IRISH GARDENING. 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



The Autumn Show will be held in Lord Iveagh's 

 Grounds, Dublin, on August 21st and 22nd, and 

 entries close on August 13th. The schedvile 

 includes the usual classes for Fruit, Flowers and 

 Vegetables, though it is possible that the first and 

 last sections will be most popular. It is most 

 desirable in times like the present that every- 

 thing possible should be done to stimulate the 

 production of anything in the way of food in 

 the greatest qviantity and of the highest quality. 

 Classes are introduced for Allotment Holders, 

 and we hope there will be a large response. 

 Employers will be doing a great service if they 

 encourage their gardeners to enter the lists, and 

 by putting up as many exhibits as possible 

 stimulate the allotment holders to continiie 

 their efforts not only this year, but in years to 

 come. Ireland can produce some of the finest 

 garden produce in the world, let us then get 

 from the soil every ounce it ran be made to yield. 



New York Botanical Garden. 



Bulletin No. 35 contains the Annual ReiDorl 

 of the Secretary and Director- in- Chief, and is most 

 interesting as showing the immense interest taken 

 in botanical science and nature study by our 

 cousins across the sea. A pleasing feature is the 

 practical interest taken in the gardens by wealthy 

 citizens who do not hesitate to contribute in cash 

 towards the development of the garder and to the 

 furtherance of various studies and investigations. 



For the Red Cross. 



The Glasgow and West of Scotland Horticultural 

 Society has again decided to hold a Flower Show 

 in aid of the funds of the Red Cross. An advance 

 copy of the schedule has been kindly sent to us, 

 and the Society is to be highly congratulated on 

 the excellent Prize L'st whkh is not inferior to 

 some of the best sent out in neace times. We 

 gather that in addition to entries for competition, 

 plants, flowers, fruit, vegetables and honey are 

 also received for sale, the proceeds, together with 

 those of the Show, being handed to the Red Cross 

 and other War Funds. Last year no less a sum 

 than £425 was thus allocated and it is interesting 

 to note that this is the third Show and Sale 

 promoted by the Directors. 



Valuable prizes are offered throughout ; for 

 instance, in the class for 12 dishes of fruit the 

 prizes are £15, £10, £7 and £3, while for 8 bunches 

 of grapes the first prize is £8 and the Thompson 

 Challenge Trophy value 50 guineas, and other 

 prizes of £6 and £4 respectively. Equally 

 generous prizes are offered for flowers and 

 vegetables. 



A special class is confined to allotment holders. 

 Intending competitors should write at once for a 

 schedule that there may be ample time to study 

 it. The Show opens on Wednesday, 5th Septem- 

 ber, and entries close on 22nd August. 



Show Fixtures, 1917. 



August 1st — Kingstown Ho.'ticultural Show. 



Hon, Sec. — R, Macdonald, M,A., Technical 



Institute, Kingstown. 

 August 8th — Terenure and Districts Horticultural 



Society. Hon. Sec— E. Carroll, 1 Rostrevor 



Terrace, Rathgar. 

 August 21st and 22nd — Royal Horticultural 



Society. Lord Iveagh's Grounds. 



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