

AZALEA PRICE LIST 
37 VARIETIES TO CHOOSE FROM 
ABBOT GARDEN » 
N URSERIES 
J. LLOYD ABBOT, OWNER AND MANAGER 
R. TAYLOR ABBOT, er MANAGER 
Rt. 2, Box 182, Mobile, Ala. ‘phone: Mobile 7-2048 
5% Miles Southwest of City Limits on, U>s, 90 
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The most spectacular of all flowerimt ory Azaleas,’ 
are the fitting herald of spring with their ‘ 
now available which prolong the season into the ee 
when we can enjoy the thrill of seeing one of the most 
beautiful of flowering plants a solid mass of bloom and 
color. The profusion with which the azaleas bloom never 
fails to delight and even surprise the flower lover. 
Azaleas fall under the generic head Rhododendron and 
are cousins of the “true”? Rhododendron. There are many 
different kinds. Some are suitable only to the lower South, 
while others are hardy as far north as the New England 
states. They comprise many different types of growing 
habits, ranging from the slower growing Kurumes often 
called “dwarf” Azaleas, to the Hardy Japanese and Indica 
types which sometimes attain a height of 10 to 12 feet. 
The hardiness of each type, and its growing habits are 
discussed under individual group headings. 
INDICA AZALEAS 
These are the familiar “Southern Azaleas’” which make 
up the large part of the mass spring color displays in 
Mobile and other Gulf Coast and South Atlantic cities. 
They are sometimes calied “Indian Azaleas”’, a general term 
which some prefer because the group is not confined to 
the species Rhododendron Indicum alone. In general, we 
would say that the group is about as hardy as the Camellia 
Japonica and will grow within the same northern limits. 
The Indica Azalea blooms are very large and single and 
the varieties presented here offer a wide range of colors. 
Indica Azaleas will exist in soils which are not as well 
drained as demanded by Kurumes but they will do better 
in well drained soils. They are at home in the acid coastal 
soils and there are bushes over one hundred years old in 
Mobile, Charleston, and other coastal areas, with a spread 
of more than 25 feet in diameter, doing well apparently 
without any special attention, and a living illustration of 
how perfectly at home they are in the coastal areas of the 
South. Many people are starting to try Indica Azaleas in 
areas which have much lower temperatures. 

(Camellias, broad-leaved evergreens, coniferous ever- 
greens, deciduous trees and shrubs, and miscellaneous plants 
and grasses are on separate lists—please ask for them if 
intereted). 
ABBREVIATIONS: (E)—Early Bloomer; (M) Mid-season 
Bloomer; (L) Late Season Bloomer; B & B—Balled and 
Burlapped. 
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