24 APRIL 1947, Page 18

In My Garden No flower in the g arden has more

patiently bided its time than the Algerian iris. It is flowery in the third week of April, though it usually flowers two months earlier, and is later even than the lovely dwarf, Iris sibirica. Even Viburnum fragrans, which flowered freely in Decem- ber, has some repeat blossoms, and it is surprising how little harm was done to the flowers, though the leaves suffered a little, of V. rhitidophyllum. Again, some so-called Christmas roses are now at their best, surprisingly associated with wood anemones. The one plant that has flowered con- tinuously from January to April, regardless of weather, is the humble