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IRISH GARDENING 



Bakers of Wolverhampton came with one of the most 

 natural pieces of rockwork ever seen, huge cliffs of 

 stratified stone which was toned to give the effect of 

 age and of weather. Morisiahypoga^a, Lith. Heavenly 

 Blue, Aquilegiaglandulosa, Onosma echioides, Dianihus 

 csesius. Baker's var Incarvillea grandiflora, Azalea 

 rosKflora, Viola gracilis, Iloustonia serpyllifolia, 

 and hardy Cypripediums, the above plants were shown 

 in mass, and the Primula Cockburniana was the most 

 beautiful in colour seen by- us in the show. The water 

 was surrounded by Primula japonica, P. pulverulenta, 

 Funkias, Spira-as, Astilbe Arendsii, \"enus, Primula 



hardy plant and rock exhibits ever seen in England. 

 The plants were all really good. Viola Purple Robe was 

 a fine new seedling of Gracilis. Viola pedata, Sedum 

 pilosum, Viola bosniaica, Orchis foliosa, Meconopsis 

 cambrica, fl. pi., \'eroinca rupestris, Saxifraga, Prim- 

 ula, including Bulleyana. Hardy ferns were arranged 

 ill proper order. The public interest in this exhibit 

 was the keenest seen anywhere. Beyond the rock 

 garden was a formal garden of flagstone paths, lily 

 taTik and herbaceous borders. Iris, Poppies, Pyreth 

 rum. .'ind an excellent selection of good plants was 

 seen. 



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O.NE lU IHI, I'UKTTIEST ROL KLlil l:s A I lllU InTER.\.\TIONAL SHOW. 

 liiiik b>- M. Pritc!:.ird. (Special .Award). 



Lissadcll Hybrid, and many other good plants were 

 arranged in a most classic manner. 



Kent & Brydon, Darlington, staged a rock garden 

 with old stone ; the general conception was artistic. 

 Mimulus radicans, Primula japonica carmineus, P. 

 cockburniana, and I*, sikkimensis were shown in good 

 form. 



Messrs. Jackman & .Son, Woking, showed three 

 plants of Acantholimon venustum. They were the best 

 of this rare .'\lpiiie ever seen by us. A nice little rock 

 shrub, Bruckcnthalia spiculaefolia was in good form, 

 it i.s in the way of a small Erica. 



R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, gave one of the modern 

 triumphs of exhibiting — a natural vale enshrouded bv 

 trees on either side, suitably arranged rock and water, 

 stepping stones, waterfalls, all formed part of the finest 



IlabraiUhus prfitensis was shown in wonderful form. 

 It is a .Amaryllis-like flower of most tlaz/ling scarlet 

 and ;i flower of refined excellence. 



Whitelegg & Page, Cliiselluirsl, exhibited a rock 

 garden with a natural waterfall. The garden was 

 Hanked by a path and water pool. Studded with dwarf 

 shrubs and rock plants in rare variety. Cieuni Mrs. 

 Uradshaw was well staged ; the exhibit w.as gene- 

 rally admired. 



Mr. J. Wood, Boston .Spa, winner of the Irish Cup. 

 made what may be best described as an .\lpine garden. 

 The stone was brought from the Yorkshire moun- 

 tains, where the weather had worked the stone into 

 \ ery fine shape, giving it a \'ery fine appearance. 

 The plants of the exhibit included many rare things, 

 but seem to have suffered in transit. ^}'P' acaule. 



