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Clumps of Azalea 
AZALEA INDICA—Continued. 
Azalea Indica. HOME-GROWN INDIAN AZALEA. We 
have 50 varieties in our collection. The colors in¬ 
clude pure white, all shades of crimson, scarlet, 
purple, salmon, and with exquisite variegation, 
mottlings, stripes, blotches, etc. Single and double 
flowers. We grow Azalea in very large quantities, 
and annually add many of the new European 
varieties. All our plants are grown in open ground 
during summer and lifted in October, when they are 
in the most healthy condition. In this latitude’it is 
best to plant Azaleas in open ground in March, but 
southward they can be safely planted from October 
until April. 
These beautiful shrubs are perfectly hardy in this 
latitude, but succeed best in a somewhat shady situa¬ 
tion, and in a light soil containing an abundance of 
leaf-mold. They are of the greatest value for all 
purposes, either for massing or as single specimens 
in open ground, or for the decoration of conservatories 
or rooms. 
If the plants are grown in pots, they should be re- 
otted after flowering and before the new growth 
egins. Keep the plants sheltered for a few days 
and then plunge the pots in open ground in a shady 
situation, or they may be planted in an open border 
and kept shaded. 
If plants are required for winter blooming in con¬ 
servatory, they should be lifted and repotted before very 
cold weather and kept in a cool greenhouse. By judi¬ 
ciously selecting the varieties, a continuous ’supply 
of flowers may be had from January until May. 
Azaleas are liable to attacks of red spider and 
thrips, especially if plants are allowed to suffer from 
want of proper watering. Daily syringing of plants 
kept under glass will aid in eradicating these pests, 
and spray with sulpho-tobacco soap. 
Potting soil should be composed of half peat, half 
leaf-mold and good loam; abundant drainage must be 
given. 
The engraving, from photograph takA at Fruitland. 
well snows the superb proportions to which Indian 
Azaleas may be grown in this latitude. It will be 
noted, too, that they cover themselves with flowers in 
the same prodigal fashion set by the diminutive bushes 
with which our more northern customers are familiar. 
A well-fed, tended and pruned Azalea need never 
grow scraggy and mis-shapen with age, but should 
become more beautiful every year, as its increasing 
spread of branches gives room for the display of my¬ 
riads more of flowers. We believe that by following 
the hints given above, any of our southern customers 
may own specimens as fine as those illustrated. Those 
who grow Azalea in the house should remember that 
the flowers will last much longer if the plants are 
kept in a cool room after they have expanded. 
AZALEA INDICA (Imported) 
Plants with crowns: Each. 
Beautiful specimens, 16 to 18-in. diameter. $2.00 
Beautiful specimens, 12 to 14-in. diameter. 1.00 
Beautiful specimens, 10 to 12-in. diameter.75 
Indica at Fruitland. 
These beautiful plants are becoming more popular 
every year for forcing, window, store and consevratory 
decorations. These plants are also adapted for open- 
ground planting. The Azaleas which we offer are all 
grafted and have bushy crowns, which are well set with 
flower-buds. We have about twelve to fifteen distinct 
varieties, double and single; white, all shades of red, 
pink, variegated, etc. 
Pyramidal Boxwood. 
