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AZALEA. 
AZALEA. 
These are very fine showy Plants, and generally 
flower early in spring. When in full flower they 
make a splendid show in a Conservatory, or room 
window; when they have done flowering about the 
month of May, fresh pot them in a mixture of good 
sandy loam and peat or black soil, about equal parts, 
and add a little decayed leaf mould, and in potting 
them, be careful to drain the pots well with broken 
potsherds, for although they delight in moisture, 
stagnant water frequently proves injurious to them. 
In the end of May, or beginning of June, place them 
out in a somewhat shady and sheltered situation in the 
Garden, where they may remain till near the end of 
September, but at the approach of frost remove them 
into the Conservatory or a cool room window, and let 
them have as much air as convenient in fine weather. 
In dry weather in summer, they require watering 
frequently. The Azalea may be made to flower in 
winter by placing them in an increased temperature 
to between 60 and 70 deg. of heat, and keeping them 
moist, and they will generally begin to open their 
flowers in about a month after being placed in an 
increased heat. When they are in flower, give them 
a good supply of water, as it is requisite to enable the 
Plants to support their flowers, for any deficiency in 
this respect will speedily cause their flowers to fall. 
When they have done flowering, allow them to make 
their young wood, a good supply of which should be 
secured before they are removed. When they have 
