HARDY PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 11 


HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY GROW NATIVE AZALEAS 
AND BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREENS 
FOR best results, plant Aczaleas, 
Kalmias, Leucothoe, Pieris, and 
Rhododendrons in mild, 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 quantiy of sand, 

avoiding the use of lime. 
Plant the same depth as shown by earth-line near the base, which 
indicates how deep the plant was imbedded before being dug for ship- 
ment. 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 
recommended: Galax, Shortia, Ferns, Orchids, Lilies, Trilliums, Cimici- 
fugas, Iris, Polygonatums, Sanguinarias, and most other perennials. 
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