322 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Jaxuauv 13, 1898. 



RHODODENDRONS IN JADOO. 



Keeling I have made a discovery in re- 

 lation to growing rhododendrons per- 

 fectly and at the same time economically, 

 I am sure \ovi will confer a favor on all 

 lovers of this beautiful plant by publish- 

 ing my experience with the use of Jadoo 

 fibre. 



To grow rhododendrons properly- out- 

 side of districts where peat abounds is 

 quite an expensive lu.xury. and yet no 

 plant is more desirable, and in my opin- 

 ion no garden is complete without them, 

 for they stand at the head of the list of 

 those plants that possess a furnishing 

 feature the year round. 



In one of our city parks we have a 

 large bed of rhododendrons. They have 

 been planted some years, but have never 

 done well, occasionally producing a 

 flower or two, and barely holding their 

 own. 



On examination I found the cause to 

 be improper soil, seasoned with a lew 

 brickbats, and tin cans. My intention 

 was CO lift the plants, remove the soil to 

 a depth of two feet and fill in with peat, 

 replace the original plants and replenish 

 the same with new plants, but finding 

 the appropriation would not allow this, 

 they had to remain as they were. How- 

 ever, last spring I purchased fifty small 

 imported plants and resolved to try them 

 in "Jadoo fibre." These were planted as 

 an edging to the others. The holes were 

 dug and lined w-ith Jadoo fibre, the plants 

 placed, and the root balls covered with 

 the fibre, using about half a peck to each 

 plant. The soil was then filled in and 

 firmed. They were then left to them- 

 selves. 



The experiment has proved successful. 

 The new plants not only developed their 

 flower buds, but have made from four to 

 seven inches of strong growth, have 

 formed quite a number of flower buds, and 

 the foliage is of a rich and healtlu' color, 

 and next spring I shall make an effort to 

 treat the entire bed in the same way. 

 If Jadoo liquid had been used in addition 

 I presume the growth etc., would have 

 been greater. John C. Lewis. 



City p'orester and Landscape Gardener. 



Philadelphia. 



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