JeOnSsEePoHe ee GSABBE LE eS Heyve 5 hele D AZALEAS 
Our original evaluation of Mr. Gable's splendid Azaleas 
has been amply justified this past season. A rather treacherous 
winter killed outright some of the more tender varieties we are 
testing, but all of Mr, Gable's came through without any damage 
whatsoever, This proven hardiness plus their great ornamental value 
makes this group of Azaleas truly outstanding in every way. 
Mr, Gable has concentrated upon the production of semi- 
double and fully double flowering hybrids and has already intro- 
duced a number of varieties which we believe will quickly take their 
place at the head of the list. His contention is that these double 
forms, by losing none of their vitality in seed production are more 
healthy, vigorous_and free flowering and certainly such gems as 
Louise Gable and Rosebud leave nothing to be desired. 
We have decided to propagate in quantity this wonder- 
ful group of plants, and we felt that it was only right to ask Mr. 
Gable if he would assist us in evaluating his own varieties so we 
could offer a steadily increasing group under his personal stamp 
of approval, We are very glad to say that Mr. Gable has agreed to 
cooperate with us in this way, and therefore all varieties which 
we offer now and in the future will first be evaluated by Mr. Gable. 
We shall make no statements about any of the varieties nor shall 
we offer any without his prior agreement. Those of you who know 
Mr. Gable's work will realize that his evaluations will be conser- 
vative rather than exaggerated, and anything that he calls good 
will indeed be just that. His nursery is situated 900 ft. above sea 
level in Pennsylvania and many varieties which he records as not too 
hardy there have proven to be completely hardy with us. Mr. Gable 
agrees that many varieties which he has not developed because of 
their tendency to freeze witn him, may well be grown by other 
growers in more favorable areas. These variations in relative 
hardiness are carefully recorded below: 
The so-called "super hardy" types, of which the variety 
HERBERT is an excellent example, can, we believe, be grown over a 
much wider area than was previously supposed including the mid-west, 
and a small scale trial would certainly be justified in any area. 
Some confusion has arisen as to name and numbers on some varieties 
and we are checking with the original stocks so that we can be cer- 
tain they are true to name, 
Mr. Gable is continuing his work of hybridizing and we 
can look forward to more outstanding Azaleas in the future. We 
have just over 50 numbers on trial now at our nursery, many of which 
we believe will prove to be a real advance on anything yet seen. 
Under Mr, Gable's skilled guidance we hope to select from these each 
year and offer a steadily increasing list of truly outstanding Azaleas, 
Pel EVAto bee NeOn lee 
THE HARDINESS RATING IS THAT GIVEN BY MR. GABLE AS APPLYING AT HIS 
NURSERY IN STEWARTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. 
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