IRISH GARDENING. 



I'arsnips rejoice in five so-callcil distinct sorts. 

 As already mentioned, the new and old roots 

 are vastly different in evciy way. '11 ic iiew^'r 

 varieties are marrow to the core; pi'actically ali 

 the old fihi'y coi'i' is ehmiiiatcd, and the thixoiir 

 is eoiTespondin^ly improxed. 



Seedsmen who specialise grow their own 

 stocks, and nearly every honse of rei)ute sends 

 ont its own special Parsnip. 1 believe, for a 

 hea\y ero]), a pood strain of Hollow ("rown is 



then begins, so whatever then remains shcjuld 

 be lilted and used up as required. 



It leepiires no prophetie vision to predict a. 

 great scai'city in foods during the next few 

 years, and he who lays his heart and sonl into 

 the Work of food production — be it on the back 

 yard, the allotment, or the broad acre scale — 

 is a benefactor to the nation : that is the spirit 

 in which the notes on the ]ii'osaic Parsnip arts 

 written. 



EXAAII'F.E, 01'' TTkIIBACEOUS PjOliDKKS \\ ITU PATH HKT WEKX 



(sec the iMakino- of a Horhaeeous Jiorder, ]>. 8). 



hard to beat, while a good strain of the variety 

 Student is second to none in flavour, if slightly 

 less weighty. 1 ha\e found a vaiiety called 

 Tender and True really go(jd, but whatever 

 variety is grown let the seed be new, as its 

 germinating power diminishes rapidly after one 

 year, and disappointment can only icsult from 

 the use of old seed. 



By October, growth for the season will be 

 finished, and the foliagt' will gradually die 

 df)wn. The roots may then be used, lifting 

 with a fork as they are retpiired. In the event 

 of hard frost occurring, a coating of leaves or 

 litter may be spread over the roots to secure 

 them. No useful purpose is served l)y leaving 

 them in the gi'ound aftt'r Februai'v, as growth 



Rhododendron oreotrephes- 



A NEW species, first discovered in 1000 by Mr. 

 (leo. Forrest, who collected seed on the eastern 

 Hank of the Lichiang Eange. It is described 

 as from lo to 25 feet high, but young i)lants 

 in cultivation at Glasnevin make but short, 

 hard growths annually, and it appears as if it 

 would bt' many years ere they reacdi even 6 ft. 



The leaves, wliich :u'e dark green aliove and 

 glaucous below, vary from 2} in. x 1 i"- to 

 almost 3 in. x lA in. 



Flowers rosy lavender, with deeper mark- 

 ings. .\ desirable species, and one which will 

 become i>onular when more plentiful. 



J. W. B. 



