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constantly permeable to rain, will always retain a large 

 amount of moisture. No danger to the plants from 

 constant removal need be apprehended. Rhododendrons 

 can be transplanted with safety at almost any season, 

 and particularly so when they are yearly subject to the 

 treatment. 



In cases where any difficulty occurs, it is mostly in 

 the matter of soil ; but we may state, in conclusion, 

 that this is more apparent than real. Attached to 

 every garden there is " the rubbish yard," which always 

 contains something available. The sweepings of the 

 lawns, the trimmings of walks, the refuse and clearings 

 of the flower-beds, will, when thoroughly decomposed, 

 furnish a compost well adapted for the purpose. 



SIKKIM RHODODENDRONS. 



No plants of recent introduction have created so 

 much interest as the SiJcJcim Rhododendrons, discovered 

 and sent to this country by Dr. Hooker during his 

 late botanical mission to the Himalayan Mountains. 

 The exquisite representations of the principal kinds, in 

 " The Ehododendrons of Sikkim Himalaya," have in 

 no small degree contributed to excite and strengthen 

 expectation. 



As we possess most of the kinds, and have been 

 very successful in their cultivation, (our plants, we 

 believe, being the largest in the trade,) we have 

 thought that a few hints on their natural history and 



