entails an immense expense, many of these large plants requir¬ 
ing one man for a whole week to tie them out; but unless this 
is clone, one grower will hardly venture on making the change 
and run the risk of being beaten by another who adheres to 
the present system. 
The Azalea which we now figure is of Continental origin, 
and has been highly spoken of. As a decorative variety, it 
seems to us to possess great merits. The colour may be de¬ 
scribed as having a white ground, with the centre of the petals 
blotched with bright rosy-pink extending towards the edge of 
the petals, and in some of the petals with deeper crimson spots. 
The plant is a profuse bloomer, and close and compact in habit. 
