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RIVERTON, N. J. 
PROPAGATORS AND GROWERS OF 
AZALEAS for FORCING and GROWING ON 
Wholesale Prices for 1940-1941 Forcing Season 
OUR POT-GROWN AZALEAS 
For the 1940-41 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 letters precede the name of each 
variety as listed below. These letters preceding the variety 
names signify the comparative flowering dates, (E) being 
the earliest, (ExL) the latest. 
Coral Bell, for instance, preceded by the letters (E), 
(M) and (E) 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 (E). 
For Valentine’s Day bloom order varieties marked 
(E) or (M). 
For Easter bloom order varieties (E) (M) or (L). 
For Mothers’ Day bloom order varieties marked 
(Ex L). 
The chart on the last page of this folder, giving tem¬ 
peratures and forcing directions is also based on the 
letters preceding each variety name. 
FORCING STOCK 
Pot Grown 
E M L— 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 inch spread _ 22c each 
4 inch pot, 8 inch spread .. 45c each 
5 inch pot, 10-12 inch spread _ 75c each 
6 inch pot, 12-15 inch spread_95c each 
E M L— 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. 
4 inch pot, 8-10 inch spread .. 50c each 
5 inch pot, 10-12 inch spread_75c each 
M L—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. 
Flowers are a bright cerise color. Most of the customers 
call it red. 
This year we offer 25,000 plants in 3, 4, 5 and 6 inch 
pot sizes, all pot-grown. They are compact, well-shaped 
plants and will sell readily. 
We have made this variety our price leader and for 
those of our customers who want good-looking merchan- 
