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IRISH GARDENING. 



New Plants in Flower at 

 Glasnevin. 



Emododp:ndkon longistylum. 



This new C'hinese species promises to make a 

 l)retty bush suited to the roc-kery. It is allied 

 to R. micrautluim, but the flowers are more 

 tubular, about f of an inch across, white, with 

 red si)ots. The leaves ?re lanceolate in shape, 

 about 2 inches in length. The style is very long 

 and protruding, hence the specific name. 



Ehododendbon Davidii. 



This s])ecies is making a moderate-sized bush, 

 but in China is .said to grow 20 to :^0 feet high. 

 Th e flowers 

 are borne in 

 clusters, and 

 before opening 

 are a beautiful 

 deep rose, 2 

 inches across, 

 but when open 

 they lose the 

 rich colouring 

 and become 

 quite pale. 

 The leaves are 

 nari'owlyoval, 



about2H«i '^h 

 inches long. 



Primui.a 

 pycnoi.oba. 



A decidedly 

 weird Prim- 

 rose introduc- 

 ed by Veitch 

 in 190(> from 

 Wilson's seeds 

 collected in 

 China. The 

 hairy leaves 

 are broadly 

 heart-shaped, 

 3 to 4 inches 

 across ; the 

 flower stem is fi inches high, and carries small 

 narrow tubular flowers, green tipped with red. 

 The green calyx is much larger than the corolla, 

 ending with long segments and giving the flowers 

 an ap])earance distinct and apart from all other 

 Primulas. It is a curious plant, having no claim 

 to beauty, and may be propagated freely from 

 root cuttings. 



Primxjla Inayatii. 



This new Primiila comes from Kashnxir ; it is an 

 interesting species, but the flowers are too small 

 to be of much decorative value. They are mauve, 

 with a yellow eye, nearly | an inch across, borne 

 in a whorl on stems 4 inches high. The leaves 

 are 3 to 5 inches in length, and only A an inch 

 broad ; the upper surface is green and the under 

 surface covered by yellow farina. The flower- 

 gtem and calyx are also mealy. 



Cochlearia Sempervivum. 



This is a very quaint plant from Asia Minor ; 

 its winter stage mimics a house leek, being a 

 rosette of stiff glaucous and succulent leaves, 

 about 3 inches across. At present the flower- 

 stem is about 5 inches high, clothed with grey 

 leaves and small white flowers. 



Narcissus Sir Horace Pi.unkett. 



This is one of the finest of the new early 

 dafl'odils, with bold outstanding flowers, 5 inches 

 across the ]ierianth segments. The flowers were 

 open early in March, and are carried on sturdy 

 stenis. The trumpet is large, golden and re- 

 curved at the niouth, the perianth segments are 



primrose colour. 



C. F. B. 



Narcissus P. R. Bark in foreground and Minnie Hume in the 

 distance, growing in the grass at Straffan House, Co. Kildare. 



Daffodils 

 at Straffan. 



During April 

 and May the 

 daffodUs at 

 Straffan are a 

 lovely sight ; 

 ])lanted in the 

 grass they re- 

 t a i n their 

 beauty un - 

 dimmed and 

 unsoiled until 

 they fade. 

 Massed toge- 

 ther, and each 

 variety given 

 a good space 

 to itself, is the 

 way they show 

 to advantage. 

 Golden Spur 

 is one of the 

 earliest, and 

 its deep yellow 

 trumpet flow- 

 ers are always 

 bright and 

 welcome ; Sir 

 Watkin soon follows, and is a good doer ; Em- 

 ])eror grows very strong in the grass, and planted 

 in front of Mr. Bedford's house always makes a 

 great display. The Leedsii varieties, although 

 not so strong in growth as the former ones 

 mentioned, have a refined beauty, and their pale 

 colours make an api>eal to the aesthetic taste. 



Narcissus Barrii conspicuus, planted in a wood- 

 land spot, opens its flowers to show its bright 

 orange cups at the end of the month, and is a 

 variety which lasts well, and is also an excellent 

 cut flower. 



g^W ^^ c^^ 



Mr. Harrison Dick, formerly editor of the 

 Journal of Horticulture, is now editing the Florists' 

 Ed'chunge, New York and Chicago. The 25th 

 anniversary number contains many very interest 

 ing articles and numerous illustrations and 

 photos of the leading American horticulturists. 



