IRISH GARDENING. 



Alpines at the Royal Horticultural 

 Show (Ireland). 



It would l)(! iiitoi-cstiug U) know wluslliur thu 

 " jiieiuboi- of tlic Society " who vroseiited i)nzos 

 at the recent show, held in Lord Iveagli's grounds, 

 for the best collection of cut flowers of true 

 Alpines and rock plants, grown in the tjjjen, and 

 shown in vases, were pleased with the ap])earance 

 of the only exhibit staged. If he or she be a real 

 true gardener, in every sense of the word, and 

 knows and cares for these fascinating Alpine and 

 rock plants, surely the wish of this donor has 

 Ijeen wrongly interpreted 



Could anybody contemplate ])utting this class 

 of plant in vases six inches high and not more 

 than three inches wide at the mouth, with no 

 foliage but their own (as stated in the schedule) 

 and make it a success ? The real true beauty of 

 these plants and their charming habits are com- 

 pletely lost when shown in this manner. How 

 could Sempervivum arachnoideum look well with 

 its stiff stems cut and put into a green six-inch 

 show vase ? Having no foliage of its own that 

 could be picked it had to do without any. On 

 the otlier hand, growing in its natural conditions, 

 what a very handsome plant it is in or out of 

 flower. Th<^ schedule permits moss, but even the 

 addition of moss would never have made this 

 Sempervivum look more natural. Hypericvim 

 reptans, the most beautiful and charming of all 

 the dwarf Hypericums, was hanging down the 



sides of the vase in .-i weak, hcl]iiess, unliap]»y 

 condition, a i)lant which thrives best lying flat on 

 the ground, covered with golden yellow cups and 

 golden stamens. The true character of the plant 

 was entirely lost. Androsace lanuginosa was 

 another beautiful rcjck iilant sacriliced to All the 

 scheduled vuimber of vases. 



If these flowers were shown in low glass .vases, 

 of the saucer shape, using their own foliage 

 where i)ossible and moss to supi)ort the blooms, 

 some of the real beauty could be retained, and 

 the class would be a very much more interesting 

 one to visitors. On looking up last year's 

 schedule, it a]j])ears that this is an entirely new 

 venture, and in that case it is to be hoped that the 

 Royal Horticultural Society's olTicials will be able 

 to alter it in some way to make it less out of keep- 

 ing witli the true character of the plants. 



X. Y. Z. 



We have received an intimation from Messrs. 

 Young cSc Co. that after July ISth, Mr. Taudevin 

 will have ceased to be the manager (jr to be in any 

 capacity connected with them, and in future the 

 business will be carried on under the direct 

 supervision of the lirm. 



Catalogues. 



Messiis. Young «k Co. send us a cojjy 

 of the new catalogue which they liave put 

 into circvalation for the purpose of drawing 



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