The Indica azaleas stand much more 
heat than the Kurume azaleas. They are 
native to the deep South, while the Kurume 
azaleas do much better in colder climates. 
We have found the safest all round fer¬ 
tilizer for azaleas to be cotton seed meal. 
It should be scattered on the top of the 
ground around the plant and allowed to 
wash in the soil, without being cultivated. 
Rotted cow manure is good, also, provided 
the soil is sufficiently acid, or, if it is not, 
provided aluminum sulphate is mixed with 
it to make the soil acid. Azaleas may be 
fertilized with commercial fertilizers hav¬ 
ing an acid reaction, but it is very neces¬ 
sary to use great care, because most of the 
roots are near the surface, and are easily 
burned. 
A spray consisting of one gallon of 
water, three level tablespoons of Volck, or 
other white oil emulsion, three level table¬ 
spoons of Derris powder, and one teaspoon 
of Black Leaf 40 will take care of any of 
the insects and scales that affect azaleas. 
The spraying should be done just after 
the blooming season in the Spring, and re¬ 
peated at intervals of not less than three 
weeks, until the trouble has been remedied. 
It is of course necessary to apply the spray 
with force and directly on the part that is 
affected, which in most instances is on the 
bottom of the leaves and in the forks of the 
twigs. 1 
CAMELLIAS 
Camellias will grow and prosper under 
widely varying conditions as to soil and 
temperature, but it is absolutely essential 
that they have good drainage. It is useless 
to plant a camellia at any place where the 
water will stand after a hard rain. They 
will grow in almost dense shade and in 
the full sun. Last winter we had a sus¬ 
tained cold spell in Mobile for a period of 
more than a week, during which the tem¬ 
perature was as low as twelve degrees 
above zero. None of our camellias were 
damaged by the cold, and they bloomed 
perfectly thereafter. 
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