IRISH GARDENING. 



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Corj'lopsis Wilmottiae. 

 Cerecocarpus — 



intricatus. 



tenuifolius. 

 Carpentaria califomica. 

 Ccanotlius — 



rigidus. 



(Uoire de ^'ersailles. 



Azureus. 



Russellianus. 



c'.eliljanus. 



papillosus. 

 Carj'opteris mastacanthus. 

 Cystisus Dallimorei. 

 Camellias (all safe). 

 Cupressus arizonica. 

 Coprosma propinqua. 

 Cistus — 



Cyprius. 



ladanifcrus. 



laurifolius. 



all others practically 

 killed. 

 Clematis, except C* cirrhosa 



of v^hich old plants died. 

 Calceolaria violacea. 

 Diostea juncea. 

 Desfontainea spinosa. 

 Davidia involucrata. 

 Drimys aroraatica. 

 Euonynius fimbriatus. 

 Eucalyptus — 



pulverulenta. 



resinifera. 



cinerea. 



urnigera. 



vernicosa. 

 Eucryphia pinnatifolia. 

 Eucommia ulmoides. 

 Ephedras. 

 Fuchsia thvniifolia. 

 Fendlera rupicola. 

 Fabiana imbricata (safe in 



sun, killed in shade). 

 Fothergilla Gardeni. 

 Fagus— 



antarctica. 



obliqua. 

 Grevillea — 



rosmarinifolia. 



thyrsoidea. 

 Grewia parviflora. 

 Genista actnensis. 

 Hydrangea Sargenti. 

 Hypericum patulum (others 



injured). 

 Hibiscus syriacus. 

 Tlex dipyrena. 

 Jasminum revolutum. 

 Kniphofia Northiae (old 



leaves only injured). 

 Keteleeria davidiana, 

 Ligustrum Prattii. 

 Magnolia — 

 Delavayi. 



parviflora. 



salicifolia, and all others. 

 Medicago arborea. 

 Olearia — 

 oleifolia. 

 nummularifolia. 



Osteomeles anthyllidifolia. 

 Osmanthus Delavayi. 

 Ononis aragonensis. 

 Plagianthus betulinus. 

 Photinia serrulata. 

 Pittosporum — 



Buchanani. 



rigidum. 



crassifolium. 



tenuifolium. 



Colensoi. 



Ralphii. 



daphniphylloides. 

 Phlomis chrysophyllus. 

 Prinsepia sp. 

 Potentilla — 



Veitchii. 



Vilmoriniana, and others. 

 Phyllocladus alpinus (in 



shelter). 

 Photinia serrulata (most 



species killed or badly 



injured). 

 .Phyllostachj's nitida. 

 Phormium — 



alpinum. 



\'eitchii. 



Cookianum. 



Lord Ventry's var. 

 Podocarpus — 



chilina. 



nivalis. 

 Pinus — 



Hairtwegii, 



insignis. 

 Prunus — 



Mira. 



Davidiana. 

 Rosa species all safe, some 



H. T. and T. badly injured. 

 Rhus vemicifera. 

 Styrax Wilsoni. 

 Senecio Buchanani (safe only 



in shelter). 

 Sophora — 



tetraptera. 



McNabiana. 

 Salix magnifica. 

 Stransvffisia undulata. 

 Spiraeas (all safe). 

 Solanum crispum. 

 Thunbergia natalensis. 

 Torrevas. 

 Vella— 



pseudocytisus. 



spinosa. 

 ^'eronica — 



pimelioides. 



decumbens. 



Traversii. 



Lindsayi. 



Godefroyana. 



Haastii. 



subalpina. 



Autumn Glory. 



Lewisii. 



glaucophylla. 



Darwiniana. 



. parviflora. 

 Viburnum Carlesii. 

 Xanthoceras sorbifolia. 



Hydrangea paniculata* 



This is a beautiful autumn shrub ; in fact for 

 September flowering I do not know a better. The 

 variety grandiflr.ra is nxore favoured by some, 

 but blooming a month earlier there is rooni for 

 both, though the species is more valuable flower- 

 ing when there are fewer sliowy shrubs in the 

 pleasure grounds. 



II. paniculata is a native of China and Japan, 

 forming with age a large deciduous shrub, or it 

 can be pruned to assume a tree-like character. 

 To secure the best results the plants should be 

 grown in a trenched and Avell-manured loamy 

 soil. P'airly hard pruning is necessary annually 

 in early spring to secure the large pyramidal 

 paniclesof white flowers. Tlie X3i"uning encourages 

 an abundance of young shoots, which it is an 

 advantage to thin when they are one to two inches 

 long. Cuttings of the young .shoots nxay be 

 inserted in a cold fi'ame at the present time, or 

 a, month earlier in a slightly-heated, propagating 

 frame. 



Cherry Laurels. 



Two interesting small-leaved varieties of Prunus 

 Laurocerasus (Laurocerasus officinalis) flower 

 during Septeniber, in addition to whicli tliey are 

 useful evergreen .shrubs, and hardier than the 

 large-leaved forms. P. Laurocerasus var. schip- 

 kgensis has dai'k green narrow leaves up to about 

 4 inches in length, and long elegant, slender 

 racemes of white flowers. It is a native of the 

 Shipka Pass. The variety Zabeliana is a rather 

 smaller bush than the foregoing in all its parts, 

 and a very useful dwarf evergreen shrub for the 

 front of shrubbery borders. Both are readily 

 increased by cuttings, A. O. 



The Comfrey Field Allotments^ 

 Glasnevin. 



Ix connection with a fete in aid of the funds of 

 the Irish Counties War Hospital, Glasnevin, the 

 \above society held a most successful exhibition of 

 jfrodvice in the grounds of the Claremount Institu- 

 tion, Glasnevin, on Saturday, the 1.5th September. 

 Consisting entirely of vegetables, the exhibition 

 was highly creditable, and reflected great credit on 

 those responsible for the organisation of the show 

 and on the numerous competitors Vv'ho enthusias- 

 tically came forward with their entries. Potatoes 

 were an excellent show, and bore evidence to clean, 

 careful cultivation, which augurs weU for a good 

 supply of the popular tuber through the winter. 

 Tlie collections of vegetables were most promismg, 

 and displayed considerable taste in setting up as 

 well as in the selection of varieties. Celery, 

 Parsnips, Carrots, Onions, Beetroot, Cabbages, 

 Marrows and such like crops of food value were 

 most favoured, and one hopes that such an 

 admirable institution will be continued in the 

 future and long after the war is over. 



We will be very glad if the Secretaries of other 

 Allotment Societies will kindly favour us with a 

 report of any shows or other competitions in 

 connection with the Allotment Movement. 



