AZALEAS 
A few cultural suggestions: 
1. Azaleas thrive in acid soil. Use plenty of leaf. 
mold (oak leaves most desirable), pond muck or 
peat moss. 
2. Lime or alkaline soil is poisonous. In case 
the Azaleas are to be planted in such a soil, remove 
original soil and use plenty of leaf mold or peat 
moss mixed with the other soil which should con- 
tain no alkali; or if alkaline apply Aluminum Sul- 
phate at the rate of one 4 inch pot full to a whecl- H 

barrow of soil. 
3. As the azalea root system is very shallow, it 
dries fast. Apply sufficient water to keep roots |, 
moist always. 
4. Azaleas delight in a moist soil but it will | Gl 
not tolerate a water saturated soil condition; so | 
Azalea beds should be made where all surplus water | IN 

will run off quickly. | r 
5. Azaleas thrive best in partial shade (when | 
the bush grows larger it will stand the full sun-. 
light) but many good blossoms cannot be expected © 
if the bushes are planted under complete shade. jy. 
6. The Azalea is not a gross feeder. If nlagey | 
of leaf mold or like organic matter is applied, it} ?; 
does not require any commercial fertilizer. On) | 
the contrary, very often a heavy application of |) | 
fertilizer injures the root system. However, if |p, 
necessary a light application of well rotted cow ma- | — 
nure, sheep manure or commercial fertilizers such | Ir 
as Vigoro is beneficial. 
7. Red Spider and Thrips sometimes trouble the | 
plants. Frequent spraying of the plants with plain i 
water will usually keep this trouble away. If this | ; 
does not work, spray or dust the plant with a sul- VI 
phur mixture. | 
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INDICA AZALEAS 
This group is the most popular of all azaleas |: 
along the Gulf Coast region and up to Charleston, Nh, 
S. C. The flowers are very large and single of | i 
various colors. They are fast growers and grow | i 
into large bushes. Ihe: 
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