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to be Useful additions to the early flowering 

 series. Some of the large-leaved, later-flower- 

 ing Cliinese species are making good growth 

 and promise in a few years to rival their older 

 Indian bi'ethren. Others of the better known 

 species flourishing are R. jragraniisshnum , 

 which was in flower, filling the air with its 

 dehcious perfume; R. ijrande in bud; R. 

 jiihjcns, R. Thomsoni, forms of H. arborcinii 

 and R. campijlocarpvm, the latter just going 

 out of flower. Other Ericaceous shrubs flourish 

 equally well, notably Erica,-, of all sorts, Pieris 



Alpines like the breezy air of Howth, and 

 Saxifrages, Androsaces, Primulas, Campanulas 

 and many others recently planted in gritty soil 

 are establishing and foruiing compact tufts in 

 quite a satisfactory way. The miffy Androsace 

 gcranifolia had come through the winter un- 

 scathed, which it refuses to do at Glasnevin. 

 Campanula barbata is a favourite at Woodside, 

 and a plant five or six years old at the base of a 

 sunny wall has grown into a tuft a span 

 across. 



Glasnevin. j_ \v. B. 



P/iotu hill 



Deutzia gracilis var. campanulata. 



[IF. E. Trecithick 



or Andromedas and Yacciniums, of which 

 latter V. peiuisylvajiicinu was in flower. 



Many other plants find congenial conditions 

 at Woodside, and never have I seen a finer 

 group of the North American Helonias buUata, 

 a plant of the Lily order, bearing oval spikes 

 cf rose-purple flowers on fifteen-inch stems. 

 Growing in wet soil by the side of a tiny stream 

 m a shaded position it made a beautiful 

 picture. Near by, too. Primula " Unique " 

 gave promise of a fine display later on. 

 Veronica Javaudioia does well and was flower- 

 ing freely, enjoying apparently the companion- 

 ship of other and dwai'fer plants growing about 

 its roots; and on top of a low, dry wall 

 Gentiana acaulis was flowering freely" along- 

 side of Onosma echiniiies, not a position one 

 Would usuallv choose for Gentianella. 



Narcissus Royal Ruby. 



Allusion was made in our last issue to the magni- 

 ficent exhibit of Daffodils staged by Mr. J. Lionel 

 Richardson, of Prospect House, Waterford. 



We now have the privilege of illustrating the 

 superb variety Royal Ruby, which attracted much 

 attention and wou the coveted award of a first 

 class certificate from the Royal Hoiticultural and 

 Arboricultural Society of Ireland. 



The perianth of Royal Ruby is pure white of 

 fine substance and, as our picture shows, of ex- 

 cellent form; the eye is deep blood-red, the whole 

 combination being most striking. 



In addition to the foregoing the following 

 awards were received by Mr. Richardson : — Miss 

 Helen O'Hara, white trumpet — F.C.C.; Golden 

 Prospect, yellow trumpet, A.M. ; Marquis of Head- 

 fort, pale bicolor trumpet — A.M.; 35Y.26, white 

 trumpet — A.M. 



We offer our congratulations to Mr. Richardson 

 and trust that he has still more to follow. 



