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delicacy of stem, it sliould always be planted in the foreground 
of a group or upon the point of a pathway, where it can display 
its beautiful formed flowers, like little roses, in the most con- 
spicuous manner. There is a rose-colored and white-flowered 
variety, both equally free bloomers. The white is especially 
desirable for planting in cemeteries, and masses well with 
mahonias. 
The Azalea. — The azaleas nudiflora and viscosa are, we 
believe, the varieties most common to this country. They are 
found wild in many parts of the Northern and Middle States, 
Fig. 48 .-— Azalea. 
and are generally known as sw r amp pink or swamp honeysuckle. 
They are perfectly hardy, and the beauty and fragrance of their 
flowers when in bloom render them plants of rare value and 
interest in forming masses or groups of shrubs, and especially 
for mingling with rhododendrons and other small evergreens. 
The pontica , we believe, is the only foreign variety proved to be 
perfectly hardy; but there are a great many of the Belgian 
varieties that may be grown with little trouble in tubs or pots, 
