SEMMES NURSERIES .- Crichton, Alabama 
AZALEA INDICA 
The Indica group, which are fast growers with masses 
of large flowers, are especially adapted for landscape 
planting all along the Gulf Coast up the Atlantic 
seaboard to North Carolina. Around Mobile, Charles- 
ton, and some other sections, there are plants seventy 
to one hundred years old, with a spread from 20 to 30 
feet across, apparently without any special care, show- 
ing they are perfectly at home and easy to grow. Nur- 
serymen in this entire section have a golden opportunity 
to give most lasting satisfaction to their customers, and 
incidentally enrich themselves, by planting extensive 
collections of these showy plants in their nurseries, be- 
cause Azaleas will sell themselves when your customers 
see them in full bloom. We are listing the most impor- 
tant varieties, eliminating weaker growers or inferior 
flowers when the same color can be had im _ better 
varieties. : 
BRILLIANT. A good grower with small, dark green 
leaves. Deep watermelon color, being intermediate be- 
tween Pride of Mobile and Pride of Dorking. Very 
good variety. 
COCCINEA MAJOR. Brilliant orange-red. A Iittle taller 
grower than Prince of Orange. 
CRITERION. Compact grower with flowers the color of 
strawberry Ice-cream, streaked with deeper pink and 
margin of white. Late bloomer and very attractive. 
DUC DE ROHAN. Compact grower with small leaves and 
a profusion of beautiful salmon-pink flowers. One of 
the best varieties for pot-culture. Sizes to 10 to 12 inches. 
ELEGANS. Fast and rather upright grower, similar to 
Formosa, with light-colored pink flowers early in season. 
FIELDER’S WHITE. Large, pure white flowers early in 
season. A strong grower, free blooming, and one of the 
best whites. 
FLAG OF TRUCE. Good-sized, double white flowers with 
petals ruffled at edges. Compact grower. 
FORMOSA. Very fast grower with large dark Jeaves and 
big purplish pmk flowers which have less purple than 
Phoenicia. 
GEORGE FRANC. Early bloomer with extraleree sal- 
mon-pink flowers having deep red throats. Very showy. 
GLORY OF SUNNYHILL. Compact grower with shiny 
narrow leaves and vivid orange-red flowers. One of the 
latest to bloom. 
INDICA ALBA. Rather upright grower, with dull-colored, 
hairy leaves and pure white flowers in midseason. Very 
hardy. 
IVERYANA. Similar to Criterion, but has pink stripes on 
pure white instead of the pink ground of that variety. 
LADY EDITH. Very similar to Criterion, with almost 
identical flowers but more glossy leaves. Blooms late. 
MME. DOMINIQUE. One of the largest Indicas, similar 
in color to Criterion, but of taller growth. Very com- 
pact and blooms almost as late as Macrantha. Excep- 
tionally hardy. 
ORCHID. Upright grower with light orchid-colored flow- 
ers of medium size. Very early. 
For prices of Azalea indica, see page 11 
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