Vi 



IBISH GARDEmNG. 



and coliliicum growing wild in this country to 

 naeet home requirements, and that it is unneces- 

 sary to set aside land for the cultivation of these 

 plants. A considerable proportion of the home 

 demand for belladonna and henbane could also 

 be met l>y the colle tion of wild plants, but the 

 demand could only fvlly be met by skilled culti- 

 vation. It would seem, therefore, that as regards 

 digitalis and colcliicum, and to a certain extent 

 belladonna and henbane, much could be done to 

 provide the iiuantities needed for home consump- 

 tion by the dissemination of information as to 

 the most suitable methods for collection, the 

 encouragement of co-operation between associa- 

 tions of collection and wholesale drug merchants, 

 and by the encouragement of the provision of 

 drying facilities. As the successful cultivation of 

 belladonna and henbane requires skill and ex- 

 perience, it is doubtful whether a large quantity 

 could be produced by small cultivators without 

 organisation and skilled supervision, but this 

 acreage under cultivation by the larger culti- 

 vators has considerably increased since the out- 

 break of war, and it is probable that it now suffices 

 together with what could be obtained from the 

 collection of wild plants, for home requirements." 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



5 MOLESWOBTH STREET, 



Dublin, March, 1917. 

 NOTICE 



To Allotment Holders situated icithin a jour miles' 

 radius oj the G.P.O., Dublin. 



Special prizes offered by the Society at the 

 Society's Autumn Show, which, by kind per- 

 mission, will be held in Lord Iveagh's Grounds, 

 Dublin, August 21st and 22nd, 1917, for a col- 

 lection of four kinds of vegetables grown by 

 bona fide allotment holders in the Dublin district 

 comprising an area within four miles radius of 

 the G.P.O. 



The exhibits may consist of any four of the 

 following : — viz., potatoes, dish of ten ; onions, 

 dish of five ; cabbages, two ; lettuce, three ; 

 broad beans, twelve pods ; cauliflowers, two ; 

 turnips, five ; carrots, three. First prize, silver 

 medal and 15s. ; 2nd prize, bronze medal and 10s. ; 

 3rd prize, 7s. ; 4th prize, 5s. ; 5th prize, 3s. 

 Exhibitors will have free entry for exhibits. A 

 pass will be given adnuttiiig exhibitor free to the 

 show. 



Entries, accompanied by a voucher from the 

 local secretary, stating that exhibitor is a bona 

 fide allotment holder, and that the vegetables 

 exhibited have been cultivated solely in his 

 (or her) allotment, must be sent to the Secretary, 

 Royal Horticultural Society, 5 Molesworth Street, 

 Dublin, by August 10th. All exhibits must be 

 staged by 10 a.m. on August 21st, the first day 

 of the show. 



The monthly meeting of the council was held at 

 the society's offices, 5 Molesworth Street, Dublin, 

 on the 9th vilt., Mr. G. M. Ross, M.A., presiding, 

 A letter was read from Lord Iveagh generously 

 granting the use of his grounds for the society's 

 autumn show, August 21st and 22nd, and Lady 

 Ardilaun wrote kindly renewing her prizes for the 

 ensuing year, .suitable acknowledgments being 



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