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IlitaiMiir.i m.iiulitlora is an iM|iiall\ liiir >|Ht irs 

 t.f |HTh:i|>s ratlur IkHit rohuir than tin* fniiiuT 

 ruhv friiustin ini^lit <lf.MrilH' it. I»ut oih- tltu's not 

 vnrv to U'clojiiimtir alH»ut hlnulcs. I. };rainlillora 

 l»n'vi|n«s is it very tint' variety. stron^tT ^'rowiiijr 

 thnii tlu' ty|x\ Miul rivalliiifi I. iVlavayi in 

 vigour. Thon' an- i»no «»r two .sub shruhliy 

 n|XHMi's of Inrnrvillca. iiotaMy 1. Ol^'av witli 

 8innllrr tinrly tut h-avcs and n).sy tlowfis. and 

 I. variabilis, with slrn(h«r ^'racrful i^Towths 

 U'arin^' ro.sy luirplf tlowrrs. These latter s|K'ri('s 

 art* valuahie for suiujy. warm places, at the foot 

 of n wall, or in a narrow Itonler friniiinL.' plant 

 housex. 



Klliphofias. iM-tti-r Uii..\mi a- 'I'l ilnin.i- .iiv 

 cjisoMtiallyher- 

 hau'fous plants 

 for sprini: 

 plant inj;. Their 

 nunu'rouslonj; 

 Meshy roots 

 are easily 

 injured, and 

 autumn |>lant 

 od spfcintens. 

 if they do not 

 sueeuml). at 

 least do not 

 tiourish for 

 twelve nu>nths 

 after. If plant 

 ed in spring, 

 just before 

 growth com- 

 mences, pro 

 gress is rai)id 

 and good ])lllnt^ 

 will result by 

 the end of ''"•''; 

 summer. Some 

 flowers maybe 

 produced the first year, but no disa])])ointnK'nt 

 need l>c felt if this is not so. as even estaldislied 

 elum])s sometimes miss a .season and ])rodu(e 

 but few s])ikes. A few good varieties are K. 

 aloides erecta suj)erba, K. aloides Saundersi. 

 with huge spikes of orange-.scarlet flowers ; K. 

 Burehellii. very free flowering, with fine spikes of 

 red Howers — these are all tall strong growers. 

 Among smaller kinds, suitable for Ijorders and 

 small gardens, the following are good : — K. 

 eorallina. with lovely coral flowers : K. ^laco- 

 wanii and K. Xelsoni. coral-red or scarlet and 

 Hushed orange. Newer dwarf sorts are — Goldel.se. 

 ]>ale yellow; Torchlight, flame colour: and 

 rufa. with orange and yellow flowers. 



^lontbretias, projx'rly called Tritonias. belong 

 to the Iris family, and now include some of the 

 most beautiful autumn flowering herbaceous 

 plants. It is best to lift them in late autumn or 



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plant 



nl- I'osr) IN THK li( 



>MowiN(; Ukflectio.v 



ulicii llic leave> lia\.- died down, and 

 n s|trini.' Wlu-n left in the ground they 

 continue to increase rapiilly. ami (piickly 

 (h'teriorate in strength, forming a mass of leaves, 

 lint few flowers. A rich soil is essential and a 

 sunny position. All are orange or orange-red. 

 Sonu' of the Invst are I'rouu-theus. (Jeorge 

 Davison. Westwick. Star of tlie Kast. and 

 .Marl be Millard. 



The brilliant scarl.l Lnbcba>. tlic glory of the 

 aiitunni garden, are Ix-st planted in spring. It 

 is cust(»mar>- to lift in autunni and store in a 

 cold frame protected from frost, splitting up lli»- 

 crowns in early spring, and growing on in the 

 frame till plant in-: time. At the first time of 



dividing not 

 many roots 

 will be foimd, 

 but these are 

 ,a,H.liv pro- 

 .Im.-.mI as the 

 heat of the sun 

 increases and 

 water is ap- 

 plied. When 

 large enough 

 they are trans- 

 ferred to the 

 llower beds, 

 uhendangerof 

 frost is over. 



Strange to 

 say. when l(>ft 

 out all winter 

 in a l)og bed, 

 where the Lo- 

 Ix'lias are ])ar- 

 1 iciilarl v at 

 home. tlie 

 l)lants are per- 

 fectly hardy 

 through any amount (jf frost, and totally sub- 

 meiged for weeks at a time. Tliere in March and 

 A])ril the (lum]>s are fresh and healthy.and just as 

 growth is commencing they are divided and re- 

 l)lanted with pleiity of cow manure mixed with 

 loam, and in Spetember are from five to six feet 

 high, with .stems as thick as a man's thumb, and 

 beai-iiiL' line s])ikes of dazzling scarlet flowers. 



B.. Dublin. 



Waterside Planting. 



Thi.s sul)ject has been written about l)efore in 

 Irish Gardenin(;, but will bear repeating as it 

 is one of great interest and capable of fine effect 

 when well carried out. The two photographs 

 accompanying these notes illustrate admirably 

 two distinct phases of waterside planting. One 

 shows a ch.arrning view in the beautiful gardens 



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