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Phlox drummondi. 



Tuts annual, so sclclom grown really well in 

 <i;ar(l'jn,s rtmnd Dublin, seems to thrive wonder- 

 fully well in the South ot Ireland', where it 

 gi'ows in a luxuriant manner, and continues 

 hloomino; well on into November. Not only 

 is it bright and attractive in the garden, but 

 it is a most satisfactory Hower for house decora- 

 tion, lasting literalh^ weeks in water. Now 



red-green tint owing in autumn to the red 

 colour of the stems. Hayward in his " Botanists' 

 Pocket-book "' gives its situation as " walls " — 

 l)Ut surely it is only in damp walls it really 

 thrives ? In the Dublin District it grows in 

 quantity on the wall of the Dodder River, 

 where it flows under Anglesea Bridge at Donny- 

 brook, which is also a damp wall owing to the 

 vei'v sudden rise and fall of that river. 



R. M. Pollock. 







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Allington Pippin 



Spray for results lilce this. 



that it can be had in distinct colours — red, 

 white, cream, pink, &c. — ^it should surely rank 

 as a first-class annual and be given more room 

 in the garden. R. M. Pollock. 



Wall Pellitory — Parietaria officinalis. 



A Britlsh plant belonging to the nettle family, 

 and to the saane family as the common Hop, 

 is another plant which one meets with frequently 

 in the damper districts of the South of Ireland. 

 Not far from Cork city, where the river often 

 ovartiows its banks, Parietaria officinalis grows 

 thick along a low wall, giving the wall a dark 



Euonymus europaeus. 



The Spindle tree or Pegwood is another plant 

 which is found growing wild in the hedges, and 

 this auiUmn it is carrying a wonderful crop of 

 berries. As the flowers in the garden begin to 

 lessen one naturally turns to any colouring 

 shrub which will brighten one's rooms, and here 

 Pegwood steps in. The fruits are attractive in 

 spite of the unusual combination of colour — 

 orange and scarlet — the leave.'< often turn red, 

 making the plant qirite an acquisition during 

 the last month ot the year. R- M. Pollock. 



