IRISH GARDENING. 



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hails from the Maritime xlljjs, and is a gem 

 for a sunny position on the rockery. 



Clematis alpina is the first of the Clematises 

 to flower after such \\'inter llowerers as C. 

 Balearica. It apparently varies in colour from 

 seeds ; some plants having flowers of a good 

 blue, while others incline to a puce shade. 



Magnolias were attractive \mtil marred by 

 frost. The most conspicuous were M. con- 

 spicua, M. soulangeana, M. salicifolia, ]\I. 

 Kobus and M. stellata. 



roots when a more naturally developed speci- 

 men should result. 



The Pyruses are in their glory at the middle 

 of the month, and prove their value as flower- 

 ing trees in no uncertain way. Among the most 

 striking species are P. Zumi with white flowers, 

 P. prunifolia, white; P. nivalis, pm'e white and 

 very conspicuous when in flower; P. ringo, and 

 the variety pyramidalis are beautiful with 

 clusters of pink flowers becoming lighter as 

 they open fully. P. spectabilis and its varieties 



Cones of Pinus excelsa. 



Amelanchier canadensis, the North American 

 June berry or Snowy Mespilus, was a mass of 

 its small white flowers, which in some seasons 

 are followed by red berries, while the leaves 

 die off in beautiful red and yellow shades. 



Prunus Sargentii flowered early in the month, 

 though only a small specimen in the meantime. 

 It is reputed to grow as much as 80 feet high 

 in nature, but when a good deal less it will be 

 a beautiful object in our gardens. The flowers 

 are comparatively large — over an inch in 

 diameter — and of a beautiful blush pink colour. 

 The specimen here is unfortunately a grafted 

 one, but should seeds ever be produced an 

 effort will be made to get a plant on its own 



rosea and Kaido are most attractive ^^'hen 

 covered with clusters of flowers red in the 

 bud state, and becoming pink as they expand. 



Pyrus cordata is a handsome and robust form 

 of the common Pear P. communis and attracts 

 attention by reason of its bold trusses of white 

 flowers. P. floribunda and its varieties atro- 

 sanguinea and purpurea are among the most 

 delightfid of small flowering trees. The flowers 

 are produced in great abundance, red when in 

 bud, but becoming pink when open. In atro- 

 sanguinea the flowers are deeper in colour, but 

 the finest of the three is P. floribunda purpurea 

 with purple red flowers of wonderful beauty. 



Plagiospermum uniflorum is a spiny shrub 



