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PARK AND CEA\nTERV. 
THE H. B. SMITH MAUSOLEUM, CHARLESTON, S. C. 
The Smith Mausoleum, 
Charleston, S. C. 
The mausoleum, il- 
lustrated herewith, is 
erected in Magnolia 
Cemetery, Charleston, 
S. C., for the H. B. 
Smith family of that 
city. The exterior is 
constructed of Georgia 
granite, and the inte- 
rior and door frame of 
Italian marble, as al- 
so the statue of Faith 
over the doorway. It 
contains eight cata- 
combs and is lighted 
by a handsome stain- 
ed glass window in the 
rear. The door itself 
is of bronze. The di- 
mensions of the struct- 
ure are; height thirty 
feet, base eighteen 
feet square. 
The mausoleum was designed and built by Mr. 
E. T. Viett, Architect, for the Viett Marble and 
Granite Works of Charleston. 
Notes on the Rhododendron. 
The Rhododendron is one the best of flower- 
ing shrubs, its glossy dark green leaves offering all 
the year round, a very attractive and pleasing 
effect, while it excels in blossom all other evergreen 
shrubs in its masses of brightest flowers. 
The following varieties are those most grown: 
Rh. ponti'cum, blooming the end of June in violet 
clusters, and the Rh. arboreum maximum, and 
catawbiense varieties which flower in all tints be- 
tween white and purple from the beginning of 
June. 
After the flowers drop the greatest care must 
be taken to give the plants plenty of water 
at the roots, and liberal sprinkling to the leaves and 
branches to start a good sprouting of new shoots. As 
these young branchlets ripen and set end buds, the 
watering should be diminished. This period 
should be completed from the beginning to the 
middle of August. 
The plants now require to be kept dry, and to 
obtain this condition in moist locations it is advis- 
able to take up the whole root-ball and to place it 
loosely in or on top of the soil, until a sufficient 
rest from growth is obtained, but shriveling of skin 
or leaves must be avoided. In a practical way the 
degree of moisture contained in the plant can be 
ascertained by curling the leaves between the fing- 
ers,-— the less one can do so, the more moisture. 
This general treatment is only possible with smaller 
plants and is mainly adopted for forcing purposes. 
The beginning of September is the best time 
for transplanting the older plants and they should 
be thoroughly tramped around to secure a good 
and firm standing. Transplanting in spring in 
most cases, mars the prospect of good growth, 
though it is the only time for the new arrivals. 
Rhododendrons may be grown in any rich soil, 
but a soil composed of leaf mold, muck and peat 
is best, and young plants should be mulched to 
protect their roots the first year. The most profit- 
able time for the use of manure is during the grow- 
ing period, and winter is also a good time. Cool 
manures containing ammonia, phosphorus and kali 
are good, as also bone meal and cow manure, sol- 
id and liquid. 
The trimming of the plants is best done after 
the flowers drop. Branches with a few leaves, by 
careful treatment produce several sprouts; and a 
timely pruning is quite advisable for older plants 
which are liable to become quite bare on the lower 
parts. It is also good policy to preserve the 
strength of the plants by removing all seed stalks. 
Rhododendrons in their natural state are under- 
growth plants in light woods, and will therefore 
bear some shade, and they do better with shelter 
from cold and variable winds, which are their arch- 
ememy, my last years experience has confirmed 
