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'Lyric' 2-1/2 - 3, chartreuse Trying to Identify Those Glenn Dales 'Mary Helen' 2, chartreuse 'Moonbeam' 4 - 5 Jane Newman 'Niagara' 2-1/2, chartreuse Great Falls, VA 'Omen' 2 - 2-1/ 2, chartreuse 'Polar Sea' 3, chartreuse 'Safrano' 3-1/2, touch of chartreuse on upper lobe First of all, the emphasis is on the words "trying to." This is intended to be 'Seafoam 3, chartreuse helpful to anyone who has acquired a property with a large collection of untagged 'Silver Moon' 3, chartreuse Glenn Dales or who has suffered a major disaster with respect to lost or illegible 'Snow Wreath' 3-1/2, faint char- labels-as I did. Basic source of the data is B. Y. Morrison's Monograph 20 as re- treuse printed in Lee's Azaleas. Several corrections or additions to descriptions have ap- 'Swansong' 3-1/2 - 4, yellow peared in THE AZALEAN (see particularly issue for October 1980). A "(c)" indi- 'Undine' 2 - 2-1/2, small dots cates a variety for which such a description change is used. Asterisks (*) indicate on upper 3 lobes varieties about which comments or personal quibbles are listed alphabetically at `Vespers' 3, chartreuse the end of the article. `Vestal' 2 - 2-1/2, chartreuse Mid-May to Later `Snowclad' 3 - 3-1/2, chartreuse `Wavelet' 2-1/2, yellow Since most of us don't have access to a Ridgway , it can be useful Mid- to Late May to group plants by color descriptions. Thus, if, for example, you have a plant 'Furbelow' (c) 2-1/2 - 3, Viridine whose identity you are pretty sure of and which is shown as having Nopal yellow flowers, your possibilities for a different plant with the same color blossoms are 'Moonstone' 2-1/2 - 3, chartreuse narrowed to fewer than half a dozen. 'Wisdom' 2, chartreuse End of May Solid white Glenn Dales are listed below by bloom sequence, size of flower 'Snowscape' 2 in inches, flower form (if other than single) and color, if any, of blotch or throat Some white Glenn Dales are dis- (many of the blotches fade rather quickly). tinctive-'Moonbeam', for example, Early April because of its size. 'Angelus' (c) has a 'Samite' 2, hose-in-hose rare flush of pale when first Early to Mid-April opening. 'Arctic' is mostly six-lobed. 'Cantabile' 2 - 2-1/2 'Lyric' may have clusters up to 14 flowers. 'Vestal' has a strong tendency Mid-April toward petaloids, and the very dwarf 'Bridal Veil' 3, Chrysolite Green on upper 3 lobes 'Carrara' also has some petaloids. Late April 'Treasure' has long, pale buds. 'Angelus' (c) 2 - 2-1/2, purple Maybe one 'Vespers' blossom out of 'Glacier' 2-1/ 2 - 3 200 has a little purple. The dark green 'Ivory' 2 or 3 flowers in head, 4" high, 3" wide foliage of 'Glacier' is extremely lus- 'Treasure' 3-1/2 - 4-1/2, suggestion of pink trous and almost round. Sister seed- Late April to Early May lings 'Angela Place' and 'Polar Sea 'Ranger' 2 - 2-1/2, double, suggestion of chartreuse have wide open or flat flowers. Possi- bilities for other white unknowns may Early to Mid-May at least be narrowed by noting the 'Angela Place' 3 shape and color of leaves, whether `Cygnet' (c) 1-1/2, pale yellow blossom margins are ruffled or frilled, `Driven Snow' 3 and the number of flowers in a head. `Everest' 2, pale chartreuse 'Helen Close' 2-1/2 - 3, very pale yellow Variegated White 'Nativity' 2 - 2-1/ 2, very pale chartreuse Variegated white Glenn Dales are Mid-May shown by bloom sequence, size of 'Arctic' 2-1/ 2 - 3, greenish flower in inches, flower form (if other `Carrara' 2-1/2 - 3, yellowish than single) and variegation color. 'Damask' 2, hose-in-hose Early to Mid-April 'Eucharis' 3, chartreuse 'Minuet', Amparo Purple

14 • THE AZALEAN/March 1992 `' 1-1/2 - 2, hose-in-hose, 'Defiance' 2, Eugenia Red 'Patriot' 2-3/4 - 3, Phlox Purple Pink 'Frivolity' 2-1/2, Eugenia Red 'Prodigal' 2-3/4 -3, Phlox Purple 'Portent' 1 -1-1/ 2, 'Futurity' 2-1/2, hose-in-hose, Ros- 'Roundelay' 2-3/4 -3, Phlox Purple Mid-April olane Purple `Scherzo' 2-1 /2 - 3, Hortense Violet 'Capella' 2 - 2-1/ 2, hose-in-hose, 'Gallant' 2-1/ 2, red 'Scholar' 2-1/ 2- 3, Mathew's Purple 'Gnome' 2-1/2, Eugenia Red 'Silver Cup' 2-3/4 - 3-1 / 4, 'Cinderella' 2 - 2-1/ 2, Eugenia 'Goblin' 2, Eugenia Red Amparo Purple Red to Acajou Red 'Grandam' 3, Liseran Purple 'Silver Lace' 2-3/ 4 - 3, Purple (true) 'Delight' 3-4, Phlox Purple 'Joker' 3-3-1/2, Rosolane Purple 'Trinket' 2-1/2 -3, Pale Amaranth 'Dimity'* 1-1/2 - 2, Spinel Red 'Kohinoor' 3, Nopal Red Pink 'Duenna' 1 - 1-1/2, Rosolane Pur- 'Madcap' 2, Eugenia Red 'Whimsical' 2, Phlox Purple ple 'Masquerade' 2-1/2, Tyrian Pink 'Winedror 2-3/ 4 -3, Phlox Purple 'Fantasy' 2, dull red 'Memento' 2, Liseran Purple 'Zephyr' 2-3/4-3, Light Mallow 'Festive* 2 - 2-1/ 2, dull 'Moira' 2, Eugenia Red Purple 'Geisha' 1-1/2 - 2, Livid Purple `Motley' 2 Tyrian Pink Possibilities may again be nar- 'Limerick' 1-1/2 - 2, Spinel Pink to 'Paprika' 2, Eugenia Red rowed by noting the color of any Spinel Red 'Pinocchio' (c), 2, Nopal Red blotch, shape and color of leaves, 'Marmora' (c) 2 - 2-1/ 2, hose-in- 'Pinto' 2-1/2, Eugenia Red whether margins are ruffled or frilled, hose, red 'Presto 2-1/2, between Eugenia and number of flowers in the head, as 'Pied Piper' 2-3/4 - 3, Amaranth Red and Acajou Red well as amount and form (dots, flakes, Pink 'Puck' 2-1/2 -3, Acajou Red sanding, and/or stripes) of the varie- 'Satrap' 2- 2-1/ 2, Eugenia Red to 'Punchinello' 3- 3-1/ 2, Rosolane gations. 'Pied Piper' (c) usually has six Acajou Red Purple petals. Many variegated have 'Rogue' 3, Mallow Purple Mid- to Late April solid sports. 'Cadenza' sometimes 'Satyr' 3, Mallow Purple sports to a striking Rosolane Purple 'Caprice' 2, red 'Shimmer' 2, Rose Color 'Quakeress' 2- 2-3/4, Bishop's border with a white center. 'Consola- 'Silver Mist' 2, Magenta tion, 'Galaxy', and 'Scherzo' also may Purple 'Sorcerer' 2, Rosolane Purple 'Stardust' 2- 2-1/4, purple have occasional dark bordered sports. 'Spangles' 2-1/2, Jasper Red 'Prodigal' has sports of Pale Amparo Mid-April to Early May 'Taffeta' 2- 2-1/2, Rosolane Purple Purple with white edges and a crim- 'Alabaster' 2-2-1/2, hose-in-hose, 'Talisman' 2-1/2 Eugenia Red son blotch on the upper lobe. 'Delight' Spinel Pink 'Tomboy' 2, Eugenia Red has sports that resemble the Sekidera Late April 'Trousseau' 3, Spinel Pink form of R. 'Mucronatum'. 'Puck' 'Cascade* 1-1/2, hose-in-hose, bril- 'Vanguard' 2-1/2, Old Rose sports to branches with white flowers. liant Rose Pink 'Yeoman' 2-1/2, Eugenia Red Mid- to Late May White Center Late April to Early May Glenn Dales whose usual color pat- 'Glee' 2 - 2-1 /2, Mallow Purple 'Acrobat' 2-1/2, Mallow Purple 'Allegory' 2-3/ 4 - 3, Light Phlox tern is a white or near-white center Early to Mid-May Purple and a darker border are listed below 'Harlequin' 2, Phlox Purple 'Antique' 2-3/4 -3, Phlox Purple by bloom sequence, size of bloom in 'Lacquer' 3, Old Rose 'Ave Maria' 2-1/ 2- 3, Phlox Purple inches, and color of border. 'Novelty' 2, Phlox Purple 'Baroque 2-1/2 -3, Phlox Purple Early to Mid-April `Polonaise' 2, Magenta 'Blizzard' 2-3/4-3, Phlox Purple 'Caress' 2 - 2-1 / 4, pale pink 'Requiem' 2, Magenta 'Cadenza' 2, Magenta `Dayspring' 1-3/4 - 2, paler than 'Sonata' 2-1/ 2, Phlox Purple to true 'Cavatina' 2-3/4 -3-1/4, Phlox Pur- Rose Pink Purple ple Early to Mid-May Mid-May 'Consolation' 2-1/ 2 - 3, Light Am- 'Martha Hitchcock' 3, Magenta 'Altair' 3, Rose-Purple paro Purple 'Aviator' 2-3/4, Eugenia Red `Dowager' 3, Magenta May 'Chameleon' 3 - 3-1/2, Rosolane 'Egoist' 2-1/2-3, Phlox Purple 'Bravura' 2-1/ 2 - 3, Rose Pink Purple 'Folly' 2-3/4 -3, Tyrian Pink Mid-May 'Chum' 2, Eugenia Red 'Galaxy' 2-1/2 - 3, Light Phlox Pur- 'Boldface' 3, Light Phlox Purple 'Cinnabar' 3, Spinel Red ple 'Fawn' 2 - 2-1/ 2, Mallow Pink 'Cocktail' 2, Eugenia Red 'Killarney' 2-3/ 4 -3-1 / 4, Phlox 'Helen Gunning' 2-1 / 2, Tyrian 'Conquest' 2-1/2 - 2-3/ 4, Rhoda- Purple Pink mine Purple 'Niphetos' 2-1/2-3, Phlox Purple 'Picotee' 2, Liseran Purple ' Cup' 2, red 'Orison' 2-1/2, Magenta `Susannah' 2-1 / 2, Mallow Purple

March 1992/THE AZALEAN • 15 Mid- to Late May from the margins with Pale Amaranth 'Chanticleer' 'Luna' 3-1/2, almost Tyrian Rose Pink, often with a white area in the Aster Purple [deep purplish Red] 'Sarabande' 2-3/4 — 3, Light Phlox center of each lobe. 'Pixie' is white, 'Dauntless' Purple with central rays of Spinel Pink and a Begonia Rose [deep purplish Pink] Late May, Early June Spinel Red blotch on the upper lobe 'Ambrosia' 'Aztec' 3, between Rose Doree and and occasional stripes. 'Herald' is 'Bagatelle' Red white, with some Magenta stripes but 'Copperman' "chiefly distinguished by the blotch of 'Delilah' Several of these varieties produce dull dots on the upper lobe 'Elizabeth' solid sports. 'Aztec' (c) is not depend- and pale Phlox Purple flush over the 'Fashion' able for having a white eye or center. flower face". The top half of the three 'Gorgeous' 'Picotee' (c) may vary from year to upper petals of 'Teresa' are Amaranth 'Kashmir' year in having white centers. The Pink; the bottom half and two lower 'Madrigal' white center of 'Bravura' (c) comes petals are pale Amaranth Pink. All 'Mascot' with age. petals are flaked and striped light Ros- 'Melanie' With age 'Alight' (c) usually devel- olane Purple, with white stripes 'Opera' ops flowers with lighter center. 'Wel- around the margins; the heavy blotch 'Pink Star' come* has white in the throat on the is Pomegranate Purple. 'Shannon' four lower petals and occasional Non-white 'Velvet' sports that show whitish centers. Brilliant Red In the breakdown of non-whites by 'Cranford' (c) and 'Stunner' (c)*, two 'Buccaneer' (darker upper lobe) sister seedlings and cobloomers of color, qualifiers such as "little paler than" or "slightly deeper than" are not Brownish Red 'Aztec', may have white centers. Oth- 'Jubilant' (c) noted. Also not shown are references er ordinarily solid-colored varieties that may have white centers, especial- to suffusions, undertones, "flushed with", "carries as", and color and 'Bettina' ly with age, are 'Celestial' (c), 'Crino- Clear Pink line', 'Louise Dowdle' (c), and form of any blotch. If the description includes phrases such as "between... 'Roselight' 'Progress'. and..." or "little brighter than...but not 'Serenity' 'Witchery' White Margin as bright as...," the cultivar is listed under the first color and the second Coral Rose Hose-in-hose 'Refrain'* has pure 'Greeting' color is in parentheses. Parentheses white margins, a ground color of Deep Rose are also used when different are white suffused with Rosolane Pink, 'Epicure' and a few Rose Color stripes. Eye- shown for centers and margins or for catching sister seedlings 'Surprise" upper and lower lobes.** Deep Rose Pink [strong purplish Pink] and 'Helen Fox' have irregular white Acajou Red [grayish Red] 'Arcadia' (Rose Color) 'Berceuse' (Rose Color) margins and ground colors of Euge- 'Galathea' 'Bolivar' nia Red and lighter than Eugenia Red, Amaranth Pink [deep purplish Pink] 'Con Amore' (Rose Color) respectively. 'Nobility' has irregular 'Astarte' (shading to Tyrian Pink) 'Concordia' white margins, a Pale Rose Purple 'Evangeline 'Corsair' ground color, heavy blotch of Roso- 'Manhattan' (Tyrian Pink) lane Purple dots, and occasional Lise- 'Masterpiece' 'Corydon' ran Purple stripes. From the same par- 'Megan' 'Cranford' ents, 'Oriflamme' is pale Tyrian Rose 'Saga' 'Dazzler' with irregular white margins and 'Sentinel' 'Dream' 'Faith' upper lobe blotched with dots of Tyri- 'Temptation' (Tyrian Pink petal an Rose; it throws occasional branch 'Felicity' tips) 'Illusion' sports of pure white and a few of pale 'Trilby' 'Jessica' purple. 'Valentine' has white margins, Amaranth Purple [deep purplish Red] 'Jongleur' pale lavender-pink ground, and dark 'Campfire' blotch. 'Leonore' ** To assist in interpreting the Ridg- 'Loveliness' Others With White way color names used by Morrison, 'Madeira' (Rose Color) 'Bopeep' is white, tinted from the ISCC-NBS color names have been in- 'Marvel' margin a little paler than Rose Pink cluded in square brackets. There are 'Mountebank' with a blotch of Deep Rose Pink. The 1117 Ridgway color chips but only 267 'Nerissa' hose-in-hose blossoms of 'Mother of ISCC-NBS names; hence some dupli- 'Oracle' ' are essentially white, washed cation in use of the latter, ed. 'Pearl Bradford'

16 • THE AZALEAN/March 1992 'Peter Pan' 'Mayflower' (Geranium Pink) Nopal Red [strong Red] 'Pinkie' 'Sagittarius' (Geranium Pink) 'Antares' 'Prelate' 'Satin Robe' (Geranium Pink) 'Gladiator' 'Radiance' 'Sheila' 'Minstrel' 'Regina' 'Ursula' 'Red Robe' '' Lavender [very pale to very light Trouper' 'Sterling' Violet] Old Rose [moderate Red] 'Stunner' 'Gawain' 'Celestial' (c) 'Vanity' Lavender Pink Orange 'Wanderer' 'Anthem' (c) 'Juneglow' Delicate Rose 'Dawning' Pale Amaranth Pink [strong purplish 'Brangaene' 'Quest' Pink] Dull Red Purple 'Reward' 'Coral Sea' (Amaranth Pink) 'Medea' Light Jasper Red [deep Pink to moder- Pale Amparo Purple [light Purple] Eosine Pink [deep Pink] ate Red] 'Content' 'Bowman' 'Ballet Girl' Pale Lavender 'Captivation' (Begonia Rose) Tartar' 'Matins' 'Coquette' (Begonia Rose) Light Mallow Purple [deep purplish Pale Rose 'Coralie' Pink] 'Sligo' 'Eros 'Guerdon' Pale Rose Pink 'Fanfare' 'Litany' 'Whirlwind' 'Jubilee' 'Templar' Pale Rosolane Purple [deep purplish 'Marionette' (Geranium Pink mar- Trophy' Pink] gins) 'Viking' 'Acme' (Rose Color near margins) 'Souvenir' 'Violetta' 'Vintage' 'Tango' (upper lobes between Deep Light Rosolane Purple [deep purplish Phlox Pink [light Purple] Rose Pink and Rose Color) Pink] 'Adorable' Eugenia Red [moderate Red] 'Rosette' 'Cupid' 'Granat' 'Veteran'* Phlox Purple [strong reddish Purple] 'Isolde' Liseran Purple [reddish Purple to deep 'Bountiful' Token' purplish Pink] 'Meteor' (Mallow Purple) Geranium Pink [deep Pink to deep yel- 'Padre' (Pale Rosolane Purple) Pomegranate Purple [moderate to gray- lowish Pink] 'Prosperity' ish purplish Red] 'Aladdin' 'Rosalie' 'Kobold' (Bordeaux) 'Argosy' (upper half of lobes Rose 'Volcan' (Magenta) 'Nubian' Doree) 'Youth'* 'Sambo' (Bordeaux) 'Cathay' (Rose Doree) Mallow Pink [strong purplish Pink] Pompeian Red [moderate Red] 'Challenger' (Rose Doree) 'Andros' 'Darkness' 'Colleen' 'Rising ' Purplish red `Crusader' `Sprite' 'Tanager' (c) `Damozel' `Welcome' (Amaranth Pink center) Rhodamine Purple [vivid purplish Red] 'Enchantment' Mallow Purple [vivid reddish Purple to 'Dandy' 'Favorite' deep purplish Pink] 'Nocturne' (Aster Purple) 'Freedom' 'Afterglow' 'Parade' 'Grandee' 'Astra' (Tyrian Pink) 'Sappho' (Tyrian Rose) 'Mandarin' 'Bonanza' Rose Color [deep purplish Pink to viv- 'Peerless' `Darnaris' id purplish Red] 'Pippin' (Rose Doree) 'Gypsy' (Light Mallow Purple) 'Abbot' 'Rose Ash' (Rose Doree) 'Paladin' 'Bishop' Thisbe' 'Progress' (darkening to Rhoda- 'Bohemian' Jasper Pink [deep Pink to strong yel- mine Purple) 'Constance' lowish Pink] 'Seneca' 'Consuela' (Deep Rose Pink in cen- 'Phoebe' 'Valkyrie' ter) Jasper Red [moderate Red] 'Warrior' 'Cremona' 'Araby' (Nopal Red) 'Zulu' 'Cytherea' LaFrance Pink [vivid Pink] Mauvette [light purplish Pink] `Darling' 'Grace Freeman' 'Simplicity' 'Demure'

March 1992/THE AZALEAN • 17 Above: 'Wanderer' Right: 'Anthem' Photographs by Robert W. Hobbs

'Effective' 'Ember' 'Evensong' 'Fakir' 'F. C. Bradford' (Rose Red on edge) 'Harbinger' 'Hopeful' 'Allure' 'Fandango' 'Janet Noyes' 'Anchorite' 'Robinhood' 'Jeannin' 'Aphrodite' Rosy Lavender 'Lustre' 'Bagdad' 'Merlin' 'Marjorie' 'Carbineer' (Deep Rose Pink) Salmon 'Morning Star' 'Circe' 'Carnival' 'Prudence' 'Delos' Red [vivid Red] 'Red Hussar' 'Desire' 'Commodore' 'Refulgence' 'Echo' 'Emblem' (Scarlet) 'Revery' 'Epilogue' 'Grenadier' 'Samson' 'Fountain' 'Jamboree' (Rose Doree) 'Sebastian' 'Gaiety' 'Pirate' 'Signal' 'Ganymede' 'Red Bird' 'Tristan' 'Joya' Spinel Pink [strong purplish Red] 'Twinkles' 'Katinka'* 'Alight' 'Winner' 'Ladylove' (Deep Rose Pink) 'Bacchante' (upper petals Spinel Rose Doree [deep yellowish Pink] 'Mavourneen' Red) 'Beacon' 'Morgana' 'Caraval' '' (Nopal Red margins) 'Noreen' 'Cordial' 'Cavalier' 'Orpheus' 'Fairy Bells' 'Clarion (Scarlet Red) 'Pilgrim' 'Kenwood' 'Dulcimer" 'Rhapsody' 'Luminary' 'Kathleen 'Scout'* Spinel Red [strong purplish Red] 'Lullaby' 'Serenade' 'Carmel' 'Magic' 'Suwanee' Thulite Pink [strong purplish Pink] 'Mary Margaret' 'Tokay' (Deep Rose Pink) 'Blushing Maid' (Spinel Pink) 'Nectar' Rose Purple [brilliant Purple] Tyrian Pink [strong reddish Purple] 'Paradise' 'Cherry Spot' (Liseran Purple) 'Bravo' 'Picador' 'Commando' 'Camelot' 'Stampede' 'Muscadine' 'Catawba' 'Swashbuckler' Rose Red [vivid Red] 'Crinoline' (Tyrian Rose) 'Troubad or' 'Firedance' 'Daphnis' 'Wildfire' (Scarlet Red) 'Glamour' 'Gracious' (Rose Color) 'Zingari 'Jingle' 'Lillie Maude' Rose Pink [light purplish Pink] Rosolane Purple [strong purplish Red] 'Louise Dowdle'

18 • THE AZALEAN/March 1992 'Lucette' ed of these, but you may also have late winter by the way the buds are in- 'Mavis' from R. simsii x 'Mucronatum': 'Alis visible because of a protective upright 'Vision' probably the most widely distribut- sheath of leaves. 'Zealot' lure', 'Chloe', 'Circe', 'Echo', 'Modes- Identical twins according to their Tyrian Rose [vivid purplish Red] ty' (c), 'Roselight', 'Serenity', 'Tempta- descriptions are 'Quest' and 'Reward' 'Advance' (Rose Red) tion', or 'Witchery' and from the re- (a cute pairing of names), although 'Chloe' verse cross 'Concordia', 'Dawning', 'Quest' is actually taller. 'Dragon' (Rose Red) 'Desire', 'Serenade',* or 'Vision'. 'Modesty' Among the 24 indicum x 'Hazel The relationship of the six selec- Dawson' Glenn Dales, about half Violet Rose tions from the cross of R. poukhanense 'Remembrance' ('Carnival', 'Copperman', 'Elizabeth', x 'Modele' is obvious because of the 'Fakir', 'Gaiety', 'Madrigal', 'Manhat- dominance of the poukhanense "blood" Family Resemblance tan', 'Marjorie', 'Mary Margaret', in the distinctive leaves, strong ten- 'Megan', 'Phoebe', 'Pink Star', 'Re- Selection from specific crosses for dency toward being semi-deciduous, membrance', and 'Samson') have a Glenn Dale introduction ranged from and the lavender/purple colors. The conspicuous blotch—sometimes de- one to the 50 from ('Mucronatum li- most striking and probably best scribed as like a heavy stain—that lacinum' x 'Willy') x ('Mrs. Carmi- known is 'Zulu'. The other members makes it easy to recognize them as re- chael' x 'Willy').*** Among those 50 of the family are 'Gawain', 'Merlin', lated. varieties the gamut runs from six sol- 'Muscadine', 'Templar', and 'Viking'. 'Osakazuki' imparts to some of its id whites to 26 whites with variega- Blooming in late April and early tions or borders (including several on offspring—such as 'Con Amore', May and similar in their small flow- 'Dulcimer', 'Picador', 'Cherry Spot', the yellow side of red) to some strik- ers, dark narrow leaves, and florifer- ing solid and . 'Effective', and 'Rising Sun'—a very ousness are the R. indicum x 'Momo- rounded form and a "glowing" blotch On the other hand, selections from zono progeny. In addition to the very that reminds one a little of the eye of several crosses do show a definite popular 'Fashion', the hose-in-hose mallows (althaea or hibiscus, ed.). "family resemblance". For example, varieties are 'Captivation', 'Coquette', those gorgeous clouds of rosy pink 'Coralie', 'Damozel', 'Enchantment', singles among your Glenn Dales very 'Fanfare', 'Favorite, 'Magic, 'Opera', Flower Form early in the season are almost surely 'Peerless', 'Pirate', 'Satin Robe', Non-white hose-in-hose varie- some of the "Simsii Sisters". 'Dream' 'Souvenir', and 'Thisbe'. A popular ties in addition to those from the indi- is probably the most widely distribut- single from the family is 'Illusion', cum x `Momozono' cross are 'Ballet which is sometimes packaged just as Girl', 'Fairy Bells', 'Lullaby', 'May- *** tilacinum' is often considered a "pink azalea". The other singles are flower', 'Melanie',* 'Noreen', 'Para- member of the Mucronatum group. 'Demure', 'Evensong', 'Gracious', dise', 'Sebastian', 'Sligo', 'Tartar', and Because 'Mucronatum' has not been 'Hopeful', 'Nerissa', 'Peter Pan', 'Pru- 'Whirlwind'. Non-white doubles are found in the wild, it is now given cul- dence', 'Vanity', and 'Winner' (c). 'Andros', 'Delos', 'Kenwood', and tivar status, ed. These siblings can also be spotted in 'Rosette'.

Blooming Sequence Following is the blooming sequence for cultivars whose timing is not mentioned above. Early April 'Astarte' 'Echo' 'Modesty' 'Faith' 'Bettina' 'Effective' 'Morning Star' 'Sebastian' 'Bowman' 'Fairy Bells' 'Mother of Pearl' Early to Mid-April 'Brangaene' 'Gladiator' 'Pixie' 'Ballet Girl' 'Buccaneer' 'Jingle' 'Red Bird' 'Bopeep' 'Burgundy' 'Jongleur' 'Red Hussar' 'Refrain' 'Camelot' 'Kashmir' 'Robinhood' 'Sligo' 'Carbineer' 'Katinka' 'Roselight' 'Tartar' 'Carmel' 'Marionette' 'Serenade' 'Trouper' 'Cavalier' 'Marvel' 'Serenity' Mid-April 'Chloe' 'Mascot' 'Simplicity' 'Aladdin' 'Circe' 'Matins' 'Sprite' 'Allure' 'Clarion 'Mavourneen' 'Tango' 'Ambrosia' 'Concordia' 'Medea' 'Templar' 'Antares' 'Dream' 'Minstrel' 'Temptation'

March 1992/ THE AZALEAN • 19 'Tokay' 'Noreen' 'Lustre' 'Radiance' 'Tristan' 'Padre' 'Morgana' 'Rhapsody' 'Troubador' 'Pilgrim' 'Prosperity' 'Sambo' 'Viking' 'Pippin' 'Remembrance' 'Scout' 'Violetta' 'Prelate' 'Shannon' 'Surprise' `Vision' 'Red Robe' 'Swashbuckler' 'Teresa' 'Witchery' 'Revery' (and mid-May) 'Tanager' 'Token' Mid- to Late April 'Sappho' Early to Mid-May 'Trophy' 'Aphrodite' 'Scout' 'Valentine' 'Bishop' 'Sheila' 'Bagdad' 'Zealot' 'Carnival' 'Suwanee' 'Bountiful' Late Midseason 'Con Amore' 'Trilby' 'Crinoline' 'Darling' 'Twinkles' 'Gawain' Mid-May or Later 'Dawning' 'Valkyrie' 'Merlin' 'Firedance' 'Delilah' `Velvet' 'Nocturne' Mid- to Late May 'Desire' 'Vintage' 'Progress' 'Bolivar' 'Greeting' 'Warrior' 'Ursula' `Catawba' 'Jeannin' 'Whirlwind' 'Wanderer' `Copperman' `Madrigal' 'Wildfire' (c) Midseason 'Cremona' 'Oracle' 'Zingari` 'Gorgeous 'Elizabeth' 'Quest' 'Zulu' 'Volcan' 'Fakir' 'Refulgence' Late April to Early May Mid-May 'Guerdon' 'Reward' 'Argosy' 'Adorable' 'Jessica' 'Rising Sun' 'Bagatelle' 'Advance' 'Kathleen' 'Seneca' 'Berceuse' 'Anthem' 'Leonore' 'Signal' 'Blushing Maid' 'Bohemian' 'Lillie Maude' Mid-April to Early May 'Celestial' 'Bonanza' 'Louise Dowdle' 'Beacon' 'Colleen' 'Bravo' 'Manhattan' 'Glamour' 'Commodore' 'Campfire' 'Marjorie' 'Mayflower' 'Content' 'Caraval' 'Mary Margaret' 'Rosette' 'Corsair' 'Chanticleer' 'Megan' Late April 'Evangeline' 'Commando 'Nobility' 'Abbot' 'F. C. Bradford' 'Coral Sea' 'Oriflamme' 'Acme' 'Freedom' 'Cordial' 'Paladin 'Afterglow' 'Ganymede' 'Cupid' 'Pink Star' 'Anchorite' 'Joya' 'Damaris' 'Regina' 'Araby' 'Kenwood` 'Dandy' 'Rosalie' 'Arcadia' 'Litany' 'Darkness' 'Saga' (and early June) 'Astra' `Lucette' 'Dauntless' 'Samson' `Bacchante' 'Muscadine' 'Dazzler' 'Seashell' 'Cathay' 'Orpheus' 'Dragon' 'Welcome' 'Cherry Spot' 'Paradise' 'Ember' Late May 'Constance' 'Phoebe' 'Fandango' 'Youth' 'Consuela' 'Picador' 'Grace Freeman' Late May, Early June 'Corydon' 'Pinkie' 'Harbinger' 'Cranford' 'Daphnis' 'Sentinel' 'Helen Fox' 'Crusader' 'Dulcimer' May 'Herald' 'Epicure' 'Emblem' 'Andros' 'Janet Noyes' 'Eros' 'Galathea' 'Delos' 'Jubilee* 'Fountain' 'Grenadier' 'Stampede' 'Kobold' 'Mountebank' 'Gypsy' 'Veteran' 'Loveliness' 'Pearl Bradford' 'Jamboree' Early May 'Luminary' 'Rose Ash' 'Jubilant' 'Challenger' 'Mandarin' 'Sagitarrius' 'Ladylove' 'Cytherea' 'Masterpiece' 'Sterling' 'Lullaby' 'Gaiety' 'Mavis' 'Stunner' 'Madeira' 'Granat' 'Meteor' First Week of June 'Melanie' 'Grandee' 'Nubian' 'Epilogue* 'Nectar' 'Isolde' 'Parade' 'Juneglow'

20 • THE AZALEAN/March 1992 is propagated as 'Grace Freeman No. 'Satrap' - See 'Cinderella.' *Comments and quibbles: 2.' 'Scout' - Plants for sale in this area 'Adorable' - Plants I acquired as 'Helen Fox' - It has been suggested tagged "Scout, a Glenn Dale" are a 'Adorable' and 'Fenelon' (a name not that the very popular 'Ben Morrison' is bright orange-red—not "paler than in Lee's Azaleas but included in Galle from the same cross as 'Helen Fox' and Rose Pink." as a Glenn Dale) seem identical. 'Surprise' (but see Miller, W. C., "More 'Serenade' - The only plants I ac- George Harding could not see any dif- on the Evergreen Azalea 'Ben Morri- quired with this name turned out to ference between his plants. son,- ARS Journal, Summer 1988). be a hose-in-hose yellowish pink and 'Antares' - The best Glenn Dale I 'Jubilee' - Described as blooming in probably from the indicum x 'Momo- know of for fall blooming. mid-May, but mine usually doesn't zono' cross. 'Carnival' - Described as blooming start until the end of May. 'Sligo' - The plant from Henry in mid- to late April, but my plants `Katinka' - My plants from two Holman (which I accept as authentic bloom a month later as described for sources (who both could, of course, because its hose-in-hose blossoms are most of the others from the indicum x have gotten their starts from the same exactly the same shape as those of its `Hazel Dawson' cross. mistagged plant) are lavender pink— sister seedlings 'Samite' and 'Sebas- 'Cascade' - My plants are solid .not "Rose Pink, lightly suffused with tian') is a lavender pink—not "pale pink. Someone told me this resulted orange." I'm pretty sure 'Katinka' was rose" as I visualize the color. from Tingle Nursery propagating the lavender mixed with a white on 'Stunner' - The October 1980 cor- only a sport. This seems a reasonable the embankment by Mr. Hohman's rection, quoting a letter from Morri- explanation since three of the five house. son, says "not dependable in having a 'Shimmer' plants I got from Tingle 'Madrigal' - See 'Carnival.' white eye." The description in Lee were solid. 'Melanie' - Have plants from four does not mention any white; however, 'Cinderella' - The March 1988 issue States, and all are single. The unique the cross is the same as that of 'Aztec of THE AZALEAN includes a discus- color starts with a slight yellow tone, and 'Cranford' (the description of the sion of the relationship of 'Cinderella' which disappears. latter was changed to include white and 'Satrap'. centers after 20 years). 'Moira' - My plant has rayed flow- 'Cupid' - Often confused with ers and is said to be a sport. 'Surprise' - See 'Helen Fox.' 'Youth'. The easiest way to tell them 'Progress' - Would say white cen- 'Susannah' - A pretty reliable re- apart is that the calyx of 'Cupid' is ters are normal (at least on mature peat bloomer. Fall flowers are more very large, hairy, and sharp pointed. plants) rather than "some variation to- likely to be solid pink. 'Dimity' - The solid sport is propa- wards." 'Ursula' - A good example of a gated as 'Divinity'. 'Quakeress' - Sports to the Sekidera flower with a blotch so heavy as to 'Dulcimer' - Plants I acquired from form of 'Mucronatum' and a white give the impression that the upper several sources are all a beautiful rosy with yellowish blotch, as well as to lobes are a different color. pink rather than the orange-red of solid lavender. 'Veteran' - Although not men- Rose Doree. tioned in the official description, my 'Refrain' - A sport (and very nice 'Epilogue' - My plant from Henry plants have a strong tendency toward companion) is known as 'White Re- petaloids (the four non-white Glenn Hohman (the same as what I have frain,"Reverse Refrain,' or 'Mary Sid- Dale doubles are from the same cross). seen in at least one other garden) den.' blooms in early May. 'Volcan' - My plant from Mr. Hoh- 'Rose Ash' - The only plant in the 'Felicity' - Plants I acquired under man blooms in mid-April—the same late-May-to-early-June group that is this name bloom by May 1. One culti- time as the five others from the 'Vitta- not indicum x 'Joh-ga' or 'Tamasuga- var from the same cross is shown as ta Fortunei' x 'Hinode Girl' cross. ta.' My plants, including those from blooming in mid-May; the other six George Harding cuttings, bloom 'Welcome' - Although the official are shown as late April or early May. much earlier (only one of the other 11 description refers to only "occasional" 'Festive' - The solid sport is propa- varieties from the 'Vittata Fortunei' x sports that show whitish centers, gated as 'Mike Bullard.' 'Osakazuki' cross is described as wait- BYM described it as "pink with white 'Geisha' - Note the distinctive color ing as late as early May to start bloom- center" (see THE AZALEAN, Vol. 2, and small size. I am convinced that ing). No. 4). plants in commerce under this name 'Roselight' - Seems a little darker 'Winedrop' - Has sports with a are actually 'Festive.' than its sister seedlings described as muddy magenta border and grayish 'Grace Freeman' - A beautiful sport clear pink, which would account for white blotchless center. with pale pink center and rose border the name. 'Youth' - See 'Cupid.'

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