LAYING OUT A GARDEN 



In cold localities, where the thermometer 

 in winter falls below zero, Rhododendrons 

 should be mulched with stable litter or leaves 

 to the depth of one foot, after the ground 

 lias frozen. They should also have some 

 ])rotection from the winter sun, which can 

 be easily given them by setting evergreen 

 boughs of any kind into the ground here 

 jind there among them. Rhododendrons are 

 {IS likely to be killed by alternate freezing 

 and thawing of the ground in winter as by 

 liummer drought. 



The lovely Azalea mollis, and many beau- 

 tiful varieties of imported Rhododendrons, are 

 usually described as "hardy," but I cannot 

 recommend them to those who live where 

 the winters are severe. In such places their 

 gro\\i:h is very slow, and many perish. 



JNIaidenhair, the most beautiful of the hardy 

 ferns, is to be found in quantities in many 

 of our woods, particularly those covering hill- 

 sides. Their favorite spot is along the edges 

 of mountain brooks. I know such a hillside, 



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