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penny i^ackets, and they did very fine business. 

 There are still cheap packets to be obtained from 

 three halfpence i;pAvards. and we would draw 

 attention to the very complete and useful 

 collections of vegetable seeds from 2s. 6d. up- 

 wards Avhich are offered l)y advertisers in Irish 

 Gardening. These generally will meet the 

 requirements of any of our readers who -wish to 

 add to their food suppty. 



never seen a good one in anj^ botanic garden 

 at home or abroad. . . 



Through the courtesy of Lady Ardilaun we 

 are able to illustrate one of the beautiful borders 

 at St. Anne's which, under the care of Mr. 

 Andrew Campbell, are every year of surpassing 

 beauty. 



For comparison we publish an illustration of 

 the herbaceous borders in the Botanic Gardens, 



Herbaceous Borders. 



Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasuevin. 



Herbaceous Borders . 



During the past autunm and winter it is pro- 

 bable that flower borders have received less 

 attention than usual. The requirements of the 

 kitchen are of paramount importance now, and 

 for that reason much of our space is devoted to 

 an attempt to help the less experienced to pro - 

 duce more food. However, a correspondent 

 laiel}- Avrote thai. " a good mixed border is a far 

 rarer thing than a good rock garden," and 

 remarked : " Only once have I seen it at 8t. 

 Anne's in Ireland, once in the late Frank Miles' 

 garden at Bingham and often in Miss Jekyll's 

 garden in Surrey." Later he says : " I have 



Glasnevin. Sir Frederick ]Moore takes the 

 keenest interest in displaying all the most beau- 

 tiful hardy plants as well as those of botanical 

 interest. 



Visitors from all over Great Britain and 

 Ireland frequently express their admiration for 

 the hard}' flower borders at Glasne\'in. 



Soil Cultivation. 



Hoeing. 



Digging and trenching are recognised methods 



of rendering soil productive, but the value of 



hoeing, or otherwise mantaining the surface of 



