PITTSVILLE, MARYLAND 5 
GABLE’S HARDIER AZALEAS 
_Mr. Joseph B. Gable of Pennsylvania has spent almost a 
lifetime working with Azaleas and Rhododendrons. Many 
years ago he started breeding azaleas with the hopes of pro- 
ducing a hardier type of evergreen azalea in a good color 
range than then available. He has had wonderful success 
and is now recognized as the leader in this field. 
You who have been getting our catalogs for the past fifteen 
years have seen how successful his efforts have been and 
there are many more of his later productions following as 
soon as sufficient stock can be produced. 
We are very proud that Mr. Gable has furnished us with 
these new creations as soon as he had the stock to offer and 
we know from the reports we have received from our cus- 
tomers that his hopes have been more than realized. 
As to hardiness: these varieties will average hardier than 
Hinodegiri and Amoena and much hardier than the other 
Kurumes. All have lived and flowered in the open field where 
they have withstood temperatures of twenty below zero and 
more in the past few winters with only negligible injury to 
a few. Most of them were uninjured. 
BILLY (37G). Bright red; single flowers. 
BIG JOE (42G). A fast growing plant with large, lilac rose, 
single flowers. Kaempferi and Poukhanense parentage. 
As hardy as either. 
BOUDOIR (17G). 3 ft. Dense, broad. Foliage hidden under 
large, watermelon-pink blossoms. 
CAMEO (2G). Double, soft pink flowers. Quite attractive. 
CAMEROON (97G). Mulberry-red. Very early. 
CAMPFIRE (H6G). MHose-in-hose, flame-red. 
CAROL (B8G). Mr. Gable says: ‘‘Abundant hose-in-hose 
flowers of most brilliant crimson pink on a spreading, 
rather dwarf plant make this one of the more promising 
new sorts.’’ 
CAROLINE GABLE. Open growth, 6 ft. Radiant pink. No- 
ticeable at a quarter mile. 
CHARLOTTE (52G). Flowers similar to Mildred Mae, but 
plant much faster growing. 
CHEROKE (30G). Single, brilliant flame red. 
CHINOOK (11G). Hose-in-hose, flame red. 
CLARET (10G). Single, a bronze claret-red. This one is 
very much in demand. 
at ent (16G). Single, large orchid blooms almost cover 
the bush. 
EDNA (34G). Bright hose-in-hose pink. Larger flowers 
than Caroline Gable. 
ELIZABETH GABLE (21G). 5 ft. One of the best evergreen 
azaleas. Late, rose-pink flowers. Demand greater than 
supply. . 
ETHELWYN (49G). Single, light pink flowers. Light, 
glossy green foliage. 
FRINGED BEAUTY. Pink; single. Fringed. 
FUCHSIA (F4G). Lavender, spotted red; hose-in-hose. 
GABLE’S SCARLET (C4G). A brilliant orange scarlet hose- 
in-hose with ‘ruffled’ florets. Hardy and a dependable 
bloomer. r ‘ 
GLOW OF DAWN (115G). Glowing pink; single. ; 
_GRENADIER (S3G). 3 ft. broad. Covered with large, single, 
bright scarlet blooms. ‘ 
HERBERT (47G). Semi-double. Large frilled and ruffled, 
dark crimson purple. Good grower. 
HH. W. ANDERSON (145G). Single, blush-pink, red spotted. 
INDIAN SUMMER. Salmon; single. 
IRIQUOIS (45G). Single, salmon-red. 
JAMES GABLE (F1G). A blood red, hose-in-hose. More 
vivid in color than Hinodegiri. 
LA LUMIERE (100G). Single. A tall growing flame-red. 
Does well in shade. 
LA ROCHE (176G). One of the earliest Japanese types to 
bloom. Single, magenta-red flowers. Hardy. 
LORNA (C8G). Beautiful deep pink, fully double flowers 
borne in profusion on a compact evergreen plant. Flowers 
bloom early and last long without fading. 
LOUISE GABLE (13G). Double, salmon-pink. Midseason. 
One of the best of the evergreen types. 
MARYANN (38G). Double. A good pink with a profusion 
of bloom. Very hardy. 
MARY DALTON (111G). Early, hose-in-hose. Salmon-red, 
pointed petals like a double star. 
MARY FRANCIS HAWKINS (C3G). Pink, hose-in-hose, tall. 
MILDRED MAE (69G). Broad and shapely. Early, lavender 
with red spots. 
MIRIAM (A10G). Single, bright rose-pink. Very hardy. 
OLD FAITHFUL (136G). Single, orchid-pink. Dependable. 
PURPLE SPLENDOR (C1G). Hose-in-hose, purple-red 
fringed flowers. Hardy and dependable. Free flowering. 
Purples are the vogue now and Purple Splendor ranks 
very high with the best. 
