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IRISH GARDENING. 



Yucca kecurvifolia at Mount Usher, p. 149. 



Irish School of Gardening for Women, 

 Meeanee, Terenure. 



. Copy of Examiner's Report, 1917. 



In a general review of written papers examined, 

 combined with results of oral tests, students of 

 Meeanee show, in my opinion, a good practical 

 grasp of the etiiics of liorticulture, generally, and 

 those pertaining to economic gardening in parti- 

 cular. 



This is to a more or less extent endorsed by 

 practical work revealed by inspection of the 

 plots. 



The beneficent results of distinctive rotary 

 vegetable cropping appear to be well understood 

 by the students both in precept by the papers 

 examined and by practical work carried out on 

 the plots. 



I was particularly pleased with the obvious 

 attention paid to the cultivation of vegetables 

 possessing under present conditions more than 

 ordinary interest from their relatively high food 

 value, such as Potatoes, Onions, and Parsnips. 

 Several of the papers examined show a more than 

 ordinary intelligent and comprehensive acquaint- 

 ance A\ith the salient points necessary to obtain 

 the highest possible, particularly so in the case 

 of the Potato. 



The science of plant propagation also appears 

 generally to be well understood. So, too, with 

 the pruning and general treatment of fruit 



bushes and fruit trees, as far as the season and 

 things generally at the time of examination per- 

 mitted me to see. 



Soil preparation in the way of digging and 

 trenching, witli the economical use of both 

 organic and artificial (chemical) manures seem 

 gencially to be well understood by the Meeanee 

 students, some of whom have given details of 

 operations relative to these matters in a parti- 

 cularly clear and concise manner. 



On the whole, organisers, conductors, teachers, 

 and pupils of the 3Ieeanee School of Gardening 

 are to be congratulated on the success of their 

 combined efforts. These remarks apply to both 

 the professional section and the amateur section, 

 the former of whom appear to be well qualifying 

 themselves for supervision of, and disseminating 

 instruction in. the higher branches of horticul- 

 ture, while the amateurs are gaining good practi- 

 cal knowledge enabling them to contribute to the 

 betterment of domestic economy, and life 

 generally. 



Edward Kxowldix. 



30th August. 1917. 



ExAJjiNATiox Result^. 

 Professional Students. 



J'irst Class Certificates. 



Second Class Certificates. 



Pass. 



Semi-I'rofessional Students. 



1. I. Denning ... First Class Certificate. 



2. K. L. Davis ... Second Class Certificate. 



3. N. :McC. Lynch. 



Amateur Students. 



1. Mrs. Hackett "] 



2. Mrs. Gordon > First Class Certificates. 



3. Miss W. M. Seeds J 



r Mrs. Baker ^ 



5. ]Mrs. Drvhurst )- Second Class Certificates 



G. Miss H.'A. Cox J 



7. jNUss E. Fames. Pass 



Drimys aromatica* 



Two fine pieces of the above are now fairly well 

 studded with their bunches of black fruits, some- 

 what resembling Privet berries at first sight. 

 They form graceful evergreen bushes, the foliage 

 emitting a pleasant aroma and are totally different 

 in appearance from D, Winterii. 



E. R. (Fota), 



