IRISH GARDENING 



be maintained by running the Sower along a tightly 



Royal Horticultural and Arboricultural snetchod line, which causes a vibration: but as lines 



<-, , r T f J are usually drawn before sowing is begun, the flow of 



society Ot Ireland. seed can be brought about equally well by a slight 



'J"he monthly meeting of the Council was held at | 

 the offices, 5 Molesworth Street, Dublin, on the 

 11th ult., Mr. Ed. D'Olier presiding. Judges were 

 Jiomiuated for the spring show, to be held by kind 

 {/ermis.sion of The Earl of Iveagh, K.P., in the 

 covered yard, 80 St. Stephen's Green, entrance by 

 Earlsfort Terrace, on Wednesday, April 13th, and 

 Thursday, April 14th, entries for which close on 

 Wednesday, April 6th. The Bray Horticultural 

 Society was affiliated with the Royal Horticultural 

 Society of Ireland, and minor business was trans- 

 acted. 



Everyman's Seed Sower. 



This is nn innenious device for sowing seeds, and | A, front edge; B. flange; C, lip; D, regulators, 



judging fiom the sample kindly submitted by the | For method of usuig see p. xn. 



makers, it is likeh^ to fulfil the object for which i 



it is designed. \ ... 



The great fault with most beginners is in sowing . luovemenl of tli.- hand. Ihis is tlu' same as sowing 



Uh, tluckly: bv using the Seed Sower this is entirely I out of a packet, but with the advantage that the 



obviated.' The ilUistration shows the principle of ! seed is controlled by tlie regulators, and so more 



the instrument at a glance. By means of regulators j seed cannot fall m one part of the line than another, 



attached to the side flanges, "the opening through | For all kinds of small seeds, '^uch _as Onions, 



which the seeds pass can "be adjusted to any size. Turnips, Leeks, Carrots, Parsley, Radishes, &c., 



and thus the flow of seed is regulated. The flow may &c., the Sower should rapidly become popular. 



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EDMONDSONS 



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Garden Seeds 

 Seed Potatoes 

 Garden Implements 



EDMONDSON BROTHERS 



10 DAME STREET, DUBLIN 



Eslablishccl 69 Years 



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Phone: DUBLIN, 1721 (two lines) 



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