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the blue cloud rose Azalea Mollis innumerable 

 flaming bushes, planted sparsely, of every 

 imaginable shade from pale primrose to deep, 

 fiery orange-red. No one who only knows 

 Azalea Mollis infinitely more beautiful than 

 even the lovely Ghent Azalea as a pot plant, 

 can imagine its beauty when allowed to grow 

 in the open, or rather, I should say, in semi- 

 shade. And such a delight is within the reach 

 of us all ; for the plants are hardy, cheap, and 

 easy to grow, while a carpet of Bluebells, 

 Daffodils, and Wood - anemones is quickly 

 created about them. 



As I have said, the end of May brings with- 

 it these glories of modern horticulture, the 

 Azalea in all its bewildering varieties of colour 

 white, yellow, flame, orange, crimson and 

 Rhododendrons. And only those who live in 

 a real Rhododendron country know the full 

 joy and beauty of the time. For although the 

 Hybrid Rhododendron is the most accommo- 

 dating of plants, growing in almost any soil 

 and any situation, it particularly loves our 

 heather land ; and fairly revels in the peaty 



