4 AZALEA GLEN NURSERIES, INC. 
Cultural Information 
For growing better Camellias and Azaleas 
Camellias growing in pots or tubs makes’ one of 
the finest house plants, they can be grown for 
years in a medium size pot or tub. They give you 
flowers in winter time, when flowers are scarce. 
Most people think that it takes an expert with a 
e@reenhouse to grow them. If you can grow a 
coleus you can grow camellias. They like a cool 
house temperature around 45 to 60° in winter. Keep 
them well watered, but do not keep the ground 
water-logged, sprinkle the leaves during the hot dry 
periods in summer, carry in semi-shade, bring the 
plants in before heavy freezes. 
Out-door planting: of camellias can be done from 
the middle of Sentember until the first of April. 
They will grow in any good garden soil, in full 
sun or semi-shade. Care should be taken in buying 
good strong healthy plants, you are invited to come 
and see our stock any time of the year, we know 
you will like the strong sturdy plants. 
If your land is a sandy soil take out the sand 
down to two feet and refill hole with 1-3 peat moss 
1-8 well rotted dairy fertilizer and 1-3 good garden 
soil, care should be taken to never plant camellias 
any deeper than they were grown in the nursery 
row. Water well at time of planting and during the 
hot drv spell the first summer, 
Fertilize your camellias the latter part of Feb- 
ruary, we use Vigero, anv good fertilizer will do. 
All our camellias in the lawn over three vears old, 
we use a bushel of well rotted dairv fertilizer every 
other syringe. You can mulch with peat moss or 
pine-needles to keen down weeds and help hold 
moisture. we work the soil around our plants every 
week during the summer. in place of the mulch. 
If you have alkaline soil. then use aluminum sul- 
nhate at the rate of four inch pot full to a wheel 
barrow of soil. 
Plants selected at the nurserv will be priced ac- 
cording to their individual merits. 
Insects And Diseases 
Red Sviders attack both Azaleas and Camellias. 
Tt is apparent by dropping of many leaves from the 
Azalea; the Camellia leaves become brown in color. 
On. Azaleas you can use the hose and wash them 
off. If this does not control them, use the follow- - 
ing dust mixture: Measure, eight pounds sulphur, 
one pound arsenate of lead, one pound tobacco dust. 
Dust on early in the morning while the dew is on. 
Be sure and dust the under side of the leaves. 
Camelliss are attacked by several species of scale 
isects. You can tell when your Camellia has scale 
by the leaves becoming snotted and yellow, caused 
by scale on the under side of the leaves. They 
should be sprayed with Nursery Volk, Jr., one part 
to 50 perts of watcr. If the infestation is heavy 
they should be sprayed three times a year during 
the early spring and summer. Be sure and spray 
the under side of the leaves as that is where you 
will find the scale. Warning: DO NOT SPRAY 
Camellias in late fall or winter as the sudden cold 
