HOLMES NURSERIES 
Introduced 
Azaleas to Central Florida! 
Can you imagine your home, and all the others in 
Central Florida, without Azaleas? Amazing as it may seem, 
until Holmes Nurseries adapted and introduced them here, 
there were no Azaleas. Once Holmes had “proved” Azaleas, 
the rush of IMITATORS was overwhelming. 
The best place in Central Florida to buy Azaleas is still 
Holmes Nurseries. We still do those secret things that 
made it possible to make Azaleas grow and thrive here, 
and give our plants a head start on thriving growth and 
beauty. 
Let us help you enjoy Azaleas more, with these “native” 
plants that have spent their entire life in our weather, 
temperature, sun and rain and our kind of compost— 
plants that won’t skip a beat in their vigorous life by moy- 
ing from our place to yours. Enjoy all the best colors, 
finest blooms, and unabating satisfaction with Holmes 
Azaleas. 
Before you unthinkingly buy Azaleas on impulse from 
stores (they’re probably “foreign imports” from unknown 
cut-price growers), REMEMBER, HOLMES OFFERS 
“SALE PRICES” TOO. Never buy elsewhere until 
you see our ads in December, January, and February. 
Then you get BOTH price and genuine Azalea “natives’’— 
real bargains. 
HOLMES DYNA-GRO 
MAGNACOLOR 
ma 50°. 10 for $4. 
BRILLIANT. Early midseason. Clear deep rose-pink. Com- 
pact, slow growth. 
DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Midseason. Rosy salmon 
with dark center. Medium grower. Very desirable. 
ELEGANS. Early. Clear light pink. Hardy, rapid grower. 
FIELDER’S WHITE. Early. Large, pure white flowers. 
Hardy, strong, upright. The best white. 
FISHERS PINK. Midseason. Light pink. Strong, compact 
bushy grower. New. 
FORMOSA. Midseason. Very large, lilac-lavender flowers. 
Robust growth. The finest of its color and the most popular 
of all Azaleas. Grows easily. 
GEORGE FRANC. Early. Large, clear light pink. One of the 
“earliest to bloom. Free flowering, hardy, compact. 
GEORGE LINDLEY TABER. Large, fragrant flowers of 
light orchid color. Well-shaped, strong plant. 
GLORY OF SUNNINGHILL. Midseason. Large, orange- 
scarlet flowers. Moderate growth and a free bloomer. 
LILACINA. Late. Lavender-lilac flowers. Tall, fast grower; 
very hardy. 
PRIDE OF DORKING. Late. Deep carmine-red blooms, 
freely produced. Moderate grower. 
SOUTHERN CHARM. Large pink flowers. Very fine. 
SUBLANCEOLATA. Late. Very large, showy, orange- 
red flowers. 
MAGNIFICA. Similar to Gulf Pride except that flowers are 
variegated white with lavender. Our strain has white pre- 
dominating. We consider it very worthwhile. Only a few 
plants in limited sizes. 
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