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AZALEA CULTURE. 



condition and doing well do not disturb them until the roots 



have extended to the 

 sides of the pot. 



When the ground 

 has soured, the drainage 

 has become imperfect, 

 and the plants are not 

 in a healthy condition. 

 Reduce the ball of 

 earth, give fresh drain- 

 age and a smaller pot. 

 Do not give large pots 

 to sickly plants. 



Encourage them to 

 make new roots. Aza- 

 leas shed or lose many 

 of their leaves in the 

 fall and winter, and 

 many persons imagine 

 their plants are dying. 



Flg ' I3 * This is natural to the 



Engraving of four year old plant. ^ ^ deciduous)> 



They will fill up this nakedness with fresh green foliage 

 the following season. 



When Azaleas are in an unhealthy condition their 

 foliage becomes a yellowish-green, and they grow very 

 slowly or not at all. Old plants may be dying for years 

 before they arc noticed by those who have had a limited 

 experience. 



