| |and Azaleas, which are the
| | |most important of that
| | |class, as well as any other
| | |of the more vigorous
| | |plants, succeed in almost
| | |any soil that does not
| | |contain lime or chalk. In
| | |many sandy loams they grow
| | |with as much luxuriance as
| | |they do in peat; in fact,
| | |almost any loamy soil, free
| | |from lime or chalk, may be
| | |rendered suitable for them
| | |by a liberal admixture of
| | |leaf mould or any fibrous
| | |material, such as parings
| | |of pasture lands. When the
| | |soil is poor, thoroughly
| | |decayed cow dung is one of
| | |the best manures for
| | |Azaleas." Seed pods should
| | |be picked off immediately
| | |the flowers are over.
| | |
R. arborescens |Found by Pursh, |White, |This has fragrant flowers,
(Syn. Azalea, |and described in|tinged |and grows about 9 feet in
arborescens) |1816 in his |with rose,|the British Isles.
|"Flora of North |the |
|America." It is |stamens |
|a native of the |scarlet; |
|mountainous |occasion- |
|regions from |ally the |
|Pennsylvania to |colour is |
|South Carolina |rose |
|and Tennessee, | |
|especially about| |
|the lower | |
|portions of the |