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IRISH GARDENING. 



Gardeners and Foresters under the 

 Department of Agriculture. 



Attentfon is directed to the annoiinceinont in 

 our advertisin.e coiuians relative to otuirses ol" 

 training in Jlorticulturji and Forestry to be held 

 during the year 1914-15 under the Department 

 of Agriculture. 



The course in Fruit-growing and General 

 (hardening at the Albert College, Ulasnevin, offers 

 to men who have had some years' experience of 

 garden work an excellent opportunity to acquire 

 a thorough knowledge of the subject. Students 

 are allowed 14s. to 16s. per week in addition to 

 fui^nished lodging while in training. Several 

 gardeners who have taken out this course have 

 been able to secure employment as horticultural 

 instructors under the Department's schemes. 



Ai)i)licanis for ai)prenticeships in forestry are 

 not expected to have had any special knowledge of 

 forestry, but preference is given to those who 

 have had exjierience of work in woods. A])pren- 

 tices are allowed 14s. per week with furnished 

 lodging during the first year of their training. 



The Department also offer valuable Scholar- 

 ships in Horticulture and Forestry tenable at the 

 Royal College of Science, Dublin. The scholar- 

 ships are renewable for four years to enable the 

 holders to obtain, free of cost, the most advanced 

 teclmical and scientific training. 



Irish Show Fixtures for 1914. 



This list is intended to assist societies in selecting 

 dates for their shows by indicating the arrange- 

 ments which have already been made and pre- 

 venting the clashing of show dates. 



Secretaries will greatly oblige by sending the 



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EPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 

 TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION FOR IRELAND 



TRAINING IN — 

 Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture 

 Creamery Management, &c. :: 



^ Persons who desire to attend any of the Courses in 

 the above-mentioned subjects, to be provided by the 

 Department during the year 1914-15, should apply with- 

 out delay lor prospectuses, &c., to 



THE SECRETARY. Department of 

 Agriculture and Technical Instruction 

 for Ireland, Upper Merrion St.. Dublin 



earliest possible intimation of their fixtures and 

 of any change which takes place in their arrange- 

 ments. 



April 15 R. H. S. I., Spring Show, Ballsbridge. 

 Sec, E. Knowldin, 5 Molesw<»rth 

 Street, Dublin. 

 „ 10 Co. Clare Horticultural Society, Spring 



Show, Ennis. 

 .Tuly 10 R. il. S. I., Summer Show, Lord 

 Iveagh's Grounds, Dublin. 

 ,, 1 5 Lucan, Saggart and Clondalkin Show. 



Hon. Sec, Mrs. R. Shackleton. 

 ,, 18 Terenure and District Horticultural 

 Society, Terentire, Dublin. Hon. 

 Sec, A. Phipps, Esq., St. Ann's, 

 Kimmage Road, Dublin. 

 24 Fethard Flower and Industrial 

 Society's Show, Lakefield, Fethard. 

 Hon. Sec, Rev. R. C. Patten. 

 ,, 80 Killarney Flower and Industrial 

 Society, Killarney. Hon. Sec, 

 .T. Henry, Esq., Danesfort Cottage, 

 Killarney. 

 30 Co. Clare Horticultural Society, Ennis. 

 Summer Show, Ennis. Hon. Sec, 

 H. Bill, Esq., LifTord, Ennis, Co. 

 Clare. 

 Aug. l?> Co. (Jalway Horticultural Show, 

 Ballinasloe. Hon. Sec, Miss 



O'Shaughnessy, Birch Grove, Bal- 

 linasloe, 

 „ 1.5 Naas District Horticultural Society, 

 Naas. Hon. Sec, Dr. O'Donel 

 Browne, Gortnagren.a, Naas. 

 B. H. S. I., Autumn Show, Lord 

 Iveagh's Grounds, Dublin. 

 Sept. .3 Kilkenny Horticultural Society, St. 

 .lames's Park, Kilkenny, Hon. Sec, 

 Miss F. E. Butler. Lavistown House. 



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Glorious Begonias 



Winners of Cold Medal at International Exhibition, 1012 

 Winners of Cold Medal at Ghent International Exhibition, 1913 



AWARDED 36 GOLD MEDALS. 



For Exhibition, Greenhouse, and Conservatory 

 Decoration, Hanging Baskets and Bedding 



Double Seed, 2s. 6d. & 5s. Single, Is., 2s. 6d. & 5s. 



OTHER SPECIALITIES : 



Border Carnations, Perpetual Flower- 

 ing Carnations, Cyclamen, NOBLE 

 DELPHINIUMS, Lily of the Valley, 

 Blue Primrose, Polyanthus, Violets, 



&c., &c. 

 ILLUSTRATED CATALOCUE FREE ON APPLICATION 



BLACKMORE & LANGDON 



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