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mould,) if there is a considerable quantity ; but if only a small 

 portion, sow in a pan, or box, because of the ease with which 

 the latter can be protected by placing it in a frame. If sown 

 on a bed, shelter the plants while young, from heavy rains, &c., 

 by mats, or hoops. Transplant, when large enough, into other 

 beds, or into pots, and continue to shift them, every two years, 

 till they are large enough to plant into their permanent situ- 

 ations." 



RHODORA. 



False Honeysuckle. 



On the margin of swamps and in wet meadows may be 

 found the Rhodora canadensis, a beautiful shrub, frequently in 

 large masses, of many yards in circumference, and when in 

 bloom, in May, presents a magnificent appearance. 



The flowers appear on the extremity of the branches before 

 the leaves are perfectly expanded, are of a fine purple, in shape 

 somewhat resembling the Honeysuckle, whence its common 

 name, False Honeysuckle ; from two to three feet high. 



I have been successful with this fine shrub, by taking large 

 masses of it from the meadows, with the earth attached to the 

 roots, and planting in a most soil ; also, by taking the suckers, 

 which it throws up as freely as the Lilac. It will flourish with- 

 out much difficulty. 



RHUS. 



Sumach. 



Rhus, derived from the same root as Rosa, rhudd, in Cel- 

 tic, signifying red, on account of the color of the fruit. 



Some of the species are valuable in the arts; for tanning, 

 dyeing, varnish, &c. The Sumachs are much cultivated for 

 their singularity, and for the beauty of the foliage, especially 

 in autumn, when it assumes the richest colors. " The most 

 elegant species cannot be safely admitted into a garden, on 

 account of their poisonous qualities." 



