Permanent Evergreen Shrubs 
You can be sure of getting the very best in plants when you buy Armstrong quality. And you will save time, trouble, and money, 
too, by getting the best whether you are planting a ground cover or a big spreading oak for future generations to enjoy. 
Landscape Planning Service 
Just as a jeweler selects just the right setting to bring out the beauty of a precious stone, so our 
landscape designers select just the right plants and professionally prepare a plan to make your 
place outstanding and distinctive. They plan, too, for your persdénal enjoyment and comfort—for 
the out-of-door living you may desire—they control your climate by planting the right trees and 
shrubs to direct breezes or give cooling shade. This professional landscape planning truly makes 
your home your castle. And, plus the priceless enjoyment which you receive from your distinctively 
landscaped place, is the dollar value which it adds to your home. 
Careful planning brings you these things so easily. Our landscape designers are just as close as 
your phone. Call any one of our six salesyards—we’ll tell you how easy it is to get this special 
Armstrong service. 
Colorful Spring Blooming 
Displaying masses of bloom in delightful lavenders, pinks, salmons, 
and vivid reds and crimsons, azaleas are a garden feature for many 
weeks during the spring. Even when they are not in bloom, the com- 
pact plants with their attractive evergreen foliage make fine ornamentals 
for a shady spot. Single plants are effective, but a group or mass puts 
Shipping Plants 
in Containers 
On all plants in containers or balled (except 
camellias) where shipment by common carrier 
is requested, a charge of 10% of the cost is 
made for packing. If your order is mixed, ze., 
if it includes both container and bare root 
plants, you pay packing charges on the con- 
tainer material only. Plant material in contain- 
ers (including camellias) will be shipped by 
express or freight with transportation charges 
collect upon delivery. 
Azaleas 
Choose a spot where the sunlight is well filtered or one in full shade 
for your azaleas. They require an acid soil which can be provided by 
mixing liberal quantities of peat moss or leaf mold with the soil at 
planting time (they grow very well in pure peat moss). Instructions on 
the subsequent care of azaleas and camellias will be found in your 
on a great show. 
Azalea 
Rutherfordiana 
Illustrated on page 45 
Plant Pat. Nos. 145, 146, 147 
These are magnificent hybrids with blooms so 
large and so profuse that you are often not able 
to see the plant. Grows 2 to 4 feet in height 
and always well covered with shining ever- 
green foliage. 
All varieties, blooming size, 6-inch pots, $3.95; 
9-inch pots, $6.45. 
Albion Big, snowy white, semi-double flowers, 
usually at their best at Easter. 
Constance Deep lavender-pink, paling to light 
pink at the center. Blooms early to midseason. 
Dorothy Gish Brick-red with darker red mark- 
ings at the throat. Early to midseason. 
Firelight Semi-double—of bright cherry-red 
with gracefully ruffled petals. Early. 
L. J. Bobbink Big wavy-petaled flowers of ex- 
tremely lovely lilac or mauve. Blooms late. 
Purity Big high-centered blooms of immacu- 
late white with two rows of daintily ruffled pet- 
als. An early and very prolific bloomer. 
Rose Queen Large, double, deep rose pink 
flowers—the brightest of any pink azalea we 
have. Blooms early. 
Armstrong Planting Instructions. 
Azalea Indica 
These are the colorful kinds found in the fa- 
mous old azalea gardens of the South. The 
plants are very attractive and inclined to be 
lower-growing and more spreading than the 
others. All varieties below, 6-inch pots, $3.95; 
9-inch pots, $6.45. 
Albert and Elizabeth Deep pink, edged and 
flecked with white. Early. 
Fred Sanders Deep cherry-red. Early. 
Hollandia Double orange-red. Midseason. 
Lambertus C. Bobbink Double flowers of 
glowing scarlet. A very vigorous plant. Blooms 
late. Plant Pat. No. 611. 
Mme. Petrick Superba Semi-double, rosy pink 
with a margin of white. Early. 
Pax Large, semi-double white. Midseason. 
Perts de Noisy Large pale pink. Midseason. 
Pink Pearl Delicate single pink. Midseason. 
Schame Frize Deep salmon-pink with flecks 
of red. Double. Midseason. 
Snowdrift Large, pure white. Very late. 
William Van Orange Traffic signal red. Very 
large double flower. Blooms late. 
Kurume Azaleas 
Indescribably lovely in late winter and early 
spring when the plants are covered with clouds 
of pastel-hued bloom. The plants are taller (3 
to 6 feet) than those of either Rutherfordianas 
or Indicas and are hardy to about 10°. They 
sometimes lose some of their leaves in winter. 
All varieties, blooming size, 6-inch pots, $3.00; 
9-inch pots, $5.50. 
Coral Bells The most popular of all Kurumes. 
Semi-double flowers of dainty pink. 
Coralie The plant becomes a profusion of 
semi-double blooms of glowing deep salmon- 
pink. 
Laughing Water Unusual among Kurumes 
for its very large blooms; 214 inches across. 
The big fragrant flowers are snow-white. 
For Any Occasion— 
Living Bouquets 
Azaleas make long remembered gifts. After 
the bloom is enjoyed indoors, the plant can 
be set out in the garden to bloom again year 
after year. From mid-December until Easter, 
you can get azalea plants in full bloom and 
have them attractively gift-wrapped at any of 
our six salesyards. 
Armstrong Quality Camellias 
There is good reason why camellias are one of the most desirable orna- 
mental plants for Southern California. Even when not in bloom, the 
plant with its big shining deep green foliage is very attractive. But 
when covered with the waxy-textured long-lasting blooms, perfect in 
every detail, and when you can enjoy them right in the middle of win- 
ter—nothing is more delightful. 
Alba Plena No wonder it is called “the per- 
fect white.” The high-centered formal flowers 
never have a petal out of place and never show 
a stamen. Gal. tins, $3.50. 5-gal. tins, $12.00. 
C. M. Hovey (Colonel Firey) Beautiful formal 
flowers, up to 5 inches across, of glowing rich 
crimson. Blooms late. Illustrated on page 46. 
Gal tins, $3.50. 
There is always a shady, well-drained spot in every garden for a camellia 
and the acid soil they need can be provided by mixing liberal quantities 
of peat moss or leaf mold with the soil. 
Solid colored camellias may sometimes show markings or a variation in 
form or color. This does not mean that the plant is incorrectly named. 
It is the nature of some varieties to be variable. 
Lovely New Pink 
C. M. Wilson If you look at the color illustra- 
tion of Elegans on page 45, and imagine the 
same flower in an all-over clear soft pink, you 
will have a mental picture of this lovely new 
5-gal. tins, $12.00. 
Anita The rows of wide flaring petals, deep 
pink striped and flecked with red, surround a 
compact tuft of golden stamens. A handsome 
plant which blooms to beat the band. 
Gal. tins, $4.25. 5-gal. tins, $15.00. 
Cameo Pink A formal double, 214 to 3 inches 
across, of delicate rose-pink. The fine big plant 
blooms freely—each bloom a perfect corsage 
flower. Gal. tins, $3.50. 
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kind. Many experts consider it the finest new 
camellia to have been introduced in years. Like 
Elegans, the big 6-inch flowers are always per- 
fect and the vigorous low-growing plant blooms 
profusely. Gal. tins, $5.00. 5-gal. tins, $17.50. 
