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IRISH (i.\in)K.\ING 



acoordinpf t^i its ^'loutli. Iml it i> >.it'.' Id >;i\ tli.ii 

 nil side .sho..ts shuiiM !..■ stupi...!, ami ..mIv tlf 

 lf;ulei>i st^tpiu'd wht-n tlu* iwf has attained the 

 (It'sirtMl lu'iK'ht. liy stoppinii is iii.-aiit mcnly 

 takiim out thf tii|>"<.f tlif sh.xit, not nior.- than 

 lour iiK-hrs at thi- most. Ilanlci- pruning' at this 

 time of year will only lead to trouhlr, and will 

 loicf tilt' huds into ininu'diati- ^;l•o\vth, wliirli is 

 not want. '.I. Wall fniit tn-.-^.su.h as p.-a. lh>. 

 pluii's and ( lu-rrics may havf all youn^' shoots t it il 

 in wht'i-fver spare allows, and whcic more wood 

 is wanted for the formation of Ih.' tr..-. hut .are 

 nuist. he taken wh.ii han.llini: th.-s.- sho.ds. as 

 thev ar.' s.)ft an.i hreak v.-rv easily. .\ ^^.i.iil 

 plan is t.. lie th.-m in hy deiir.-es. tyin^r a littU- 

 tiilhter ea.h t.ime. The .dd can.'S of raspheriies 

 and lo^anherries can he cut out c.)iuplett'ly as 

 S.I. in as the crop has heen Ratliered, so as to i;i\c 

 plenty of room an.l air to the i\ew sho.ds on w hidi 

 next year's cmp will he. 



It is iinfortunat.' that in so many cases the 

 /oral .ir «-oinm.in names of jilants ar.- ahs.ihitelv 

 mislea.linu. .\t lids lime <if y.-ar it is .•sp,.eially 

 noticeahle. as people will p.-rsisl in calliim 1 he 



• .\h.ck (»ran-e " Philad.-lphus .-onmarius 



• Syrin^M." ll»e heantifnl fr.-.- tlow.'rini,' slinih 

 now in full ll.iwer. with huv'.' wind' tl.iwers and a 

 v.-rv stnuii: lieavv peifume. and tlu'.se sanre 

 pe.iple hild lirndy" l.i th.-ir iioint h.'cavi.se they 

 say tli.'y hav.' always known it as svu li. .ir l)eca\ise 

 they hav." always called it Syrin^'a. It is very 

 hard to ..invin..' lliem tliat Syrin^a is the ..irrect 

 name f.ir all .lur heautifnl l.ilacs. tlie c.imnion 

 one heinii Syiinuca vulj^aris. These two iilants, 

 IMdla.lelphns an.i Syrin^a, do not even })elong to 

 th.' same natural .irder .ir " family." The former 

 heloiij^'s to the order Saxifrat(acc«B, in which 

 fanuly we lind our common " Ijt)n(lon Pride." 

 The latter belongs to Oleaceae. the saii'.e family 

 as the common jirivet of ovir hedges, and the 

 olive which is so nmch grow'n in Southern 

 Europe. The two plants have no resemhlance 

 t.i eacli .ither, nor are they even in fl.iwer at the 

 same time. s.> it is very hard to understand 

 h.iw the err.ir arose. 



An.ither jilant is that known as " .Terusaleni 

 Sage." a small evergreen shrub with strong 

 wrinkled leaves and circular heads of yellow- 

 hoo.l.'d tl.iwers. It is a native of South Euro])e, 

 not <if Palestine, and has nothing whatever to do 

 with .rerasaleni. Possibly it has a little n^.ore 

 light to its name than the other two ])lants 

 mentioned, because it does belong to the same 

 fanuly as the sage, but why complicate matters 

 hv bringina- in the name of a t^iwn in a countrv 

 of whi.di it is not a nativ.' ? 



The Month's Work. 



The Flower Garden. 



By W. King, Gardener to Lord Dunleath, Bally- 

 waiter Park, Co. Down. 

 Herbaceous Borders. — Later sown annual.^ 

 used in mixed borders to fill up the gajis caused 

 by the removal of early-tl.iwering plants, such as 

 Lu])ins. Poppies, Delphiniums, &c., are making 

 a lot of gr.iwth. and it is necessary to look 

 over the borders at frequent intervals to see 

 that they do not encroach on any plant 

 of small, weak growth. These may be 



extremely valuable, and wall be much injured, 

 if not killed outright, by being all.iwed to become 

 smothered by grossly-growing annuals. Where 



th.' l.oi.l.T h.i-. an .-.k'in^ of t n if all plan1> nmsf 

 lie kept . l.'ai' of th.' grass, ('..nstant att.'ution is 

 nec.'ssary during stormy weather t^i see that, all 

 stakes ami ties are secure. .^^uch damage ma\- 



r.'sult fi a sinuir night's st.irm if this is 



n.'gle.t.'.l. Cut oil all .heaving IL.w.T-spik.'s 

 an.l st.'ius at fr..pi.n( iiil.rvals. an.l if th.' groumi 

 is not sum.'i.'iitU div lo 1...... w.-.diim must h.' 



.l..n.' hv han.l iii ..i.i.'r t.. k-.p th.. l.-.i-d-T .l.'an 

 an.l atlra.-tiv.'. 



Vi.iiAs. Remove til.' s.'.'.l - po.ls fmm Vi.ilas 

 .lailv. and in ..i.l.r to .assist th.' plaids to (l.iw.'r 

 lr..'iv all thr.iugh th.' summ.T. f.'.'.l th.' r.i.its 

 ...•.•asi..nailv with som.' mil. I stimulant. K.-ep 

 th.' gr.. Wilis p.'gg.'.l t.i th.' s.iil w h.'r.' th.-v ar.' 

 r.'.iuin.l t.i fundsh th.' gr.mn.l. C.it'tings 

 insci-le.l in cold fi'am.'s in a sandv s.dl will f.irm 

 ro,,(s in two .ir thr.-e wrecks. .Alter that dat.' 

 r.'mov.' th.' lights so tluil the plants nuiy li.'.'..m.' 

 hai'd.'ii.'d thor.nigldy b.'f.ire winler arrives. 



Puoi'.\(iATiN(i HEi)i)iN(i Plants. — The w.uk of 

 pi'opagating summ.'r bedding plants shoul.l he 

 pi-.ice.'.l.'.l with ius circumslari.'.'S perndt. The 

 st.i.ks .if il.'li.itrope. Iresin.'. i>.ili.'lia an.l Col.iis 

 mav he inci'eas.'d fr.im .iittings insert.'. I n.iw 

 .'itlu'r in pans .ir jmiIs. pr.f.'rahl v tlie latt,.'r. 

 Cuttings .if ll.'li.itr.ip.' ins.Tt.'.l now sh.iuld n.it 

 be soft in t.'xtur.'. as they will n.d r.i.it s.i r.'adily 

 as those ins.'rted in th.' spring. In gar.iens 

 where only a few plants .if il.'liotr.ipe are re(|uired 

 the best plan is to retain s.mie <if the .ild plants 

 for stock ])Uri)ose.?, an.l pla.-.- lli.'m in Jieat early 

 in the year to ])roduce sho.its for cuttings. Such 

 cuttings will furnish good jilants for be.iding-.nit 

 if kept growing actively. Coleus, tVc.. may be 

 propagated from cuttings inserted in pans filled 

 with light .-sandy soil. A shallow-heated jiit 

 furnished with a hotbed of moderate warmth 

 on wdiich to ])lace the cutting ]ians is an ideal 

 ])lace for rooting the cuttings. Artificial heat will 

 only be necessary during wit or cold weather. 



r*KNTsTi':MON.— The Pentstemons are at their 

 tidl flow.ring l)eauty this month. If it is desired 

 t.) perp.tual.' any of the choicer seedlings as 

 well as named varieties, the cuttings may h.' 

 inserted forthwith. Thoy do very well dibhl.'.l 

 into beds of sandy soil in cold frames, or in 

 cutting box.is or small pots. A simple method is 

 t.i fill a number of small pots with suitable sjil, 

 plunge the ])ots as closely as i)ossible in a cold 

 frame, and insert a single catting in each ]»ot. 

 On no account should the shoots be allowed 

 to flag, either before or after they are inserted, 

 and for that reason the frames niust })e kept cl.is.'. 

 the cuttings si)rayed regularly and shaded fr.ua 

 strong sunshine. The cuttings of the hardier 

 bedding varieties sh.iuld ))e inserted in beds, but 

 they must be treated in all .ither i-esjiects si^ni'ar 

 to those in pots. 



Any variety selected for seed production should 

 be marked t.) ]irevent the spike being cut ofT 

 wh.'H the fl.iw.'is hav.' fall.'ii. 



The Fruit Garden. 



By Alfred JiARKKi!, (iai'denei' l.i Lady Fitz- 

 (ieral.l, Cairig.iran, C.i. Clare. 

 During this m.mth many and varied .ijierati. ms 

 amongst large and small fruits call for attenti.in : 

 both if the ordinary routine of higli cultivation 

 has been closely followed u]), or if. as frequently 

 hai)])ens, owing to pressure of other matter.*, 

 the work in fruit grounds has become niore or 

 less in arrears. Should the latter condition of 

 affairs exist, a determined attempt should be 



