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able with balls, they may be transplanted at every season of the year, though 
autumn and spring are the periods generally made choice of. In consequence, 
also, of peat soil readily adhering to the fibrils of the plants of this genus, and. 
indeed, of all the Ericaceae, it becomes less necessary to grow them in pots for 
the convenience of removal, than is the case with most other rare and valuable 
trees and shrubs. 
Properties and Uses. The wood of the American rose bay is hard, compact, 
and fine-grained ; but, from its diminutive size and comparative scarcity in the 
more populous parts of the country where it grows, it has not, hitherto, been 
appropriated to any particular use in the arts. The leaves are sudorific and nar- 
cotic, and have been successfully employed in the cure of rheumatism. The 
almost entire use to which this species is applied, both in Europe and in America, 
is for ornament; and, from its delicately-coloured flowers, of the beautiful red 
and white tints of the apple blossom and of the rose, which strikingly contrast 
with its smooth, evergreen leaves, it richly deserves a place in every collection. 
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