. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 64 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. to the geographer familiar with the ancient books. But there is a way out of every difficulty. Whoever desires a quick guide to the mysterious Pontus may refer in any modern work to Anatolia. The Pontic rhododendron will grow in any peaty, sandy, or light loamy soil. It does not thrive in clay or sticky loam, and it will sooner or later perish in a soil containing any notable proportion of calcareous salts. Therefore on limestone and chalk a soil must be pre- pared for it. In carving a garden out
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 64 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. to the geographer familiar with the ancient books. But there is a way out of every difficulty. Whoever desires a quick guide to the mysterious Pontus may refer in any modern work to Anatolia. The Pontic rhododendron will grow in any peaty, sandy, or light loamy soil. It does not thrive in clay or sticky loam, and it will sooner or later perish in a soil containing any notable proportion of calcareous salts. Therefore on limestone and chalk a soil must be pre- pared for it. In carving a garden out of a wilderness, the old grass turf, sliced off about an inch thick, and chopped over with sharp sand, will make a capital compost for rhododendrons. But where any difficulty arises, the way out o£ it is tc cart in good turfy peat (not bog) Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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