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IRISH GARDENING. 



liowers, the tips of the sepals tinged with green ; 

 quite ornamental when seen in a mass, 

 though the green marking is no advantage. 



C. Jackmani is a fine hybrid, and the type 

 of a group common in gardens. All the members 

 are good autumn bloomers, and are useful in 

 a variety of ways. The flowers are mostly of 

 good size, 4-5 inches wide, and in the type 

 are of a fine, deep violet purple. There is also 

 a white variety of much beauty, while rubro- 

 violacea has maroon purple flowers, and Prince 

 of Wales has reddish purple flowers, with a 

 deeper red band down the centre of each sepal. 

 The whole grouj) is worth attention from those 

 who love autumn flowei's. The herbaceous or 

 semi-herbaceous C. coccinea, a native of Texas, 

 and requiring some protection, has be-en hy- 

 bridized with some of the large-flowered species 

 or varieties, and several useful and ornamental 

 hyl)rids have resulted. 



C.Etoile Rose has bell-shaped reddish flowers, 

 the sepals paler at the margins; in C. Cloche- 

 ton the shade of colour is deeper and very 

 })leasing. There are several others of similar 

 origin, the colours not always easy to describe; 

 all, however, are useful in autumn, and grow 

 freely from the base each summer, dying back 

 to near the ground in winter. 



J. W. B. 



Notes. 



until required for planting out, as thev do not 

 like transplanting. When putting out per- 

 manently the addition of a little peat or leaf 

 mould to the soil is an advantage. 



J. W. R. 



Tricuspidaria D^pendens. 



Tins interesting shrub has not tlie beauty of 

 the more i)opular T. lanceolata, but is, never- 

 theless, found in many collections of rare 

 shrubs. It is, apparently, not quite so hardy 

 as the latter, and at Glasnevin requires the 

 shelter of a wall and a fair amount of shade ; 

 under such conditions it grows fairly well. In 

 common with so many shrubs this year, it lias 

 flowered somewhat freely. The white ])cndant 

 flowers are produced singly in the axils of the 

 leaves on short side shoots; the flower stalks 

 measure about an ineli in length, and the 

 flowers, which have a small calyx, arc- comj)osed 

 of flne, white petals, each witli tlu'ee teeth at 

 the apex. 



The leaves vary from an incli up to thice 

 inches in length, and iudf as wide, irregulai-]\- 

 toothed, dark, glistening green on the upi)er 

 surface, pale green, witli a |)rr)ininent eenti-al 

 vein below. 



Pro])agation is easy by means of cuttings 

 in sandy soil, kept close and shaded for a week 

 or two. Stock plants sliould be giriwn in pots 



]Mr. a. B. B. Wilkinson writing frf>m Drum- 

 broe. Bantry, says ; — 



Tricusj)idarias flourish here ; some are about 

 15 feet high. 



Camellia reticulata is a most satisfactory 

 species out of dooi-s. It is semi-double, and 

 flowers splendidly every year. 



"The pink Lapageria also pr-oves (piite hardy, 

 and grows well when trained on trees in shady 

 situations. " 



In the North. 



{Continued from p<i(je 102.) 



Rowallane. 



At Rowallane our attention was at once at- 

 tracted by the immense number of Rhododen- 

 drons, all in the best of health, and reflecting 

 great credit on Mr. Armytage Moore and his 

 capable and enthusiastic gardener, Mr. Watson. 



The collection of Rhododendrons is most 

 comprehensive, and includes many of the very 

 latest species introduced from China, India, 

 &c. Many of the specimens of these new- 

 species are among the largest we have yet 

 seen, testifying to the cultural skill devoted to 

 them and to tlie suitability of the soil and 

 climate at Rowallane. Through the kindness 

 of Mr. ]Moore readers of Irish (Iardkning have 

 had the opi)ortunity of reading of the Rliodo- 

 dendrons at Rowallane, and of learning Mr. 

 Moore's estimation of tlu' value of the various 

 species and varieties. 



It may seem selfish on our ])art, but we 

 earnestly hope Mr. Moore may continue to 

 contribute these Rhododendron notes for the 

 benefit of gardening peoj)le in Ireland, where, 

 in nianv parts, Rhododendrons flourish so 

 well. 



Among other interesting plants at Rowallane 

 we noted Viburnum hupehense, of which we 

 luive since received fruiting si)ecimens, show- 

 ing a mass of charming coral red berries; 

 Styrax Wilsoni, a delightful little shrub, with 

 small leaves and tiny white flowers in early 

 summer; Plagianthus liyalli, a marvellous 

 specimen, 18 ft. by 24 ft., and furnished from 

 the base to the top; Carpentaria californica, 

 the fine, broad-leaved variety; Vacctmium 

 ovatuni, a delightful late summer flowering 

 shrub, with small, stift' leaves, and bearing 

 drooping racemes of white, bell-shaped flowers. 



