MANAGEMENT OF GREENHOUSE RHODODENDRONS. Ill 
and ripe, instead of being gorged with sap, and unfit for storing 
away. 
The compost most suitable for tulips is the top spit of good 
yellow loam, taken to the depth of one foot from a rich pasture; 
add two-thirds of this to one-third of well-rotted cow-dung, or 
decayed leaves, with a small portion of drift or river sand; the 
whole should be incorporated in a heap in some dry sunny ex¬ 
posure, not in the shade, as by some is ignorantly directed, and 
it should be frequently turned for at least twelve months before 
it will be fit for use. 
( To be continued .) 
THE MANAGEMENT OF GREENHOUSE RHODO¬ 
DENDRONS. 
These beautiful plants are, beyond question, the most orna¬ 
mental objects a greenhouse can contain in the early spring 
months, exceeding even the Azaleas when flowered in perfec¬ 
tion, their large and ample foliage heightening to a degree of 
unsurpassable loveliness the vivid or delicate tints of the very 
specious flowers, to say nothing of the noble habit of the plant 
itself: how is it then that we so seldom meet with them, so 
rarely indeed, that their presence is rather the exception than, 
as it should be, the rule ? I know no other reason to be assigned, 
than the too frequent complaints of a failure in the flowering. 
To prevent as far as possible the recurrence of these disappoint¬ 
ments is my object in this paper; for I hold it unpardonable in 
those possessing a knowledge of the proper management of a 
tribe of plants having so many claims to attention, to suffer 
them to fall into disrepute from neglecting to make that neces¬ 
sary knowledge known. 
The management of Rhododendrons is in itself extremely 
simple when understood; yet to explain it, I must be allowed to 
go through it in a concise manner. These, like most other 
American shrubs, delight in light fibrous heath-mould, and should 
be allowed plenty of it; for they are not fond of frequent shift¬ 
ing : repotting should be performed immediately after blooming, 
that is to say, as soon as the flowers begin to fade, all the addi¬ 
tional stimuli are then thrown into the production of a rich 
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