294 A WEST OF SCOTLAND GARDEN. (Sess, usxu. 
are seventeen varieties, and regarding them we have 
the following notes :—“ Lilies do very well; but they are 
a good deal affected by the varying weather of different 
seasons. A dull, damp time coming when they are in bud 
keeps them much back, and they are often terribly battered 
by a turn of wind and rain when they are coming into full 
bloom.” 
Lilium auratum “in all its varieties, and also LZ. candidum, 
find our soil too cold in winter. They deteriorate and need 
to be renewed to give satisfaction. The other kinds do not 
suffer, and some of them, particularly LZ. speciosum and 
L. Szovitzianum, thrive splendidly.” 
“ We have some years a magnificent display of ZL. auratum. 
In 1898 a bed with 64 stalks and 486 blooms.” 
L. Henryi.—* This year (1906) one stem was 8 feet high 
with 30 blooms. JL. gigantewm.—10th July 1901, one stem 
was 8 feet 4 inches high with a number of blooms. JL. 
Szovitzianum blooms beautifully in July; L. speciosum, var. 
roseum, and L. album, var. Kretzeri, particularly well in 
September and October; L. pardalinum in July.” 
FLOWERING SHrups.—< Flowering shrubs, such as azaleas, 
rhododendrons, kalmias and the like, do exceptionally well at — 
Achnashie. They seem to like the soil and the climate, and 
the time when they flower (May and June) is at Rosneath 
the dryest and brightest of the year. The azaleas and the 
hybrid rhododendrons begin to flower about or soon after the 
middle of May, and are at their best in the first part of June.” 
Next comes a list of the best azaleas and rhododendrons, 
followed by the note: “The position and arrangement oi 
the grounds display these shrubs to the greatest advantage. 
The lawn and grounds sloping up from the sea to the house, 
and behind the house and garden the steep bank with its 
terraces and winding paths give an opportunity of seeing 
the shrubs from below and above, and give many effects of 
brilliant colouring which could not be had on level ground.” 
Himalayan Rhododendrons.—* In 1901 and 1902, as an 
experiment, we planted several Himalayan rhododendrons. 
They grew well, but did not begin to bloom till this 
year (1907). They were 2. arboreum, R. Luscombei; R. 
1 This is a hybrid.—Ep. 
