IRISH GARDENING 



New Hardy Flowers for the Garden. 



Of the many reasons advanced for the ever-in- 

 creasing popularity of hardy flowers, one seldom 

 sees mentioned the comparatively reasonable price 

 at which novelties can be purchased. 



Everyone likes trying something new and it is this 

 regular introduction of novelties, and their being 

 offered to the public at reasonable prices, that is 

 helping to enflame the enthusiasm of the hardy 

 plant lover. 



Take for example Geum l^ady Stratheden the new 

 golden-yellow form of the popular double scarlet 

 Mrs. Brad.shaw. This is considered one of the finest 

 hardy plant novelties of the season, and was given 

 an Award of Merit at the Chelsea Show only this 

 Spring, yet it is offered by the Raisers (Messrs. 

 Baker's, Codsall, Wolverhampton) at the com- 

 paratively reasonable price of 3s. 6d. 



In the new Hardy Plant List just received from 

 this Firm I find many other novelties, of which I 

 have made notes during the past season, offered at 

 equally reasonable prices. 



One of these is a new and improved variety of 

 Aster AmeUus, with charming lavender flowers, 

 aptly named Lavanda, and another is a Phlox 

 macuJata Alpha. The latter is quite a distinct 

 type of Herbaceous Phlox, for instead of the flowers 

 being bunched together, as is the case of the 

 ordinary type, they are, in this variety, carried on 

 ari elongated spike, forming almost a spray. As 

 will be readily imagined this is a great improve- 

 ment, and the effect of the lumch, which was given 

 an Award ci Merit at the E. H. S. Hall. ' was 

 wonderfully light and graceful. 



Primula denticuJafa magnifica is another 

 novelty worth possessing; it is a super-strain of 

 (Icniirvlata cjrandifiora , with large flowers and a 

 wider range of colours. 



A pure white form of the charming family of 

 Astilbes is called "Beauty of Codsall." and is 

 another of the first-class novelties offered. 



One of the most remarkable Delphiniums I have 

 ever seen has been given the appropriate name of 

 Butterfly. Its flowers are an extraordinary com- 

 bination of light and dark blue, pink, rose and 

 white, and yet the colours blend delightfully. 



Two other really good 1921 Delphiniums are 

 David, a rosy lavender, and Jean, a silvery .blue. 



These are only a few of the novelties listed, 

 and are mentioned because I happened to have 

 " noted " them when exhibited. G. W. C 



Vegetable Cookery, 



GiRASOLE OR JeRUS.AiLEM ARTICHOKES. 



This is one of our nicest early winter vegetables 

 and comes from, Brazil. It is at its best when 

 taken out of the ground freshly, but .by raising 

 before severe frost and storing, it keeps in fair 

 condition for a few months. 



Artichokes '" Au Gr.\tin." 

 Well boil the peeled artichokes in milk and 

 water. When cooked mash smoothlv and fill into 

 a deep dish, with pepper and salt and finely 

 minced shallot to taste. Cover with white butter 

 sauce, finally sprinkle liberally with grated cheese 

 and sparingly with some fine .bread crumbs if 



half Parmesau and half Gruyere cheese is used in 

 all cookery "Au Gratin" it is a great improvement 



P.\LESTiNE Soup. 

 Peel the artichokes, boil in water in which a 

 small quantity of milk has been added. Pepper 

 and salt to taste, some celery, leeks or onions. 

 Boil to a pulp, then pass through a collander. 

 Sufficient artichokes should be used to make the 

 soup slightly thick, or thicken Mdth well-blended 

 cornflour or flour. Milk cream and any white stock 

 can be used with great advantage, the chief diffi- 

 culty to guard against is in making the soup too 

 thick or not white enough. 



Photo bij] [C. J. nir/mrdson, Dcdkey. , 



Ag.we .iMERic.iN.A. v.vRiEGATA in the Rock Garden, 



?an Elmo, Dalkey. 



