HARDY AZALEAS 
Here are the shrubs that will make your garden a riot of color from 
mid-April to well into June. These are the hardiest of all Azaleas; 
the most adaptable to varying climates, soils and exposures and the 
least fussy as to acidity. | 
MONGOLIAN AZALEA (mucronulata). The earliest to flower, usually 
opening around April 20. Each year as they grow they put forth an 
increasing profusion of rosy pink flowers. Size available 10 to 12 inches. 
ORCHID AZALEA (poukhanense). Low, rounding, dome-shaped. 
When well developed becomes almost hidden by myriads of large flow- 
ers, the color of the familiar Cattlyea Orchids — and sweetly fragrant, 
too. 7 to 9 inch; heavy. 
TORCH AZALEA (kaemferi). Tall growing. The latter part of May 
this lovely shrub blazes forth with a veritable torch of flaming flowers of 
an indescribable blend of salmon and red. 8 to 12 inches. 
CHINESE AZALEA (mollis). This old tried-and-true favorite has the 
largest trusses of large individual florets of all the Hardy Azaleas. Pre- 
dominanty salmon-orange, although individuals vary from normal both 
on the paler as well as the darker side. 8 to 10 inches. 
