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IRISH (iAIM)ENING 



Mil slru.l.i- >trm> .-.iMmt ti i.ulH> liiuli. A \,iv 

 il.iirity au.l .liaiiuiiiu plant. 



I>. sylvfstiis is iiuotli.T well UKitli ^,Mti\\ iii;^. 

 hi this s|>»-cifs (In- (lowrrs arc a (rue ticar pink. 

 lar^'iT than tlu' twd foic^'oiiii,'. Tliis plant vaii.s 

 j,'ivatly. I)ut as a nilc tli.' fldwcis ((.in.' two an. I 

 thn-c on stiMns fruni ti to s jnclu-s lii^li. 



D. Iraj^raiis, wliicji ronics Irimi tlif CancMsu^. 

 lias wliiti' liowHTs with IriiiLCcd cdj^Ts, and is vcin 

 swfi'tly sci-ntt'd. 



1). nu.iispcssulanus. a (piick ^m-owit and a \.iy 



lit'' I'll ur. accoinnuulat iiit,' itself anvw lnic 



.•ilh.i- huid.T ..!• wall. Th.' stems arc ol'tcn li ii 

 uich.-s (.!• s(. hiuh. and the IIdw.ts pale pink .uid 

 deeply trin^'ed. I.nt its real attraction lies in Ihe 

 <aly\ t.ihe. which is d.-ej. purple, ami llie 

 I. nils form a charmini,' contrast to the ojien 

 tlowci-s. 



Then there are the dwai'f speci.'s. D. alpiiuis. 

 with dark -lossv le.tves in tirfts an.l largish 

 tlowers al.out the >i/,e of a jx-nnv. a k""<1 I'l'iuht 

 pink about 1! inches hiiih. This is a small plant 

 which seems to prefer semi-shade to the hakint;- 

 Sim. but like otliers of its family, has a wa_\ of 

 i:(du^' off siuldoniv. 



1». ne^lectns. sometliini; like the fore>,^oim;. 

 hut with narrower folia^'c and the ivveise .d' the 

 tlowers. is bufT colour. 



I), sub-acaulis is the ^'em ol the u'enus. anil 

 forms ch)se tiny tufts of small narrow leaves. 

 The tlowers are iiroduced siiii^ly on sliort stems 

 ;> inches high, not more, and not as big as a six- 

 penny bit, of a curious shade of pinky red. A 

 fascinating little j.lant and the smalh'st ,,f the 

 Diauthus tribe. 



'fhese are only a few of the many good garden 

 and rock i)lants in tiiis large family- There are 

 many jnore singles, taller growers and requiring 

 more sjiace, which late in .hme and early in .Inly 

 form a very ])retty elTect when grown among gre>- 

 .stones and dwarf Campanulas. 



All bidbs which require lifting may now he got 

 out. I'se a fork — not a spade — when lifting, as 

 then there is less chance of si)litting the bulbs. 

 In small gardens, where there is iilth' accom- 

 modation for storing, if the weather is drv. these 

 bulbs may be lifted, cleaned and replanted at once. 

 When cleaning leniove only as much of the 

 blown coatings of Tulii)s as will come away easily 

 in the hand when rubbed. In the case of 

 Narcissus bulbs, (tnly divide where they will come 

 apart freely, too severe dividing will only weaken 

 them, and when replanting only put back the 

 largest and .strongest bulbs. The small ones may 

 either be kept and grown on for another year or 

 else given away. Where bulbs have been in grass 

 which is usually cut by the mowing machine, this 

 may now be done, and the i)lace cleaneil up and 

 tidied. 



For plants attacked by insect pests, such as 

 cater[>illars or beetles, &c., there is no better or 

 surer cure than Swift's arsenate of lead. This 

 can be bought in thick bottles, and is in a tiiiu 

 l)aste. Direct ions for use are given on the outside 

 of the bottle. It should be applied witli a line 

 syringe or si)rayer, and will leave a white coating 

 on the leaves after being used, which wall do no 

 harm to the foliage, and will disajjpear after a 

 shower of rain. Arsenate of lead should not be 

 iised on fruit wdiich will be eaten in the uncooked 

 stage, within a fortnight of its being applied, but 

 where the fruit is to be cooked it. does not 

 matter. It is not expensive, and is very simply 

 prepared 



The Moiith^s Work, 

 The Flower Garden. 



i:\ W. Kim., (..ii,|,.n.f to l.,,i-,l iMiidialh. 

 i;.dl\VN.dt,|. |';,rk. Co. houn. 



lli:iH.iN. Till' pies,.nt i- .-, - 1 lime to .lip 



e\frgrecn h«-dges. Th.^v will not m.ike inii.li 

 fresh growth h.-foie uinlir-. t h.r.hu-.' the\ will 

 pi'csent .1 li'immeil .•ippi..ir;mr.' iinlil ri.'xt si>rin^' ; 

 thus it i> possiblr t,> do with but th.. on.' .lipping 

 in the \..ar, Sp.'.inMn ti'.'.'> nt ^•,•\v or .d' 

 Conifer.-, u h.'tli.'f ..r pv r.nni.hil or otli.-r shap... 

 m;i\ .■il>o Im- tniiiiiM'd ,'i1 th,' pi',-..-Mt lim.'. Th.' 

 SIU'.'U'S sIllMll.l h.lV,' lliiii l,h..|,.> with v.TV sh.-ii'p 



.'.!-.•> in oi'di'i' 1o in-^iii-.' .l.'.-in .ut.^. Tii.' 

 Irimminu .if Ih'.Iu.'> •■iiid ti.'o ran be .ari'i.'d .miI 

 m.ist c.ms.'ui.'nlU in .lull weath.T, an.l wli.'n th.' 



foliage is sli^htU ist. \n\ ,,f 11,.' , ,,mi>M,n.'i' 



shru.lj's may I..' .'\.. mim'.l . .'inil ii an\ i.runin- i> 

 n.-eded tnis ..p.'i.'il ion rm 1..' .-arri.'.l out with 

 th.' knit.' .u- on.' ..I 1 Im' hau.U pi'.ining instru- 

 111. 'uts .'uailal.l.' f, ,r the piii'pos.' If shrubs are 

 pnin.'.l ni'.itU an, I I'.'-iil.ulv with .ai'.^ thev will 

 scare. dv show that, lli.'v hav.' be.'n trimmed at 

 all. 



Till': .Mi.\i:i) t'l.. .wki; |{< ii;i)|.;i:. The plants 



inti'.Mhi.'.'il to Mil th.' siia.'.'s whi.'h w.-r '.'iipi.'.l 



earli.')' in t Iw \.'ai' h\ tlow.-iiim bulbs bay.' n..w 

 nearlv or .piit,' fii inish.'d t h.' -roun.l. ami th.- 

 borders as a wln.l.' .ir.' I.,.d^nm well. Th.' 

 necessai'v wmk .m th.- Il.iwer boi-d.-r hir s.un.- 

 tiiiu- to ."•..m.- will be largely of a r.uitine nature, 

 such as th.- removal of weeds, the tying of 

 rapiillN -.-xt.-ndinu plants, an.d the removal of 

 .l.-a,l i.-av.'s. with.-r.-.i llow.-rs, and anv other 

 ni.il.-i'ial that .'aiis.-s unti.lin.ss. Any novelties 

 that were planted for trial and that failed to 

 satisfy expectations should be removed and 

 replaced by some proved subjects from the 

 reserve garilen, no matter how common they may 

 be. Old plants are sometimes overlooked, 

 whereas they may be associated with others that 

 will act as a foil, with good results. 



The Fi.owek linns. — Tiie plants in the tl.iwer 

 beds are fast tilling their quarters, and a sys- 

 tematic inspeclionof themsliould be (-om?nenced. 

 Tills should also be done in the case of carjtet 

 beddin;;- at intervals of a week ; but in the case of 

 ordinary Iloweiiug plants it may be done less 

 fre(piently. All tlie same it takes ashorter time 

 and not so nuich labour to attend the i)lants at 

 frequent intervals than when they are iiermitteil 

 to grow for a long time unchecked. Moreover 

 the garden lu-esents either a rough or over- 

 trimmed app.ar.ince if this latter system is 

 adopted, w hilst by the other it is maintained in a 

 uniforndy tidy coiulition. 



(i Yi'HOiMilLiA I'ANK ULATA. — This decorative 

 lilant is a perennial that may be grown easily 

 from seed. The plants do iiot require much 

 room thehrst season, but aft.-rwards they develop 

 into bushy specimens reipiiring considerabh- 

 space. A few ])lants may be included in the 

 mixed border, and a good bed ])lanted in the 

 reserve garden for jmrposes of cutting. For 

 use in the dry state it should be cut when at its 

 best condition, and suspended in a clean, dry 

 place. The double -flowered variety has become 

 very popular, and should be included in the mixed 

 border or rock garden. 



Wallflowers. — Seedling wallflowers should 

 be pricked out from the seed beds before they 



