nt
| | |group being called the
| | |"Knaphill," and it is rich
| | |in beautiful colours, from
| | |white through yellow,
| | |orange, buff, crimson,
| | |scarlet, and other flaming
| | |tones, which create
| | |glorious pictures in the
| | |garden in late Spring and
| | |early Summer. The shrubs
| | |should be planted in groups
| | |in woodland and elsewhere
| | |when the rich colouring of
| | |the flowers is most
| | |effective, and in Autumn
| | |the foliage turns to warm
| | |tints, crimson, brown,
| | |purple, and other shades
| | |intermingling, making the
| | |bushes almost as beautiful
| | |in their Autumn dress as
| | |when covered with flowers
| | |in Spring and early Summer.
| | |Of late years these
| | |Rhododendrons, especially
| | |the sinense group, have
| | |been much used for forcing,
| | |and they are extremely
| | |useful for that purpose, as
| | |has been so well
| | |demonstrated by the
| | |brilliant groups exhibited
| | |at various meetings of the
| | |Royal Horticul