IRISH GARDENING. 



l".i;i(;r:i:oN Quakeuess 

 Pal*? Lavender Blue. 



The Loganberry. 



There seems every justification fm- iifj^'in^' ji 

 more extensive cultivation of this useful and 

 liardy fruit. It rarely fails to crop freely, and 

 tliough not so sweet as the Raspherry it is 

 nevertheless excellent stewed or as a preserve. 

 An additional merit is that the fruiting season 

 is a comparatively long one, in fact, it will ex- 

 tend from Jidy well into autumn. ( )\\ing to the 

 long slioots made annually a lair amount of 

 space is i-e(|iiiici| where a large nnmherof plants 

 are grown. On tiii' other hand, this fact is an 

 advantage, inasmuch as where space is limited 

 onl\ one or two plants need be grown, and they 

 will provide many pickings for stewing, if not 

 enough for preserving. Further, though the 

 eidp will ii[)en earlier in a sunny position, shade 

 is nut ileti-imental, and (piite good crops are 

 ohtained ftotii plants gi'owing in sliaileil posi- 

 tions. Any good garden soil will grow Logan- 

 berries very well, but it is an advantage to give 

 a forkful oi' tuT) of manure to each ])L'Uit in 

 spring, merely ib'awing aside a little of the sui- 

 face soil, laying on the ni;inui'e and replacing 

 the soil on top of it. 



Suliiii'ltan duellers with the conventional 

 hack garden may safely j)lant Loganberries 

 roimd the walls, and owners of small gardens in 

 the counti'y disti'icts would find them useful iu 

 providing fresh fruit for a long time. When the 

 iruit is over, cut out the old canes and tie up 

 the new ones. 



CiHOWKK. 



Correspondence. 



FaSTIGIATK TllEKS. 



Sir, — Will you allow me. in siiijploinein to tlie 

 most interesting article on fastigiate tree.-^. which 

 I'ame from tlie pen of my leunied frieiiil, J)r. 

 Henry, and a(lorn<'(l your N(}veuil)ei- issue, to add 

 the following : — 



At Kew in tiie birch collection there is a charm- 

 ing fastigiate form of tliat lovely tree Jieftiht 

 Ermani. Of all the treasures accumulated in Sir 

 George Holford's arboretum at Westonbirt, Co. 

 Glos., I should be inclined to give first prize 

 to a specimen of the type, which displays its pale, 

 coffee, cream-coloured stem to such advantage 

 among tlie dark conifers wiiit'h form its back 

 ground. 



Again, in the riverside rnu'sery at Kew, and 

 therefore not yet revealed to the pu))lic, 1 noticed 

 lately a markedly fastigiate form of (Uitditschia 

 triucanthos, which 1 was informed had Leen 

 acquired from that excellent nurserynum. Mon- 

 sieur Leon Chenault of Orleans. 



I hope I shall not be thought egotistic if I men- 

 tion that I also have two fastigiate trees which 

 are not recorded by Dr. Henry. They are a com- 

 mon Lime and a TuliiJ Tree. (I hate employing 

 the botanic name JArlodcndion tulipifera, on 

 accoimt of the atrocious false concord to which 

 learned [ ?] men have given currency.) Of these, 

 the latter is particularly attractive, and its 

 narrow, rigid growth makes it a welcome addition 

 to the shrul)])ery, where it uiakes a brave show aud 

 takes up little room. 



Turning to another matter. I notice in your lead- 

 ing article by J. W. B., in your December issue, 

 wdiich I have just received, that he does not seem 

 over-confident as to tlie liardiness of (hHiiKintlnis 

 (iniKitus. He need be under no uiwasiness; 

 several examples of this i)lant have been growing 

 uninjured at Aldenham for ti'ii or more years. — 

 Your-, &c., Vic.\HV CiiuBS. 



Dear Sir, — Sotue time ago 1 sent you a photo, 

 of Pruiuis Pissardii in full flower on 5th Kerbuary, 

 li)18, with the suggestion that you should publish 

 it in your February number, as an cxauipic and 

 record of the mildness of last winter ami early 

 manifestation of spring. 



I have seen fa-ilin/ the sauie tree a sheet of 

 bloom, similar to that dei)ictcd hi lh 

 Fel)ruary 5th. On near examination 

 that there are numerous buds still to 

 l)ut it may be said to be in full blooui 

 of the hoiise tells me that on the .list December 

 this winter she picked some sprays with flowers 

 fully oj)en. 



It would be interesting to record these facts with 

 the photo, in the February nuiuber. — Yours faith- 

 fully, JIknry G. Druky. 



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