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IRISH GARDENING. 



Rosa laevigata anemone. 



propel' slit'llci'. Small plants in puts in a cold 

 liouse or frame are abmidant bloomers, but the, 

 specimen outside did not show the same luxuri- 

 ance in this respect. The severity of the winter 

 lUlO-17 (its first ex])erience of the cold weather 

 was not very fortunate I) is probably the cause, 

 and I hope that when we have had a few of our 

 usually mild seasons to encourage the growth, 

 it will prove quite as satisfactory in the open as 

 it is under glass. If so, it will be a decided 

 addition to tlie garden. Another plant not often 

 seen is Anopterus glanduhjsus from Tasmania, 

 belonging to the Saxifrage Order and a close 

 ally of Escallonia. It is also evergreen, with 

 long glossy leaves serrated at the edges, and 

 bearing arching sprays of pure \\ bite flowers in 

 June, each about half an inch in diameter. 

 The specimen here is between 3 and 4 feet high, 

 and grows well in a sheltered position without 

 a wall or other ])rotection. From the anti- 

 ]iodes, several s])ecies of the genus Tjeptosper- 

 mvnn (of the JNIyrtle Order) have been brought 

 to this country, of which 1j. sco])arium from 

 New Zealand is ])erliai)s the best known ; and 

 being covered in .Tune . with numerous little 

 white blossoms it is always a desirable ucqui- 

 sitif)n. Tt looks after itself and ])ropagates 

 itself by self-sown seedlings. Its varieties, 

 however, are much more welcome I especially 

 L. Nieholsii, bright crimson — a verv beautiful 



sight; li'. Cha})manii, each individual bloom 

 larger and well splashed with the same red tint, 

 leaves purple; L. Nairni, rather similar to Ti. 

 Chapmanii, and foliage even a better colour. L. 

 Bosca\\enii is a hybrid with large flowers white 

 with a fine rose-pink stain at the base of each 

 petal shading into the white, an extremely 

 attractive plant. 



Belonging to the Heath Order, Gaultheria. 

 hispida is a small uiiright shrub with stiff 

 leaves, ;md bearing in May clusters of white 

 Ifowers that lool{ like Lily of the Valley; later 

 on t'hey \\ill be succeeded by curious Avhite 

 berries. There are other si)ecies of the same 

 genus, but as tliey are more remarkable for 

 fruit than for bloom, they need not be men- 

 tioned at present. C'ladothamnus pyrolaetlonis 

 from western North America is still rare and 

 lias a curious brown-orange inflorescence. 

 Leio])hyllum buxifolium " Sand Myrtle '" is 

 better l^nowii, and is a dwaii much branched 

 neat little shrub with numerous small pink 

 flowers. Tveucothoe Davisiae from California 

 is a spreading bush not more than from 3 to I 

 feet high, but if room be given to it, it will 

 cover a good deal of ground; the panicles oi 

 white pitcher-like flowers rise well above the 

 leaves, and it is considered to be one of th<! 

 best of that genus. 



Of the Heatlis, Erica alpina is a charming 



