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unclean animals, which of course he, as a good 

 Mohammedan, could not touch, nor could 

 they be eaten in any self-respecting India Civil 

 Service official's house. In the wondrous 

 letter that accompanied them, a triumph of 

 Indian-English, he informed me that, " One 

 shot in A.M. will, I think, mach the break- 

 fast time, and the one shot in the P.M. can 

 be used at any time. I have tied a tacket 

 to the leg of one shot in evening." 



Now Rhododendrons are somewhat like 

 Munshi Mahmud's P.M. hare ; they may be 

 used at any time and anywhere, dear, accom- 

 modating people. For if a gap has to be filled,. 

 Rhododendrons can be lifted even in the midst 

 of Summer to fill it, as their roots do not 

 spread far, and with plentiful waterings they 

 will grow on as if they had never been 

 disturbed. Bewildering in variety, scarlet, 

 crimson, white, pink, and purple, Rhodo- 

 dendrons are an absolute necessity in every 

 garden, large or small ; not only for their 

 glory of colour in May and June, but for the 

 shelter they afford where shelter is required, 



