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IRISH GARDENING 



perceiving that the trees, the great source of 

 wealtli to tlie States, were being felled without 

 any provision for planting, and that a scarcity 

 of timber was imminent, planted a tree on his 

 marriage day. He appealed to every young man 

 similarly circumstanced to follow his example. 

 The result in his own State of Nebraska since 

 that day is that over six hundred millions of 

 trees have been planted, perpetuating the supply 

 of timber, and enriching the State to an enormous 

 extent. The movement spread to other States, 

 which took it iip and gave grants of land and 

 money. Arbor Day was established as a public 

 holiday, and has become a national institution." 

 Dublin's Arbor Day celebration will this year, 

 by permission of the Rathmines and Rathgar 

 Urban Districts Council, be held m Harold's 

 Cross Park on Saturday, November 3rd, proceed- 

 ings commencing at 3 p.m., at which George 

 Metcalfe, Esq., J. P., will preside, and various 

 public men have been invited to speak in the 

 interest of the Arbor Day movement generally, 

 and of the urgent need of tree-planting through- 

 out Ireland in particular. 



Trials of Spring Sown Onions at 

 Wisley, 1917 



The following awards have V)een made to Spring 

 Sown Onions by the Council of the Royal Horti- 

 cultviral Society after trial at Wisley : — 



Highly Commrndcd. — No. ,35, Al, sent by 

 Messrs. Sutton, Reading. No. 20, Ailsa Craig, 

 sent by Messrs. Dobbie, Edinburgli. No. 12, 

 Bedfordshire Champion, sent by Messrs. Sutton, 

 Reading. No. .32, Champion, sent by Messrs. E. 

 W. King, Coggeshall. ('nmmcndcd. — No. 2fi, Up- 

 to-Date, sent by Mr. Gray, Sandy, Beds. 



Trial of Spring So"wn Beet at Wisley, 

 1917. 



The following awards have l)een made to Beet 

 by the Council of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society after trial at Wisley : — 



First Class Crrtificdti'.— 'No. 41, Green Top, 

 Sutton's Strain, sent by Messrs. Sutton. Aicdnl 

 nf Merit.— No. 57, Brydon's Exhibition, sent by 

 Messrs. Barr. No. 45, Cheltenham Green Top, 

 sent by Messrs. Sydenham. Nos. 36. .37, Dewar's 

 Northumberland Red, sent by Barr and Nutting. 

 No. 38, wliich was sent in as Co vent Garden Com- 

 pact Top by Messrs. Barr l)ut was considered 

 identical with Nos. .36 and 37. No. 49, Sutton's 

 Perfection, sent, raised, and introduced by 

 Messrs. Sutton. No. 53, Nutting's Selected Red, 

 sent by Messrs. Nutting. Hiqlily Commcndrd.— 

 Nos. 67, 68, 69. Deep Blood Red Non-Bleeding, 

 sent by McLennan. Veitch, Bell; raised and in- 

 troduced l)y Bell. No. 65. Sutton's Black, sent by 

 Sutton. No. 66, Dobbie's Purple, sent by Dob- 

 bie. The Committee consider 65 and 66 to be 

 identical. No. 48, Market Favourite, sent, raised, 

 and introduced by Sutton. No. 29, "Veitch's In- 

 termediate, sent by Sutton. No. 73, Yates' Non- 

 pareil Red, sent by Barr. raised by Yates. 

 Commnidpd.—No. 31. Carter's Perfection, sent 



raised, and introduced by Carter. No. 52, Prag- 

 nell's Exiiibition, sent by Barr. No. 23, Queen 

 of the Blacks, sent by Barr. 



Awards to Potatoes- 



Awards to Potatoes resistant to Wart Di.sease 

 grown at Wisley to compare cropping and cook- 

 ing qualities. 



The names in l)rackets following the names of 

 the variety are of those who presented tlie seed, 

 or from whom it was purchased. The seed was 

 in each case grown in Scotland or Ireland. 



Award of Merit.— Nos. 30. 31. Golden Wonder 

 (Dobbie. Sutton). Nos. 6, 7, 8. Great Scot (Dol>- 

 bie, Sutton, Veitch), with which the Connnittee 

 considered No. 9, Sir Douglas Haig (Sands) and 

 No. 10. Southampton Wonder (Toogood) to be 

 identical. No. 20, King Albert (Sands). No. 5. 

 King George (Sutton). Nos. 27, 28 Langworthy 

 (Dobbie, Sutton), with which the Connnittee 

 considered No. 29. Whats Wanted (Sutton) to be 

 identical. Hiylily ('ommnidcd. — No. 26, Burn- 

 house Beauty (Dobbie). No. 4, Conquest (Sut- 

 ton). No. 45, Dominion (Dobbie). Nos. 13, 14, 

 Favourite (Dobbie, Sutton). Nos. 32, 33, Rob 

 Roy (McAlister. Veitch). No. 44. St. Malo Kidney 

 (Fidler). No. 22. The Crofter (Dobbie). No. 24. 

 Twentieth Century (Sutton). Nos. 42, _43. White 

 City (Dobbie. Sutton). No. 49, Western Hero 

 (Veitch). This variety has not yet been grown 

 in the trials carried out inider the Board of 

 Agriculture for wart-resistance. 



Catalogues, 



Messrs. Watson. Clontarf Nurseries. Dublin, are 

 now in a position to submit catalogues of their 

 Roses and Fruit Trees, and those who have not 

 already done so may well send a P.C. for copies. 

 In their Rose List everything that is best in Roses 

 of all kinds is offered — Hybrid Teas, Perpetuals, 

 Ramblers, &c., are offered in forms to suit all. 

 A feature of the Rose Ijist is the full and accurate 

 descriptions accompanyi^ng each variety. The 

 delicate art shades found in many of the 

 newer Roses are by no means easy to describe 

 on paper, but Messrs. Watson have sxicceeded 

 in conveying a very accurate impression by 

 means of carefully worded descriptions. 



Fruit Trees. 



At their extensive new nurseries at Killiney 

 Messrs. Watson have got together a fine collection 

 of the best Fruits of all kinds, and have given 

 particidar attention to Apples, which have a great 

 future in Ireland. Kitchen and dessert varieties 

 are grown extensively, and can be obtained in all 

 shapes suitable for garden and orchard. Pears, 

 Peaches and Plums, Apricots, Cherries and 

 small fruits are extensively grown, and all the 

 requirements of a modern fruit grower can be 

 met from the stock grown at Killiney. The 

 nurseries occupy an open exposed situation en- 

 suring sturdy, short-jointed, well-ripened growth, 

 which will render the young trees amenable to 

 after cultivation anywhere. 



No time should be lost in sending for cata- 

 logues and obtaining any necessary trees or 

 bushes, 



