. Kelsey's hardy American plants and Carolina mountain flowers. Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. K e 1 s e y ' s Hardy American "Plants PREPARING RHODODENDRON BEDS and the Planting and Care of Native Plants The Azaleas, Rhododendrons and nearly all ericaceous plants of this general type offered in our catalogue are erroneously considered by many very difficult to grow success- fully. This is because proper conditions of soil and location are not supplied, and one should bear in mind that
. Kelsey's hardy American plants and Carolina mountain flowers. Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. K e 1 s e y ' s Hardy American "Plants PREPARING RHODODENDRON BEDS and the Planting and Care of Native Plants The Azaleas, Rhododendrons and nearly all ericaceous plants of this general type offered in our catalogue are erroneously considered by many very difficult to grow success- fully. This is because proper conditions of soil and location are not supplied, and one should bear in mind that in planting these things it is absolutely essential to start aright. Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Kalmias and a large variety of American plants grow natur- ally in shady, damp situations, and are surface feeders with fine, hair-like roots, therefore drouth checks growth or kills outright very quickly. In preparing beds for these things, and especially Rhododendrons, a northern exposure should be chosen where possible, and preferably where there is shade much of the day. Excavate to a depth of 2 to 3 feet or more, and fill in with a mixture of leaf-mold, surface loam, swamp peat or muck or field sods, with a few loads of sharp sand. All material should be well-rotted and mixed. The ground should be kept thor- oughly mulched with leaves and moisture supplied in dry weather. Well-rotted manure may be used in preparing beds and an occasional top-dressing, but in no case must stimulating or heating manure be used. Ericacious plants will not grow in soil containing large quantities of lime in any form, and dry, hard ground is sure death. Almost any material containing vegetable matter will serve as a mulch. In winter protect Rhododendrons with pine or spruce boughs, particularly where exposed to the sun. Winter sun on the frozen leaves often kills Rhododendrons or spoils the foliage. Of course, a majority of the plants do not need such care, but all well repay careful preparation of beds
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