7 JANUARY 1949, Page 19

In the Garden We have and have had much fresh

evidence this winter of how much less vulnerable are certain delicate flowers than leaves. What flower is more apparently tender than iris Stylosa ? The first of mine appeared in singular perfection on a frosty morning of Christmastide, and the autumnal prunus Subhirtella was at its best and as little damaged as the gorse flower on Christmas morning. In answer to queries, the n1me of the cloche that corresponds to the old bell-jar of the French maraiehers