. Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . trees and shrubs,especially Conifers, in which Powerscourt is particularly rich,nearly every variety having at one time or other been planted,and in great part they have succeeded well. Amongst themore striking we note Cedrus atlantica, growing very vigor-ously, Pinus ineignis, so delightfully green, P. escelsa andCembra, Abies Douglafii, Wellingtonias, Araucarias, Picea Pin-sapo, cephalonica, Nordmanniana ; Thnjopais borealis, 12 feethigh ; Cupressus of sorts ; many fire plants of Magnolia grandi-flora, conspicua, glauca, mac
. Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . trees and shrubs,especially Conifers, in which Powerscourt is particularly rich,nearly every variety having at one time or other been planted,and in great part they have succeeded well. Amongst themore striking we note Cedrus atlantica, growing very vigor-ously, Pinus ineignis, so delightfully green, P. escelsa andCembra, Abies Douglafii, Wellingtonias, Araucarias, Picea Pin-sapo, cephalonica, Nordmanniana ; Thnjopais borealis, 12 feethigh ; Cupressus of sorts ; many fire plants of Magnolia grandi-flora, conspicua, glauca, macropbylla; Skimmia japonica, Skim-mia oblata, Kaphiolepis ovata. Ilex Fortunei, Quercns glabra,and many more too numerous to mention, but all extremelyinteresting. Here we come to a great clump of Berberis Dar-winii, covering the slope of a prominent knoll, and it mustlook charming when in flower. Then at the bottom is a mag-nificent clump of Pampas Grass just coming into bloom. Howvery effective is this plant when grouped in such situations I yet it has one seri-. ous drawback bycoming into flower so late. In this re-spect the Arundoconspicua is adecided advantage,as it flowers muchearlier, although itis not quite so hand-some. At Powers-court the Arnndo isthe more estr n&d,and it seema tothrive well. Strolling on downthe glade we passsome recently-plant-ed groups of Elio-dodendrons, wherethey will no doubtdo well, and windingalong the bottom ofthe pleasure groundswe come suddenlyupon a iovely dellsome 30 feet belowus, and stretchingaway are woods andgrassy slopes downto the Dargle. Theupper part of this,until three yearsago, was a swampythicket and peat bog,but was then cleared,drained, and formedinto a very excellentAmerican garden,for which it is par-ticularly well is a charmingspot, for which deserves espe-cial thanks. A gracefully curving walk runs round it, andcrossing a small brook by a rustic oak bridge ascends again tothe level of the lake at the fo
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