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IRISH GARDENING 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



The monthly meeting of the Council was held at 

 the offices, 5 Moleswoith Sti'eet, Dublin, on the 

 10th ult.. Colonel Sir Frederick \V. Shaw, D.S.O., 

 presiding. Mr. \Vm. Cotter wrote offering a fur- 

 ther sum of ,t25. in addition to ten guinea.s 

 already presented by him for prizes for Matron's 

 Fingal'lian Potato, and in acknowledging this 

 liberal offer it was resolved to ask Mr. Cotter 

 for any ideas or suggestions he could make in 

 the way of arrangements for a competition. The 

 draft of a schedule for an autiuun .show, as com- 

 piled by the si'hedule conunittee. was submitted 

 and approved, and it was decided to ask Loid 

 Iveagh's kind permission for the use of the 

 covered court and the grounds at Stephen's 

 Green for August IStli and 16th. Mr. F. Streeter, 

 Straffan Gardens, was awarded a Certificate for 

 an exhibit of Snowdrops and Orchids, and a cul- 

 tural Certificate for a finely-flowered plant of 

 Lj/caste Sl;hi iieii, and a dish of home-grown 

 Oranges staged at the meeting, Mr. W. Baker, 

 Ardlui Gardens, Blackroek, being awarded a cul- 

 tural Certificate for a vase of improved rriniuht 

 oliconini and a plant of Fiimula inalaroides, show- 

 ing a distinct break from the type also e.xhibited 

 at the meeting. 



Catalogues. 



Messrs. Edmondson, of 10 Dame Street, Dublin, 

 have issued an excellent list of vegetable and 

 flower seeds for 1922. There is no lack of variety 

 in both sections, and the best standard sorts find 

 a place with the latest and best of the newer in- 

 troductions. In the flower seed section hardy and 

 half-hardy annuals are numero.us, and Sweet Peas 

 are a special feature. Good indoor strains of 

 Prinuila, Gloxinia, &c., are included, and 

 Gladioli, Fertilisers and Garden Sundries offer a 

 wide selection. 



Messrs. W. Dru.mmonu & Sons, I.td., of Dawson 

 Street, Dublin, have published their catalogue 

 of vegetable and flower seeds for 1922, and it is. 



You can rely upon Abol 



The high standard of excel- 

 lence always associated with the 

 name Abol may be attributed to 

 the fact that the makers have at 

 their command knowledge gained 

 by many years practical experi- 

 ence as actual growers. 



Every brew Abol Non- 

 poisonous Insecticide is carefully 

 tested in our own gardens be- 

 fore it is passed for sale. 



Write for full particulars and 

 free treatise on garden pests. 



Abol 



Kills Insects and 

 Mildev/ on Roses 



as usual, of tlie excellence associated with this 

 well-known and old-established firm. The list of 

 both flower and vegetable seeds include the best 

 and most satisfactory of the older varieties, and, 

 in addition, new varieties found to be superior 

 after trial. 

 The populai- Gladiolus receives piomineiice. and 



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