KAL'MIA HIRSU'TA. 
HAIRY KALMIA. 
Class. Order. 
HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
RHODORACEiE. 
Native of 
Height ! Flowers in 
Duration 
Introduced 
N.America 
18 inches, j Aug. & Sep. 
Perennial. 
in 1790. 
No. 890. 
A more appropriate genus of plants could not 
have been chosen to perpetuate the name of Peter 
Kalm, inasmuch as their native habitat was the 
scene of his principal travels. 
Kalmia hirsuta has long been admired by lovers 
of American shrubs, but rarely possessed. It is 
known that extraordinary love sometimes takes 
possession of the minds of parents in behalf of those 
children, who, from health, conduct, or misfortune, 
have occasioned the greatest amount of trouble and 
anxiety. So, from the attention required by the 
Kalmia hirsuta, some persons have been anxious 
to protect and preserve it ; and, where this care 
has existed, the cultivator has, in general, experi- 
enced his reward, by witnessing the health and 
beauty of his nursling. 
This plant should be potted in very sandy peat, 
well drained, and a few drainers mixed with the peat. 
During winter, it should be kept in a shady part of 
a cold frame ; in summer, be put out with the 
alpines, under a northern wall. When cuttings 
can be obtained, they may be readily struck in 
sand, under a bell-glass. 
