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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1907 



Rhododendrons on grounds of Walter H. Hunnewell, Wellesley. Mass. 

 (Frontispiece of motiograph on Rhododendrom) 



IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN 



RHODODENDRONS AND 



MOUNTAIN LAUREL 



IN their selection; in their planting or their care, you 

 should read the Monograph "Hardy Rhododendrons, 

 Azaleas and the Mountain Laurel" by J. Woodward 

 Manning, who has probably spent moie time in their 

 study than any other person in the country, and is aspecialist 

 in growing them, Mr. Manning undertook the writing of 

 this Monograph because so many people have suffered serious 

 loss in the improper plant ng of Rhododendrons, due to the 

 utter lack of knowledge concerning the right varieties to 

 plant under different conditions. His desire was ro make it 

 a contribution to practical horticultural literature, ^f It is one 

 of the most comprehensive treatises on the subject that has 

 been published in this country. Among the many interesting 

 chapters are the following: 

 Hybrid Rhododendrons 

 Tender or Obsolete Varieties 

 Varieties of Doubtfu 1 Hardihood 

 The Ironclad List (with descrip- 

 tions) 



Propagatii 



A Bit of History 



Grouping 



American Evergreen Spec 



Other Evergreen Species 



Azaleas 



Mountain Laurel 



CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS 

 Soil Mulching 



Exposure Watering- 



Planting Fertilizing 



Protection 

 A copy of this Monograph will be sent to the readers of THE 

 Garden Magazine who are really interested, on receipt of four 

 cents to cover postage. 



A word about the Reading Nurseries. We control the largest 

 collecting area in America, comprising 30,000 acres, and are able to 

 supply the very choicest stock of these evergreens in every size and 

 quantity. There is, we believe, not a more extensive single stock 

 in the world. We have also the best grades of Hybrid Rhododen- 

 drons and Azaleas in New England, obtained from the most 

 trustworthy European sources, based on fifty years' experience in 

 the importation of these plants. 



THE READING NURSERIES 



J. Woodward Manning, Prop. READING, MASS. 



In addition to these evergreens, we have a fine stock of Trees. 

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Starting Tuberous Begonias In- 

 doors in March 



I HAVE had much pleasure from grow- 

 ing the tuberous-rooted begonia as a 

 bedding plant. It is also a good cut flower; 

 indeed I do not know a more beautiful 

 one for table decoration. It may be used 

 either with long stalks in tall vases, or for 

 filling large, shallow glass dishes. When 

 used the latter way, beautiful effects may be 

 had by filling the dish with the leaves 

 and putting the flowers in the interstices. 

 The colors are very vivid when contrasted 

 with the foliage. 



The single-flowered varieties give me the 

 best effect, indeed they are much better for 

 beds in the open than the double varieties, 

 and the bulbs are much cheaper. Single 

 flowered, named varieties cost me about 

 $3.75 per hundred. 



The bulbs are started March 1st. The 

 soil in which the bulbs are started is made 

 of one-third each of well rotted manure, 

 good garden loam, and sand. The ingre- 

 dients are thoroughly pulverized and mixed 

 together. The bulbs are saucer shaped and 

 from one and one-half to two inches across. 

 The crown is in the depression, and to pre- 

 vent the bulbs from rotting, I place them on 

 edge in pots so that the water may drain off. 

 Three-inch pots are plenty large enough 

 for the bulbs. The color of the flower is 

 marked with an indelible lead pencil near 

 the top of the pot so that when planting in 

 the bed, the colors may be placed in the de- 

 sired position. As soon as planted, the pots 

 are placed in rows in boxes and sand is 

 packed between them, and there is a 2-inch 

 layer in the bottom. A fine-rosed watering 

 pot is used to water them, the sand absorb- 

 ing much moisture from which the plants 

 draw as they require it. 



The boxes are placed in a bright, sunny 

 window and watered every second day. 

 These boxes are 6x3 ft. and five inches 

 deep. Supports are put under them to make 

 them even with the window seat and both 

 boxes and supports are shellacked to make 

 them attractive. Some time will elapse be- 

 fore the plants show signs of life, but by May 

 24th (planting-out time), they will have 

 leaved out and the flowers show signs of 

 color. 



It is not safe here to set out tender plants, 

 such as begonias, before May 24th, and as 

 I grow tulips, daffodils and hyacinths in the 

 bed where later I plant the begonias, the 

 early spring has been made beautiful and 

 the bulbs have had their season before the 

 begonias are ready to set out. The plants 



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