. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1520 RHODODENDRON dendrons and many deciduous sbrub^, anxni;^' which are the Azaleas, their near rfhitive>^. A backt,n-ound of dark green conifers seems most appropriate. Mountain Laur- els, PieHs floribunda, Leucotlioe Catceslxfi and JDa/'hue Oneorum are proper companions, but at times these seem better apa
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1520 RHODODENDRON dendrons and many deciduous sbrub^, anxni;^' which are the Azaleas, their near rfhitive>^. A backt,n-ound of dark green conifers seems most appropriate. Mountain Laur- els, PieHs floribunda, Leucotlioe Catceslxfi and JDa/'hue Oneorum are proper companions, but at times these seem better apart. Our native lilies, L. s)tprrh>nii and L. Canadrnsc, are i^ond and tlirive umler the same conditions. In hot, dry weather water shoulil be given, not daily ill driblets, 'as lawns are sprinkled, but in (luantity, enough at one time to soak tlie border to tJje depth of the soil, but at comparatively infrequent intervals, once a week or so. The bed should also be mulched with leaves, or other material, to prevent evaporation; grass clippings are serviceable, but should not be used in large quantities at any one time or else tlu'y will heat. Leaves make good wi'nter protection, which should be given just before cold weather, âhere, in eastern Massa- chusetts, between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Let tin- bed be covered to the <lepth of 10-12 in., well worked in beneath the foliage but not over it. In spring dig ns. 2108. Saddle-graft at A; veneer-graft at For comparison with Fig. 2107. nuich as possilde of tliis material into the ground, re- serving a part for the summer mulch. Shelter the to|)s with evergreen boughs, the butts driven into the earth a foot or more deep; in very wind}'- positions a temporary board fence is useful. Neither Imnghs nor fence should he removed until all danger from high wimls has passed. Rhododendrons roipiire no pruning unless injured or when ill-grown plants must be made shapely; they break easily when cut back, even if the woo
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