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LEACH’S NURSERIES 
RIVERTON, N. J. 
PROPAGATORS and GROWERS OF 
AZALEAS for FORCING and GROWING ON 
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Wholesale Prices for 1939-1940 Forcing Season 
OUR POT-GROWN AZALEAS 
For the 1939-40 season we offer 125,000 pot-grown 
Azaleas in 3, 4, 5 and 6 inch pot sizes, compact, heavy and 
well budded. The spread of the plant and size of pot are 
in proportion. 
The production of pot-grown Azaleas is a much more 
exacting task than growing these plants in beds, but we 
pot-grow for the following reasons, as you will note on 
receipt of the plants: 
(1) Each plant has a solid pot ball ready to slip into a 
pot and put on the bench. 
(2) Pot-grown Azaleas are easier to force and have 
larger and more brilliantly colored flowers. 
If you buy bed-grown stock the ball is so big that 
you have to tear off two-thirds of the roots to get them 
into a pot. This takes a lot of time, plus express on the 
soil and roots you tear off. Unless you do this potting 
mighty early in the Fall, the plant cannot make new roots 
in the pot and when you force them you get small, 
wrinkled, washed-out flowers. 
Buy pot-grown Azaleas and avoid all unnecessary 
work, express charges and uncertainty. 
Discussion of Forcing Varieties 
Azaleas can be had in bloom under glass for Christ¬ 
mas and on through the season until Mothers’ Day. 
Please note that a number precedes the name of each 
variety as listed below. These numbers preceding the 
variety names signify the comparative flowering dates, 
No. 1 being the earliest, No. 4 the latest. 
Coral Bell, for instance, preceded by the numbers 
1, 2 and 3 means that this variety can be forced for 
Christmas and Valentine’s Day or be held cool for Easter. 
For Christmas bloom order varieties marked number 1. 
For Valentine’s Day bloom order varieties marked 
number 1 or 2. 
For Easter bloom order varieties number 1, 2 or 3. 
For Mothers Day bloom order varieties marked 
number 4. 
The chart on the last page of this folder, giving tem¬ 
peratures and forcing directions is also based on the 
numbers preceding each variety name. 
Our 2 year heavy Coral Bell in the 5 and 6 inch 
pot size are fine quality. 
FORCING STOCK 
Pot Grown 
1, 2, 3—CORAL BELL 
When in bloom the plant is literally covered with 
long-lasting coral pink flowers of an unusually brilliant, 
scintillating character, interspersed with shining deep 
green leaves. Daintiness is the word that best describes 
this variety. A strong seller everywhere. 
Coral Bell, which 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 keep¬ 
ing with the spirit of the occasion. 
Coral Bell is one of the best keepers of all Azaleas 
used for forcing. The flowers come out evenly and last 
in good saleable condition for a long time. 
The only variety equal to Coral Bell as regards last¬ 
ing qualities of the flowers is PERICAT. 
3 inch pot, 6- 8 inch spread . 22c each 
4 inch pot, 8-10 inch spread . 45c each 
5 inch pot, 10-12 inch spread . 75c each 
6 inch pot, 12-15 inch spread . $1.00 each 
1, 2, 3—HEXE 
An old Indica variety and a good one. Flowers are 
solid and substantial and of a vivid crimson color. Foliage 
a good deep green. This variety is largely forced for 
Christmas, and this year we offer heavy two-year pot- 
grown plants, pinched early so as to get early matured 
buds. 
5 inch pot, 10-12 inch spread ... 75c each 
1, 2, 3—CHINA SEAS 
The large flowers are a brilliant mandarin pink and 
frilled on the edges. Strong grower with light green 
foliage. This variety has proved to be an early forcer. 
Several of our customers forced this variety last year for 
Christmas and reported that it forced as easy as any 
other Christmas variety. The plants we offer this year 
are real heavy, 2 year stock. 
4 inch pot, 10-12 inch spread .. 40c each 
5 inch pot, 12-15 inch spread .. 65c each 
2, 3—HINODIGERI 
No doubt one of the most popular of forcing and 
garden Azaleas. One of the hardiest of the Kurume 
varieties. Compact type of growth and good foliage. 
When in bloom the flowers pretty well cover the plant. 
