IRISH GARDENING. 



New Delphiniums. 



AMONGST single-flowHiecl Delphiuiums the recent 

 trials at Wisley brcnight to lij^ht ix)ne to excel 

 Lizzie Van Veen with its lovely ('am bridge- bine 

 flowers of three inches, diameter. Belladonna grandiflora 

 has flowers double the size of the type and of the same 

 lovely shade, whilst the new Belladonna semiplena is a 

 capital double-flowered form which secured an Award of 

 Merit. Moerheimi (unanimous Award of Merit, R.H.S.) 

 ia the best white, a splendid variety with free- branching 

 stems, continuing in flower from June till Autumn. Rev. 

 E. Lascelles (A.M., R.H.S.) is one of the most striking 

 novelties, with double flowers of a rich royal blue, with a 

 huge white centre, which is remarkable even at a distance. 

 To the writer's taste no new double variety can compare 

 with Statuaire Rude ; the colour is a fascinating shade 

 of shot heliotrope, the flowers are nearly three inches across 

 and are borne on spikes with twenty-eight inches of bloom. 

 Cymbeline is the bluest of all singles; it gained an Award 

 of Merit in 1912. Absolutely ravishing is Countess of Ilches- 

 ter, with large single flowers of sky-blue. Of dark varieties, 

 The Alake takes a leading place, bearing gigantic spikes 

 of rich blue semi-double flowers with bold white centres 

 (Award of Merit, R.H.S.). Zuster Lugten, with very rich 

 and striking Oxford-blue flowers, is splendid ; and Lamar- 

 tine, though not so new, is one of the best of all dark kinds, 

 as every spike branches, and there is an abundance of 

 striking Prussian-blue white-centred flowers which are 

 good for cutting. Mrs. J. S. Brunton is a perpetual-flowering 

 and very beautiful form of Belladonna. All these, and the 

 latest introductions amongst all classes of herbaceous and 

 Alpine plants will be found in the new and very complete 

 Catalogue published by Messrs. Watson & Sons, Clontarf 

 Nurseries, Dublin, post free, to readers of Irish Gakdentno. 



Royal Horticultural Society 



The montlily meeting of the council was held at 

 the offices, 5 Molesworth Street. Dviblin, on the 



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13th ult., a good attendarnee of members beixig 

 present, with Mr. E. l^Olier presiding; Jvidges 

 were nominated for the Spring Show, and in view 

 of the then uncertainty of the Royal Dublin 

 Society's Show being held, it was decided that 

 the Flower Show should be held as announced— 

 viz., April 15 and 16. Tlic council have now 

 plea.sure in notifying that by courtesy of the 

 Koyal Dublin, who.se Cattle and Implement 

 Show is unavoidably postponed, the Flower Show 

 will otherwise take i)lace on the i)revious terms 

 of arrangement, for which the large Central Hall 

 has been kindly lent for the I'^rj^ose. The 

 following new members were elected — viz., Mr. 

 Robert F. Browne, LL.B., Hopeton, Terenure, 

 proposed as a life member by Lady Moore 

 (Glasnevin) ; Mr. .J. Bracken (Practical), Hort. 

 Instructor, Co. Tipperary, proposed by Mr. 

 W. S. Irving ; Mr. .J. O'Neill (Practical), 

 Dominican Convent Gardens, Blackrock, and 

 Mr. Robert Teehan, the Blackrock Nurseries 

 (Practical), proposed by Mr. S. Davies (Obelisk 

 Park Gardens) ; The Portumna (Co. Galway) 

 Horticultural Society, Hon. Secretary, the Rev. 

 J. Griffin being affiliated. 



Correspondence. 



Recent Press reports of a Poor Law Board of 

 Guardians meeting give an account of the great 

 ignorance of a South of Ireland (Dungarvan) 

 Board meeting in reference to the pruning of a 

 fruit plot of apple and gooseberry trees, notwith- 

 standing that the Agricultural Department have 

 had for many years a horticultural instructor 

 giving lectures for the benefit of those persons. 

 In this case about 900 apple and gooseberry 

 trees were to be pruned. Three tenders were in for 

 the job, one at fourpence, another at threepence 



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