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BELTSVILLE AZALEAS 
Here is a group of azaleas originated at the Plant In- 
dustry Station of the U. S. Department of Agriculture at 
Beltsville, Md. These are mostly good greenhouse flower- 
ing varieties as well as being hardy in colder sections. 
The descriptions of the named varieties are from -descrip- 
tions furnished by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
NOTE: Beltsville Azaleas start flowering in EARLY MAY. 
SIZES AND PRICES OF BELTSVILLE AZALEAS 
A— 6 to 10 in. High (Bedded) ........ 5.2. cee eee $1.00 
B—10 to 12 in. High (Bedded). :... ....< sca ee 1.50 
C—_12 to 15. im. High (Bedded). .. <<... 322 see 2.00 
D—15'to 18 ins Grield) fence as ses a ase ee ee 3.50 
E18 ‘to 24 in» (Field) 60.25 2-686 .. =: SRE io ee 5.00 
F—74 to 30 ink (Field) !0.0... 923. -2. 5. 2 eee 7.50 
G—30 to 36 in.’ (Meld). 2.9223. +. 2 * 2 eee 10.00 
Letters after varieties indicate sizes available. 
ANIMATION (No. 145). Kaempferi hybrid x Obtusum. 
Plant erect, moderately branched with long shoots like 
Kaempferi; foliage semi-persistent, leaves dark green, 
large. Flowers vivid scarlet when first open, throat very 
faintly spotted with darker dots, 1% in. across, hose- 
in-hose, petals nearly flat, margins slightly wavy, flower- 
ing profusely. ABCDEFG. 
BLUSH (No. 180). Kaempferi hybrid x Snow. Plant erect, 
similar in form to Kaempferi; foliage semi-persistent, 
medium green. Flowers light pink, tinted lavender, 1%4 
in. across, throat marked with darker pink dots, hose-in- 
hose, petals broad, flat, margins rounded. ABCDEFG. 
CAROL (No. 61). Firefly x Snow. Plant branching freely 
from base; foliage semi-persistent, leaves medium green. 
Flowers white, throat unspotted, 1 to 1% in. across, 
hose-in-hose, petals slightly wavy, margins rounded, 3 to 
5 flowers per cluster. ABCDEFG. 
CINDY (No. 205). Kaempferi hybrid x Obtusum. Plant 
well branched at base, erect; spreading, rounded, com- 
pact: foliage semi-persistent, leaves light green. Flowers 
rose, tinted lavender, throat faintly spotted with red 
dots, 13%, in. across, hose-in-hose, front set of petals 
broad, rear set slightly smaller, 2 to 4 per cluster. 
ABCDEFG. 
FOAM (No. 11). Firefly x Snow. Plant low branching; 
foliage persistent, leaves dark green. Flowers white, 
unspotted in throat, 1% in. across, hose-in-hose, petals 
medium broad, slightly wavy, 2 to 4 flowers per cluster. 
ABCDEFG. 
FROSTY (No. 127). Kaempferi hybrid x Snow. Plant 
moderately branched; foliage semi-persistent, leaves dark 
green. Flowers white, 1% in. across, hose-in-hose, petals 
ate wavy, margins blunt pointed, indented. ABCD- 
GUY YERKES (No. 135). A hybrid of Kaempferi and 
Snow. The piants are profusely branched with large 
dark glossy green leaves. Foliage persistent, flowers 
hose-in-hose, 134 to 2% in. in diameter, borne in clusters 
of 3 to 5, salmon-pink fading to light pink—very at- 
tractive at all times. ABC. 
H. H. HUME (No. 224). A hybrid of Indica Alba and 
Snow. Plants are moderately branched, erect-spreadin 
with foliage partially persistent. Flowers white, wit 
faintly yellowish throat, hose-in-hose type, 2 in. across, 
2 to 5 flowers per cluster, stamens mostly 5. Hardy as 
pe as New England, and does well in the South. 
INNOCENCE (No. 17). Firefly x Snow. Plant branching 
freely from base, medium spreading, compact; foliage 
persistent, dark green when mature, flowers white, throat 
very slightly marked with greenish yellow, 1% in. across, 
hose-in-hose, petals medium broad, edges rounded, flow- 
ers produced abundantly. ABCDEFG. 
LARK (No. 22). Firefly x Snow. Plant branched moder- 
ately, spreading: foliage persistent, leaves dark green 
when mature. Flowers white, throat faintly tinted yel- 
lowish green, 11%4 in. across, hose-in-hose, petals medium 
broad. ABCDEFG. 
LUCIA (No. 25). Firefly x Snow. Plant erect branching 
moderately; foliage persistent. Flowers white, throat un- 
spotted, 1% in. across, hose-in-hose, petals broad, margin 
distinctly crimped. ABCDEFG. 
LUCINDA (No. 203). Kaempferi hybrid x Snow. Plant 
well branched from base, spreading, rounded, rather 
compact; foliage semi-persistent, leaves light green. 
Flowers rose pink, 1%4 in. across, hose-in-hose, petals 
broad, lighter at base of tube, 5 per cluster. ABCDEFG. 
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