March 20, 190th 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
liiliam = = 
japonicam. 
In its Avild habitat the aboVe Lily is a 
Variable plant, some of the individuals 
growing Avild having Avhite florvers, Avhile 
’thers are blush or decidedly pink. 
Thunberg originally described the species 
'is haA-ing purple floAvers, consequently 
bis name Avas for many years overlooked 
in this country, and when living bulbs 
Infers, introduced in the winter of 1871 and 
1872 they Avere named L. Krameri in 
honour of Carl Kramer, Avho introduced 
it. In its native country it is found on' 
.he mountains at elermtions of three to 
four thousand feet above sea level, and if 
established in this country should be 
hardy, provided they are planted in soil 
that is not likely to get waterlogged dur¬ 
ing the winter. 
The special feature of this Lily is the 
large size of its flowers and the aspect of 
them which makes them quite distinct 
from anything else we already have, ex¬ 
cept L. ' rubellum, the tiny rose pink 
flowered species AA : hich is someAA'hat simi¬ 
lar in form. It is quite unlike the Euro¬ 
pean or American Lilies in foliage. Good 
sized plants might have only fifteen or 
sixteen leaves thinly scattered along the 
stem, not in whorls like those of L. Mar- 
tagon, nor densely crowded like those of 
L. pomponium. 
The tube of the flower is also remark¬ 
ably short, considering the size of the 
flower and the limb of the floAver has, of 
course, gained by becoming widely ex¬ 
panded. As the plant seldom exceeds 
2 ft. in height, and may be less, it is an 
admirable subject for planting in beds of 
Heath or dAvarf plants of the American 
tvpe like Gaultherias, Azaleas, Kalmia 
glauca, orK. angustifolia, all of which de¬ 
light in a. bed of peat. These would serve 
to shade the ground, and thus keep the 
surface cool for the benefit of the Lilies. 
Lilium japonicum, Maclaren and Son*. 
-- 
The 
Calico Bush 
or 
Mountain Laurel. 
(Kalmia latifolia.) 
In this country Ave groAV all of the Kal- 
mias in peat soil, and they can readily 
be lifted at various periods of the year 
Avith every hope of success when cultiva¬ 
tors Avish to plant a bed of them or any 
smaller number. In America, where this 
Kalmia grows wild, and reaches a height 
of 3 ft. to 4 ft., cultivators often go into 
the woods and lift these plants and trans¬ 
fer them to their garden or nursery 
ground, as the case may be. Such plants 
har^e A^ery feAv roots, and unless they are 
hard pruned back they are A r ery liable to 
die before getting established. In this 
country AA r e haA T e no trouble Avhatever of 
that kind, as all our plants are already 
established in peat soil, and can readily 
be transferred to the garden or pleasure 
grounds without fear of losing any of 
Kalmia latifolia. 
Maclaren and Sons, 
