IRISH GARDENING. 



Answers to Correspondents — contd. 



Perennial Lobelia ("Journeyman "). —The frag- 

 ment sent is one of the perennial \ohii\\-A'A(Lobi'lia fiilgens). 

 This and L. canUnalis are handsome plants, afFording 

 a truly §forg-eous display in the herbaceous border from 

 late summer until well on in the autumn. They have a 

 stately habit, and bear rich crimson flowers of g'reat 

 brilliancy ; but their most striking- site, perhaps, is by 

 the side of ponds or streams, with a background of 

 iris. If planted in groups the colour effect is charming. 

 Wherever grown these lobelias must be provided with 

 plenty of moisture at the root, so that if they are grown 

 in a border they will require a rich, loamy soil, inter 

 mixed with cow manure, to retain the moisture. Care 

 must be taken to keep the soil moist during the whole 

 growing season. They may be raised now from seeds 

 or by division of " root," or by cuttings in the spring. 



American Gooseberry Mildew. — With the object 

 of preventing the spread of this disease through the 

 agency of salesmen forwarding packages which 

 might carry diseased berries to owners of healthy 

 plantations we hear that orders have been issued for 

 strict watch to be kept in the different markets with a 

 view to the prevention of such berries being exposed 

 for sale. 



Celery Disease.— The cause of the yellowing and 

 subsequent dying off of the leaves in specimens sent is 

 due to the attack of a fungal parasite {Sepforia'). As 

 the decolourised leaf areas are thickly covered with the 

 microscopical pycindia or fruit of the parasite all 

 affected leaves should be carefully gathered and burned. 

 Nothing can save the leaves already infected, but 

 further infection of healthy plants may be prevented 

 by spraying with Bordeaux mixture or other good 

 fungicide. 



Winter Berried Trees and Shrlbs(" W. I.") — The 

 ihorns {Crataegus) s\.a.nd first. The fire-thorn (C. pyra- 

 cantha) has clusters of fine red berries, firm and lasting 

 if let alone by birds. Cockspur(C f'/'?^5' ^ff///) has scarlet 

 berries, and C. coccinca yellow. The cotonasters are 

 well known, of which there are several species bearing 

 scarlet fruits. You can secure brilliant orange berries in 

 great abundance by planting sea buckthorn {Hippophce 

 rhaniiioides)., but as these shrubs are one-sexual, to get 

 berries you must order a few males with the female or 

 berry-producing individuals. Yellow ma}' be had by 

 planting yellow-berried hollies. Lastly, the snowbgrry 

 will give you white for your scheme. 



Hybrids ("Young Gardeilfer"). — Please write more 

 fully. In the meantime read an article on " The Non- 

 Setting of Fruit" that appeared in this Journal last July. 

 Carefully study Professor Wilson's article on " Men- 

 delism " in the present number. 



Summer Bedding. 



ON account of the quantity of worthless seedlings 

 now advertised, which are merely taken from 

 seed boxes and sold at prices for which it is not 

 possible to grow good stuff, care should be taken when 

 buying to procure sturdy plants which have been trans- 

 planted from the seed beds or grown singly in pots. 

 In Geraniums, for example, it is useless to buy rooted 

 cuttings from boxes, as they will take the most of the 

 summer to become plants. 



It is claimed by Messrs. Watson & Sons, Ltd., 

 Clontarf Nurseries, Dublin, that all their Geraniums, 

 Begonias, and many other such plants are established 

 in small pots, and packed for despatch with balls of soil 

 intact ; whilst seedlings, such as Asters and other 

 annuals, are transplanted, nursed in cold frames, and 

 finally hardened off. By devoting personal iittention to 

 their clients' orders and instructions Messrs. Watson 

 strive to ensure complete satisfaction. Packing is a 

 feature, as they do not believe in growing good stuff 

 and spoiling it by lack of care when being despatched. 

 Of course the Railway Companies are often responsible 

 for damage to perishable plants no matter how well 

 packed, and, before taking delivery, purchasers should 

 assure themselves that the packages have not been 

 damaged or pilfered. If injured in any way the Railway 

 Company will not be accountable for loss unless the 

 injury is specified when signing for the goods or the 

 delivery sheet marked " Not Examined." 



Messrs. Watson & Sons have published a neat 

 booklet about Summer Bedding Plants which they will 

 post without charge to any applicant. 



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