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IRISH GARDENIAG. 



I line haidy Uvv- 



quautitic's of wiiitc 



or purple hlotclu's . t lir 



oval or heart -shaped, ami 



height ot six to nine 



pretty low -ij;ro\\ iiiu; s])eeies. 

 eaves and llowcrs of a 

 I't dillieult to descrihe. 



reddish -purple flowers and 

 IS a biennial speeies whieh 



biennial 

 chooses 



E. pelargonilloruni is 

 flowering speeies. bearing 

 flowerj^ with violet 

 leaves are ^somewhat 

 the stem reaelies 

 inches. 



E. petraniin 

 with finely divided 

 light purple oi 



K. ronianuui. witl 

 deeply-eut leaves, 

 sows itself, and generally 

 gro\nid to grow in, very 

 often flourishing best 

 by the side of a hard 

 path. 



E. sibthorpianiun is 

 a strong grower, but a 



very lovely plant wit ha 1 . 

 The finelydivided leaves 



are silvery grey and 



the flowers pale pink ; 



it makes a pretty 



mass even when not in 



flower. 



E. superacanum is 



one of the gems of 



the genus with fine sil- 

 very foliage and pretty 



flowers. 



E. trichomanefolium 



has beautiful pink 



flowers over charming 



fern-like grey-green 



leaves ; this is one of 



the best, and makes a 



fine group in a sunny 



position. 



Of the stronger grow- 

 ers suitable for large 



rock gardens or her- 

 baceous borders there 



are E. carvifolium, 



with umbels of red 



flowers and deej)ly, cut green 



dancoides, with reddish-carmine 



the hardest 



leaves ; E. 

 flowers and 

 leaves somewhat like those of the last species ; 

 E. hymenodes, with pink flowers, leaves lobed 

 and toothed, and the stems softly hairy. Tliis 

 species does not survive every winter, and 

 should have some protection ; a few stock 

 plants may also be kept in a frame in case of 

 emergency. 



E. Manescavi is another strong grower , witli 

 rather carrot-like leaves and purplish red 

 flowers ; a useful border plant and good for 

 the bolder x>arts of the rock garden. 



J. W. B. 



Rainfall. 



'Vwi: iciiiarkalilf laiiifall which ((.innienced 

 JH'fore niiduighl on Thursday, 4th May. and 

 continued without interjuission for over eighty 

 consecutive hours until the early hours of 

 .\r(m(hiy, Sth May, amounted in "the Dul.liti 

 district to li.oS inches. 



." The accompanying illustration shows a 

 curious effect it had on May-flowering Tulips. 

 The Darwins and other varieties of this section 

 were[^just opening and still growing in height. 

 The rain lodged in the 



partly opened flowers, 



causing these to bend 

 over, and the weight of 

 water adhering to them 

 so long prevented them 

 from straighteningthem- 

 selves up again while the 

 rain lasted. When clear 

 weather supervened the 

 oldest flowers had be- 

 come permanently fixed 

 in this inverted position, 

 and remained so for a 

 fortnight whilst in 

 flower. The younger 

 flowers were able partly 

 to right themselves, and 

 the youngest assumed 

 the normal position, so 

 that in any one clump 

 flowers in all positions 

 were to be found. The 

 photograx^li was taken 

 on the 18th May, ten 

 days after the rain had 

 ceased. The total rain- 

 fall for the month of 

 May w as 4.99 inches, and 

 the rainfall from 1st 

 January to 31st May 

 amoimts to 15.86 inches, 

 6.52 inches more than in the corresponding 

 five months of 1915. F. W. Moore. 



Campanula glomerata dahurica. 



A June-flowering perennial, this is a most 

 satisfactory plant, doing well every year. 

 Attaining about eighteen inches in height when 

 in flower, it is most useful for the front of a 

 border. The flowers, which are borne in close 

 clusters at the ends of the stems, are of large 

 size and of a fine rich violet-purple, most effec- 

 tive and striking. Easily increased by division 

 in autumn. Bellflower. 



Tulip Flowers bent down by Kaix. 



