IRISH GARDENING 



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quiet resting place and an easy life. On no 

 account must these be permitted to establish 

 themselves. Two thorough cleanings at least, 

 and often three, in the course of a season are 

 necessary. In April all water plants which 

 appear round the Lilies, except such clumps of 

 Bulrush, Mace reed, Sweet Flag, Water Plantain, 

 or Arrow Head, which may be required for 

 effect, should be removed with a drag, or with 



useful selection of proven varieties, with plenty 

 of variation in colour and habit, and which have 

 the great recommendation of being cheap and 

 good. If the list be too extensive consult a 

 descriptive catalogue, and purchase those which 

 seem most suitable for individual tastes and 

 requirements. 



List No. 1 (for large sheets of water which may 

 be 36 inches in depth or shallower). — Colossea, 



Water Lilies and Japanese Irises 

 In the Glasnevin Botanical Gardens. 



a long coarse-toothed rake, leaving the water 

 clean and free from water weeds, using the term 

 weeds in the broad sense of all plants inimical 

 to the welfare of the Water Lilies. In June the 

 operation must be repeated, and perhaps again 

 in August. We do not grudge the labour given 

 for weeding to our herbaceous borders, Rose 

 beds, cr vegetable plots, as we recognise how 

 necessary it is to weed if we hope for good 

 results. It is equally important and necessary 

 for the welfare of the Water Lilies. 



For beginners the following will be found a 



Gladstoniana, Marliacea albida, Marliacea carnea, 

 Marliacea chromatella, Marliacea rosea, tuberosa 

 Richardsoni, tuberosa rosea. 



No. 2 (for smaller ponds, water not exceeding 

 24 inches in depth). — Atro purpurea, Froebeli, 

 gloriosa, James Bryden, Robinsoni, Wm. 

 Doogue, Wm. Falconer, fulva, Paul Heriot, 

 odorata. 



No. 3 (for small ponds, water 15 to 24 inches).— 

 Ellisiana. odorata, Luciana, Laydeckeri rosea, 

 Laydeckeri rosea prolifera, fulgens, pygmsea, 

 pygmaea helvola. 



