IRISH GAHDENING. 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



The monthly meeting of the Council was held at 

 the Society's offices, 5 Molesworth Street. Dublin, 

 on the 8th ult., the Marquis of Headfort, Presi- 

 dent of the Society, presiding. The following 

 members of the Council were present, viz. : — 

 Lady Albreda Bourke, Sir Frederick W. Moore, 

 R. T. Harris, LL.D. ; J. Wylie- Henderson, J. E. 

 fieoghegan, M.A. ; E. D'Olier, A. V. Montgomery, 

 J. J. McDonough, W. F. Gunn, J. P. ; George 

 Watson, H. Bill, and Robert Anderson. Regrets 

 were received from F. V. Westby, D.L. ; D. L. 

 Ramsay, J. P. ; Henry P. Goodbody, and E. H. 

 Walpole. Sir Frederick Moore reported proceed- 

 ings of the Committee appointed to make arrange- 

 ments for the fete, to be held in conjunction 

 with the Society's Autumn Show, in Lord Iveagh's 

 grounds on August 21st and 22nd, in support 

 of the project for supplying fruit and vegetables 

 for the Navy, and other niatters were dealt with 

 in connection with it. A collection of 25 bunches 

 of Pyrethrums in 25 varieties were exhibited at 

 the meeting by Messrs. Wm. Watson & Sons, Ltd., 

 Clontarf Nurseries, for which a vote of thanks 

 and commendation for gtneral excellence were 

 accorded. 



Sho'w^ Fixtures, 1917. 



August 1st — Kingstown Horticultural Show. 

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

 Institute, Kingstown. 



August 8th— Terenure and Districts Horticultural 

 Societ5\ Hon. Sec. — E. Carroll, 1 Rostrevor 

 Terrace, Rathgar. 



August 21st and 22nd — Royal Horticultural 

 Society. Lord Iveagh's Grounds. 



Trials of Stocks (under Glass) and 

 Myosotis at Wisley, 1917. 



The following awards have been made to Stocks 

 and Myosotis by the Council of the Royal Horti- 

 cvdtural Society after trial at Wisley : — 



Stocks. — Award of Merit. — No. 14, Crimson 

 Brompton, sent by Messrs. R. Veitch, Exeter. 

 No. 166, Mammoth Pale Lilac, sent by Mr. 

 Dawkins, Chelsea. No. 112, Mammoth Pyramid 

 Flesh Colour, sent by Messrs. Hurst, London. 

 No. 133, Mammoth Rose, sent by Mr. Dawkins, 

 Chelsea. No. 162, Nice Giant Light Blue, sent 

 by Messrs. Nutting, London. Highly Com- 

 mended. — No. 137, Abundance, sent by Messrs. 



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