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IRISH GARDENING. 



From Frank Cant & Co.. Braiswick Rose 

 (Tardens, Colchester, conies a co])j' of their 1914- 

 1915 Rose Catalogue. Their list of Roses is an 

 immense one, and com])rises all the best Teas, 

 Hybrids, Peri)etuals, Singles, &c., all arranged 

 alphabetically under their correct headings. 

 Extremely good descriptions of the varieties are 

 given, while an interesting feature is that of 

 giving the raiser's name and also date of intro- 

 diiction of each variety. Several excellent plates 

 of Roses in colour are included in the Catalogue, 

 and should be valuable to the aniateur in making 

 a selection. 



From Mr. T. Si\nTH, Daisy Hill Nursery. Newry, 

 comes two catalogvies, one entitled " Trees and 

 Shrubs, Climbing Plants, &c.," and the other 

 entitled " Newry Roses." As might be expected 

 from a firm which has obtained a world-wide 

 reputation for hardy plants, trees. &c., their 

 collection is a most complete one. and comprises 

 practically every tree in cultivation. The tree 

 and shrub list is divided into convenient sections : 

 " Peat-loving Shrubs." " Evergreens." Deciduovis 

 Trees and Shrubs. Weeping Trees, Climbers, &c., 

 being all arranged ali)habetically in sejjarate lists. 

 Many of the newly introduced Chinese shrubs, 

 such as numerous species of Berberis and 

 Cotoneaster. find a ])lace in the catalogue, and 

 we also notice many hybrid Brooms. Phila- 

 dephus, Deutzias, &c.. listed, some of which have 

 been raised in Newry, and all well worth a ])lace 

 in the garden or shrubbery. Conifers. Bamboos 

 and Fruit Trees are also largely grown by this 

 Irish firm. Their Rose Catalogue is also a most 

 comprehensive one, and contains all the best of 

 the new and old Roses. Besides the usual Teas, 

 Hybrid Perpetuals, &c., long lists are given of 

 Bourbons, China Roses, and the beautiful 

 Penzance Briars, as well as those suitable for 

 climbing or for pillars. Many of the Rose species 

 are of great beauty and intere.st, and are strongly 

 represented in the li.st, while many people will be 

 delighted to see a copious list of old fashioned 

 Roses stocked, including tne " Old Celestial 

 Rose " and many other old garden favourites. 



The Autumn Guide to hand from H. Cannell & 

 Sons, Eynsford. Kent, contains all those trees 

 and i^lants which are suitable for autumn planting. 

 Friiit trees of every descrij^tion, Roses in large 

 variety, and a long list of hardy ]>erennial plants 

 are included in the catalogue. Zonal Pelar- 

 goniums, so useful for pot culture, are stocked, 

 in all the leading varieties, while decorative and 

 bedding Pelargoniums are also well represented. 

 Short but .select li.sts of Asters, Delphiniums, 

 Pyrethriims and \'iolas are also given, as well as 

 miscellaneous b.ilbs. Culinary Plants. &:c. 



Dublin Wholesale Markets* 



For the i)ast month the markets have been 

 liberally supplied witli fruit and vegetables : the 

 sup]>ly of flowers, with the exception of Chry- 

 santhemums, was unusually .scarce. 



Of the former apples were the principal coni- 

 modity, and large quantities continue to be sold 

 at a com])aratively low price. Small lots of 

 select apples still maintain the upperhand, and 

 leave the biggest niargin of profit to the grower. 

 Large supplies of fair cpuility came from some of 

 the northern counties, packed ])rinci])ally in 

 barrels, and consequently returned very poor 

 prices. Pears are more plentifully sup])lied at 

 present, and prices somewhat better. .Select 



])ears now receive their due share of the bidding, 

 when ])ut up for aiu-tion, and growers are well 

 satislied with the present prices. Blackberries 

 still arrive in small quantities, and are selling at 

 reduced prices. 



\'egetables are now abundantly supi)lied, and 

 the demand has been fairly active. York 

 cabbages are now conung in i)lentifully, and, 

 although the qviality is good, prices rule excep- 

 tionally low. Savoys are also marketed in fair 

 quantity, but buyers are slow to bid high for this 

 vegetable at pi'esent, and consequently growers 

 have reason to complain of the ])rices they 

 receive for large loads of excellent quality. 

 Cauliflowers are in good demand, and high prices 

 are now paid for them. Brussels sprouts arrive 

 in good cpiantities, and sales are not difficult to 

 effect at profitable prices. The quality of this 

 vegetable, together with the celery ])ut up for 

 auction, is not altogether up to the standard of 

 previous years, which is due, no douljt, to the 

 unusually dry .spell of weather which has pre- 

 vailed for the past number of weeks. All other 

 vegetables — carrots, parsnips, swedes, lettuce, 

 white turnips, beet. &:c. — are now plentifully 

 supplied, and cleared at much the same rates as 

 the previous month. 



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Anglo-American Expositiox. — The Special "Juy of the 

 Anglo-American Exposition have awarded a Diploma and 

 Gold Medal to the " Abol "' Xop-Poisonous Insecticide, 

 which hiis- been extensively used in the grounds- 



