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before the leaves expand. The mollis has 

 flowers two and a half inches across, which 

 are yellow, orange or pink, while the Ghent 

 has flowers in all shades, from white to 

 red and lilac. The Indian azalea is an 

 evergreen, with sm.all, shiny, dark green 

 leaves. The flowers are either single or 

 double, and vary from white to deep red, 

 but lack the fire-like gorgeousness of the 

 mollis varieties. 



It is cheaper and better for the amateur to 

 buy these plants from the dealers, who im- 

 port them from Holland, in the fall, than to 

 attempt to propagate them by cuttings or 

 by grafting. 



When you receive the imported plants 

 they are without pots, but have compact, hard 

 balls of peaty soil around the pots. If the 

 balls are dry, soak them in \Ycitev until thor- 

 oughly wet; then put them into the smallest 

 pots you can. Use a fine soil, made of 

 fibrous loam, peat and sand. Pot firmly, 

 and water. They can be stored in a cool, 

 light, airy place with a temperature of 35 

 degrees to 40 degrees, such as a deep cold- 

 frame, or in the cellar near a window. 

 Water sparingly, but do not allow the 



