RHODODENDRONS 



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Fig. 254. — ^Rhododendrons in Bloom. It is hard to imagine anything more showy 

 than a mass planting of Rhododendron like that shown here, in full bloom. This 

 variety is R. maximum. 



Like the Azaleas, they want a cool house from Fall on, but they 

 require a much longer time in which to come into bloom. They 

 can stand a house of 60 deg. and over for a month or more even 

 when Easter comes on a late date. An Azalea, even in a 45-deg. 

 house will start to color during February and early March. The 

 heavy buds of the Rhododendrons, however, seem to be at a stand- 

 still untU well into April. 



