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tive ; n,o less than -43 per cent, of the correspon- 

 dents state that they are amongst the most 

 troublesome insects, the attacks being severe. 



Gooseberry sawfly is given by 36 per cent, as 

 being very bad, and has caused very much 

 dam.age to the gooseberries in a number of case-s, 

 taking off almost all the leaves. Very much 

 danaage has also been done, esi)ecially around 

 Dublin, by caterpillars of the magpie moth. 



Winter moth was not so severe as last year, 

 only 18 per cent, being reported. Apple sacker 

 and American blight were severe with 1 5 per 

 cent, each, aud red spider was destructive on 

 gooseberries with 7 i)er ceut, codlin nioth was 

 destructive on apples with 10 per cent. 



Tortrix and ermine moth and black currant 

 mite were not so troviblesome as last year. Owing 

 to the very dry weather fungoid pe.sts were not 

 so prevalent, nor were the attacks anything like 

 so severe as last year. 



Canker and apple scab are each recorded by 

 27 per cent, as being their worst enemies. Apple 

 mildew is still on the increase, and is recorded as 

 being bad by 12 per cent-, and American goose- 

 berry mildew by 11 ])er cent. This and black 

 currant mite are two notitiable pests under the 

 American Gooseberry Mildew and Black Currant 

 Mite (Ireland) Order, 1912. 



Silver leaf is spreading rapidly, not only on 

 plums, but also on ap])les. It is recorded by 

 5 per cent. It is prevalent around Dubliii and 

 in Meath plum orchards. There are few cases 

 of shot hole fungus, brown rot, coral spot and 

 peach leaf curl reported. 



W. Irving. 



Royal Horticultural Society. 



The Summer Flower Sliow of the Hoyal Horticul- 

 tural Society of Ireland, which was held on Friday, 

 July 10th, in the Iveagh Grounds, Harcourt St., 

 was one of the m.ost successful summer shows 

 ever held by this Society. Throughout the day 

 the attendance was very large. Though in point 

 of numbers there was a slight falling oft" in entries 

 in some of the classes, the quality of the exhibits, 

 excepting, perhaps, Koses and Sweet Peas, was 

 well above the average. Owing, no doiibt, to 

 the hot, dry season, many of the Rose exhibits 

 were much below the average, though in some 

 classes, such as the Cup class. Teas and Noisettes, 

 the exhibits were very good, and well up to the 

 high standard expected at Dublin shows. In the 

 smaller classes, many of the stands were quite 

 unfit for exhibition, and exhibitors must be 

 urged to take more trouble with their looses. 

 A very successful exhibitor of Roses was T. ¥. 

 Crozier, Esq., who was first in the class for a 

 Table of Roses, 6 ft. by 3 ft., and also in the 

 class for Hybrid Teas, stand of eighteen blooms, 

 not more than two of one variety, while for a 

 stand of six blooms of a dark variety ho was also 

 placed first. The Challenge Cup, ])resented by 

 f.,ord Ardilaun (to be won three times before 

 becoming the pro])erty of the winner) for a stand 

 of twenty-four blooms, in twelves varieties, and 

 not more than six of one variety, was won by 

 J. II. Welch, with T. F. Crozier and J. Cam])beil 

 Hall second and third res])ectively. The class 

 for Roses, stand of twelve blooms, not more than 

 two of any one variety, was won by R. J. C. 



Maunsell, who also received the premier award 

 in the class for Hybrid Teas, stand of six blooms 

 in six varieties, Fitzadam Millar and Mrs. Gil- 

 niore being second and third. 



The results of the unfavourable season on 

 Roses was also to be seen in the trade exhibits, 

 the Roses this year not being quite up to the 

 usual high standard of naerit generally associated 

 with the names of the famous Irish Rose growers 

 and raisers, though a number of really good 

 novelties were shown. Messrs. Hugh Dickson, 

 Belfast, had a very fine stand of Roses, occupying 

 all one end of a tent, which deservedly carried 

 all before them. This lirm gained a special gold 

 medal for a stand of twelve blooms of new 

 varieties, which was a really creditable exhibit. 

 Amongst the exhibits on this stand were the new 

 seedling H. T., Mrs. Bertram Walker, a very fine 

 Rose of a cerise pink, which gained the gold 

 medal at the National Rose Society in London a 

 few weeks ago ; another new seedling H. T. of a 

 soft pink, the Marchioness of Ormond, was 

 awarded a certificate of merit ; \yhile another 

 H. T., the Countess of Granard, a clear ])ink, was 

 also very good. Another gold medal Rose 

 exhibited by this firm was Brilliant, a gem of the 

 first water, and undoubtedly a Rose with a 

 future. This firm's stand of a' table of 72 blooms 

 was one of the most effective exhibits in the 

 Show. 



Messrs. Alex. Dickson & Sons, of Xewtownards 

 and Dublin, were not quite up to their usual 

 standard, having had the be.st of their Roses 

 destroyed by a thunderstorm, and only exhibited 

 for general effect and not for competition, except 

 in table decoration class. Among the best new 

 Roses raised by this firm and exhibited were 

 Margaret Dickson Hamill, a very deep orange- 

 yellow ; H. V. Machin, a last year's Rose and a 

 gold medal winner at the National Rose Society's 

 Show ; George A. Hammond, a i)resent year gold 

 medal winner : and David McKee, a magnilicent 

 Rose, shown for the first time. Probably the 

 best of their new Roses is Mrs. Wemyss Quinn, a 

 Rose of good body and shape of the Rayon d'Or 

 class and colour, but of a rather deeper and more 

 lasting yellow. This firm's exhibit of dect)ratiye 

 Roses was one of the most striking features of 

 the show. Two outstanding Roses in this 

 exhibit were Red Letter Day, a bright crimson, 

 semi-double, of excellent shape and colour ; Irish 

 Fire Flame, a beautiful new single, which is a 

 distinct im])rovement on Irish p]legance. 



Sweet Peas, of course, were an attractive 

 feature, and if not so numerous as in other years 

 were mostly of high quality, though some of the 

 exhibits appeared to have sulTered from the trying 

 season. Tlu^ most successful exhibitor of this 

 popular annual was Miss Field, Shauganagh Park, 

 Shankhill. who was lirst in two of the cla.sses, 

 the premier award in the remaining class being 

 won by Mrs. Moflitt, Ashgrove, Monkstown. 



Pot plants were well shown, I'elargoniums 

 being i)articularly good, as also were the (Moxinias. 

 Alderman Bewley, I^aniim. Rathgar (D. M'Intosh, 

 gardenca'). was first in the classes for (iloxinias and 

 Pelargoniums : whiU^ for tal)le i)lants Stanley U. 

 Coclirane, Woodbrook, Bray (G. Bowers, 

 gardener), was the winner. 



The (>xhibits in the section for hardy cut flowers 

 were of very high quality, especially the first 

 prize groups. There was a noticeable tendency 



