Cairo , Georgia 
Hinodigiri Azalea. 
dens in Savannah—have used Azaleas as their out¬ 
standing feature. While few of us can hope to 
have gardens on such a pretentious scale, all of us 
may, by the planting of Azaleas, have just as 
lovely a garden on a smaller scale. 
GROUP I 
The faster growing varieties of Azalea Indica, 
generally characterized by large leaves, hairy un¬ 
derneath, and medium to large flowers. 
PHOENICIA. Similar in form and habit of 
growth to Formosa, although with blossoms a 
little smaller than Formosa. Early. 
FORMOSA. The purple-pink variety so satisfac¬ 
tory in the Southern States. Large single flow¬ 
ers ; leaves dark green. Very easy to grow and 
very vigorous. 
ELEGANS. A light clear pink with lustrous green 
leaves; its shadings are very delicate. Early 
blcomer and very desirable. 
VITATTA FORTUNII. A strong open growing 
Azalea; flowers very variable, changing from 
pure white with faint lavender stripes to a 
pale lavender. Sometimes a plant may produce 
flowers of only one color, or they may be mixed 
on the bush. 
WILLIAM BULL. The salmon pink blossoms of 
this azalea resemble in shape the Sweetheart 
Roses. The plant grows tall and open. 
American Beauty Azalea. 
A rear lawn provides an extra room to your house 
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