32 E. C. ROBBINS, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 



HARDY NATIVE DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS 
Cultural Directions for Azaleas, Broad-leaved Evergreens, and Similar Plants 
Azaleas, Kalmias, Leucothoe, Pieris and Rhododendrons are acid-soil plants and will not 
succeed well in limestone soils. A deep, porous soil is essential. The ground should be ex- 
cavated to a depth of about 2 feet, working in leaf-mold, humus, or well-rotted stable manure. 
This mixture must be worked in carefully'and packed tight around the roots. Fill in the excava- 
tion with rotted sods, muck or peat soil, mixed with a small quantity of sand. 
The plants should be set the same depth as in the nursery, which is shown by the earth- 
line near the base. After planting, mulch with several inches of leaves or light litter, allowing 
this mulch to reniain around the plants, and renew it annually in the autumn. A thin covering 
of rich soil may be used to advantage in holding mulch in place and to assist in the decomposi- 
tion. The mulch also tends to keep the soil cool in summer and protects against freezing in 
winter. If these simple instructions are observed, your planting of Broad-leaved Evergreens 
will be entirely successful. 
For use in beds of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and other similar plants we recommend the 
following: Galax, Shortia, Ferns, Orchids, Lilies, Trilliums, Cimicifugas, Iris; Polygonatums; 
Sanguinarias, and most of our other’ perennials. 
