FERTILIZING (Contd. from page 5) 
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( 5 ) Mulching . The heavy feeding should he 
applied c-n top of the ground.. Manure Is a fine 
mulch for any time of year 
again of dual purpose, arm 
over tho entire plant bed at 
it. th er 0 fore, is 
3 hci 1 Id ho spread 
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deep as soon as the planting is completed. Also 
ers following when the p]ants need ferti- 
m ye 
lizing. With this mulch can be mixed a liberal 
quantity of bone meal, cotton seed meal, and/ 
or a good commercial mixture of fertilizer . 
0 ) w: hen the ground needs cultivation, the 
mulch should bo worked into tho soil. 
Cuiture of Azaleas 9 Khod 0 dc-narone s & h eld Lovers 
.zaleac like 
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well drainedoil, preferably in a cod or 
shady location. They will not, therefore, 
well in stiff clayey soils in a hot or dr 
To obtain a loose coil, humus should be 
added to the- plant bed liberally and nixed 
with the existing soil. Sand is also good to 
mix In. Equal parts- of garden soil, humus in 
the form of peat moss or woods mold, and serf, 
make a good bed for the acid lovers, manure 
should be avoided because of its alkalio. 
In order to assist a soil to be acid 
the peat moss suggested above, and oak leaves 
forming a deep mulch on the ground is necessary. 
Also fertilizers such as Cotton deed heal and 
Aluminum Sulphate, with an acid reaction are 
good and essential if the ground is very sweet 1 ' 
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CARE OF THE PIATTIRC 
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tcetion against their onomb 
ing them for exist or c 0 . Shr- 
tion. Especially during the 
transplanting, when it is si 
of tha t gr o 0 . t sh o ok 
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