54 

 Shrubs for Shad 



IRISH GARDENING 



for Growing undci 



\W J. W. 1^1 

 lO the 



AM, Moiaii 



Places and 

 Irccs. 



CiarJiMis, (.".l.-iMU-vin. 



T(.) the amateur it i 

 know w liat plai 

 shade or 

 tVoin lais^o trees, 

 in small i^ardens 

 that no space 

 s h o u 1 d b e 

 w asted. Thus, it" 

 some portion ot 

 the i^arden is 

 shaded by trees, 

 hiijh walls or 

 building-s, an 

 effort must be 

 made to discover 

 plants which will 

 i^row under such 

 conditions. It 

 has been repeat- 

 edly pointed out 

 that before plant- 

 ing- at all steps 

 must he taken 

 to render the 

 i^round in the 

 best possible 

 condition to 

 receive the 

 plants. Where 

 the planting- is to 

 be done under 

 trees some diffi- 

 culty may be 

 encountered, due 

 to meeting with 

 large roots. A 

 few of these may 

 be cut through 

 without serious 

 injur}- to the 

 trees, but as a 

 rule, in the case 

 of large trees, the 

 stronger roots 

 will be out of 

 reach of the 



Iten a difficulty to 



will grow well in 



endure the shatle and tlrip 



It is particularly important 



" F"ORMING THK HeAD" Of AN APPLF. TrKE 

 From a photo specially taken to illustrate Mr. Hammond's article on Pruning, p. 8 



being much gieatei-. It is alu.iys advisable to 

 add I'resh soil when operating under trees, as a 

 good start means hall the battle. In the 

 absence ot trees the ground may be treated as 

 advised in previous notes. 



Taking lirst those shrubs which have been 

 j-iarticularly noticed as doing well under trees, 

 luionymus radicans at once commends itself. 

 This is a prostrate creeping species bearing 

 s m all, da r k - 

 green lea\ es, and 

 requiring no 

 great (.lepth o\' 

 soil to grow in, 

 and will soon 

 lorm a dense 

 u n d e rgr ow th. 

 There are several 

 varieties worth\ 

 of attention, 

 notably Silver 

 Gem, a wonder- 

 fully bright form, 

 which makes a 

 fine effect when 

 associated with 

 the g-reen forni. 

 Euon3'mus japo- 

 nicus, an upright 

 growing species, 

 is also a good 

 shade plant, and 

 eminently useful 

 where a taller 

 subject is re- 

 quired. Notice 

 should also be 

 made of Euony- 

 mus radicans 

 Carrieri, a robust 

 form with larger 

 leaves than the 

 type, and attain- 

 ing a height of 

 two feet or more. 

 Equally iiseful 

 is Berberis aqui- 

 folium, better 

 k n o w n a s 

 , " M a h o n i a . " 

 This, however, 

 to establish. Only 



spade, particularly as it is much preferable to 

 plant small, well-rooted specimens rather than 

 large plants, the chances ol' ultimate success are notoriously impatient of root disturbance, 



is rather more difficult 



small plants should be planted, as large plants 



