From the shadow of 
Fujivama to your own 
front lawn 
KAEMPFERI 
AZALEA 
No Groupe of Shrubs 
HAS MORE STRIKING BEAUTY! 
No group of shrubs has greater beauty or variety of form. Azalea species important 
to the gardener are natives of a relatively small portion of the world—eastern half of 
the United States, Korea, Japan, Formosa, and eastern China, the Caucasus-Black 
Sea region and our Pacific States. 
Flowers of azaleas have a remarkable color range—white and yellow, orange, scarlet, 
crimson and purple, with an array of intermediate hues of differing intensities. Flowers 
are single, semi-double and double. 
With such a range of forms, the landscape possibilities of azaleas are unlimited. 
At the same time a collection of the older plants affords excellent cut flowers. If 
pruning becomes desirable in order to shape the plants, it may be done during the 
blooming period and the cut flowers used for decoration. 
Azaleas require a minimum of care and are long-lived. Specimens growing mm Eng- 
land are 300 years old. Hence the purchase and growing of expensive Perkie Plants 
of better varieties becomes a source of monetary, as well as esthetic, return. 
Perkie KAEMPFERI AZALEAS 
A distinct group of azaleas known as Kaemp- 
fert was brought to the attention of the hor- 
ticultural world as early as 1712. They are 
widely distributed in the mountains of Japan, 
where they are native and found growing in 
thickets, grassy areas and on the edges of 
woodlands. 
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Since their discovery, many of them have 
been hybridized and have become beautiful 
and valuable features of any landscape. They 
have a wealth of color in pastel tints, ranging 
from pink through orange, red, salmon and 
purple. Blossoms appear in May and June. 
Since the flowers are somewhat bleached by 
strong sunlight, it is best to plant Kaempferi 
Wonderful therapy for all. It’s relaxing and fun 
to watch Perkies grow. 
