How to MaKe a Successful 
Rhododendron Bed 
Large Khododendrons growing at Highlands Nursery. From photograpu. 
(Smnll plants nro grown under lath shade.) 
By this we mean a place for the proper reception of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Kalmias, 
Leucothoes, Andromedas, Galax and other ericaceous plants that require special treatment to make 
them thrive permanently. They are all surface feeders, requiring cool, moist loam to draw 
nourishment from. 
WHERE, POSSIBLE, choose a NORTHERN EXPOSURE with shade 
(it is often a winter sun on the frozen leaves that Kills Rhododendrons), 
and good drainage. Where moisture can be had, excavate 2 feet, filling in with equal parts 
of good leaf-mold or other decayed vegetable matter and rich loam, with a tenth sharp sand, and 
plenty of well-rotted stable manure. In limestone soil, excavate 3 feet deep and 5 feet from the 
border of the planting, and water with rain- or cistern water if possible. 
Keep the bed heavily mulched, using forest leaves, spent tan, old hay, etc., letting this covering 
decay from year to year, to give a continual supply of the mold and humus essential to suc- 
cessful growth. 
In extensive plantations, use clumps preferably, choosing the most favorable location, with 
proper soil and drainage, giving the right care after planting as before indicated. 
The essentials for successful Rhododendron culture are given above, and, if carried out, 
they. are grown as easily and surely as Roses or Hydrangeas. 
We are always glad to give advice on this subject. 
Hardy Ground - Covering and other "Plants specially recom- 
mended for the "Rhododendron "Bed 
Leucothoe catesbsei 
Galax aphylla 
Andromeda polifolia 
Sendrium prostratum 
Uitchella repens 
Kalmia angastifolia 
Taxus minor 
Vinca minor 
Pieris (andromeda) flori- 
bunda 
Oxycoccus macrocarpus 
Phlox, dwarf varieties 
Epigsea repens 
Ferns in variety 
Carex fraseri 
Lilium superbum 
Lilium grayi 
Lilium canadense 
TrilUums in variety 
BicucuUa eximea 
Cypripediums in variety 
Viola in variety 
Convallaria majalis 
FOR PRICES OF THESE, SEE FOLLOWING PACES 
