IRISH GARDENING 



Trials at Wislcy, 1921. 



A I.AIECK lllllllIxT <>l Mi'W 



iiiendiHl f(>r growing, a 

 view to tin- l>fst (il>tHii>i 

 Kli)ra! Coininittt'c (tf th 



Dniilias hiivo Ix'cii rocniii- 

 I Wisli-y ill l'.»21. with a 

 ng awards from tlic .loiiil 

 • K.H.S. ami tlio N.D.S. 

 For tlu' purposos of loinparisoii and i'stal)iishiii«,' 

 a definite standard for cac-h set'lion, it has heen 

 diH-ided to invite niisris of Dahlias to send to 

 Wisley tlie six varieties (or fewer if so many are 

 not avaihd)le). wliieli lliey consider the l>est in 

 the respective ilasses in wliieli tliey are inter- 

 ested. Three jihints of eaeh varietv are invited t(> 

 he sent to reaeli tlie Direetor. R.H.S. Gardens. 

 Wisley. Ripley. Snrrey ( Horsley Station. L. cS: S. W. 

 Ry.). hy Ai)rii .SOth. tlie necessary entry forms will 

 i)e sent on ap|)lieation to him. This appeal is made 

 to raisers only to prevent ilii])lii-ation of varieties. 

 IS the si)aet> available for Dahlias is limited. The 

 "llnwins; list of classes has been a<rreed ui)oii by liie 

 >.t-retary of tne N.D.S. . and the Director of 

 Wisley. It is to l)e kej)! in view that the trial is 

 primarily to bring out the liesf fur ijunlen 

 ilicorntion. 



1. Cactus Varieties. 



2. Dwarf Bedding Cactus Varieties. 

 ."{. Decorative Varieties. 



4. Small Varieties. 



5. Pjeony-fiowered Varieties (Large.) 



6. Pa?ony-fl6wered Varieties (Small.) 



7. Single Varieties. 



8. Collerette Varieties. 



9. Star Varieties. 



10. Pompone Varieties. 



11. Show and Fancv Viiriet-ies for c.H'l.n |). >.■,,. •;,- 



Agricultural Wages Boarci for Ireland- 



'I'he lioaid met at iheir Offices. H St. Stephen's 

 (ire»-n. North. Dublin, on Thursday. loth 

 .lanuary, I9*J1. when the following were present: — 

 Mr. J. V. Covl.'. (Chairman). Mr. H. A. Butler, 

 .1.1'.. Mr. .1. Clarke. .1.1'.. Mr. T. Linehan. Mr. ,1. 

 McLoughlin. Mr. 11. Minford. Mr. T. B. Ponsoiil)V. 

 D.L.. Mr. W. Clarke, Mr. .1. Crangle. Mr. .1. Dow- 

 ling, Mr. .1. Kvcrelt, M. T. Koran, Mr. K. Lynch, 

 Mr. W. J. li'eillv. Miss E. M. Cunningham, M.A.. 

 Mr. .J. C. Nolan Ferrall, J. P.. Lady Ru.^sell. and 

 Mr. W. M. How. -IS (Secretary.) 



There was a ticiieral discussion in regard to 

 the exclusion of Ireland from the provisionB of the 

 Agriculture Act i)as8ed last Session. 



A deputation consisting of Mr. R. McClung 

 (Workers' Ciiion) and Councillor IjOgue (National 

 Amalgamated I'nion of liabour) waited on the 

 Board for the purpose of submitting a staiement 

 relative to the (piestion of revising the minimum 

 rates of wages applicable to counties Antrim. 

 Down, Donegal and Ijondonderry, a matter in re- 

 gard to which the District Wages Committees 

 concerned had .-o far failed to come to any de- 

 cision. 



The Board coiisitl^'red reports received frvjui 

 District Wage.'^ Conunittees, and made several 

 appointments of representatives of employers and 

 workmen to the Committees. A number of appli- 

 cations for exemi)tion were granted, and correspon- 

 dence and Inspectf)rs' reports relative to the wages 

 paid to workmen in Queen's County, and Counties 

 Carlow. Cork. Fermanagh. Tyrone and Wexford 



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