SEMMES NURSERIES . Crichton, Alabama 
AZALEA INDICA 
The Indicas, which are fast growers with masses of 
large flowers, are especially adapted for landscape plant- 
ing all along the Gulf Coast up the Atlantic seaboard 
to North Carolina. Around Mobile, Charleston, 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, showing 
they are perfectly at home and easy to grow. Nursery- 
men in this entire section have a wonderful opportunity 
to give lasting satisfaction to their customers, and 
incidentally enrich themselves, by planting extensive col- 
Iections of these showy plants in their nurseries, because 
Azaleas will sell themselves when your customers see 
them in full bloom. We are listing the most important 
varieties, elimmating weaker growers or inferior flowers 
when the same color can be had in 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 little 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. 
FORMOSA. Very fast grower with large dark leaves and ~ 
big purplish pink flowers which have less purple than 
Phoenicia. 
GEORGE FRANC. Early bloomer with extra-large 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 
Jatest 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 
im color to Criterion, but of taller growth. Very com- 
pact and blooms almost as Iate as Macrantha. Excep- 
tionally hardy. 
ORCHID. Upright grower with light orchid-colored flow- 
_ ers of medium size. Very early. 
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For prices of Azalea indica, see page 11 
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