IRISH GARDKNINC^. 



Perennials for Present Planting. \<o\d\ Horticultural Socict} of Ireland. 



F'^IW' lan resist the call of tlu* Sprinjif. and is lhfr«- 

 .my Olio who does not garden at tliis season of I he 

 year ? 

 Now is an ideal time for plantin)^^ most kinds of Her- 

 I'.iceous Perennials. .Many rich colours are available 

 11 the .Xutumnal Phloxes, and their distinct oranjje- 

 V arlet and deep salmon shades ^^flow in solid masses 

 t llower in the late Summer and .\utumn months. .\ 

 :, w specially desirable sorts are .Aurore. rich salmon, 

 \ ith coppery-red centre: Coquelicot, brilliant oiange- 

 -> arlet ; Drayton, white ; Fort de France, rich salmon, 

 jHirple eyed ; Francois dc Neufchateau, metallic copper. 

 Pyrethrums, both sinjjie and double, are safely de- 

 scribed as " the earliest free-flowerinjf garden plants 

 /'or I It// in i^," and many of the newer varieties, such as 

 Yvonne Cayeux. Lord Rosebery, Lady Kildare, General 

 French and Jubilee, are well worth having to freshen 

 one's collection ; but there are so many goc»d ones that 

 it is desirable to see a reliable descriptive list such as 

 is found in the newly published " Garden Flowers, 

 igio," to be had from Messrs. Watson & Sons, Clontarf 

 Nurseries, Dublin, free of cost. In this booklet beauti- 

 ful collections of perennials for garden decoration and 

 cutting are detailed, as well as the most useful alpines 

 and rock plants of easy culture. 



Amongst the herbaceous flowers we notice that king 

 of blue perennials, the Dropmore variety of the Anchiisa 

 Italica, which, as il flowers for an extended period, has 

 no ri\al .iiiu>iii<st blue llowers in the .tjarilen. 



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STOURBRIDGE. 



A tlu- n)«>iithly meeting of the council helil ;«l the 

 oflices, 5 Molesworlh Street, !)ubli«i,on the iilli 

 ult,. the following members wen- present - vi/.. 

 .Messrs. T. F. Cro/ier, J, Wylie- Henderson. K. Andir 

 son, I). L. Ramsay," J. P. ; K. DOIier. G. .M. Koss, M.A. : 

 Krnest Bewley, T.C\ ; F. W. .Moore, M.A. ; I.ady .Mbreil.. 

 Rourke. C M. Doyne, D.L. (vice-president), and J. I.. 

 McKellar, with .Mr. II, V. Goodbody presiding. Judges 

 were appointed for the spring show to be held in con- 

 junction with the Koyal Dublin Society's spring show al 

 Hallsbridge, .Xpril 20th anil jist, and a unanimous vote 

 of thanks was passed to the t ouncil of the Royal Dublin 

 Societ)' for the faiilities accorded for it. Ri-plies since 

 received from gentlemen asked to judge enable us to 

 say (hat the coimcil have been fortunate in securing the 

 services of expert adjudicators in all sections. The 

 two vacancies on the council occasioned by the election 

 of Captain Riall, D.L., and C. M. Doyne, Ksq., D.L.. 

 as vice-presidents, were filled by the unanimous co-option 

 of His Honor Judge Hird. Churchtown, Dundrum. and 

 O'Donel Browne, Esq., M.D., Gortnagrena, Naas. 

 .\pplication for space was received from the Tully 

 Nursery, Kildare, for a specimen of Japanese garden- 

 ing at the spring show representative of the Tully 

 example of Japanese gardening art, which is said to be 

 the finest thing of its kind outside of Japan. This, wi 

 venture to predict, will provide both a novel and 

 attractive feature, and the first thing of its kind seen 

 at a Dublin, or, we believe, at any Irish show. Fine 

 specimens of narcissus bicolor HImpress were received 

 from Messrs. Chas. Ramsay & Sons, the Royal Nurseries. 

 Ballsbridge, and Capt. Riall had brought in the previous 

 day a well-flowered spray of mimosa {Acariii dealabata) 

 from his fine young tree planted out quite in the open 

 at Old Conna Hill. Bray, and yet, as one remarked, we 

 growl at our winters. Specimens of Ciinonia cafteiisis 

 and Nut/aUni terasiformis from a greenhouse and 

 garden, respectively, were shown. The former is a 

 pleasing South .African shrub, introduced in 1816 with 

 a dense white inflorescence six inches in length, and 

 serrated foliage ; the Nuttalia (California, 1848* ;i 

 curious, inconspicuously, white-flowered, deciduoii- 

 subject possessing no claim on our attention beyond a 

 certain quaintncss. .A dozen \arieties of Lenten roses 

 shown emphasised the value of these hybrid hellebores 

 .tl the season. Five new members were elected-\ i/., \'is- 



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