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sky seen through the large semi-double pule pink 

 blossoms in May. It will grow to a height of 30 ft. 

 For soil. cVc.. v. P. haccata. 



Pyrus Toringo 



( Toringo Crab], in May, is to be found about 5 ft. 

 high, with its leafless boughs quite eovered with small 

 dainty pink flowers ; and after these have gone we still 

 have the joy of the thick clusters of tiny fruits. A 

 dwarf form, called ' Ringo,' flowers magnificently when 

 it is little more than 2 ft. high. For soil, &c., v. P. 

 baccata. 



Rhododendron 



(Row Bay} is an evergreen that is too widely known 

 to need much description; as for many years past it 

 certainly has reigned supreme in gardens of all sorts, 

 in many cases completely ousting all other flowering 

 shrubs. When grown on the lawn as a standard it is 

 quite seen at its best ; and it is a lovely plant if it is 

 not allowed to straggle too much, for then it becomes 

 bare at the base. Undoubtedly the best soil for it is 

 peat, but, if this is unobtainable, a compost of leaf soil 

 and sandy loam mixed with dry cow manure will suit 

 it very well. It has only two enemies that really get 

 the better of it, and those are lime and chalk. A bed 

 should always be prepared before planting, from 2 ft. 

 to 24 ft. deep. Few shrubs transplant so readily, and 



