Rock Gardening. 55 



Arcncbia echioides, with yellow flowers, somewhat 

 resembles in general appearance Lithospermum frnti- 

 OMim y whose bright dark blue makes it a valuable 

 feature on rockeries. 



Though the loveliest Clematis, and Lapagerias, 

 rosea and white, may be called straggling, there are 

 many places in rockeries and rock-gardens where 

 they would be beautiful features. And now they 

 are increased by thousands from layers, and eyes, and 

 seed. Sometimes the branch for layering is wholly 

 severed from the parent plant. 



The first specimens of this rock-gardening which 

 attracted my attention are the fernery at Grlasnevin, 

 and the rockeries in the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens ; 

 the latter I had the advantage of seeing on different 

 occasions, in company with Mr. Mac Nab, in its early 

 and more advanced stages. 



One of the last of such gardens which presented 

 much of novelty to me is that of Sir Francis Brady, 

 Bart., at Sorrento, near Dalkey ; where, amongst 

 several plants ordinarily grown under glass, some 

 little shrubby Diosmas, and some of Erica MacNah- 

 iana E. Hy emails, are now in vigour, after living out- 

 side for a few years. Here also GriscUnea macro- 

 phylla is, I hope, proving that in some parts of Ire- 

 land this beautiful shrub will flourish in sheltered 

 spots, at all events in a young. stage of growth. It 

 stood out well for a few years at Mr. EialPs, Old 

 Conna, county Dublin. I have some hope that it 



