AZALEAS -» 
HIS season we have more Azaleas to offer to our customers than ever before. We 
have increased our production and have more experienced men to work with the 
stock; consequently we can give much better value. We have thousands of these 
plants growing under our sprinkler system, in a mixture of peat and good Semmes, 
Alabama, soil. They have wonderful foliage and heavy root systems and should be a 
good money-maker for all pot-plant dealers as well as nurserymen and landscape 
architects. 
These plants can be moved almost any time during the year but if you want to 
give better satisfaction, and of course make more money selling them, get them early, 
before they start blooming. You will get the benefit of the blooms the first year and 
you can make a better display in your customers’ gardens. 
For nurserymen and growers we have this season nearly a million Azalea liners to 
offer. To those who have bought them in the past, we need not describe these Azalea 
liners. We root them in the early summer and transplant to our hotbeds in specially 
prepared soil. The beds are covered with sash and the plants grow all winter. They 
are well rooted and branched for spring delivery. We usually start shipping the liners 
about the last week of March. 
We grow most of our Azaleas under lath shade, although we are growing certain 
varieties in full sun now. We advise you to grow them in partial shade for the present. 
It will pay you to prepare your beds well and use plenty of peat. Also you will find 
in most instances. that it pays to use fertilizer more often—about three times during 
a growing season at least. Remember that the beds must be well drained at all times. 
These plants are very easy to grow and if you once use them in your landscaping, 
you will always use them. If you could see the Azaleas in bloom in Mobile County 
just once, you would understand better how to use them in your gardens. 
4 BLACKWELL NURSERIES, INC. 
