IRISH GARDENING. 



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Notes from Glasnevin. 



POLYGONUM Amplexicaule 7'. Oxyphyllum. — 

 Except for our ordinary stand-by autumn flowering- 

 plants, among: them the helianthums, Michaelmas 

 daisies, and autumn chrysanthemums, we have very 

 little to brighten our borders during October, but the 

 above plant is an exception, and flowers freely. Unlike 

 many members of this genus, it does not " ramp," and is 

 a plant that can he grown without feai- in an\- garden. 

 It has several gooil points to recommend it. It is hard}', 

 it is a perennial, it flowers freeh', it lasts well in water, 



suitable for rock work, the front of borders or shrub- 

 beries. A sunny position in ligfht soil suits it best. 



Propagation. — Divide the roots after flowering- or in the 

 spring. 



EscALLONiA MONTEVIDENSIS (see note, Nov., 1907, 

 Irish Gardening). — This shrub flowered well this year 

 on a wall at Glasnevin, and the trusses of white flowers 

 were exceptionally fine. They opened well and remained 

 in flower a whole month. 



Early Sincile Chrysanthemums. — Within recent 

 years the improvement made in these hardy chrysan- 

 themums has been very marked, but the raising of 

 the singfle varieties appeaKtl to peo|-)le more than the 



Photo hy-\ 



EsCALLONIA MONTEVIDENSIS. 



Photographed late in October from a specimen grown in Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. The flowers are pure white, smal 

 and produced in loose terminal corj'mbs. The foliage is especially remarkable for its rich green colour. 



and is easily propagated. The flowers are small, pure 

 white, and are borne in graceful plumes on stems from 

 two to two and a half feet high, and are sweetly 

 scented. 



Propagation. -After flowering cut the plant back ; 

 sturdy young- shoots will then come away, which, when 

 cut off" low, will root easily, and form nice flowering- 

 plants the following autumn. Divisions can also be 

 made of the rc>ots after flowering. 



Plumbago Larpent.^. — True blue flowers appeal to 

 most gardeners, and Plumbago larpenfte, now known 

 as Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, deserves a place in every 

 gfarden. This plant is a native of China, and commonly 

 known as "Leadwort." It is perfectly hardy in our 

 climate, and in September and October is covered with 

 close trusses of beautiful blue flowers, which continue 

 flowering until frost nips them. It seldom reaches a 

 height of one foot, and has a tidy, compact growth, very 



others. These singles are an entirely new race of 

 chrysanthemums, and were brought out by Wells & Co., 

 of Alerstham. We all know, and where we have space 

 we g-row, and without doubt we welcomed the sing-les for 

 our g-reenhouses, Purity, Edith Pag-ram, Earlswood 

 Beauty, &c., but we now welcome still more what Messrs. 

 WVlls offer, ing^ood strong varieties for our borders, which 

 we can depend on for bright and showy flowers from 

 October until cut by frost. These chrysanthemums can 

 be easily propagated by cuttings put in in the autumn in 

 pots in a cold frame, and will make nice flowering- plants 

 for the following October. They will do well in any 

 good, deeply cultivated and manured soil, but watering-, 

 if the season be dry , should be carefully attended to. The 

 following- are a few good varieties, but many more might 

 be added : — " Charmingf," rosy pink ; " Lily Ovenden," 

 white ; " Brightness," yellow ; " Carrie Luxford," terra 

 cotta ; "Florence Gillham," white. R. M. Pollock. 



