IRISH GARDENING 



VOLUME XVI 

 No. 179 



Editor -J. W. Besant. 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE 



ADVANCEMENT OF HORTICULTURE AND 



ARBORICULTURE IN IRELAND 



JANUARY 

 1921 



UBRAKT 



Aga 



ve americana variegata. 



NEW YQRK 



This "American Aloe" is in grand bloom in centre 

 cf the rock garden, San Elmo, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, 

 the residence of Horace Law, Esq., M.D. 



Its history is as follows : Nearly 00 years ago, 

 a very small plant, it was given to a head 



present prepared position, in October 1919. The 

 plant stands about 3^ feet high, the flower stem 

 about 12 feet, and the head bears sixteen flower 

 clusters. It began to show signs of flowering in 

 spring 1920, and this photo was taken 2nd October. 



Rock Garden at San Elmo, Dalkey, 

 Residence of Horace Law, Esq., M.D. 



It'. J. Ricfuinlson, Dalkey. 



gardener in the suburbs of Dublin. With him it 

 did well and migrated to San Elmo. Dalkey, and in 

 time was promoted to a large pot and later on to a 

 big box, standing for many years in the outside hall. 

 The house becoming vacant, and the box being 

 rotten. Aloe and ])ox were c-arted into the stable 

 yard, wliere they lay for s(^ven years and where 

 they were found by this new owner. He planted 

 it in a bed in the open for one year, and on the 

 rock garden lieing laid out, by aid of a pulley 

 and tacklp, it was hoisted by three men into its 



In this very favoured locality, so near the sea, 

 facing due South, overhanging Killiney Bay, and 

 sheltered from all cold winds, many foreign and 

 so-called tender plants grow finely in the open 

 year after year. 



On October 2nd, when this photo was taken, were 

 to be seen blooming in this rock garden, amongst 

 a large collection of plants, the following : Many 

 Aubrietias (which this year bloomed almost con- 

 tinuously). Campanulas, Helianthemums. Iheris 

 rjiliralfalirn. Cyclamen (white and pink), yellow 



