IRISH GARDENING 



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ri}i(i, with lon<T, toothed leaves, golden on the under 

 side, and canyiny corymbs of bright, vellow 

 Mowers, was novt'l and effective. 



The tall, strong-growing, deep purple form of 

 Orchis hififulid^ known as the Glasncvin variety, 

 was conspicuous, and near it Orchis ftiVuisii was 

 fast o})ening its flowers. Farther 011, growing 

 among rocks, lilioilodenihon mirndifliuin, witi: 

 small leaves and .clusters of small white flowers, 

 flourished apparently indifferent to sun and e.\- 

 I)osure. Dainty little catchflys are Silene Alpesfris 

 and Silene iiniid lijiihi , with panicles of starry 

 white flowers; a double-fiowered form of the former 

 was also noted. Penfsformn secuiuJifiarus, with 



Livinia on(j<(nifoH(t, on a dry, rocky ledge, ap- 

 peared quite at home, and bore freely its violet- 

 coloured flowers. 



The Ovosmus rejoice in hot, dry. sunny positions, 

 and among those noted were o'lntsimt Mite, with 

 pure white flowers; O. fan licii in , ]Kile yellow, and 

 of sparse habit; O. echinides, more leafy,' and 

 flowers golden yellow; and O. nissiiiiii, witl/thick 

 hairy leaves, but not in flower. Fniijiiiriii hicida, 

 with shining leaves and large white flowers, grew 

 )amijantly at the l)ase of a stone, and was so at- 

 tractive that one lady was heard to say " she was 

 going home to phuit Strawberries ii'i her rock 

 garden." 



Saxifrag.\ cochleakis 

 In the Rock Garden, Glasnevin. 



one-sided spikes of pale blue flowers, made a pretty 

 colony, and near l)y a spreading mass of LitJio- 

 sperminn orietitcde, with grey, green leaves and 

 yellow flowers, suggested a good plant for a dry, 

 arid position. Near it, an uncommon and not 

 highly attractive plant, grew Ajikjh Ln.riinni iiii, 

 with Woolly leaves in four ranks, and curiously 

 streaked flowers, with prominent lip. A good mass 

 of that fine old plant. Lychnis viscarid spleiidens 

 here made a heautifid picture, its lovely rose-pink 

 flowers glowing in the distance. 



Till refill frifidiiifii , with Heuchera-like spikes of 

 small white flowers, was uncommon, and higher 

 up above it the Edehreiss flowered alongside a 

 group of Hiwiiruga aizoides aurantiaca. In still 

 another small hog the golden flower heads of Ar- 

 nica siicJiidineusis made quite a show. 



AreiKirin riijidii, with linear leaves and panicles 

 of white flowers, grew hap])ily in half shade, but 

 oil turning a corner into the sun again a colony of 



Vodonopsis Clenuifidi'ii, with long, slender stems 

 and grey leaves, bore hanging hells of light, slaty 

 blue, beautifully marked within with brown and 

 yellow. On a knoll, the curious ('r(if;r<jus oryu- 

 III II f Iiii turfiiosii, about .'! feet high, with gnarled, 

 twisted bi-anches, liore corymljs of deep rose flowers. 

 An atractive plant growing among dwarf heaths 

 was Leiicctlioc Dnrisiiie, with short spikes of white 

 flowers. Anon. 



Pentstemon Richardsoni 



This plant, about 18 inches high, with the shrubby 

 habit of F. rnenzicsii scouleri, has bright, rose- 

 coloured flowers of the same attractive shade as 

 Pent. Davidsofiii. It looks much hardier, and less 

 likely to be injured by damping off, or eaten by 

 slugs, than Davidsonii. There i;-; a nice stock of 

 well-grown, healthy ])lants at Doonrd Nui'series. 



