Plant AZALEAS 
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Abundance of bloom, brillianey of color and attractive habit of 
growth all combine to make Azaleas ideal shrubs for Northwest 
gardens. They revel in our acid soil and each spring burst forth 
in a blaze of color unrivaled by anything else in the garden. The 
lower growing evergreen kinds may be used for edgings or in 
broad masses, while the taller deciduous sorts are especially suited 
for interplanting with evergreen shrubs. 
PLANTING OF EVERGREEN AZALEAS B—> 
EVERGREEN 
Coral Bells. Dainty pink blooms on plants 
of compact yet graceful habit. The blos- 
soms are semi-double or Hose-in-Hose 
type. 
Hinodegiri. Compact plants with dense 
masses of brilliant red blooms in early 
spring. 
Ledifolia alba. Big fragrant white blooms 
on plants of graceful habit. Blooms in 
May. 
Macrantha. Low spreading bush com- 
pletely covered with salmon pink flowers. 
in June. 
Rosaflora. Very low and compact. Densely 
studded with fully double salmon-pink 
blooms resembling miniature roses. 
DECIDUOUS 
Altaclarensis. A vigorous grower with 
masses of bright orange-yellow blooms in 
May. 
Mollis. Perhaps the most popular of all. 
The blooms, in various shades of yellow, 
orange and pink, appear before the 
leaves. Be sure to find room for at least 
one group of these in your garden. 
CAMELLIAS 
Camellias are prized in Northwest gar- 
dens for their habit of blooming in late 
winter and early spring, and their glossy 
evergreen foliage which is attractive the 
year around. All have lovely blooms 
which find many uses in corsages and 
flower arrangements. 
Bella Romana. Large light double pink 
flowers profusely striped, splashed and 
penciled with crimson. Unique and much 
sought after. 
Colonel Firey. Perhaps the finest red 
Camellia. The glowing crimson blooms, 
of flat and symmetrical form, are often 
6 inches across. 
Debutante. One of the finest new varie- 
ties with beautiful fully double ball 
shaped flowers of a delicate shade of 
pink. Ideal as a corsage flower. 
Chandleri elegans. Largest and most 
popular peony-flowered Camellia. Broad 
blooms with a center of tightly curled 
petals. Color soft rose, often relieved with 
splashes of white. 
Cheerful. Masses of rosy red blooms pro- 
duced in great abundance. 
Herme. Delightfully fragrant flowers 5 
to 6 inches across. Semi-double, petals 
broad, large, light pink with an irregular 
border of white around each. 
Elena Nobile. Medium sized double flame 
red flowers which show a few stamens in 
the center. A free flowering late variety 
of exceptional merit. 
Grandiflora Rosea. One of the finest deep 
pink semi-double camellias. From salmon- 
rose to bright, deep pink. Very large with 
a column of stamens in the center. Vigor- 
ous, spreading bush with large shining 
deep green pointed foliage. 
Kumasaka. Very large double salmon 
pink blooms late in the season. 
Mathotiana alba. Very large full double 
white flowers, sometimes tinged with 
pink. 
Pink Perfection. Symmetrical double 
blooms of clear light pink. A very popu- 
lar old variety. 
Purity. Large snow white double blooms, 
often 6 inches across. Perhaps the most 
popular white. 
Wakanoura Red. Large slightly cupped 
semi-double blooms of rich red color. 
PLANTING AND CARE OF 
CAMELLIAS 
Select a semi-shady position protected 
from the hot sun. A spot beneath trees 
where the plants get some morning sun 
and filtered sunlight the rest of the day 
is ideal. Complete shade the entire day 
should be avoided. 
A loose, well-drained soil, containing 4 
garden loam, % leaf mold and % thor- 
oughly moistened peat moss is ideal. 
Where leaf mold is not available add 
more peat. 
Dig a hole 12 to 18 inches wider and 3 
to 4 inches deeper than the root ball. Fill 
in bottom with a good soil mixture and 
place the top of the root ball even with 
the ground level. Soak the plant well and 
also water top and bottom. 
Apply acid fertilizer right after bloom- 
ing and in August. Apply fertilizer to 
damp soil and water in well. 
Camellias should never be cultivated 
over % inch deep. Mulch to keep roots 
damp and cool. 
Camellias love lots of water but the soil 
must be well drained. Sprinkle ground 
and leaves every night during the hot 
summer. 
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