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a large proportion of those sold from year to year are imported 
plants, and in getting acclimated, too often die. We consider 
the great secret in growing rhododendrons successfully, consists 
in keeping the soil cool and moist , and this is best done by sur- 
face dressing of light half-decayed leaves a depth of three or 
four inches over the soil in which the roots are growing. 
A free use in planting of kalmias and rhododendrons in the 
Fig. 47.— Rhododendron. 
small yards and gardens of our suburban residences would give 
to them a cheerful living brightness in winter, and add largely 
to their beauty at all seasons. 
Cneortjm — Daphne. — The garland flower, or trailing Daphne 
cneorum , has been only recently introduced to notice, although 
an old and well-known plant. For rock-work planting, for 
points on beds or borders, it is one of the best as well as attract- 
ive plants. Its flowers are bright pink, sweet scented, and 
produced freely in April and May, and again in September. 
