IRISH GARDENING 



downy to the touch; the other distinguished \:y 

 a leaf rather larger, somewhat firmer in tex- 

 ture, and pale green on the underside, know.n as 

 variety glabrata. In other respects the two 

 plants are of very similar character. 



The specimen here is undoubtedly tlie variety 

 glabrata, and a handsomer fiowering tree it 

 would be difficult, if not impossible, to possess. 

 Planted fifteen years ago, the sul)ject of this 

 note has now developed into a fine symmetrical 

 jiyramid 24 feet high by 18 feet through, well 

 furnished to the ground, and promising still 

 l)older ])r()p()rti()ns in years tcj come. In early 

 July, when carrying, as it consistently does, a 



cutting winds is assured, will luxuriate in any 

 good loam with leaf-mould added. As growth 

 develops a liberal mulching of rich litter should 

 be provided annually. Under such conditions 

 Plagianthus Lyallii should prove elsewhere, as 

 it has proved itself here, a beautiful ornament 

 of the garden. 



H. Armytage Moore. 



Some Popular Rock Plants. 



So much might be said about rock plants, and 

 so many varieties and species described, that 

 the following can only be taken as a rough guide 



Cytisus Kewensis 

 A beautiful dwarf shrub with pale ,\t-llow flowers. 



perfect multitude of delicate, white cup-^hi.iped 

 flowers on drooping stalks, a more attractive 

 and arresting object is not easily met vith. ^'he 

 mass of fallen petals around the plant cov&r the 

 ground as it were \\-ith snow, the while a con- 

 spicuous display of later blooms is still in full 

 beauty. Innumerable self-sown seedlings 

 spring up around the plant each year, and are 

 remarkable for rapid development. Intending 

 planters, however, would be well advised 

 to rely upon young specimens grown on in 

 pots, as plants of a certain age from the 

 open ground resent root disturbance, and when 

 transplanted often suffer a severe check in 

 growth, if they do not die outright. The plant 

 appears to be by no means fastidious as to soil, 

 and provided a reasonable degree of shelter from 



by anyone contemplating the making of a rock 

 garden. It is at first a little difficult to know- 

 exactly what will look best and "do " best, and 

 only after the new plant has flowered and shown 

 its habit of growth can one be certain whether 

 it is the right thing in the right place or not. 



I quite agree with Mr. R. Farrer's august 

 and, I am sure, infallible opinion, that a mass 

 of Eritrichium or Soldanella in full bloom in the 

 moraine would be the envy of one's neighbours, 

 rock gardeners or otherwise. These plants re- 

 quire a special treatment of their own, but by 

 no means are they impossible, therefore, I say, 

 try them. They like moraine and to be wadded 

 round closely with something like turf or leaf- 

 mould, so as to delude them into thinking that 

 snow is keeping them warm through the winter. 



