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also more closely set on the shoots, thus pro- 

 viding a nnieh great«r colour disphiy. M. \'il- 

 niorin, from whom tlie ])lant was obtained, says 

 in Hortus \'ilmorinianus, that he l)rought tlie 

 plant from Japan and considered it a hner 

 plant than J. nudijiornm , althougli not sp"c i- 

 fieally distinc-t. Our ilhistration shows ck'arly 

 how superior ./. Sichdltlidnn iii is to the com- 

 mon form of ./. niidiflorinH, a flowering branch 

 of which is inchided in the right of the picture. 

 The hardy Jasmines are a most interesting s-et 

 of shrubs and deserve more attention in 

 gardens. 



Jasmininn fndicaus is nearly evergreen in 

 shelter, or on a wall, where, it thrives best in 

 this locahty. The leaves are composed of three 

 small leaflets, and the yellow flowers are ])r'.)- 

 duced in summer and autumn ; where hardy in 

 the open it forms a neat bush. 



Jasniinum officinale is the common white- 

 flowered Jasmine occasionally seen rambling 

 up the roofs and walls of cottages and even 

 larger houses. The flowers are delighiiully 

 scented and the pinnate leaves are compara- 

 tively large. 



Jasminiini -pritnulininn , introduced some 

 years ago from China, has proved rather a dis- 

 appointing plant in gardens. When first '.hown 

 as a pot plant well fiu'nished with its large, 

 beautiful yellow flowers it created immense in- 

 trest. In most places it has failed to flower 

 satisfactorily outside, even on a hot wall and 

 apparently pot culture, with the roots confini-d, 

 is necessary ; in this way it flowers well ; nd 

 should be useful to those who require distinct 

 plants for indoor work in spring. 



Jasmimtm revoJuUini is an old plant in 

 gardens, hailing from India and Afghanistan. 

 It thrives well in Ireland, forming a large ever- 

 green bush. The flowers are borne in clusters 

 for a considerable time during summer md 

 vary from six to a dozen or more in each cluster. 



JaSminum WaUirhianvni, from Nepal, re- 

 sembles J. revohitum but is not so vigorous, 

 with smaller leaflets and fewer flowers in each 

 cluster. 



1906-1920. 



Irish Gardening now enters on its fifteenth 

 year, the first number having appeared in 

 March, 1906, and we take this opportunity of 

 thanking most sincerely the garden lovers and 

 horticultural friends who have sid)scribed to 

 our journal since the commencement, and 

 still continue to assist us in our efforts to pro- 

 mote the love of gardening in our native land 

 and to quicken and extend among all classes 



an interest in liorticulture in all its branches. 

 We owe a dee|> debt of gratitude also to those 

 friends, many of wiiom are in tlk- hont rank 

 of horticulture in England and Scotland as 

 well as in our own country, who have contri- 

 buted to f)ur journal articles on the various 

 ])hases of gardening, which have gained file 

 appreciation of all heading horticultiu'ists here 

 and across the Channel, and increased the 

 po{)ularity of Irish Gardkning with all its 

 readers. It was with the greatest difficulty 

 that we succeeded in maintaining during the 

 last five years the excellence of production and 

 the quality of the articles for which our 

 journal has been noted since its inception. The 

 cost of paper has increased nearly 400 per cent, 

 and the cost of printing nearly 200 per cent, 

 since pre-war conditions, wages havin^g been 

 greatly augmented to meet the increased coM 

 of living. We were compelled accordingly to in- 

 crease the price of the journal so that the 

 Annual Subscription is now six shillings, in- 

 stead of three shillings as formerly, but part of 

 this increase has been caused by the advance 

 in rates of postage from one penny to three 

 halfpence per month. The increased price does 

 not, however, cover the cost of production, 

 and the advertisements have still to be con- 

 sidered the principal source of revenue. Our 

 subscribers will greatly assist us in this respect 

 if when ordering seeds, plants or accessories 

 from the firms who advertise in Irish Garden- 

 ing they will kindly mention that the^' have 

 seen their advertisements in its columns. 



These troubles have not been pecidiar to 

 Irish Gardening; they have been experienced 

 by the horticultural Press in general. At the 

 end of our last financial year we considered the 

 position so serious that we contemplated 

 ceasing publication, our responsibilities as 

 Directors influencing us in this direction. We 

 commimicated our intention to several in- 

 fluential readers, and were strongly m-ged to 

 continue. Many promises of support in every 

 way — in matter, advertisements and subscrip- 

 tions — being assured us, and, confident in the 

 patriotism and genuine love of their gardens 

 of the Irish horticulturists, we decided to con- 

 tinue. 



Having weathered the stress and storm of 

 the past five years, and fortified bj' these 

 expressions of goodwill and promises of help 

 we are hopeful that Irish Gardening will 

 soon regain its pre-war satisfactory financial 

 condition. During the war we lost of 

 necessity a certain number of subscribers 

 and contributors, and our former Editor, Mr. 

 C. F. Ball, gave his life for our covmtry 

 and liberty on the heights of Gallipoli ; but 



