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 
ue ae 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 
p 10/to 120in. 23ixe. 2.50 
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. 
OAtOGeS title eed: 1.50 
. 10 to 12 in. .......... 2.50 
8 toz10 in’ ks 2.00 
12 toy 1S aNas eee 3.00 
Coral Bells. Coral pink shaded deeper 
in center, medium grower, flowers pro- 
fusely produced. Small, round glossy 
foliage. 
S510 ws 8 Hino eae 2.50 
8 to 10. in.©ccis3-. 3.00 
107 toc l2ein jets 3.75 
12 to 15: in: ..2...2: 5.00 
Firefly (Kaempferi Flower). Orange red. 
Plants are tall growers, bushy and un- 
usually hardy. 
LOe tOeT 2 Cai ey ecres- tt 2.50 
IZ ctos15 sin 3.50 
TONt0 218 Fins ee. 5.00 
USRLO 24 silo once. 7.50 
Hexe—Crimson red flowers, late bloom- 
er. Hose-in-hose variety. 
GRECO mr ORNs) neuen 2.50 10° touiZ yn, poe. - 3.75 
Sito4 lO in, 7a. 3.00 12 ito V15 in. Bie 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. 
6 toe Ss ing e, 2.00 E2510 LOW 32s 4.50 
SxtoviO ins 2253.2 2.50 LSeto 8 2in, oss co 6.00 
10 ‘t0;)12s ins .c-s....- 3.00 
Hinomayo—Somewhat like Hinodegiri in 
habit and blooms about the same time. 
Foliage slightly smaller. The flowers 
are clear soft shade of pink. 
Gato Sa nee 2.50 LOStom 12 inset 8.75 
8 tom 0). ini 3.00 WO) Xray bss Obey ee en 5.00 
Indica alba (ledifolia alba). Pure white, 
vigorous grower; profuse - blooming 
plants covered with dull green foliage. 
15. to 182ine 2-28 5.00 
12\ to Ly insets... 3.50 LSetoc24- ine as 6.00 
Kaempferi. Flowers are large and showy. 
Plants are tall, bushy growers and 
unusually hardy. Clear pink, dark 
pink, firey red, flame. 
LOMtos 12 Sinve 2.50 Tbstor 1 Shine 5.00 
L28tOml ba in eee 8.50 TSetom24ain ae 6.00 
Lady Lilac. Beautiful lavender flowers 
on a compact, large-growing plant. 
104to112 in.Pe 2.50 1b<to 18 “in. 222... 5.00 
1ZVto 15yiny nek 3.50 18. to 247 ing 1k. - 6.00 
Macrantha. ‘Large salmon red flowers; 
compact, dark, glossy foliage. Late 
blooming. 
Oto Pepin. Osis. 2.50 
LOttos12 ins se 4.50 
SULOALOTEN seers 3.50 
Pink Pearl. Double flowers of a lovely 
shade of salmon rose shaded lighter 
in center. Blooms in large clusters. 
1G toc12 ine te 3.00 bstorer ine ae 5.00 
$2 toy 1b Vines. 4.00 IS 5 tO 2240 Ine, see 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. 
LOUto: V2P ing vee se200 15) to, 18 Fins 5.00 
IZetovi bean ee 3.50 IS itorw4avine eee 6.00 
Purple King. Strong growing plant with 
large, beautiful, rosy purple flowers. 
Very outstanding. 
LOGtOl opi. Se es 3.00 
Loeto 1T8isineest a 5.00 
L2atos Seinen 4.00 
18 to (24. ings ee, 6.50 
Salmon Beauty. Large Salmon pink flow- 
ers of the hose-in-hose type. A real 
beauty. 
Geto. (8cint ee _ 2.00 
10) tovl2™ ing ee 3.00 
Soto LO ine ace 2.50 
12iito 15 ting sas 4.50 
Snow. Outstanding—pure white flowers, 
borne profusely in good-sized clusters; 
beautiful glossy green foliage. 
Gator ne) nee 2.50 LO stoel2siny eee 4.50 
Stow lO lin. Sees 3.00 12 toe 5 eine 5.00 
