorable results, and a slight trimming of over-luxuri- 
ant branches will prove l)encficial. 
Andromedas 
Andromeda floribunda. Flowers in the greatest 
profusion in large white panicles of delicate 
wax-like blossoms over dense, dark masses of 
evergreen foliage. The flower-spikes are 
formed in the fall, giving the plant the ap- 
pearance of being in bloom all winter. It is 
used for the .same purposes that rhododen- 
drons are, and in connection with them in 
the finest landscape work. It is also ex- 
tremely handsome for flowering in i)ots. un- 
der glass, and is one of the choicest plants 
for that purpose. Extra -sized plants, 1 to 
1% ft. high, .$2 each, .$150 per 100. 
A. Japonica. A superb species from .Tapan. 
Similar to the above, but has smooth, glossy 
foliage, and is a more erect grower. The 
flowers instead of being erect are pendulous, 
the drooping racemes of pure white blossoms 
being of great beauty. .$1.25 each, .$100 
per 100. 
Flowering Almond (jlmygdaUs) 
The long shoots of this shrub are full of 
double blossoms, one inch in diameter, about 
the first of Mav. In tvi'o colors, white and 
pink. 4 to 5 ft. 75 cts. to .$2. 
Azaleas 
Azalea amcena. Evergreen ; leaves small, al- 
most round. A dwarf, compact grower. The 
second week in Slay it is covered with 
claret-colored flowers. Besides making a con- 
spicuous specimen it is used for planting 
around the edges of Azalea and Rhododen- 
dron beds. 75 cts. to .$2.50. 
A. calendulacea. 3 to 4 ft. The lovely flame- 
colored Azalea of the Southern AUeghanies. 
One of the finest of the native ones, bearing 
a great profusion of bloom in early spring. 
50 cts. to .$1.50. 
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. 
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