TEN OAKS NURSERY AND GARDENS 9 
The Glenn Dale Azaleas 
These new and beautiful hybrid azaleas were origi- 
nated by Mr. B. Y. Morrison, and introduced by The 
Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction De- 
partment. 
We say, a greater piece of work has never been done 
for the thousands of people who love azaleas but be- 
came discouraged from growing them after a severe 
cold night followed by a hot day in the late Fall or 
Spring killed many of their pets. 
The Glenn Dale Azaleas, (1) were bred for hardi- 
ness in this area of changeable climate, and we have 
already noticed the lack of bark rupture and bud kill; 
(2) they were bred for large and varied-colored flowers, 
and certainly have both, for flowers from two to four 
inches across are common, and a few come larger; (3) 
they have been bred for more uses. Their mature 
growth may be 1 or 2 feet or it may be 6 to 8 feet, 
enabling us to use them to advantage in many more 
landscape problems; (4) many gaps have been filled 
in the azalea-blooming period. We may have Glenn 
Dale’s from the middle of April until June in almost 
a continuous stream of bloom. It is evident if this 
work of Mr. Morrison’s continues, azaleas will be avail- 
able in years to come that we have never dreamed of. 
Try a few of the new releases each year and keep your 
interest with them. 
1950 OBSERVATIONS 
Another twelve-month period has passed and we have 
lost no Glenn Dale Azaleas in our test arboretum. 
That’s good news for you. The 1950 releases listed 
here for the first time have not finished their trials yet, 
but we think they will pass the rugged tests we give 
them. As you will only be able to purchase small 
plants of the 1950 releases this year, we advise winter 
protection the first year. Plants always winter better 
as they get some age on them. 
Glenn Dale Hybrid Azaleas 
Descriptions by B. Y. Morrison: 
Mr. Morrison’s deseriptions are the only true de- 
scriptions of the Glenn Dale Azaleas. They follow word 
for word as submitted to us. 
* Asterisk—Note. Plants marked thus are very scarce 
this year. Don’t be disappointed if we are sold out, if 
your order is late. Name a substitute. 
P.I. 160069—Abbot. Very vigorous erect to wide 
spreading to 5 ft. Leaves small lanceolate, dark 
green. Flowers from 1 to 4 in a head, 2% to 8 
inches across of a very beautiful form like that of 
the so-called “Belgian” azaleas. Rose color, slightly 
paler at base of tube, very few dots of Tyrian rose, 
margins of lobes undulate. Late April. 1949 Re- 
lease. 
We have seen nothing better than Glenn Dale Azaleas. 
