IRISH GARDENING 



i^ avaihililr. t.ik.- IIm' iicxi l.rsl I lii.i-. aiul a|>|.l> 

 a drrssiu^' ..f rliciiiira I iiiaiuirc in t hr sliap.' .."r 

 one of tlu- many ll..iti(iiltuial iiiaiuuvs sold l.> 

 all rclialilc Sfi-dsiucn. Iluciri^' aiuoii^;s( fniil 

 trt'f.s is parlinilaiU <|.-siiahlf in smji a season 

 as the pivst-nt. 1. -11.11111,' as il ,|,.rs 1., U.m'|i tlir 

 l^'nuinil surface linr. and mat ciiallN assist in 

 .•onscrviiij,' nutist.ur«- and rapidly d<slni>ini; 

 Ufcds. Thcri' is <-.>nsidcral.lr sat isla.t inri in 

 sct'in^ successive crops of weeds pniinpth 

 despateli.-d. and (li<- r.-sullini,' el. -an. ti.l\ irn.un.ls. 

 Last. •• 11i..ukIi n.d least." have an .v.- i<> ins..! 

 an.l fiin-.d.l .-n.-ndes. an.l .'sp.-<iallv \v....llv apius. 

 whi.li in.ivas.- it an .dm.ist in.iv.lil.l.' rat.- in 

 h-d. .Ii\ u.'ath.'r un.ii.'.k.'.l. 



The Vegetable Garden. 



I!\ A. I'l.AUso.v, (iardener (.. A. l\ Sharnian- 

 ('iawl..rd. Ksip, IaAii L..dKe. ( daniuir.-. C.rk. 



.lil.Y iM'ini: th.' Ii.dt.'.xt. la.ndli of (h,. N,.,ir. ;dl 

 v.'i^etaiile -r.-wtli r.'.piiivs atl.^idi.Mi 1..' suirii..' 

 niulcliini,'s and waterings. W'n.-re niulcJdn^ is 

 inii>.issil)ie. suit'ai-e li.ieinu is ..I' t1i.' K«'«tx'st 

 vain.'. 



Winter .i.ips now en<,'age the attenlioii, 

 a.-.-.)r.Iin.L:- t.i the wint.-r and s]>riup: Heeds, so must 

 the plantini; and sowiiii,' he ari-aiL^ed. .Many 

 summer er.)ps now passing nnist he r<'mo\cd. 

 and liie .'lupty spaces niach- ready i'.>r wintei- 

 irops. 



Bi{(».\D JiK.VXis. — Earth up and i>ineli .Mil tlie 

 piduts of ilowering i)iants. ('r.ippiim plants 

 .-^liould he thoroughly watered if .h> w.-ath.-r 

 prevails, and afterwards jnulcliod. 



KiD.NEY He.\ns. — Sow on poor soil for late 

 crops. Eai-th n]) forward iilants. 



lM-;.\s. — Early dwarf sorts are the hesl 1,, sow- 

 now, on tlie cliance of getting a late cro)). Sei' 

 that gr.>wing ones are staked early. 



liUOCfOI.I. liKU88EI-S SfHOUTS. SaVOYS.- 



I'lant the main wintei- crojjs now. Two and a 

 iiair r.'.d .■a.ii way is not too nuicli space for 

 >prou1-. whil.' l)rocc.ili and savoys must get tlie 

 room tlieir respective varieties demand, Ground 

 vacated by early potatoes or strawberries, with- 

 out any more ])re]ia.ration than clearing and 

 levelling, suits wintei- brassi(-as admiraV)ly. If 

 clubbing at the root prevails, puddle the "roots 

 before planting in a Jiiixture of soot and cl-iy 

 of a creamy consistency. 



Cabbage. — Sow^ C,)lew..rls and a small s.)\\ing 

 at the end of month for an early spring su|)pl y, 

 l)ut defer till August tlu- main s.iwing for sprii'ig 



{'EI.EKY.— Complete the planting, and if th.- 

 w.-atlu-r keeps drv, wat.-r ir.-.-lv. t)iis1 light Iv 

 the f.diage with soot w.-.-klv 1..' pi-.-v.-nt th.- (Iv 

 attacking. Spray forwai-.l ci-ops with p..talo'- 

 si)raying mixture wh(-re c(-lery disease is known 

 to prevail. 



(;AiMU)T.S.^\Vh(-ri- small t.-nil«-r roots are re- 

 .|uiri-d, sow one of tin- Shorthorn type for winter 

 drawius on a bord.-i- casiK fov.-icd by frame or 

 .)ther shelter. 



Cauiafi.ower.— Plant the last batch .d' 

 autumn varieties. Mulcli and wat.-r if n.-cessary 

 the earlier ones. 



Endive. — Sow f.ir winter use, treating similar 

 to lettuce. 



Lettuce.— Prick out on imrth bord.-r on 



hea\ il\ -nianur.-d s..il to pre\i-nt pr.-matur.- 

 riinning 1.. s. -.-.!. and m.ik.- Muall rowings on 

 s.mth b.u-.l.-r. 



i.KKKs. Plant main.r.ip in >liall.,\\ tr.-nch(-s 

 ..r d.-.-p .lrill>. 



I'.>l\l«)l>. {.ill .ail\ ,■]■<>[<> as .s.ion as t h.- 

 haiiim lipeiis. Spra> 1 h.- ma in.r. .js with t he 

 oniinai-y comiiier.ial spraxing p.iu<l<-r. .ho.ising 

 lin.- weather for the ojM-iat i.)n. 



I* AKsi.Kv, Sow now for winter pi. kings on a 

 bord.-r uii.-n- I'lam.- sh.lt.-r .an b.- givi-n. 



Si-iNAc II. Si.w lb.- pii.kU >.prts f.u- uint.-r 



■s .d' salt ami 

 Wat.-r if r.-- 



Si:\KAi.i-: will bfii..|it l.\ di 



Ti KMi'-. Sow at (h.- beginning and again 

 at Ih.-.-n.l ..[ th.- moiibii f..r winter <-rops. Orange 

 •b-iiy. Whit.- St.m.-. and Chirk Castle ar.-ns.-fu1 

 varieties for present sowing. 



Tomatoes. IMaiits growing ..iit d..<iis sh.iul.l 

 b.- dishu.hled regularlv, an.l wh.-i-.- t h.- foliag.- is 

 li.-avv. thin out t.. p.-rmii th.- sun's i-avs to 

 p.-ii.-trate t.) the fruit. 



N'egetables of many s.)i-ts will n.iw bt- pl.-nliful. 

 and bottling for winter use may now be un.h-r- 

 taken. Peas and beans, both broad and kidn.-> 

 sorts, preserve well, and indeed every i-oot and 

 stem vegetable i-aii be utilised by sealing in jars 

 or bottles, while vegetabh- marr.iws make .-xi-.-l- 

 lent sweet jtreserve. 



As this is no ordinary year, tin- augm.-ntat i.ui 

 of our foofl supi)lies is not onl> a sound in\i-st- 

 ment but an iini)erative duty on ever>. uu- who 

 grows a spare root or fruit. 



i^thionema Amoenum. 



Tjil.s is distinctly one of the best of the 

 ^Ethioiu-mas, and should be im-hided in all 

 colle(-ti.)ns .)! aljiines. It res(>mbl(-s, and has be.-n 

 much (-(uifused witli, A. pnh-hellum. but i)rodu(-cs 

 much larger flowers of the same soft pink c.dour. 

 Tlie writer saw it recently in several gardens in 

 the North, notably at Tlie Bush, Antrim, wherc- 

 Mr. Barton grows Primulas and many other things 

 so superbly, and also in the always wonderful 

 collection at Daisy Hill Nurseries, Xewry. Con- 

 siderable doubt was in evidence as to the iii-)])er 

 name of the plant, most growers I'ecognising it as 

 distinct from A. ])ul(-hellum, but Mr. W. Irving, of 

 K.-w. who has recently been visiting Ireland 

 identilied it as A. Amoenum. 



.V. s.-hist.isum is also apparently confused with ' 



A. |)ul. -helium, and bears s.)m.' resemblance to the 

 latter species. Tlu- plant. whi(-h is gi-oAxn in the i 



Hotanit- (iardens at (dasu.-viu under the name of 

 .\. s.-hist.)snm. tl.iw.-rs ;it U-ast three weeks or a I 



month before A. |)ulchellum, is more shruliby in | 



growth and with shorter leaves. At the time of 

 writing — viz., the last week in .June — A. | 



inilcheUum is in full flower, M'hih- .\. schistosum i 



is forming seeds. \ 



Another i)retty little si)ecies which has been ; 



Aery (-harming for some weeks is A. gra(-ile, whi<-h j 



pr.)duces nunu-rous liranches terminated by short j 



spikes of rosy-pink flowers. The shoots are , 



slender; and liang down under the weight of ; 



flowers, while the leaves are of a jiretty glaucous i 



blue colour. It is a charming plant for a cleft . 



ali)inist. 



