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PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
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For best results, plant AZALEAS, KALMIAS, LEUCOTHOE, PIERIS, 
and RHODODENDRONS in mold, acid soil, in partial shade, with good 
drainage. A deep, porous soil is very essential to grow this class of stock. 
The ground should be excavated to a depth of at least '2 feet or more. Leaf- 
mold, humus, or well-rotted stable manure should be carefully worked in and 
packed tight around the roots. Fill in excavation with rotted sods, muck, or 
peat soil, mixed with a small quantity of sand, avoiding the use of lime. 
Plant the same depth as shown by earth-line near the base, which indi- 
cates how deep the plant was imbedded before being dug for shipment. When 
planted, mulch with several inches of forest leaves. Allow this mulching to 
remain around the plants and renew annually each autumn. This mulch keeps 
the ground cool in summer and protects against freezing in winter. A thin 
covering of rich soil may be used to good advantage in holding the mulch in 
place and to assist the leaves in decomposition. 
Carefully observe these instructions, and your planting will succeed. 
For planting in borders and Rhododendron-beds, the following are rec- 
ommended: Galax, Shortia, Ferns, Orchids, Lilies, Trilliums, Cimicifugas, Iris, 
Polygonatums, Sanguinarias, and most other perennials. 
E. C. ROBBINS 
ASHFORD, McDowell County, NORTH CAROLINA 
