
4 GRESHAM’S NURSERY 
“Azaleas 
For breath-taking masses of color there is probably no plant to equal the Azalea. 
In its flowering season, an Azalea plant is covered with a solid sheet of brilliant bloom 
that-almost completely conceals the foliage. Given a suitable setting, it can be a thing 
of extraordinary beauty. 
Azaleas require extra care in the preparation of the ground before planting. They 
need a sour soil and plenty of water, although they resent soggy ground. Land that is 
naturally sweet or neutral can be made sour or acid by several different methods. One 
way is to remove the soil to a depth of several feet and replace it with a mixture of 
leaf-mold, manure, and acid loam. Aluminum sulphate is a safe chemical for creating 
an acid condition. If you wish to prepare your ground in this manner use one-fourth 
to one-half pound to a square yard, worked well into the top soil. When setting out 
the plants, at least a pint of the chemical should be added to each wheelbarrow load 
of soil. 
Several times a year the plants will appreciate a dressing of the aluminum sul- 
phate; in the fall it is good practice to scatter oak leaves among the Azalea plants so 
that they may decay there. Cottonseed meal and cow manure are good fertilizers but 
a small amount of aluminum sulphate should be added to the manure to make sure of 
its acidity. 
Amoena superba. Dark purple flowers 
shaded darker toward the _ center. 
Hose-in-hose variety. Foliage is small 
dark glossy green. Compact and 
bushy. 
Go tos, 8 in. A-aaeee L508 a0 vtoml Zoi aaa ae 2.50 
Sito (0 cin’ =a 2.00 "12 stovlbrin. snes 3.00 
Coral Bells. Coral pink shaded deeper 
in center, medium grower, flowers pro- 
fusely produced. Small, round glossy 
foliage. 
GetO eee Riles eee 2.50 
Seto a0 ein ee eee 3.00 
LORtCOs Lone OES 
WPArrtoy atSy Sbely pee 5.00 
Rirehe (Kaempferi Flower). Orange red. 
Plants are tall growers, bushy and un- 
usually hardy. 
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POM COmeL De ine eters 3.50 
TDiGLOwl ss sNl eee 5.00 
188 tO 4eine eee 7.50 
Hexe—Crimson red flowers, late bloom- 
er. Hose-in-hose variety. 
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Szton lei ee 3.00 Ibe Ro} Us hh ye ee 5.00 
Hinodegiri—F lowers scarlet. Most bril- 
liant of all the dwarf Azaleas. A very 
profuse bloomer over a long period. 
A very popular Azalea. 
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Hinomayo—Somewhat like Hinodegiri in 
habit and blooms about the same time. 
Foliage slightly smaller. The flowers 
are clear soft shade of pink. 
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Indica alba (ledifolia alba). Pure white, 
vigorous grower; profuse - blooming 
plants covered with dull green foliage. 
LOS tov 2s fcr. 2.50 TDetOs LSisin see ee 5.00 
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Kaempferi. Flowers are large and showy. 
Plants are tall, bushy growers and 
unusually hardy. Clear pink, dark 
pink, firey red, flame. 
10s tOeb2 ina ete 2.50 
5s COmlS. a1 nates 5.00 
ALCO Me 1) eres ee 8.50 
LSRiCOme 4a] ree ee 6.00 
Lady Lilac. Beautiful lavender flowers 
on a compact, large-growing plant. 
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12) to <16*in woe 3.50 1LSstoe24 cine se - 6.00 
Macrantha. Large salmon red flowers; 
compact, dark, glossy foliage. Late 
blooming. 
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LO StOM 2 ry eee 4.50 
OmcOm LO a1 Tego 3.50 
Pink Pearl. Double flowers of a lovely 
shade of salmon rose shaded lighter 
In center. Blooms in large clusters. 
VORtO #2 eine eee 3.00 LOVtOm Seine ee 5.00 
DAES rope ts) ohare nee 4.00 LS COm Steel te ee 6.50 
Poukhanensis. Clear lilac purple flowers 
with spotted purplish brown on the 
upper lobe; flowers are large, very fra- 
grant; produced in great quantities in 
early May. Strong grower; hardy. 
Otto 2 eines = 2.50 LDS CO Sind Noses 5.00 
PAG Ole: babar eee 3.50 LSatoe24 ain geeees 6.00 
Purple King. Strong growing plant with 
large, beautiful, rosy purple flowers. 
Very outstanding. 
LOS tom Zia 1 caeee wee 3.00 
Le COM Dey see ee 4.00 
ly ike Vash vwoyy oes 5.00 
TSatO 24110 aeneeeseeee 6.50 
Salmon Beauty. Large Salmon pink flow- 
ers of the hose-in-hose type. A real 
beauty. 
Gtoue lingers 2. 00-sie" 1 02to +12) ina 3.00 
8't6510 “ins! <i0....2.50y 12: ton bei eee 4.50 
Snow. Outstanding—pure white flowers, 
borne profusely in good-sized clusters; 
beautiful glossy green foliage. 
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