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blossoms that range through all the 
shades of vivid red, orange and yellow. 
Under cultivation it grows from six to 
eight feet tall. Useful for grouping with 
this variety is the Apollo, Azalea Indica, 
which is an early semi-double of a clear 
vermilion. These plantings of orange- 
yellows and vermilions and scarlets 
lighten the shrubbery border almost as if 
they were flaming torches set to show 
spring the road to summer, so vivid and 
beautiful are they. Be careful not to put 
them near shrubs with pink or crimson 
tones. If they are kept separate and 
against the green background they are 
magnificent. 
The last five of these shrubs are decid¬ 
uous and are natives of the Allegheny 
Mountains, of the Georgia and Carolina 
swamps, and without exception have re¬ 
sponded to cultivation and become worthy 
of prominent places in any garden. 
The nurserymen advise the planting of 
all the azaleas at any time from October 
to April or May. If they are put out in 
the fall they must be protected during the 
first winter. Planted after the blooming 
season is over, in either March or April, 
in a partiallv shaded situation where they 
are sheltered from the' heated summer 
suns, they will go through both the sum¬ 
mer’s heat and the winter’s cold and 
come into full blossom the next spring. 
Now is the time to plant — plant just as 
many as you can afford—both of the 
evergreen and deciduous kinds — mass 
them, group them, tend them, water 
them, and next year, and every year 
thereafter enjoy them. 
For the same reason that April is the 
best time to plant the azaleas, it is also 
the best time to plant the Camellia Ja- 
ponicas, which attract so much attention 
in our Southern gardens and are un¬ 
questionably striking plants. The foliage 
is a rich, dark green and the flowers are 
handsome and showy. They also thrive 
best in fertile, porous soils and in partial 
shade. They must have protection from 
the winter’s cold. They come into bud 
about Christmas time, and if the weather 
is propitious the red and pink and vari¬ 
colored japonicas and the pearlv-white 
camellias will be in full bloom by Valen¬ 
tine’s Day. The cold seems not to in¬ 
jure the foliage, but the buds and blos¬ 
soms are very tender, and are often 
killed in the midst of the blooming sea¬ 
son. 
There is one variety, a clear rose-color, 
not closely double, with many bright yel¬ 
low stamens, that is not only beautiful, 
but has a delicate odor that is delightful 
and makes it, to me, the most attractive 
of the species. The florists do not name 
them, however; so one can only describe 
and hope to get the kind desired. 
My Carden Book tells me that it is in 
April each year that all those annuals 
which do best planted in the open should 
be put out, including all the attractive 
varieties of Asters. 
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