known only as Azaleas,
| | |and in many places the name
| | |Azalea is still maintained.
| | |When the two
| | |sections--deciduous and
| | |evergreen--are compared it
| | |will be at once seen that
| | |there is no real structural
| | |difference between them.
| | |Although in the making of
| | |the two genera the number
| | |of stamens was considered
| | |one of the principal
| | |points, it has since been
| | |shown that it is a point
| | |unworthy of notice, as the
| | |number of stamens varies
| | |considerably in both
| | |deciduous and evergreen
| | |species. It is doubtful
| | |whether the name of Azalea
| | |will disappear, but we are
| | |following here the latest
| | |classification, and
| | |therefore place the
| | |"Azalea" in its proper
| | |group. About 20 species
| | |have been known under the
| | |name of Azalea, 3 or 4 of
| | |which are evergreen, and
| | |the remainder deciduous. Of
| | |these about half-a-dozen
| | |are really well known in
| | |gardens, either by the type
| |