SEMMES NURSERIES .- Crichton, Alabama 



Azalea kaempferi 
HARDY JAPANESE AZALEAS 
The following list of Hardy Japanese and Kaempferi 
Azaleas covers probably a larger collection of real 
money-making varieties for the nurserymen and florists 
of the southern half of the United States than any 
other group of plants. AIl of them are hardy, and all 
are evergreen except a few which lose their leaves in 
the New England States. The color-range is large— 
white, pink, salmon, orange, red, lilac and variegated— 
and the blooming season is an extended one—some are 
early, some are late—each producing characteristic 
bloom of its own. 
The whole country is tired of evergreens and common 
flowering shrubs alone. They are wanting bright colors 
early in spring and something different, and what is 
better than this group of Hardy Evergreen Azaleas. 
Most nurserymen in this large section of the country do 
not realize how greatly their trade will be stimulated 
by offering this bright-flowering plant to their customers. 
Azaleas under this heading are not dwarf like Hino- 
degiri or Kurumes, but are fairly fast growers, reaching 
ultimate heights of 10 to 12 feet, and are hardy mm all 
parts of New Jersey and even farther north. 

For prices of Hardy Japanese Azaleas, see page 9 
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