AZALEAS 
Mobile has become famous for its Azaleas, 
and each year during the blooming season the 
city is crowded with visitors from all parts of 
the country who come to see them. This is due 
largely to the great beauty of the Azalea Indica 
we call “Pride of Mobile,” which we believe is 
the most beautiful Azalea in the world, and by 
far the most regular and prolific bloomer. 
Azaleas require an acid soil and will not survive 
in an alkaline soil. They cannot be planted 
where there are oyster shells, lime mortar, or 
refuse from cement. They will not stand water¬ 
ing with an alkaline water. Azaleas like a well 
drained soil with plenty of water. They will 
not prosper if planted near water oaks, pecan, 
and other trees that absorb a great deal of 
moisture, unless they are watered regularly 
during dry spells. They do well with live oaks 
and pine trees, and shrubs whose roots are not 
too consuming. Azaleas stand a varying amount 
of cold, so the variety should be selected accord¬ 
ing to your climate. The Pride of Mobile has 
prospered here for a century, but other varieties 
that have flowers of exactly the same shade are 
subject to damage from cold. The Kurume 
Azaleas stand much more cold than the Indica, 
but never grow as large, and for this reason 
can never make such a wonderful show in a 
garden as the Indica Azaleas. 
AZALEA INDICA 
PRIDE OF MOBILE— Watermelon Pink— 
The finest and most beautiful of all Azaleas. It 
is a regular and profuse bloomer, even small 
bushes are covered with flowers. This variety 
does not commonly grow in a mound shape, but 
in artistic tiers, so that when it is in full bloom 
it looks like a floral design. Very hardy. We 
have the true Pride of Mobile which is much 
better than many watermelon pinks sold for it 
but are not as hardy. 
ELEGANS— Light Pink —A fast upright 
grower, and one of the first to bloom. There 
are a number of very large bushes in Mobile 
that are covered with beautiful flowers every 
year. 
FISHER PINK— Light Pink —Blooms mid¬ 
season about same time as Pride of Mobile, 
large flowers, profuse bloomer, compact grower, 
very hardy, one of the best. 
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