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IRISH GARDENING 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



Thk luonllily iiiccluig .if llic C'uuiicil \v;(s held :i( 

 the offices, 5 Moleswoitli Slieet, Dublin, on thr 

 10th ult., Mr. A. V. Montgomery presiding. Judges 

 were appointed ;uid final arrangements made for 

 the spring show, which, by kind pernii.~sion of 

 the Earl \)f Iveagh, K.P..' will be held in the 

 covered court, Earlsfort Terrace, April 5th and 

 6th. Further consideration was given to Mr. W. 

 Cotter's offer of prizes for Mahon's Fingallian 

 Potato, and classes decided on. subject to Mr. 

 Cotter's approval, the Secretary being directed to 

 thank Mr. Cotter for his very generous offer. A 

 vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. B. H. Barton, 

 D.L., Straffan House, Co. Kiklare, for a floral 

 display .set up by Mr. F. Streeter, to whom cultural 

 certificates were awarded for Violets, Cyclamens 

 and Dendrobiums; a vote of thanks with certificate 

 being voted to Mr. A. V. Montgomery, St. Mary's 

 Abbey, Trim, Co. Meath, for specimens of Xdicixstin 

 miiiiiiiiix and .^'. iniiinr fimi plena. 



Catalogues. 



Messrs. Willi.\m I'uweh & Co., \V.\TERFORr), 

 are renowned foi farm seeds as well as flower 

 and vegetable seeds. Their new catalogue of farm 

 seeds issued last month contains a fine selection of 

 root seeds, grasses and cereals. Their special strains 

 of Mangolds, Swedes and Yellow Turnips are well 

 known tliroughout Ireland. In addition to the 

 standard varieties and species of pasture grasses 

 and clovers several novelties are introduced, 

 notably the Western M^olth Grass, a robust an- 

 nual variety of Rye Grass, highly reeonnnended 

 for spring sowing, yielding a heavy crop the first 

 season. 



You can rely upon Abol 



The high standard o{ excel- 

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 name Abol may be attributed to 

 the fact that the makers have at 

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 by many years practical experi- 

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Write for full particuiarsa n d 

 free treatise on garden pests. 



Sole proprs. and mfrs., Abol 

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Kills Insects and 

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I '^Successful 

 I Gardens : 



I for 



I every Amateur" 



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THIS pamphlet gives full instruc- | 



E tions for making a success of your | 



i Garden, and it is therefore important | 



I you read it. | 



I The following are some of the | 



I chapters : — | 



I " How to begin." "What can be done [ 



I in the Spring." " What can be done | 



I in the Summer. " " Keeping the Garden f 



I Fit." "Flowers and Lawns." "Fruits." j 



I " Manuring tables for Vegetables." | 



I etc., etc. I 



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