174 LAWSON NOTES ON SOME NOVA SCOTIAN PLANTS. 



ficent wild plant of Nova Scotia, which is an " evergreen from six to 

 twenty feet high, with leaves from four to ten inches loDg, with carolla 

 one inch broad, pale rose colour or nearly white, greenish in the throat 

 on the upper side, and spotted with yellow or reddish " 



Perhaps you can find space for this in your journal, and oblige, 

 Yours truly, 



Henkt How. 



To the Editor of the Morning Herald : — 



Sir, — Having laid aside the watering pots, and taken my eye off the 

 thermometer, will you allow me to add my little contribution to your 

 horticultural column concerning Rhododendron maximum. 



I beg to state that the late Dr. Forrester had in his Herbarium a 

 specimen of the plant in question. It was marked as found in Halifax 

 County, but the date of finding I fail to remember. Mr. Hutton, Senior, 

 also informs me that the small withered branch shown him by the late 

 Captain Chearnley was a Rhododendron, but it was impossible to be posi- 

 tive concerning the species, and from the nature of his duties, he had no 

 time to look the matter up. 



That it is scarce in Nova Scotia there can be no doubt, and the ques- 

 tion opens, can it be cultivated ? With Hollies (Ilex opaca) in various 

 parts of the Province, Heather in the Park, Broom at Shelburne, Rhodo- 

 dendron at Sheet Harbor, and many other plants comeatable, some ardent 

 blue apron, enterprising nurseryman, or zealous botanist, has here an 

 opportunity afforded to change the aspect of our gardens, parks and 

 promenades. 



Yours, &c, 



A Spade 



To the Editor of the Morning Herald : 



Sir, — In your correspondence by Spade, he asks the question, " Can 

 it (R. m.) be cultivated ?" I have no doubt but it can. Rhododendron 

 maximum, also Catawbiense, Ilex opaca, Kalmia latifolia (American 

 Laurel,) will all stand our climate. 



To grow these plants in our gardens and shrubberies, there should be 

 a dry location and proper composts. As some people may think they 

 can grow them because they are hardy, they may procure plants and 

 plant them in their gardens, enriched by ordinary stable and cow manure. 

 When these plants are planted under such conditions they make a miser- 

 able existence for a short time, and finally die. 



The Rhododendron naturally delights in peat, having delicate wiry 

 root3. It feeds on decomposed leaves and fibre accumulated for years, 

 the under soil being generally a red, sandy loam. To cultivate them the 

 beds, or (for single specimens) holes, should be dug from 15 to 18 inches, 

 and removed, to be replaced by the following compost: Take peat, 



