nil 



IRISH GARDENING 



can {cstifv !> 

 s».,-(ls ■ 



('ni;sTF:n. is.-iir aimuiilly 

 sfcd jiikI siimliio catiiloL 



most ((1111] • 

 iUid till' nil !■ 

 'xc'cl!iii(tr nil 



issiHs. An ol«l »stMlilisli( il tinii with a 

 reputation. Messrs. I)i.U>cin liavc tut Vfars 

 ui'll known in Ireland. 



Trials at Wisley. 



'I UK followin-' a\var.l> have l.reli ina.lr l.\ ;li. 

 Council of till' Roval Hoitii-ultuial Snictv t<> 

 Mi.liaeln.as Daisies aft.i trial at Wisley :- 



/•■/,,s/ r/,;.s.s CcrfiHrntr—Sos. 15(1. 151 (.\iUi'llns» 

 Kiiij; (leoifre (A.M.. i'.tH*. sent l>v Mr. Kuys and 

 .Mr. W. Well.s. juu. 



Aininl nf .1/,;;/.— No. 141. Amcllus AVienlu.ltzi. 

 sent l.v Mr. Ruvs. N... N8. Amellus Rudolpl. 

 Ga-the." sent l.v MV. Ruvs. No. ]52. Amellus cassu- 

 l.ieui*. sent l.v Mr. Knvs, No. i;i!l. Amellus Mrs. 

 IVrrv (A.M.. IttlS). sent Lv Mr. Riivs. Nos. Ui. 

 145. Amellus Beauty of Ronsdorf (A.M.. 191:1). sent 

 l.v Mr. Ruy.'; and Messrs. Baker. Ko. MH. Amellus 

 rul.elhiP. sent l.v Mr. Ruys. No. I(t7. difiusus 

 Biam-a (A.M.. lSlb9>, sont by Messrs. l^akor. No. 

 110. erieoides Katherine. sent by Mr. H. J. .Innes. 

 No. 118. erieoides Silver Queen, sent by Mr. H. .f. 

 lones. Nos. 1. '2. 4. Nova? Anglse i-il Bardell 

 lA.M.. 19(17). sent by Messrs. Jones. Ruys. and 

 lones. No. ,'>. Novte Anirla? Ryecrofi I'ink. .sent 

 by Mr. Ruys. Nos. 5, 6. 8. Novte Anirlpe Mrs. S. T. 

 \\ rifrht (A!M.. 19i;7), sent by Messrs. Jones. Ruys. 

 and Jones. No. 9. Nova> Anglse Mrs. Wheeler 

 Bennett, sent by Mr. Jones. No. 18. Novi Belgii 

 Maid of Coiwall, sent by Mr. Ballard. No. .j7. 

 Novi Belgii Antwerp, sent l.v Mr. W. Wells, jun. 

 No. 40, Novi Belgii Mons (A.M., 1919). sent by Mr. 

 Weils, jun. Nos. 02. 75. Novi Belgii Anita Ballard, 

 sent bv Mr. Ballard and Messrs. Baker. No. 7!>. 

 Novi Belgii Heather Glow, sent l.v Mr. Ballard. 

 No. 82. Novi Belgii Dick Ballard, sent by Mr. 

 Ballard. No. 8"k Novi Belgii. wonder of Cohvall. 

 sent by Mr. Ballard. No. 92. Novi Belgii Beauty 

 oi Coiwall (F.C.C., 1907). sent l)v Mr. Ballard 

 No. I(i6. Novi Belgii Ribston. sent by Mr. \V. Siiii].- 

 sou. Wetherby. Yorks; No. 19. Novi Belgii (^ueen. 

 sent by Mr. Jones. No. 46. Bruges (Novi Beigii). 

 sent by Mr. Jones. Nos. 7(). 71. Blue Gem (Novi 

 Belgii). sent bv Mr. Ballard and Messrs. Baker. 

 No. 87. Novi Belgii Britrht.^st and Best (A.M.. 1!>18). 

 sent bv Mr. W. Weils. No. 61. Novi Belgii Climax 

 (A.M.." 1908). sent bv Mr. Ruys. No. 161. Mrs. 

 Frank Penn (Pleaid type, A.M., 191;5). sent by Mr. 

 Jf.nes. No. 125. vimineu.'^ Golden rain, sent by 

 Mr. Jom^s. 



H'lijIiJ}/ i'nmiiiended. — No. 154. Amellus Beaut(> 

 Parfaite. sent by Mr. Ruys. No. 14.">. Amellus 

 Berry's Favourite (A.M.. 1904). sent by Mr. Ruys. 

 No. 159. aeris, sent by Mr. Ruys. No. 159. eordi- 

 folius Ideal, sent by Mr. Ruys. No. 111. erieoides 

 (ioldeii Flei-ee, .seiit by Mr. Jones. No. 11.!. eri- 

 eoides May, sent by Mr. Jones. No. 116. erieoides 

 Mona. sent by Mr. Jones. No. 119. eri<-oides Amy, 

 sent by Mr. Jones. No. 121. erieoides Blue Star, 

 sent by Mr. Jones. No. 12.'!. erieoides Mrs. A. E. 

 Underdown. sent by Mr. Jones. No. 26. Novi Bel<zii 

 Hilda, sent bv Mr. Jones. No. 47. Novi Belgii 

 Edith Mills, sent by Mr. Jones. No. 76. Novi Belgii 

 Cleopatra, sent l.v Mr. Ballard. No. 65. Moonlight 

 (Novi Bek'ii). sent bv Mr. Ballard. No, 7. Novi 

 Belsrii Rvcroft Burple. sent by Mr. Ruys. No. 22. 

 Novi Beigii Ethel Ballard, sent by Mr. Ballard. 

 No. 27. Novi Belgii Mrs. Twinaru, sent by Mr. 

 Jones No. 28. Novi Belgii Wallbori, sent l)y Mr. 



Jones. No. 29. Novi Bclcii Lady Lloyd, seid by Mr. 

 Ballard. No. 44. Novi Belgii .I'upiter, sent bv Mr. 

 Ballard. N... 52 Novi Belttii Brussels, sent by Mr. 

 Wells, junr. No 57 Novi lielpii Mira. P<'nl by Mr. 

 Ballard, No, (Id, Novi Belgii C.raeo Marv Lewis, 

 s.iit by Mr. Ballard, No. 7:!. Novi Belgii Cardinal 

 Mereier, .sein bv Mr. J(.nes. Nos. 77. 78. Novi 

 Belu'ii J. S. Bak.r. s.-nl bv Me.ssrs. Baker and Mr, 

 lialhml (A.M. 1!)). Nos. IfM. 81. N<.vi B.-luii Hacb.-i 

 Ballard, sent bv Mr, Ballard and Messrs. Baker. 

 No. 88. Novi Beigii Ri.binson V.C, (.\,M, I<il8). sent 

 bv Mr. Wells, iunr. Nos. 90, 91 Novi Beljrii Nancv 

 Ballard (AM 1912). sent bv Mr Huvs and Mr. 

 Ballartl. No. 146. Novi B.'Igii Lavanda. sent bv 

 Messrs. liaker. No, 165, Novi Belgii Miss Woodall. 

 sent by Mr, W, Siui|)son. Weilurby. No. lo.'puni- 

 eeus pnleherriunis, sent by Mr, Riiys. No. 127. 

 vimineus (erieoide- snpi rbns). sent by Mr. Ruys 

 No. 129. vimineus Dorothy, sent by Mr. Jones. 



('tiinuiciKlcd.—Ko. .15. Novi Belgii Ada, sent by 

 Mr. .lones. 



The following awards liave been made by the 

 Council t(. Animal Coreopsis after trial at Wisley : 



///"<//(/(/ Co/;///((';/«/r./— Nos. :!. 4, Drumiuoiidii, sent 

 by Me.ssrs. Barr and R. Veiteh. No. 5. Ti|:er Star, 

 ri'-seleeted. sent by Messrs. Wntkins St Simpson; 

 No. 0. Tiger Star, sent by Messrs. Sydenham. 

 No. 7. compai'ta radiata Tiger Star, sent l)y Messrs, 

 Barr. No. 17. nigra speciosa. re-seleeted. sent by 

 Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. No. 18. Fire King, 

 sent by Messrs Watkins & Simpson. No. 20. Tom 

 Tliumb Ciimsoii King, sent by Me.ssi>. Barr; No. 

 21. Crimson King, sent by Messrs. Watkins & 

 Siiin)soii. 



The f(.l lowing awards have been made by tlu' 

 ("ouneil to Second Early Potatoes after trial at 

 Wislev: — 



Au-nnI of McriL—tios. 1. 2. .'?. 4. 5. 6. 74. Great 

 Scot (A.M. 1917). sent by Messrs. Sutton. Barr. 

 W. G. Holmes. R. Veiteh. Dobbie. Toogood. Carter. 

 No. 7. \\'arwick C.^iislle, sent bv Messrs. Sutton. 

 Nos. 17. 18. 19, 20. Allv. sent l"w Messrs. W. G. 

 Holmes. Dobbie. R. Veiteh. and' Sutton. No. M. 

 Fraiikville Favourite, sent by Mr. Coghill. No. 51. 

 Di Vernon, sent bv Mr. F'indlav- 



//;<////// ('oiii,iie,Hh-(l.—}ios-. 8. 9. 10, 11, 71. King 

 George (A.M. 1917), sent by Messrs, Toogood, 

 Sutton. Barr. Dobbie and Carter. Nos. 12, 1."}, 14, 

 15. 16. British Queen (A.M. 1905). sent bv Messrs. 

 Toogood. Barr, R. Veiteh. Dobbie. and Findlay. 

 No. 29. Berwiek Castle, sent by Messrs Sutton. 

 No. 46. Sir Edward Carson (syii British Queen), 

 sent by Mr. Sands. 



i'lnnrin'itdvd . — No. -V-i. Earlv Round, sent bv 

 Messrs. Stuart & Mein. No. 4.S, Farly Market, si'iit 

 by Messrs. Sutton. No. 63. K. of K. No. 2. sent by 

 Mr. Findlay. 



Notes. 



CliVTKGrS TTN'III.OK.V. 



This is a small growing thf.rn from the South- 

 eastern I'hited St:;'les. It gr(»\vs (i or 7 feet high, 

 forming a shrub (m small tree with dark shining 

 green. leaves and creamy white flowers about i incli 

 in diameter, siiiglv or in twos and threes. At 

 present the yellow globose fruits are attractive. 



Bl-URF.IilS gtTB( At I.1.\L.\TA. 



At present tliis may l)e described a.? a i)artially 

 evergreen Barbeiry. but probably during a hard 

 winter deciduf.us. It belongs to what is sometimes 

 described a.s the 1>. Wihoti:i: ^roup. F>om this 

 species 7?. stihctniHiihiia is readily distinguished by 

 its upright and str(jnger shoots. In this respect it 

 comes nearer 7J. fHapfinuiK ]m\ this species has 



