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six inches deep in the bottom of a frame, in which 

 place the plants at distances according to their size, 

 allowing each plenty of room, and, while growing, 

 shade from the direct influence of the sun, and keep 

 them saturated with moisture. At a corresponding 

 season, on their native mountains, they are deluged 

 with rain : and it is from not affording them sufficient 

 water that many persons have failed in their cultiva- 

 tion. From the want of it, the leaves, especially at the 

 points and edges, become withered and brown. 



A great point to be attended to in the cultivation of 

 Rhododendrons, especially when under glass, is never to 

 allow the temperature to get high, nor the atmosphere 

 dry. Nearly all the species are natives of cool and 

 moist regions, and if these (to them) unnatural condi- 

 tions are allowed to occur, their healthy economy is 

 sure to be materially deranged. 



In placing them in the open ground, August will be 

 the best season ; a rainy time should, if possible, be 

 chosen, and the plants should not be less than a foot 

 high. After planting, boughs should be stuck in and 

 around them, to afford a partial shade, as -well as to 

 prevent evaporation ; and of course the plants will 

 have been gradually prepared for their final removal. 



From the fact that many of the species were disco- 

 vered epiphytical on rocks and trees, it has been 

 inferred that corresponding conditions. in their culture 

 must be secured in this country. But, from our own 

 experience, we think that little importance in a cultural 

 point of view should be attached to the circumstance, 

 and we are confirmed in our opinion by that of 



