XIV 



IRISH GARDENING 



To THE Editor of Irish Gardening. 



Sir, — When renewing my subscription to your 

 Journal it ocnirred to me that I might tell you 

 something about a new potato I have grown for 

 the last two years, and which I think would be a 

 very valuable late garden or field crop variety 

 to grow in any jiart of Ireland, but more 

 especially in the wetter i)arts. The variety is 

 named " Wilson's Teuii>lar," and was raised 

 from a cross with a wild tv!)e by Di. J. H. Wilson, 

 F.R.S.E., of St. Andrew's University. It is a 

 white-skinned variety, with the vigour and 

 disease-resisting qualities of the " Chauii)ion," 

 and also the late keeping and fine eating qualities 

 of that old sort, is inclined to kidney shape, with 

 scai'cely perceptible eyes. I know the difficulties 

 of |)otato growing in the West of- Ireland and the 

 imi)ortance of the crop to the small holder, and 

 think this variety well worth a trial. The stock 

 is in the hands of a captable farmer in this district, 

 and should you consider this information of 

 sufficient interest to place before your readers I 

 shall be very ])leased to let you have all the 

 information I can about it. — I aui. sir. vours 

 faithfully, 



W. ]\r. Macdonald. 

 The Gardens, Mount Melville. 

 St. Andrews, Fife. 



Catalogues 



February and March are the uionths for starting 

 Begonia tubers into growth, and some useful 

 culturaljdirections will be found in the catalogue 

 of Messrs. Blackmore & Langdon, Twerton Hill, 

 Bath. Their successes at leading shows are 



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UTTON'S 



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 CATALOGUE 



FOR 1914 



containing full particulars 

 of all the finest Flower 

 and Vegetable Seeds 

 and much valuable infor- 

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The King's Seedsmen, 



Including the 

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numerous as usual, and testimonials show the 

 satisfaction of their customers. Some coloured 

 illustrations give an idea of the gorgeous colour- 

 ing of the Tuberous liegonia. although scarcely 

 doing justice to the soft rich colours of the 

 llowt>rs. There are new Doubles for 1911. also 

 frilled and crested kiiuls, and others for bedding. 

 iVc. Carnations, both Perpetual and Border 

 varieties, are grown, and a good list of Del- 

 phiniums containing many choice varieties. 



Mackey's Garden Seed Manual, 1914, is a 

 reliable guide to the best vegetables and Howers 

 which can be grown in Irish gardens. The 

 catalogue is well illustrated, alphabetically 

 arranged, and carefully compiled. Cultural direc- 

 tions are clearly given, and shoiUd be of value to 

 many novices and gardeners. The vegetable list is 

 a very good and full one, seed i)otatoes coming in 

 for a lengthy notice. The herb garden is not 

 forgotten, and the proper treatment of lawns is 

 given. Then follows a long list of flowers, 

 including some good novelties ; in fact whether 

 one searches for old favourites or new fancies 

 the manual will be a boon, and a help to know- 

 ledge of the garden. 



Messrs. Drummond's Seed Catalogue for 

 1914 upholds the high standard of former issues, 

 and deals with all kinds of flowers and vegetables. 

 The illustrations are excellent and the tyi>e is 

 clear and bold. Besides goodly lists of all the 

 popular kinds of garden i)roduce, there are in- 

 teresting novelties in vegetables, and we note a 

 lilac-coloured form of the Sweet Alyssum, the 

 Mikado Eschscholtzia. Wedgwood, and the fine 

 King White Sweet Pea. As visual the firm offers 



Glorious Begonias 



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OTHER SPECIALITIES : 



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