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IRISH GARDENING 



The Rock Garden at Glasnevin 

 in June. 



Walking through the lock yurden in mid-.luiio 

 one finds (juite as niaiiy phmts in jiowcr. if not 

 iiioro, than wore found in May. Soinc of the May 

 Mowers are still gay. hnt tlie majority have given 

 ])la('e to those more ty])ii-al of June. 



Of moistnre-loving Prinadas ]'. lieesidiid and 7*. 

 linllci/iiiKi, and nmnerous hyhrids l)etween the 

 two are fast rephicing pulvernlenta and japoniea. 

 Litlnispt'innims, 'in glorious blue masses, are re- 

 presented by L. ititermedi uni and L. (jitnnini- 

 foUiiiii. the former aparently of a lighter shade of 

 hlue and of stronger growtli. The Pinks, or 

 speeies of Didiiflnis are now making a great dis- 

 phiy, and filling the air witli fragranee; ]). fnKj- 

 intitt, ))ure white; ]). si/lresfris, rosy pink; 7^. 

 Ill pill IIS. deep pink and dwarf; 1). ((ihilpiiiiis, a 

 dwarf liyl)rid; Jf. inonspessuliniiis. pink; ]>. 

 riilsiiis, in many varieties; the miniatnre ]>. siih- 

 (K-diilis, smothered in small pink flowers; IJ. ,Stein- 

 hi'iyii. pnre white; ]>. riilhdiiii. witli fringed pink 

 llowers and dark zone, a little eoarse exee])t for 

 the wilder ])arts; J>. fiircdf us, with tiny pink 

 llowers on slender stems; and D. lieiiiiietii, witli 

 fringed white flowers pencilled towards the centre, 

 were a few noted. 



Geranimns are among the most charming of 

 Jmie flowering Alpines, and chief among those 

 noted were (i. ci iiereum, with silvery grey leaves 

 and reddisli i)urple flowers; (i. digeiiteum. with 

 I'ose ])ink flowers over silvery leaves; (t. lUissel 

 I'liclidid. a liyljrid of taller growth, also with pink 

 llowers; and' (t. Freiimnfi, with grey green 

 leaves and large pale pink blossoms. The most 

 striking Camjjannla in flower was C. porteiiftrJild- 

 ijidiid, in immense spreading masses of purple blue, 

 though the graceful i)anicles of I', idchleinid, carry- 

 ing deep pur])le l)ells, were very attractive, as also 

 was <'. piifidd, 15 inclies high, with flowers of pale 

 lilue. A fine plant for a bold position is Xepetd 

 iiiiissiiii, a free giower. with small grey leaves and 

 spikes of Lavender-like flowers; a good plant to 

 associate with pale pink Hevrherds, of which 

 several good chnnps were noted. Miimihis JiriJ- 

 liiinf. at the edge of a small moist recess, made a 

 rare l)it of coloin- in its deep orange red, and higher 

 up a rand)ling mass of rinijopsis styJusd, of a par- 

 ticu'larly deep shade, nuide a big mass, but is a 

 plant for a rongli place away from other choice 

 jjlants. Ci/piipednini sperfdhile, the North Ameri- 

 can Mocassin Plower alluded to last month, was 

 bearing its pouches of pink and white. The latest 

 of the Aefliiovenids — viz., .1. uivcde — was in full 

 bloom, a delightful mass of rosy ])ink over soft 

 grey green leaves. 



A pretty dwarf Broom is Cyfisus t'^cliipln'iisis, 

 l)earing abundantly its chisters of soft, yellow 

 flowers, and elsewhere good Inishes of the dwarf 

 (rPiiistd fiiirtdrid dpeiDiiiiii were a blaze of golden 

 yellow, and seems (juite the liest of the tinctoria 

 set. Sediiiit spiiflml'ifiil'min yiiiipxneum, wiVix thick 

 fleshy, ruddy, purple leaves, surmomited l)y 

 spreading panicles of deep yellow flowers, made a 

 striking picture in a hot, sunny position. Silene 

 curd if olid, a six-inch plant, with heart-shaped 

 leaves and w'hite flowers, is not often seen. 



Aiifinliimiin spinperrireus, in an excessively 

 dry place, overhung by a branch of a Yew tree, 

 biit open to the sun, had made itself at home, and 

 was a mass of flowers. A glorious blue drift was 

 formed of Veronicn Teiirrnim dvhid, a good and 

 effective plant, 



An unconnnon, and yet attractive, dwarf shrub 

 is Vi'lld spiiuisd, now bespangled witli many of its 

 small yellow flowers; a plant that evidently re- 

 joices in a hot position. Common, ])erhaps, l)Ut 

 very efft>ctive, were the si)reading masses of Siijm- 

 iidiid ocj/iiioidcs ill i)ink and white, and it is inter- 

 I'sting to note flowering so late two really good Saxi- 

 fragas — viz., S. c-rsid, formed of tiny cushions of 

 grey leaves surmounted l)y dainty panicles of 

 white flowers, and S. trifurcatd ceititdpli i/lld, tlie 

 so-called Stag's Horn Rockfoil, with handsome, 

 divided leaves and beautiful large, ])ure white 

 floweis. Billowy masses of Tlii/uiiis udurutissiinvs, 

 with greyish leaves, almost hidden in pale ])ink 

 flowers, were at their zenith, and wonderful 

 mounds of Ilypeiiciiin fidijile, many of them a])- 

 parently self-sown, were charming with their 

 golden yellow flowers over the glaucus leaves. 

 Li/cJinis Ldiidscdc, an excellent rock plant, bearing 

 abundantly its blight rose tlov.ers, made a good 

 show, and a deliglitful Columbine is Aiiuileijin 

 Jiduliiiii. not more than six inches high, bearing 

 beautiful deep blue flowers. .1. idpiiia, also noted, 

 was about equal in .stature, but ai>])arently of a 

 lighter shade. Aapeniln Jiirfu, low, spreading, with 

 tiny hairy leaves and corymbs of white, pink- 

 tinted flowers, apiieared to l)e at home, rambling 

 about in close mats here and there by steps and 

 chinks. The dwarf (rypstipliilds are invaluable at 

 this time, and breadths of (t. leperis and <t. repeiis 

 rosed, white and pink, and (t. prosfrdtd. white, 

 were wonderfully attractive. Uncommon and 

 pleasing was a colony of fEiiotlieni XiifdUii. with 

 long, narrow, deeply indented leaves and numerous 

 bright yellow flowers. The shrubl)y Best ILirnnrs 

 are admirably adai)ted for the larger rock gardens, 

 particularly effective at this time being OiiDnis 

 di-diiovevsis, yellow; 0. fruficosus, pink; and O. 

 i<dundifoliiis, with large leaves and pink flowers. 



An attractive group was formed of ('enisiiu id 

 ijid iidifioniiu , with narrow, silky, grey leaves and 

 large, pure white flowers. A showy dwarf shrub 

 is (ienisid (ienndnird, bearing freely its yellow, 

 pea-shaped blooms, and near ])y Hiipeiicuin 

 oiienfdle, about a foot high, producing many leafy 

 shoots radiating from the base, was a mass of 

 flowers; somewhat similar, but with black, dotted 

 leaves, and a much divided calyx, with black 

 glands, is H. nnneVKurn — quite an attractive 

 dwarf plant for a sunny position. 



Poteiitilld nifidii idhd, spreading over rocks, was 

 quite effective, and flowers more freely than the 

 pink form. AcliiUea alpliid, which must be two feet 

 in height, with slender shoots, clothed with green 

 leaves, and surmoinited by corymbs of white 

 flowers, suggested a useful subject for cutting. 

 Ilippuciepis i-omosd, though a native, is a beauti- 

 ful rockery subject, hugging the surface of a stone, 

 and bearing freely its clusters of golden yellovs' 

 flowers. Another AcliiUea — viz., A. Kellereri. with 

 narrow, grey leaves and white flowers, rejoices in 

 sun. Not far away, Bosd spinossiiiui nihnt, a rose- 

 red Burnet Rose, was attractive, and in a shaded 

 chink, lid Diditdid piiieiidiiii ruscii was in full 

 flower, while most of its friends had gone to seed. 



Wdlilenheriiid piimilio, in a moraine, was 

 covered in blue l)ells, and further on lihodnden- 

 droii fe mini Ileum was attractive in its clusters of 

 rosy red flowers. Across the path a large bush 

 of Ddphne colliiin hanging over the rocks and l^ear- 

 ing innumerable whitisli flowers over glaucous 

 leaves, was attractive. A beautiful l)Og plant is 

 liusvoeu cautlioides from China; fifteen inches 

 high, bearing clear, yellow flowers, a goodly group, 

 made a beautiful picture; close by I'liunihi uhli- 



