While the heart of this book is its treatment of all the species of azaleas and more than 6000 cultivars, it also offers information on every aspect of growing and using azaleas in the garden, including landscaping, companion plants, culture, pests and diseases, hybridizing, and bonsai. It is the definitive book on the subject.
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While the heart of this book is its treatment of all the species of azaleas and more than 6000 cultivars, it also offers information on every aspect of growing and using azaleas in the garden, including landscaping, companion plants, culture, pests and diseases, hybridizing, and bonsai.
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The Pre-eminent Reference on Azaleas,
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Fred Galle, is an internationally known azalea expert and past president of the American Horticultural Society (he died 7/26/98 at the age of 79). First published in 1985, "Azaleas" is now in its third printing and is still considered the best reference on the subject and was recently listed by the AHS as one of the 75 Great American Garden Books. This is a reference book that no azalea enthusiast should be without.
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Azaleas, Revised and Enlarged Edition by Frfed C. Galle,
By Frank H. Simmonds, Jr. (Reisterstown, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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..........................I located "Azaleas, Revised and Enlarged Edition by Fred C. Galley" through Amazon.com and purchased it. This book is fascinating, it contains more information than I can ever use. It includes for hundreds of azaleas their names, color desriptions, seasons, origins, and more. There are color plates, sketches of petal shapes and petal markings which I had not seen before. When I open the book, I don't want to put it down.
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Azaleas is not just another "pretty" coffee table book but one that is intended for the serious, scientific study and enjoyment of the much-loved azalea. While the book does lack in color photographs, the information provided of both the history and breeding of these plants is detailed and informative. Not intended for light "beach reading", this text addresses a gardener's concerns from propagation to the health of azaleas. The information on the origins and the different varieties of azaleas is fascinating and throughly researched.
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The charm of variety, color and profusion of beautiful flowers belongs to the azaleas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deep yellowish pink, blotch orange yellow, blotch purplish red, strong purplish red, purplish red dots, strong purplish pink, strong yellowish pink, moderate purplish pink, moderate purplish red, wavy overlapping lobes, vivid purplish red, light purplish pink, blotch strong orange, color purplish pink, deep purplish pink, light yellowish pink, vivid purplish pink, strong reddish orange, moderate reddish orange, strong reddish purple, ruffled lobes, wavy lobes, deep pink stripes, yellow green blotch, vivid reddish orange Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Knap Hill, Glenn Dale, North America, United States, Camellia Lodge, Arnold Arboretum, New Zealand, New York, Exbury Azalea, North Carolina, Belgian Indian Hybrids, National Arboretum, Berna Park, New Jersey, Kaempfer Azalea, Sunningdale Nur, Van Acker, Flame Azalea, Royal Horticultural Society, South Carolina, Western Azalea, Korean Azalea, Mountain Laurel, Plant Introduction Section, Callaway Gardens New!
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The charm of variety, color and profusion of beautiful flowers belongs to the azaleas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deep yellowish pink, blotch orange yellow, blotch purplish red, strong purplish red, purplish red dots, strong purplish pink, strong yellowish pink, moderate purplish pink, moderate purplish red, wavy overlapping lobes, vivid purplish red, light purplish pink, blotch strong orange, color purplish pink, deep purplish pink, light yellowish pink, vivid purplish pink, strong reddish orange, moderate reddish orange, strong reddish purple, ruffled lobes, wavy lobes, deep pink stripes, yellow green blotch, vivid reddish orange Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Knap Hill, Glenn Dale, North America, United States, Camellia Lodge, Arnold Arboretum, New Zealand, New York, Exbury Azalea, North Carolina, Belgian Indian Hybrids, National Arboretum, Berna Park, New Jersey, Kaempfer Azalea, Sunningdale Nur, Van Acker, Flame Azalea, Royal Horticultural Society, South Carolina, Western Azalea, Korean Azalea, Mountain Laurel, Plant Introduction Section, Callaway Gardens New!
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- A Monograph of Azaleas: Rhododendron Subgenus Anthodendron by Ernest Henry Wilson in Back Matter
- Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles (Volume I: A-C) by W.J. Bean in Back Matter
- Contributions Toward a Classification of Rhododendron: Proceedings of Conference Held May 15-17, 1978, New York Botanical Gardens by International Rhododendron Conference in Back Matter
- Flora of Japan by Jisaburo Ohwi in Back Matter
- Johann Sebastian Bach by W. Felix on page 174
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