28 THE BLOSSOM CIRCLE OF THE YEAR 



KALMIA LATIFOLIA, THE MOUNTAIN LAUREL 

 It is equally at home North or East or South — in the Catskills, the Cumberlands or on the 

 old red hills of Georgia, and beautiful everywhere. Give it a shady nook, plenty of leaf- 

 mold and good drainage 



secured from a reliable nurseryman, balled and burlapped, pro- 

 vided the gardener is careful to prepare for it the deep, rich 

 leafmold, clean loam, and good drainage that it demands when 

 away from its native heath. It must also have the requisite 

 amount of sun and shade — not too much of either. Planted in 

 heavy masses, as the Rhododendrons should always be planted, 

 on the edges of the woodlands, where the background of hills and 

 trees is a part of the garden picture, its beauty increases from 

 year to year. 



Very seldom is this done, but why not bring the glory of the 

 Catskills in June and the wonder of the Cumberlands and the 

 Alleghanies in April to gladden our gardens and make beautiful 

 pictures on our southern estates ? 



The English Laurel, Laurocerasus lanrocerasus, the Apollo's 

 Laurel, Laurus nobilis, and the old favorite, Buxus sempervirens. 



