They are practically air tight and they certainly get 
the plants to you with the buds unharmed. 
We have been packing Forcing Azaleas for 
many years and guarantee to get the plants to you 
in first-class condition at the lowest possible express 
charges. These plants travel by express at the 
second-class rate. 
We are never keen about shipping forcing 
Azaleas by freight and will positively not do so dur¬ 
ing the winter months or when buds are showing 
color. 
Here are the weights of each plant size when 
packed: 
3 inch pot averages 10 ounces 
4 inch pot 1}4 to 2 pounds 
5 inch pot 2 l /z to 3 pounds 
6 inch pot 3 to 3pounds 
Discussion of Varieties for This Season’s 
Forcing 
Japanese Kurume Azaleas, as a class, can be 
forced into bloom under glass for Christmas and 
on thru the season until Mothers’ Day but each 
variety has a definite period when it forces most 
readily. The variety Coral Bell, for instance, is 
the best variety for early winter forcing. It can 
be flowered for Christmas (when pot-grown) and 
blooms readily during January and February. 
Such varieties as Hinodigeri and Salmon Beauty 
do not flower readily under glass prior to February 
first but are easily brought in for Valentine’s Day, 
Easter and Mothers’ Day. 
Madame Pericat is distinctly not a winter forcer, 
in fact it has to be pushed very hard to get it into 
bloom by April first. This new variety, due to its 
late blooming habit and gorgeous coloring, is of 
decided value for Mothers’ Day because it is easy 
to hold back under cool glass and we can ship them 
to you any time within three weeks before Mothers’ 
Day and they will be still tight budded and come 
in just right under your regular greenhouse temper¬ 
atures. Madame Pericat is a beautiful and unique 
color (see description, page 4) and we recommend 
that you give it a trial and see for yourself. It 
created a sensation at the 1932 Philadelphia Flower 
Show, but stock of this variety is still on the short 
side. We have only 3,000 plants to offer this year 
in 3, 4 and 5 inch pots, so order early if you want 
to get the classiest of Mothers’ Day Azaleas. 
Description of Varieties 
CORAL BELL. 
Generally conceded to be the classiest Japanese 
Kurume Azalea in commerce. Women instinctively 
admire this variety on seeing it in bloom for the 
first time. When in bloom the plant is literally 
covered with long-lasting coral pink flowers of an 
unusually brilliant, scintillating character, inter¬ 
spersed with shining deep green leaves. Daintiness 
is the word that best describes this variety. A 
strong seller everywhere. 
Coral Bell is in all probability the most difficult 
of all Azaleas to grow, and the easiest of all Azaleas 
to force, can be brought in for Christmas without 
trouble. In view of the fact that it is so easily 
forced early in the winter, Coral Bell is also an 
outstanding variety for Valentine’s Day, and the 
color of the flowers is in keeping with the spirit of 
the occasion. 
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