JUNE 119 



his name has been bestowed upon the moun- 

 tain laurels ; and who was Dr Gauthier of 

 Quebec that the rubies and pearls and scented 

 leavesof thewintergreen should have beengiven 

 him for his own ? Over the world it ranges, 

 caring nothing for men, yielding little to them 

 by way of submission to cultivation, but much 

 in the way of gentle uses and most to the high 

 mission of adding to the world's beauty. No 

 praise can be adequate and no loyalty too 

 sincere. 



Against the planting of the rhododendrons 

 and Kalmias I would like to place my peonies, 

 a long, long joy, since between the coming of 

 the stout old "p'iny" of our forefathers' day 

 and the latest Kelway triumph of selection, at 

 least six weeks may be counted. There is no 

 plant which may be more safely trusted to do 

 its duty in all stations of life to which it may 

 be called. Let it alone, and for half-a-century 

 it will care for itself. Give it plenty of air, of 

 sunlight, and of water ; top-dress it in spring 

 with a good compost ; give it a second dose, 

 well worked in about the roots, as flowering 

 time draws near, and tuck it away for its 

 winter sleep under a heavy mulching, and it 



