IRISH GARDENING 



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the young shoots root readily in a propagating 



frame with a Httle bottom heat during the 



summer, a larger percentage rooting then than 



later when the growths are firmer. C. Willmot- 



tianum should be a welcome addition to our 



gardens where natural shelter can be given, and 



in the mild climate of Ireland and the south and 



west of England. It is noticeable at this 



season that 



though a much 



smaller plant, 



Ceratostigniia 



|>lumbaginoides 



has larger leaves 



with a reddish 



autumn tint. 



while those of 



the new species 



are snuiller and 



green. 



A. OSBORN. 



Pinus 



Monticola, 



This is one of 

 the handsomest 

 of the pines for 

 ornamental 

 ])]anting, and 

 may probably 

 in time come to 

 be considered 

 as a possible 

 timber tree. In 

 its native coun- 

 try, Western 

 North America, 

 it yields valu- 

 able timber, and 

 reaches a height 

 of 125 feet, but 

 so far it does 

 not seem to 

 have been plant- 

 ed inider forest 

 conditions in 

 this count r3\ 

 Planted in an 

 open position 



growth is fairly rapid, as may be judged from the 

 sjx'cimen illustrated, which is growing in the Arb- 

 oretum of tlie Botanic Gardens atGlasnevin,and 

 has been planted about ten years. Cones are 

 ])r()duced early, and contain good seeds, young 

 plants having already been raised from the 

 specimen seen in our illustration. I)oubtle>ss, 

 l)lanted under forest conditions, growth would 

 he more rapid still. It is one of the five-Iea\'ed 

 pines, and is alHed to P. Strobus, but differs in 

 the shorter leaves and downy shoots. 



Arbor. 



Anemone rupicola. 



Although normally, I beheve, a spring or early 

 summer flower, this beautiful Windflower has 

 during Sej)tember produced a number of its 

 dehghtful white blooms from a strong plant put 

 out from a pot some time back in the summer. 

 It is in general appearance somewhat like the 



strong growing 

 form of Anem- 

 one sylvestris, 

 but the flower 

 stems are 

 stouter and the 

 flowers less 

 nodding than in 

 that species. 

 The basal leaves 

 are three-lobed 

 and have long 

 stalks, while the 

 flower stalks 

 reach a height 

 of a foot or 

 more. The plant 

 is flourishing in 

 a mixture of 

 loam and peat 

 in half shade — 

 that is, in a 

 position facing 

 east, hut not 

 shaded over- 

 head. Shoidd 

 it survive the 

 winter safely 

 there is every 

 prospect of a 

 fine dis])lay next 

 year. It is a 

 native of the 

 Himalaya. 



Plantsman. 



Pints 



Ihr Arl. 



Monti 



Polygonum 

 cuspidatum. 



1111. Cla.-iicvin. A NATIVE of 



Japan, this is 

 one of the handsomest herbaceous plants 

 for the wild garden or Avater side. It unist 

 be allowed plenty J of room for develop- 

 ment, and should be planted where its 

 wide-spreading ])ropensities will not result in the 

 extinction of weaUer,but not less worthy, ]>lants. 

 The tall arching stems, bearing very iiretty 

 leaves with the characteristic long drawn-out 

 ])oint, grow from () feet to 8 feet high, and are 

 l>articulaily effective in September when fur- 

 nished all along the upper portion with pendent 

 racemes of white flowers. By the side of a ptmd 



