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IRISH GARDENING 



LiJiago, Aster cordifolias vars. "^Astcr cri- 

 coid es vars. * Aster amellus vars. *Astcr acris, 

 Campamda' latiloba, *Campanula persicifoUa 

 vars. *Catananche coendea, Chrysanthe- 

 mum maximuyn, in variety, Dclfiiinium Bella- 

 donna, *Doronicu)n plantagiyieum , ^Echinacea 

 purpurea Taplow var., -Erigcrun speciosus, 

 Eryngium amcthystinuvi, ^GypsuphUa pani- 

 cuiata and the double va,riety, *Hdcniu)ii 

 autumnale pumilum, Geranium, grandifioruni, 

 *Geum, Mrs. Bradshaiv, Iris fiavsecens, Iris 

 jiorentina, ^Knipiiofia corallimi, Lupinus poJy- 

 phyllus and varieties, ^Lychnis alhar ft. pi. 

 Lychnis viscaria splendens, Lychnis cha.lcc- 

 donica, Monarda didyma, '■'Pceonia alhiflora 

 vai-s. Phloxes, Pyrcthrums any varieties, single 

 and double, Linuni perenne, (Enothera fruti- 

 cosa, ''•Rudbeckia speciosa, Papaver pilosum, 

 Sidalcca Candida, -Solidago Gattingeri, Pole- 

 pionium cceruleuni, Verhascmns Caledonia 

 Lewanhia and A. M. Burnie, and Veronica 

 longifolia. The above is but a selection suitable 

 for a garden of medium size; those tnarkcd ivitJt 

 an asterisk are all suitable for cutting. 



Linn^ea borealis. 



The note in the October number about this 

 miniature member of the Honey-suckle family 

 reminds me how, many years ago, I used to 

 collect bookplates, and how I made over 

 my collection to a lady with a pair of 

 bright eyes whom I have never seen 

 since. I do not regret the gift, but I wish 1 

 had kept one of the lot, apparently the book- 

 plate of Carl von Linne. The device was an 

 engraving of Linncea borealis, with the motto — 

 Tantus amor fiorum. (so strong is the love of 

 flowers). It may possibly have been no more 

 than a, bookplate once used for the library of 

 the Linnaean,Societ\ ; whereof I regret to say 

 I am no longer a fellow. Perhaps one of yoiu- 

 readers may know whether such has been the 

 case. I quite forget out of what book the 

 plate was taken. I found it while rummaging 

 among a box of odd and discarded volumes in 

 the basement of a Scottish country house. 



Monteith. Herbert Maxwell. 



Kew Notes. 



Lovers of Conifers have found very much 

 of interest in the Kew Pinetum this autumn. 

 Many of the Pines have coned freely, notably 

 P. Armandi and P. Ayacahuite, young trees of 

 which are very attractive. The most note- 

 worthy is a cone on the tree of P. Lambertiana 

 about 65 feet high. It is only about 10 inches 

 long, though cones double this length have 

 been recorded. The tree of Picea Breweriana, 

 the weeping spruce of the Siskiyou vwuntains. 



has recently matured ten or a dozen cones, 

 the seeds in which appear to be good. The 

 tree is about 12 feet high, and bore the droop- 

 ing cylindricial cones, which are 8^ inches 

 long, near the top. A small tree of Cupressu:i 

 formosensis, the Giant Cypi'ess of Formosa, 

 7 feet high, has several small cones near the 

 summit'. It belongs to the Chamaecyparis 

 section, closely allied to C. obtusa, with cones 

 under ^ inch in diameter. 



Chinese Viburnums. — Among autumn fruit- 

 ing shrubs two of the newer Chinese Vibur- 

 nums are conspicuously attractive with 

 brilliant red fruits. V. lobophyllum was first 

 introduced from Western China in 1901 by- 

 Mr. El. H. Wilson, The large clusters of red 

 fruits, J-inch in diameter, ripen during Septem- 

 ber. V . betulifolium is equally attractive, and 

 was also introduced by Mr. Wilson in 1901. 

 The fruits npen three oi' four weeks later, and 

 individually are not quite so large as those of 

 V. lohuphyllum. 



Ilex vekticillata. — This deciduous Holly, 

 or Winterberry, fruits freely most seasons at 

 Kew. This is no doubt because a large num- 

 ber of bushes are grown together, thus en- 

 suring pollination, as Hollies are frequently 

 unisextual. The bushes of Ilex {Prinos ver- 

 ticillata are 8 or 9 feet high and freely 

 branched. The shining scarlet ben*ies cluster 

 freely on the twigs which are very showy to 

 cut for decoration. A native of Eastern North 

 Americai, the Winterberry was first introduced 

 in 1736. 



OxYDENDRUM ARBOREUM. — Another name for 

 the Sorrel Tree is Andromeda arborca. It 

 was first introduced about the middle of the 

 eighteenth century though still comparatively 

 little grown. In a wild state a tree up to' 40 

 feet to 50 feet, in height the Oxydendroii 

 belongs to the Ericaceae, thriving where Piho- 

 dodendrons and Arbutus are happy. It is 

 valuable as a flowering shrub or small tree in 

 July and August. These are white and though 

 small are freely produced in lax panicles. The 

 most showy period, however, is in autumn, 

 when the foliage tura to glowing red and 

 yellow before falling. A Native of the Eastern 

 United States, imported seeds are the usual 

 means of increase. 



A. O. 



The College Gardens, 



Ballsbridge. 



Amid many troubles the College Gardens pur- 

 sue their way calm and serene. Maintained by 

 Trinity College, as an adjunct to the Bot- 

 any School of that world-famed institution, 

 few gardens contain, within so small a 

 compass, so many plants of botanical and 



