"Max.," Staunton, Va., says: "The Rhododendrons to which allusion was made (p. 262), had plenty of leaf-mould, and were in aerated soil. The trouble was, that while their foliage did not mind summer heat, it enabled the spring winds to exhaust the vitality of the plant so that they did not seem able to assimilate their food, even in the light form of leaf mould. Glad to say that either the liquid manure or some unknown factor had the desired effect, as twenty-three out of twenty-four forlorn-looking specimens are now in a vigorous condition. Had never heard of liquid nor other kind of manure for them, but something had to be done, so I tried it at a venture. Is it safe to attribute the success to the liquid manure?"