IRISH (;\KnFNTNG 



1 lar 



dv 



i'lowcrini!; Shrubs. 



GKOKr.K .MKKi:nrril proilmi-s an iiuli-libU- im- 

 pivssion on the iin.ijiiiiation by lus di'sriiplioii of 

 a wliiti" i-hiMTV in '/'/if /\:,i>is/. ami to tnio lovi-is 

 .i| till" opiMi air anil natmv lliis aiul all llu- luMulifnl 

 tl.>\viTinir tri'i's ami >linihs of our vfanlons afl\>iil ijri-al 



i.li.uht." 

 It is commonly riMnarkctl by nnrserymcn in this 



oiintry that the tcncK'noy to plant tlio more sombre 

 , \eryreens is hard to eombat. and many a plant 

 nuMvhant who takes more than a monetary interest in 

 his business wisiies at the planting,' time that he could 

 only present to his clients' eyes sonie such specimen as 

 a well-tlowered Almond. Hybrid Cherry, or Japanese 

 Crab Apple as it appe.irs in the ir''-^'y ^''f ''"^ tlowerinK 

 season, and which anyone can j-row. When planlintj: 

 one should never fail to include a fair proportion of 

 deciduous flowerinir varieties ; althouifh most unpromis- 

 inif ill appear.ineo when planted, they brii^^hten the 

 entire surrouniliniLCs in their respective seasons ami 

 .harm every belioUler. One can have bloom almost 

 I he year round by plant int;^ a judicious selection. 

 Amoiiij-st the first to flower is Atnyij^dnlus /}avr(/i'nua, a 

 beautiful double white Almond which sometimes blooms 

 as early as January. There are others, such as Foi- 

 svl/iia siis/ifiisa, which flaunt their flowers for weeks in 

 the face of the harsh winds of March, and a host of the 

 best Ihinsi^s come in durintj the succeeding^ months. 

 \'arieties "are too numerous to detail here, but planters 

 should send to Messrs. Watson and Sons, Clontarf 

 Nurseries, Dublin, for their catalogue, which contains a 



olleclion suitable for most requirements and priced at 



i^'-ures which ileter none. 



X: ann DCD A/^DC is the rfoss return from an Engltsti 

 XbUU rtL.t\ J\\^t\tl. plot of land worked under ttie 

 French method of intensive culture, by the use of Cloches or Bell-glasses 



FOR THE PROPAGATION OF EARLY VEGETABLES, &c. 



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 and made either 

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 knobs in sizes up to 

 20-in. diameter . . 



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Water JMants and RockCiardcns 



Till'; new qiiarlcrly isstic of the joiiriial 

 of tlic Ui\val Hortictilliir.il Society of 

 l-'iii^laiui coiit.iiiis the text of two papers 

 rccLMitly read bd'orc the socict) by Mr. I". \\ . 

 Mooiv, M..\., aiul Mr. K. Moyd IV:iei,'cr, l!..\. 

 Tlu' title ol Mr. .Moore's paper is " \\',iter 

 Plants," .iikI tli.it o\' .Mr. I'r.iej.-^er's " Rock 

 Gardens. Natural ;iiul .Artificial," :i siibject ih.it 

 tlie author h;is ni.-idc his own. 



In ihe course o\' his p.ipcr ^Ir. Moore re- 

 marks : — 



There is no more Htir.ietivi' juUiition to ;tny K-''^'*'" 

 than .'I quiet pond, with suitalily planted marjj^ins, .ind 

 its attraelions eontiinie from tlie opening of ihi" Mareli 

 marijfolds at the end of Keliriiary to the early parts of 

 October. Tliere is a quiet happiness in the .ippe.aranee 

 of such a pool or pond, on a hot summer day in full sun- 

 shine, which is fascinalinj;', anil which defies comparison 

 with any other part of the .£;-arden. It is only when the 

 same scene is cciilemplated in winter that one fully 

 recoi^^nises how much we owe to water-side vei^-etation. 



Particulars are ij^iven as to the fonnation of 

 a pond and how to stock it with suitable plants. 

 The paper concludes with a list of water plants 



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