IRISH GARDENING 



A Few Dessert Apples- 



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llavinir sonicwii 



•fllrnt d.-ssrl 

 1U-. The ski 



vari.'lyol 

 is yi'llow. 

 n llie side cxjiosi'd 

 during' Scjiti'inbcr 

 the llesh is very 

 t rcscnihlin^ Cox's 



Dt'ci-nilxT. A V 

 fi»r it is all apiil 

 to oat. 



.IAMKS (iltlKVK is 

 nu-dinin size and fV 

 niul nsnallv llnslu'<l 

 l4) till- sun. It is 

 and Oitolu-r. 

 juicy, with a 

 Orauj^e. Of 

 V i no r<> u > 

 Ri\)wth, thi> 

 variety lia> 

 beep. 'larLTely 

 )) 1 a u t e d in 

 nianv ^aits 

 of kpulaiui. 

 wluTe it lia> 

 pi-oved itself 

 a h e a v > 

 i'n)i)i»er. Vn- 

 fortunately. 

 however, i t 

 has not been 

 a preat sue 

 cess all over 

 Ireland. In 

 a few districts 

 it has borne 

 lieavy crops, 

 but over the 

 greater ]>art 

 (.fthecoiuidv 

 it has fall. 11 

 far short if 

 what was ex- 

 pected of it 

 Tliis variety 

 isnanied after 

 its raiser, 

 and was first 

 sent out by 

 Messrs. Dicksons.'Ediiibuiirli. alx.ut the >.-ar isitlt. 



Laxgt.Ey Pipi'IN is a very useful dessert apple 

 for a small fi;ardeu. ripening about August and 

 September, tiefore Worcester Pearmain, but of 

 much better flavour than this variety. The 

 fruits are on the small size, flecked with red, 

 and it was raised by a cross between Cox's 

 Orange Pippin and Mr. Ciladstone. The tree 

 is only a moderate grower, and somewhat 

 addicted to mildew unless planted on good 

 ground. 



Ben's Eed was raised by ]\Ir. B. Roberts near 

 Penzance in 1880, and was introduced bv Messrs. 

 Bunyard in 1890. Witli some English market 

 growers it is becoming a i)opiilar September 

 variety, t(3 come into use after Worcester 

 Pearmain. Its dark ricli red colour would, 

 no doubt, help it to sell. The tlesh is firm, 

 but not so well flavoured as many of our 

 better dessert apples. This variety" is very 

 free bearing, and crops well even in a young 

 state. 



Aethionema Schistosum. 



Tlll> is onr ol Ihr |ii-.tli.>l ..I I li.- Caiidx .Mustards, 

 and rej.iires in a sunn\ iiosition in ilecp. giitt\ 

 soil. it is .-idmiiabiv adaptt-d l'<>r a deep <-hiuk 

 in til.- r<.ck work, ami is e.|ualiv suitable foi' the 

 wall gai'den. pait iciilail y wli.-re the roots can 

 penetrate well int-o soil wliiih can never lieconic 

 soui', but ne\ I'lt helcss retains moisture sunicienl 

 for the support of tl.r many sIk.oIs and leaves 

 which revel in liir >iin. The'll<iwers are a prett\ 

 shade of pink, contrasting beautifully with tl.<' 

 glaucous green leaves. 



The majoritv of the .Elliion.-nias are .Irlightrnl 



rocki)lants flouiishinii nndi 

 the abov<'. 



A. grandillornni is a g: 



.Ki- 



'cmsTosr.M 



■ral fa\uuritc, witli 

 ,leep rose- 

 .•o 1 o U red 

 flowers boiiie 

 on graceful 

 shoots bear- 

 ing linear 

 bright green 

 leaves. 



A. pulchel- 

 lum has 



I.ea 11 t i f 11 I 

 coi-yml)s o f 

 soft pin k 

 flowers and 

 g 1 a u CO u s 

 leaves. 



A. persicum 

 is dwarf er, of 

 c o m ]) a c t 

 habit, wi'h 

 shorter sliglt- 

 1\^ glaucous 

 leaves and 

 corymfis of 

 jireftv pink 

 flowers. 



A. iberi- 

 deum is a free 

 grower bear- 

 ing in s])ring 

 abundance 

 of A\' li i t e 

 flowers. 



Kniphofia modesta. 



Mk. Ci. X. Smith, Daisy Hill, Xewry, writing on 

 Xoveuiber 2'.hx\, says : " Herewith I send you a 

 pliotogra])h of Kni])lio(ia (Tritoma) modesta 

 taken on the 14th inst. in one of the borders in 

 the nursery. 1 do not think it has been figured 

 before, and it certainly has never flowered here 

 out oi^ doors as it has done this year. It is 

 growing in the o])en Avithout ])rotection of any 

 kind, althougli during haid weatlier it is covered 

 with some dry litt ci'." 



[Kniiiholia modesta is a rather rare South 

 African species ])roducing spikes of white flowers 

 wlien in a flourishing condition sue)) as is de])icted 

 in the illustration. Slielter from cold cutting 

 winds and ])rotection from hard frost would 

 probably- meet the requirements of this unique 

 and pretty ])lant.— Ed.] 



