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AZALEA

Azalea is a genus of plants of the natural order Ericaceae, or heaths, remarkable for the beauty and fragrance of their flowers, and distinguished from the rhododendrons chiefly by the flowers having five stamens instead of ten. Many beautiful rhododendrons with deciduous leaves are known under the name of azalea in gardens. The azaleas are common in North America, and two species of these, Azalea viscosa and Aazalea nudiflora, are well known in Britain. An Asiatic species, Azalea pontica, famous for the stupefying effect which its honey is said to have produced on Xenophon's army, is also common in British gardens and shrubberies; and another, Azalea indica, is a brilliant greenhouse plant.
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