TEN OAKS NURSERY AND GARDENS 5 
The Glenn Dale Azaleas 
Hardy Evergreen and Semi-Evergreen 
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 
Dales 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. We have found, that all Glenn Dale 
Azaleas are hardy after they get some size and have 
become acclimated to your area. Protect and care for 
your young plants, the first winter or two, and they 
will pay you dividends. Read pages 3 and 4 again. 
When you receive your Spring catalog, order early as 
we raise a limited amount of plants and have sold out 
early both this year and last; thanks to our many fine 
customers over the 48 states. 
Glenn Dale Hybrid Azaleas 
Evergreen and Semi-Evergreen 
Descriptions by B. Y. Morrison: 
Mr. Morrison’s descriptions are the only true de- 
scriptions of the Glenn Dale Azaleas. They follow word 
for word as submitted to us. 
You will not find a complete list of the Glenn Dales 
this season. We have all of them in our test garden, 
but feel many should stay there until more is known 
about them, and they will be added to our list as they 
prove themselves or we have enough call for them to 
pay us to propagate. 
The ones listed this year, have proven to be outstand- 
ing in hardness, color, size, growth and have been 
picked by our customers as a very selective group 
without much overlapping. After working on them for 
five years we feel you have a wonderful group of 
Azaleas that are very worth while. Others will be added 
from time to time as they prove themselves. 
ALTAIR. Bush habit rather broad spreading, but prob- 
ably not over 4 ft. Leaves dark green. Flowers very 
round in outline, 1 to 8 in a head, 3 inches across, 
white with very few dots rather than flakes of rose- 
purple. Cut out all branches that sport to purple 
flowers. Mid-May. 1950 Release. 
2 to 4 inch, .50 
Keep lime away from Azaleas. 
AMBROSIA. Erect and somewhat spreading habit to 
8 ft. Leaves medium green, semi-pubescent. Flowers 
2 to 5 in a head, 1% to 2 inches across. Begonia pink 
becoming with age pale apricot in effect. Very dis- 
tinct color. Mid-April. 1949 Release. 
2 to 4 inch, .50 
ANDROS. Erect to broad spreading to overarching, 
5 to 6 feet. Leaves evergreen, medium size. Flowers 
double usually 2 to 4 in head, freely produced, 2 to 2% 
inches across, pure mallow pink. The great beauty of 
this variety lies in the early bud stages when blos- 
soms resemble rosebuds. May. 1949 Release. Avail- 
able 1953. 
2 to 4 inch, .50 
6 to 8 inch, 1.25 
ANTHEM. Large, single rose-pink. Morrison descrip- 
tion later. 1949 Release. 
2 to 4 inch .50 
15 to 18 inch 4.00 
ARCADIA. Strong, rather erect growth to widely 
spreading crown to 7 ft. Leaves medium green, 
moderate size. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in a 
head, 3 inches across, somewhat funnel-shaped, be- 
tween deep rose pink and rose color. Spots of blotch 
tyrian rose, showy, anthers brown and filaments 
tyrian rose. Late April. 1949 Release. 
2 to 4 inch .50 
10 to 12 inch, 2.25 
BALLET GIRL. Vigorous, upright to somewhat open 
growth to 7 ft. Leaves medium green. Flowers usual- 
ly 2 to 3 in a head but often grouped in large masses, 
hose-in-hose. General effect is orange red. Early to 
mid-April. 1949 Release. 
2 to 4 inch 50 
BEACON. Erect to eventually overarch-growth to 
5 ft. Leaves rather narrow, dark green. Flowers 
usually 2 to 8 in a head, 1% to 2 inches 
across, somewhat starry. Flowers almost pure rose 
doree, but in effect nearly pure red. Mid-April. 1948 
Release. 
2 to 4 inch .50 
BISHOP. Rather erect growth to 5 ft. eventually 
with broad top. Leaves not over 2 inches long, 
dark green. Flowers 2 to 5 in a head, the 
heads sometimes clustered, 1%, to 1% inches across, 
rather symmetrical, margins waved. A rose color 
self, as the tyrian rose dots of the blotch count 
rather as a darkening of hue. There is an under- 
lying tone of yellow that enlivens the color. Anthers 
dark. Mid to late April. 1949 Release. 
2 to 4 inch .50 
10 to 12 inch, 2.25 
BLUSHING MAID. Rather open Kaempferi-like habit 
to 7 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers usually 3 to 
5 in head, 2 to 2% inches across, almost round, mar- 
gins sinuate, between thulite pink and spinel pink. 
Late April, early May. 1951 Release. 
2 to 4 inch, .50 
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