Poet's Laurel

Poets Laurel (Laurus) - L. nobilis is generally known as Sweet Bay, but its true name Laurel should be kept, for it is the true Poets Laurel, the vigorous Cherry Laurel having wrongly taken the name. Gardeners in the larger places rather neglect it, and seldom plant it in groups and colonies, as they might well do on dry banks. The plant is interesting in every way for its associations as well as for its beauty, and there are several varieties. It requires some care in transplanting, or it will be a long time rooting well. Warm and sheltered places are best for it, if possible on sandy or free soil; and it might be planted in different aspects with advantage.

In N. and C. Europe it is grown to an enormous extent in tubs, as in these countries it is quite a tender plant, and the same plan may sometimes be worth doing in colder and more inland and northern parts of our islands, where this handsome evergreen is often cut down by frost.