AZALEAS 
Cultural information: 
1. Azaleas thrive in acid soil. Use plenty of leat 
mold, pond muck or peat moss. 
2. Lime or alkaline soil is poisonous. In case Azaleas 
are to be planted in such soil, remove original soil and 
use leaf mold or peat mixed with other garden soil free 
of alkali. Or if akaline soil is used apply aluminum 
Sulphate at the rate of one 4 inch pot full to a wheel- 
barrow of soil. 
3. As the azalea root system is very shallow, it dries 
rapidly. Apply sufficient water to keep roots moist at all 
times. 
4. Azaleas thrive in moist soil, but will not tolerate 
a water saturated soil condition; so beds should be lo- 
cated or made where surplus water will drain quickly. 
5. Azaleas thrive best in partial shade, but many 
good blossoms cannot be expected if bushes are grown 
in complete shade. Larger and older plants may be 
planted in the full sun-light. 
6. The azalea is not a gross feeder. If plenty of leaf 
mold or like organic matter is applied, it does not re- 
quire any commercial fertilizer. Do not fertilize azaleas 
heavily as the root system is easily injured. If necessary, 
lightly apply well rotted cow manure or commercial fer- 
tilizers such as Vigoro or Tung Meal. 
7. Red Spider and Thrip sometimes bother azaleas. 
Frequent spraying of the plants with plain water will 
usually eliminate this trouble, but if necessary, spray or 
dust with a sulphur mixture. 
INDICA AZALEAS 
The most popular group of all azaleas along the Gulf 
Coast region and up to Charleston, S. C. Flowers very 
large and single in a wide range of colors. Fast growers 
and develop into large sized bushes. 
COCCINEA MAJOR—Brilliant orange red. Compact, 
very low grower. 
CRITERION—Variegated pink and white. Low grower. 
Overlook 46 Nursery 
