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suitahlc .sumi_\- |)()sit ictii, tlu'V may Ik- Idt in tin 

 <,'rouiul for several years l)et'(tii- they show siuii.- 

 of re(|iiirinii to l)e taken np. 



T Batalini is a pvrWy little mi1|)Iiui- \ cllow 



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sperirs, with nicely si 

 i-lusiana, often ealled the Lad; 

 white tlowers. striju'd eainiine an 

 eiiiht oi- nine inehes hiuli. 'V. eoiirin 

 little red-tlowi-red s])i-cies said t<> 

 Aiinenia. and ajivniis T. ilasyslenion 

 llowers, vellow at the hase, on stalks 



while T. 



Tnli 

 urow: 



)nie I'loni 

 U t 1 1 white 

 mK ahniit 



three inehes ]\\<f\\ : this was liuuicd in {\\<- M; 

 issue of Ikish (Iahd- 

 KNlNc; last. year. T. 

 lOichleri is a iioi-geous 

 species, w ith hvrge 

 l)riMiant crimson flow - 

 eis. flowering- in A])ril, 

 wlien alsoT. Fosteriana 

 opens its giant scarlet 

 verniilion blooms, and 

 is one of the most 

 striking tlowers in the 

 garden at that time. 

 T. Greigii has long been 

 admired by votaries of 

 the genus, its brown 

 m o t t le tl leaves and 

 orange red flowers 

 affording great pleasure 

 to all. This species is 

 slow of increase and 

 is best left down for 

 some 3'ears or as long 

 as flowering satisfac- 

 torily. T. Hageri is a 

 taller grower, reaching 

 a foot or more, but 

 linds admirers of its 

 brick-red flowers, which, 

 given a suitable 

 setting, are qin'te 

 attractive. In T. 

 Kauf manniana we have 

 one of the best kinds 

 f(jr our present pur- 

 pose. It flowers often very eail\- in vtlai'ch. 

 and is usually the first Tulij) of the season. 

 This is sometimes called the Water Lily 

 Tulip, and produces extremely pretty flowers, 

 creamy white, Avith a pink or carmine flush 

 on the outside of the segments. There is 

 also a golden yellow form, which is very 

 beautiful, and also a ver}' lovely variety known 

 as T. K. coccinea. T. Kolpakowskyana is a 

 desirable sort with scarlet or vermilion flowers, 

 while in T. linifolia we have one of the most 

 delightful of the smaller kinds with l)iilliant 

 scarlet lioweis. T. michehana has spotted leaves 



like T. (Ireigii and deep red llowers, while t he 

 liitle T. montana with bi-jght re<l Mowers not 

 more than si.\ inches high, is a gem for I he 

 n.ckefv . T. persiea is ,i latei' lloweicr. and the 

 rich li,(.ii/.\ -\ello\\ llowers ha\e the additional 

 charm of hein- .scented. T. pulchell.-i is attrac- 

 ti\e in its I'osy manse liloonis. and the pink 

 ilower.. of T. saxat'lis arc alwa\s appre- 

 ••iate.j. On,, of the rarest and' daintiest 



is T stellata from the llim.davas which 

 has I.eantilnl little llowers, wilow within 

 .'.nd i-ose or ,v.l on lli- outside. 



There are other 

 ..pecies which might be 

 recommended, but the 

 above give some idea 

 of the wealth of beauty 

 among the wild "^I'ulips. 

 Most of the Irish 

 nurserymen who speci- 

 alise in bulbs can 

 supply these at, in 

 most cases, (piite 

 reasonable ])rices^ con- 

 sidering that from six 

 to twelve bulbs arc 

 sufficient for a group. 

 J. W. \^. (Jlasnevin. 



Acanthus mollis l\tif(>li us 



Acanthus 



(^Tbe Bears Breach) 



'J'liK \ari()us species of 

 A c a 11 1 h u s are ver_\- 

 handsome perennials , 

 recjuiring not very 

 close attention when 

 once i)lanted and given 

 a good start. They are 

 mostly evergreens — 

 that is to say, all the 

 leaves do not dis- 

 appear during winter 

 as with mail}' her- 

 baceous plants. The 

 foliage of most of tlie species is strikingly 

 handsome, often of ample proportions and 

 dark shiny-green ; in some the leaves are con- 

 spicuously s]iiny, while in one or two they are 

 quite narrow or lanceolate and furnished with 

 hairs. 



There is a considerable number of sjiecies, 

 many of them natives of tropical countries, but 

 a number come from 8. Europe, and are generally 

 amenable to cultivation in Britain and Ireland. 

 There is no doubt that a certain amount of 

 shelter is beneficial and a sunny position 

 produces the finest specimens. The Acanthuses 



