with early spring flowers. Shell-pink flowers 
of large size. Foliage turns shade of red in late 
summer. 
Azalea Viscosa 
(SWAMP AZALEA) Blooms in June and July. 
While this plant is often found growing in low, 
swampy places it is also a native of higher 
locations and does well in either place. Fragrant 
white flowers. 
Azalea Arborescens 
(SWEET AZALEA) Blooms in June. Flowers 
white or slightly pink. Fragrant. Plant is broad 
and dense in growth and heavily foliaged. 
Mountain Laurel 
Kalmia Latifolia 
(MOUNTAIN LAUREL) Blooms in early June. 
Clusters of white or light pink flowers. Glossy, 
dark-green leaves. Evergreen. The name Laurel 
is often incorrectly applied to varities of Rhodo- 
dendron. While they are both evergreen there 
are many distinguishing characteristics of each 
in color of flower and the shape of leaf. If you 
are not familiar with the true Mountain Laurel 
there is a real treat in store for you. The Pennsyl- 
vania and Connecticut State flower (Photograph 
above). 
Kalmia Angustifolia 
(LAMBKILL) Of low growing spreading habit, 
foliage smaller and lighter green. Flowers 
Seaee? rose and smaller than the Mountain 
.aurel. 
