IRISH GARDENING 



('roc'Uri liiii)friti aud C. Sieberi in the spring and 

 of Orocvis asturicus and other autumnal flowerers 

 are a very beautifvil sight. 



These bulbs and tubers give us some of our 

 first flowers in the rock garden. We have the 

 very lovely Anemone Blanda, Anemone B. 

 sythinica, pnd its still more beautiful and rare form. 

 Anemone Blanda fl. pi. Then the invaluable 

 Irises must not be forgotten. 



We have Iris reticulata. Iris Persicai and Iris 

 P. Ileldreichii amongst the earliest ; also I. 

 histrioides, I. Vartani and innumerable others. 



Chionodoxas, Scillas and Muscari " Heavenly 

 Blue " can all be used with great effect, as can 

 Cyclamen nea))olitanum, C. Cilicicum, C. Coum 

 and C. repandum, the latter looking particularly 

 well grouped near pine trees. 



At this season in the garden one is particularly 

 imjiressed by the great asset our small evergreen 

 shrubs are to us. 



Nothing could be more beautiful than the rich 

 greens, silvers and golds which we can get bj^ 

 planting such shrubs as Picea excelsa pygmsea, 

 Juniperus Sabina taraariscifolia, Abies pungens 

 glauca, .Iunii)erus communis nana and Retinospora 

 obtusa nana aurea, &c. M. E. 



Reviews. 



Roses and their Cultivation. * 



Mh. T. W. Sanders has for a long time l)een 

 known as an expert rosarian, and in his en- 

 thusiasm for imparting his knowledge of Rose- 

 growing, in which he has the great advantage of 

 possessing a style at once simple and most lucid, 

 he is second to none. His book on Roses on its 

 lirst appearance quickly gained a large circulation, 

 and took very high rank anion g the authorities 

 on culture. Succeeding editions followed, en- 

 larging its scope, and we now welcome the 

 tenth, which is a greatly improved one. The 

 author has rewritten many of the former chapters, 

 bringing thein into line with the many advances 

 yearly taking place in Rose cultivation. He has 

 also added several new chapters describing the 

 formation of a Rosery and the cultivation of 

 Roses as annuals. 



The schedvile of varieties has been rearranged, 

 the varieties being classified under their various 

 types. The inclusion of a number of coloured 

 plates of beautiful Roses and monochrome plates 

 illustrating the best of the modern varieties, has 

 added considerably to the artistic appearance of 

 the book. 



The amateur in search for a single guide to the 

 many troubles and pitfalls could not be recom- 

 mended a better one. Here he will find advice 

 on every dejjartment, from the initial step of 

 planting to the achievement of his most ambitious 

 effort of carrying off the highest prize for his box 

 of exhibition blooms. Nothing is left untouched 

 that requires a remark or explanation. The 

 variovis forms of propagation, the description and 

 uses of the variovis stocks, the mode of planting, 

 naturally varying with difference in the soil, are 

 treated at much length. His chapter on pruning, 



* " Roses and their Cultivation." By T. W. 

 Sanders, F.L.S., &c. Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 

 220 pages, 8 plates in colour. Price, 3s. 6d. net. 

 London : W. H. & L. Collingridge. 



very clearly illustrated, is one of the best in the 

 book, and on reading it the veriest novice could 

 not easily blunder in his first attempt with the 

 knife. 



The section on manures for Roses is exception- 

 ally valviable, and in his list of fertilisers he very 

 clearly explains the natural constituents of each 

 and their various beneficial qualities, and gives 

 the reasons for the time and, manner of their 

 application. Here he wisely impresses on his 

 readers the necessity of judiciov^s manuring. To 

 some, hearing that Roses are " gross feeders," 

 this caution is very necessary. In this point one 

 can easily overdo the matter and instead of being 

 a help, tends to sour the soil, and eventually 

 sickens the })]ant. A noted Rose grower in this 

 respect totally disai)i)roves of the cvistomary 

 spring mulch of heavy manures, and advises 

 instead as a stimulant good fibrous turf, chopped 

 small enough to dig into the soil and well rotted 

 leaf mould. 



An interesting chapter could be written on the 

 genealogy of the modern Roses. Let us offer the 

 suggestion to the avithor for his next edition. 

 The grower will look more kindly on Lemon 

 Queen when he knows that it is a product of 

 Madame Ravary and Prau Karl Druschki. This 

 latter variety, too, gives the strength to Mrs. 

 Andrew Carnegie, to which Niphetos adds its 

 sweetness. We got Lady Hillingdon from Papa 

 (ioiitier and Madaiiic Iloste. Madame Melaine 

 Soupcrtwas a parent of Rayon d'Or. La France 

 and Caroline Testout gave us J. L. Mock, and that 

 fine bloomer Lieutenant C'haur^ came from 

 Liberty and Etoile de France. The list could be 

 much lengthened if space allowed. 



We heartily congratv;late Mr. Saunders on his 

 tenth edition. " C." 



Apples and Pears at Carrigoran, Co. 

 Clare. 



Readers of Irish Gardening who followed the 

 fruit notes contributed by Mr. Barker during 1915 

 will have gathered that fruit growing receives 

 special attention at Carrigoran. The results of 

 the good cultivation there practised have often 

 been exemplified at the leading horticultviral 

 exhibitions, and we have pleasure in reproducing 

 two out of a selection of photographs kindly sent 

 by Mr. Barker. 



Mr. Barker's employers take a warm and 

 practical interest in fruit culture, and the i^hoto- 

 graphs were taken by Mr. Fitzgerald. At the 

 last fruit show at Ennis a dish of Pitmaston 

 Duchess pears averaging 25 ozs. each were shown 

 and apples of 20 ozs. of fine shape and colour were 

 on view from Carrigoran. 



We are unable to reproduce all the dishes of 

 api)les and pears then exliibited, but the series 

 shows remarkably fine cultivation, which should 

 act as a great stimulus to fruit growing in a 

 district now becoming well known for fruit 

 production. 



The photograph of a small tree of apple, the 

 Rev. W. Wilks, is instructive and bears out our 

 estimate of this new variety as seen growing in 

 Mr. Allgrove's Nursery at I^angley Slough. 



Mr. Barker says of it : — " The photo is of a 

 tiny tree, only 2 feet high ; it originally bore five 

 apples, but we only left on one frviit to develop, 

 and, when accidentally knocked off the tree, it 

 had attained 23 oz. in weight." 



