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at tlie Rose shows of liis time, and M-as much in 

 request as a judge. It was an education to have a 

 chat with the good Dean, and to be in his company 

 was a deliglit. He had his own special pets amongst 

 Roses, and retained his affection for them after his 

 removal to the Deanery of Rochester. 



To think of placing old Gloirc de dijon in the very 

 first rank would need a great imagination to-day 

 with the wealth of lovely Roses as we know them, 

 yet we find in his " Book about Roses " this testi- 

 monial concerning it : — 



" If ever for some heinous crime I were miser- 

 ably sentenced for the rest of my life to possess but 

 a single Rose tree, I should desire to. be supplied on 

 leaving the dock with a strong plant of Gloire de 

 dijnn." W. LiNDERS Lea. 



May Flowering Tulips at the Royal 

 Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. 



During the first three weeks of May Tulips M-ere a 

 prominent feature at Glasnevin. They are mostly 

 grown in groups in the long herbaceous borders, and 

 nowhere do they appear to greater advantage. The 

 fresh young growths of the innumerable herbaceous 

 plants, which are fast succeeding them, act as an 

 admirable foil for the brilliant colours of the Tulips. 

 Some few are grown in beds, notably a fine mass 

 of the lovely soft rose Darwin Clara Butt near the 

 Oichid houses, and another bed of a tall biscuit- 

 coloured variety in front of the long range. 



In the borders a considerable collection of* Cottage 

 and Darwin varieties is groAvn, and of the former the 

 following were particularly noted : — 



0. T. fulgens maxima lutca, a fine flower of rich, 

 deep yellow, ^^ith pointed petals; maculata minor, 

 with bright crimson globe-shaped flowers; Royal 

 WJiite, a fine large white of good substance; 

 fjesneria}ia liitea major, rich canary yellow; The 

 Faivn, creamy yellow, shaded fawn; Bouton D'Or, 

 blight orange yellow, flowers cup-shaped; fulgens 

 lutea, deep' yellow with pointed segments; Caledonia, 

 brilliant orange scarlet; Ellen Willmoti, a beauti- 

 fully shaped flower, long and slender, lemon yellow 

 on the outside of the segments, deeper on the inside; 

 Jolin Hufikln, fine egg-shaped flowers, salmon pink, 

 shaded with yellow; Avis Kennicott, deep rich yellow, 

 of the fulgens lutea type; Inglescombe Scarlet, a 

 striking variety; Glare of the Garden, fine crimson 

 scarlet; Picotee Yellow, soft, yellow-edged, rosy 

 crimson. 



Of the Darwins the following were most striking : 

 — Hypolite, tall, flowers mauve; Manceau, reddish 

 purple and violet; Antony Roozen, bright rosy pink; 

 Pride of Haarlem., large flowers of rosy carmine, 

 a very handsome Tulip; Europe, salmon scarlet, 

 very fine; Glow, crimson scarlet: Harry Veitch, fine 

 deep crimson, one of the best; Ariadne, crimson 

 scarlet; Bartigon, carmine, a beautiful and effective 

 Tulip; Wedding Veil, soft lilac passing to white: 

 Edmee, rosy cerise, paler at the margins of the 

 segments; City of Haarlem, a tall, satiny crimson 

 Tuhp and one of the most effective; J\/r. J. G. Bal<er, 

 carmine scarlet; Mauve Clair, lilac, edged white; 

 La Fiancee, pale rosy cerise, 



Spring Bedding in the PeopIe^s Gardens, 

 Phoenix Park. 



Early in May the display of flowers in the People's 

 Gardens was very fine, and'bn fine days large num. 

 bers availed themselves of the opportunity of enjoy- 

 ing the beautiful colours of TuHps and the sweet 

 perfume of Wallflower. In the course of a brief 

 visit the following notes were jotted down at ran- 

 dom, just as some effective bed or border took the 

 eye. 



Around the Carlisle statue an immense glowing 

 mass of the beautiful -orange yellow Gheiranthiis 

 Allioni was interplanted with Darwin Tulip Bartigon, 

 the whole edged with double white Arabis. This 

 was certainly one of the most effective beds in the 

 garden. An oblong bed of the brilliant Fire King 

 Wallflower with Laurentia Tulips, the whole edged 

 with double white Daisies, was effective. 



Aubrietia Hendersoni as a groundwork for mixed 

 Tulips, the whole edged with Arabis, had many 

 admirers, though a good deal of beauty is lost when 

 mixed Tulips are used in a bed. Another oblong 

 bed was filled with Eastern Queen Wallflowers mixed 

 with Tulip The Fawn and edged with Wliite Arabis. 



An attractive bed Avas composed of Eastern Queen 

 Wallflowers interplanted with Prince of Austria 

 Tulips, a groundwork of blue Myosotis and an edging 

 of white Arabis. 



The long border so well known to those who 

 frequently visit the garden throughout the summer, 

 had an edging of white' Arabis, then a broad band 

 of a good blue Myosotis followed by Wallflower 

 Fccric Queen in a wide belt, and interplanted with 

 mixed Tulips, finishing at the extreme back with 

 bushy plants of Cloth of Gold Wallflower. The 

 border was imdoubtedly effective but the mixed 

 Tulips were somewhat bizarre at close quarters. 

 Several l^eds were planted wdth a very good strain 

 of Polyanthuses in various colours, and were 

 apparently much admired by visitors. 



Many shrubs were flowering or coming into flower, 

 in particular that best of all Berberries, Berbcris 

 sfenophylla, which is planted in quantity. With the 

 tender green young leaves of many other trees and 

 shrubs and the silvery grey fohage of Pyrus salicifolia 

 the whole scene was one of great charm. There is 

 no doubt the citizens of Dublin are fortunate in 

 having such a charming resort so close to the city. 



Visitor. 



Allotments. 



Ws have been agreealjly surprised here at the large 

 number of allotments which arc still under cultiva- 

 tion. Quito a number of the groups of plots were 

 cultivated during the war for the first time, but they 

 have every appearance at present of becoming per- 

 manent institutions. It was quite expected that 

 many of the plots A\ould be disbanded. There are, 

 of course, in some of the groups vacant plots, but as 

 regards the whole group they present a prosperous 

 appearance. Such groups as have been disbanded are 

 on land that building operations have commenced on 

 or for other purposes, and, excluding the disl)anding 

 of plots in the pulilic parks, a veiy satisfactory state 

 of affairs exist. i\ru:'h discussion takes place in the 

 world in the endeavour to luring us again to pre-war 



