A Virginia subscriber asks: " How shall some Rhododendrons, transplanted last fall and not protected from the winter and spring winds, be treated? They survived, but that is all. Very little growth this summer - vitality much weakened. Am now giving them liquid stable manure bi-weekly".

[We have never known liquid manure to be applied to Rhododendrons, nor indeed manure of any kind except that which may be in the form of dead wood or leaf mould in which they certainly delight. They require a soft, spongy soil in which the delicate hair-like roots may get air and moisture, and be preserved from hot sun. The foliage does not mind heat, so that the roots are kept cool in a well aerated soil. In the winter protect them from dry winds by throwing some branches over the plants till they are fully recovered. - Ed. G. M].