
Azaleas are easily transplanted and grow readily, provided certain requirements are met. The plants should 
have an acid soil, either natural muck added to the neutral soil, or woods-mold secured from beneath hardwood 
trees. After the bed has been prepared, the addition of one-fourth to one-half pound of aluminum sulphate per 
square yard, well raked in, will keep the soil in proper condition. Azaleas do not prosper in dense shade, but 
may be shaded for a portion of the day. Good drainage is also needed. During hot, dry weather they should 
be watered or syringed frequently. 
Azaleas may be used as specimen or accent plants, set in foundation plantings, in the shrub border or in beds. 
They can be grown successfully from Charleston, S. C., down the coast to central Florida and around the Gulf 
Coast to Texas. 
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