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flowering skrub. It grows in ordinary soils 

 mixed witli peat. Calcareous soils, or those 

 containing much lime, are detrimental to the 

 growth of rhododendrons. Sandy peat free from 

 stagnant moisture suit them best, but they will do 

 well in sandy loam or even clayey loam, if free 

 from calcareous matter. 



The ashes of this shrub contain in 100 

 parts ^ : — 



The colours of the flowers range from the most 

 intense crimson to the most delicate shades of rose 

 and white, the masses of beautiful bloom having 

 a charming appearance with the dark green 

 foliage. 



Rhus {Rhus coriaria, sumach, Natural Order, 

 Anacardiacese) is a hardy deciduous tree, with 

 plumes of ornamental fohage and slender panicles 

 of flowers. It grows in ordinary soils. 



1 A. B. Griffiths, Special Marvwresfor Garden Crops, p. 94. 



