SEPTEMBER 



IRISH GARDENING. 



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beautiful shades of colour. Only established 

 plants should be used in making- up pans. They 

 should be panned up during October in a 

 mixture of rich loam, leaf and sand in equal 

 proportions, and they yield to a little feeding- 

 with success. 



The varieties best suited for this work are 

 Dr. Mules, Lavender, Daisy Hill, Bridesmaid, 

 Moerheimi; Hendersonii, Pritchard's A i, and 

 Leichtlini. 



Alyssum. — Although this family includes 

 many early flowering Alpine plants, 1 do not 

 think they are classic enough for a competition 

 of this kind. 

 Yet A. saxa- 

 tile fl. pi., and 

 A. saxatile 

 citrinum are 

 quite good 

 enough if well 

 flowered. 

 Established 

 plants should 

 be used and 

 similar treat- 

 ment given as 

 in the case 

 with Aubrie 

 tias. 



Arabis au- 

 bretioides re- 

 sembles in 

 some points an 

 Aubrietia, and 

 requires the 

 same treat- 

 ment as that famil}-, with the exception that it 

 is a lover of sun. 



The ^thionemas give us two plants suitable 

 for competition at that season, iberideum and 

 grandiflorum, which are very effective owing to 

 the distinct characteristics, although uncertain 

 llowerers. Should any one desire to attempt 

 them, it would be well to give them a well- 

 drained soil and peg them down evenly over 

 the surface of the pan. 



The genus Saxifraga can for purposes ot this 

 competition be divided into two sections. The 

 first, including Sax. Boydi and its variety alba, 

 longiflora, Burseriana, and its varieties gloria, 

 multiflora, and minima. This section are plants 

 that require a very well-drained soil, and should 

 be crowded into the pan as closely as possible. 



Saxifraga Wallacei 



using a compost of sand, finely broken crocks, 

 leaf-soil and loam. They should be panned as 

 soon as possible and protected from excessive 

 moisture throughout the winter. 



The other section, namely the Mossy, includes 

 Wallacei, bathoniensis, Clibrani, Guildford 

 Seedling, Red Admiral, Hibernica, Lindysiana, 

 Rhei and Rhei varieties. Alba and superba. 

 Strongest cuttings of these plants should be 

 taken in the August, inserted thickly over a 

 pan, placed in a cold frame till struck, when 

 they should be harde.ied off and placed in an 

 open plunging bed. An equal proportion of 



sand, leaf-soil 

 and loam is a 

 good compost 

 for this sec- 

 tion. 



A number 

 of cuttings 

 should also be 

 struck in a 

 spare pan to 

 fill up any that 

 may damp off, 

 and thus as- 

 sure an even 

 d i s p 1 a }• o f 

 flower. 

 Anemonp:s. — 

 Several of this 

 f a m i 1 y are 

 available. 

 These again 

 can be divided 

 into two 

 sections, the first including pulsatilla, Halleri, 

 sulphurea, alpina. These should be panned up 

 as early as possible, selecting strong crowns 

 only for the purpose, and using leaf-soil and 

 peat in equal proportions to loam and sand. 

 The other section includes ranunculoides and 

 its variety fl. pi. and nemerosa, with its 

 varieties fl. pi., cserulea, and Robinsoniana. 

 These being corms require a little different treat- 

 ment. Fill the pan with the same soil as before 

 mentioned, to within about one-and-a-half 

 inches from the top, then lay the corms evenly 

 o\ er the surface about one-and-a-half inches 

 apart. Sprinkle a little fine sand among 

 the corms, then fill the pans with finely sifted 

 soil of same mixture. 



Ranunculus montana, a delightful little 



