Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . Azalea Indica (X ]ji. 176. Double-flowered Azalea Ind: colored or carmine ; calyx-lobes lanceolate ; stamens 10, with purple anthers. May, June. China. B.M. 1480. L.B.C.3:275. (2) Lvs. obovate or obovate-lanceolate, obtuse, rarely acute ; %-^ in. long, less strigose, and usually shil

Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . Azalea Indica (X ]ji. 176. Double-flowered Azalea Ind: colored or carmine ; calyx-lobes lanceolate ; stamens 10, with purple anthers. May, June. China. B.M. 1480. L.B.C.3:275. (2) Lvs. obovate or obovate-lanceolate, obtuse, rarely acute ; %-^ in. long, less strigose, and usually shil Stock Photo
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Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . Azalea Indica (X ]ji. 176. Double-flowered Azalea Ind: colored or carmine ; calyx-lobes lanceolate ; stamens 10, with purple anthers. May, June. China. B.M. 1480. L.B.C.3:275. (2) Lvs. obovate or obovate-lanceolate, obtuse, rarely acute ; %-^ in. long, less strigose, and usually shilling above : low, much-branched shrubs. Var. macr&ntha, Reichb. {A. macrdntha, Bunge. A.Danielsit)nir, Paxt.). Lvs. coriaceous, dark green, shining, obovate or oval ; fls. usually single, 2-3 in.broad, pink or purplish pink ; stamens 5-10, usuallyenclosed. May, June. China. P.M.I: 129. S.B.F.G.II.3:261. —Prom this variety nearly all of the beautifulgarden forms of the Indian Azaleas have originated bycross-breeding with other varieties and forms of .^ .Indica introduced from Japanese and Chinese gardens, and by hybridizing, especially with ., 1. rosmarinifdlia.To this variety may be referred the following re-markable forms : Var. crispifldra. Van Houtte. Pis.large, rose-colored, with distinctlv crisped segments.F.S. 9:887. B