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. 
GEtOMES | 1g ee: 1.50 
SUtOw LO sit, me sce 2.00 
10 \to712 ins Ae 2.50 
120 COm) Sine 3.00 
Coral Bells. Coral pink shaded deeper 
in center, medium grower, flowers pro- 
fusely produced. Small, round glossy 
foliage. 
GutoweS hile ees 2.50 
Setorl Orin. 3.00 
LOU toe Zein wee 3.75 
V2etoel bain 0-00 
Firefly (Kaempferi Flower). Orange red. 
Plants are tall growers, bushy and un- 
usually hardy. 
10/-topl2 sine 2.50 
12 etow lL be ine eee 3.50 
15) tow1S ans oases 5.00 
1S eto 246 ne 7.50 
Hexe—Crimson red flowers, late bloom- 
er. Hose-in-hose variety. 
6 to 18 in. 2.:. ine) S00 10. tos 128 inv postp 
8 to. 0vin- 2 ..: 3.00 12 top Oe ins caretann 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. 
Geto ve SrAne ee 2.00 12 too FiNwees: 4.50 
Setorl 0 cine 2.50 LBS to Sine... sare 6.00 
10; tov 12 cine 5.00 
Hinomayo—Somewhat like Hinodegiri in 
habit and blooms about the same time. 
Foliage slightly smaller. The flowers 
are clear soft shade of pink. 
6=to y-o iD 2.50 LOStO Zaina ee 3.75 
Sto. LOAine geese 3.00 12etovloein, #4 5.00 
Indica alba (ledifolia alba). Pure white, 
vigorous grower; profuse - blooming 
plants covered with dull green foliage. 
Leto 12 ine 2.50 15 stogl ian .. 5,00 
L2t041 6. iit oe 18: tog24eins =e 6.00 
Kaempferi. Flowers are large and showy. 
Plants are tall, bushy growers and 
unusually hardy. Clear pink, dark 
pink, firey red, flame. 
LOStoe 2 Aine 2.50 15 tol18 inte 5.00 
L2G COLD © Dee aes 3.50 18 to 24 in. 2........: 6,00 
Lady Lilac. Beautiful lavender flowers 
on a compact, large-growing plant. 
TQ to-12 cin See 2.50 15°. to (18 ines 5.00 
1Z\to 15 inwe....< 3.50 18\ to, 24in - 6.00 
Macrantha. Large salmon red flowers; 
compact, dark, glossy foliage. Late 
blooming. 
OS TOMBS RIN me cere 2.50 
10° to 12nin.eeee 4.50 
Seto sires 3.50 
Pink Pearl. Double flowers of a lovely 
shade of salmon rose shaded lighter 
in center. Blooms in large clusters. 
LOCO S12 Canale teste 3.00 15° to:-18inl ee 5.00 
127 COULSON tee 4.00 18 ito, 247 ins 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. 
LO toDl2einw - 2.50 15: to 18 \ingee ee ee 
LZCO RL DT) omeverseases 3.50 18 -to. 24 ince 6.00 
Purple King. Strong growing plant with 
large, beautiful, rosy purple flowers. 
Very outstanding. 
LOM COm 210 eee eee 3.00 
WA Poy AUS pha aoe 4.00 
15°. to LS eee 5.00 
18 to>240in ee 6.50 
Salmon Beauty. Large Salmon pink flow- 
ers of the hose-in-hose type. A real 
beauty. 
6.toO= Sainte =-2.00 
Sato ~) Osinsee eeu 
10 to.12° ine 3.00 
12: to. 1 bint 4.50 
Snow. Outstanding—pure white flowers, 
borne profusely in good-sized clusters; 
beautiful glossy green foliage. 
On tO pe el) ames ee 2.50 10° to-12Sinee ere 4.50 
Seton LOIN ares 3.00 12° to Lb) ine 5.00 
