AZALEAS 
We have one of the largest collections of 
azaleas in the South—over 500,000 plants 
ranging from very large specimen -azaleas 
down to lining-out stock, and our prices are 
as low as those of our competitors. 
The Pride of Mobile azalea is probably 
the most beautiful of all. Its color is a bril¬ 
liant watermelon red, and it blooms more 
profusely than -any other variety. The true 
Pride of Mobile, which we have, is a very 
hardy plant, and stands more cold than 
the Elegans, Formosa, or any other variety 
of Indica azalea. It generally blooms later 
than the Formosa or the Elegans, and the 
blooms, therefore, are not so often dam¬ 
aged by late cold weather. We have the 
largest stock of specimen Pride of Mobile 
azaleas in the country. 
All azaleas must be planted in an acid 
soil. They will prosper either in partial 
shade or in the full sun, provided the roots 
are not allowed to be damaged by heat 
during the hot weather. This can be -avoid¬ 
ed by a mulch of oak leaves or pine straw. 
It is not good for azaleas to bank them 
with leaf mold or to put a high bank of 
leaves or straw around them. If the dirt or 
mound is built up around the plant the 
roots grow to the surface and become ex¬ 
posed to the sun, which causes serious 
damage in dry spells. Furthermore, if there 
is a mound built up around the stem of the 
plant this will cause water to drain away 
from the plant during dry weather, when 
moisture is necessary. All -azaleas like 
plenty of water, provided the drainage is 
good. Kurume azaleas will not survive 
water standing on the ground -around them. 
Indica azaleas will stand poor drainage 
better than Kurume azaleas, but it is not 
to their liking. 
As azalea roots are very fine and require 
a large amount of moisture, the plants do 
not thrive in close proximity to trees that 
have surface roots, such as pecan trees, 
water oaks, and hickory trees. However, 
they will do well near such trees if they are 
constantly watered during dry weather. 
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