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 
bicomer 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. 
Hinodigiri Azalea 
American Beauty Azalea. 
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