FILLER "PLANTS . ‘DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
Azaleas in Bloom at Arnold Arboretum 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
These are preeminently the best plants for general use as Fillers. Their various shrubby 
forms contrast to the more set forms of the accent plants, and their bare stems in winter 
give agreeable contrast from, and lend accent to, the Evergreen Trees. Since few shrubs 
have unusual forms they should not be planted for individual specimens but in masses for 
composite effect. Among the shrubs are found varieties with wide divergences in their 
ultimate heights. Obviously, the larger sorts should be planted in the larger spaces and in 
the back rows; the medium ones in the middle rows. The small ones should be used as 
Facers in the front rows of a planting. 
AZALEA 
Just as the Rhododendron is the King of the 
Evergreen Shrubs, so are its cousins, the Azaleas, 
the aristocrats of the Deciduous Shrubs. In color, 
the Azaleas give an assortment of hues in much 
wider range than in the Rhododendrons—and 
flowering periods from mid-April to early July. 
Like its cousins. Azaleas, too, must have acid soils. 
For that reason, they do very well in our natural 
New England soils, except where modified by use 
of lime or heavy application of manure. 
FLAME AZALEA (Azalea calendulacea). 8 ft. 
Very showy yellow, orange, copper, scarlet, and 
flaming blends thereof, late May to mid June. 
Each 10 
3 to 4 ft.$4 50 $42 50 
2i/ 2 to 3 ft. 3 60 33 00 
2 to 2 V 2 ft- . 3 00 27 00 
18 to 24 in. 2 00 18 00 
15 to 18 in. 1 50 13 50 
GHENT AZALEA (Azalea gandavensis). 10 ft. A 
race resulting from the crossing of the Flame 
Azalea with other choice Azaleas from all over 
the world. Our stock has a similar, but still greater, 
range of color than the Flame Azalea. 
PRICES OF GHENT AZALEAS: Each 10 
to 3 ft.$4 50 $42 00 
2 to 2K ft. 3 50 33 00 
18 to 24 in. 2 75 25 00 
15 to 18 in. 2 00 18 00 
TORCH AZALEA (Azalea kaempferi). 8 ft. In 
average years and conditions, literally a torch of 
an indescribable flaming mixture of salmon-pink- 
red, middle and late May. Each 10 
18 to 24 in.$2 75 $25 00 
15 to 18 in. 2 00 18 00 
SWEET AZALEA (Azalea arborescens). 5 ft. The 
true strain of low rounding shrubs. Flowers 
white inside, pink outside, red stamens, fragrant. 
Middle to late June. 
Each 
10 
3 to 3 y 2 ft. 
.$6 00 
$54 00 
2 Vi to 3 ft. 
. 5 00 
45 00 
2 to 2 Vi ft. 
. 3 60 
33 00 
18 to 24 in. .. 
. 2 50 
22 50 
15 to 18 in. 
. 2 00 
18 00 
CHINESE AZALEA (Azalea mollis). 6 ft. Large 
flowers, orange, salmon-pink, sometimes yellow. 
Late May and early June. Each 10 
2 to 2^ ft.$3 30 $30 00 
18 to 24 in. 2 40 21 00 
1 5 to 18 in. 1 80 16 50 
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