| | |favourite of the Red
| | |Admiral butterfly (Vanessa
| | |Atalanta). It is quite
| | |hardy, but needs a moist
| | |peaty soil.
| | |
Jamesia americana |Rocky Mountains;|White; |A somewhat upright shrub, 4
|Saxifrageae |April and |to 5 feet high, with
| |May |oval-shaped leaves and a
| | |great profusion of terminal
| | |clusters of pure white
| | |blossoms. It is quite hardy
| | |and needs a cool moist
| | |soil.
| | |
Kalmia angustifolia|North America; |Bright |A delightful little
(Sheep Laurel) |Ericaceae |purplish |evergreen shrub about a
| |red; |couple of feet high,
| |end of May|with bright-coloured,
| | |saucer-shaped blossoms. All
| | |the Kalmias prefer cool
| | |damp soil, especially of a
| | |peaty nature--indeed,
| | |conditions favourable to
| | |Rhododendrons suit them
| | |well.
| | |
K. glauca |North America |Purplish |Flowers two or three weeks
| |pink |earlier than the preceding,
| | |and is somewhat dwarfer,
| | |but is equally desirable.
| | |
*K. latifolia |North America |Pink; |This forms a large rounded
(Mountain Laurel) | |May |bush from 6 to 8 feet high,
| |through |clothed with handsome,
| |Summer |bright-green foliage, while