IRISH GARDENIiNG 



vcaniiii. in all. uvt-r l.Mi wriliTJs \iu.vv i<iiitril)iil«ti 

 artich's. mid tlipy iiuludt- most of thr cminenl cul- 

 tivators of tho pii'Sfiit clay as well as the most 

 fiiiinont scientists workini.' in t'4osc connt'ction wilii 

 f^ardcnt'is and farmors. 



It is im|)Ossil)lp to ;:o tlosoly into the mt rits of 

 all till' aiticU'S in a luicf review, hut we are unalile 

 to detect any sciious mistakes, altliou^li it mitilil 

 l)e possihlo to differ to some extent with rcitain 

 views — for instance, wc find it diflivult to Ix'licvc 

 that Ki'iiinnu .\sii (Inn/ is a variety of K. .siininxnx. 

 and wc dissent from tiie statement that (Knutlnni 

 Xiitttillii is white-liowcred. since it is a dwarf 

 species, not more than six ini-hes lii<rh. with yellow 

 flowers. Mistakes in si)ellin<j are notahly few. 

 though we note ]{hii<l<)<lni(lroii (iiiiKiiiii/itiviiin is 

 spelt with )i instead (.f /// before the r. and it 

 siioidd he classed as a variety of J{li. mhoicii m . and 

 not as a sj)eiies. These, liowevci-. arc trillcs. and 

 do not seriously dcirart troin I he vahic i<\ the work 

 in ficneral. 



ITc ,i,f mininhl "/ //"' i'l'iniun that liliuL's 

 (iartlniiini VUt'inuni y is ihc bfst mul iiuist ((nik- 

 p]piv ii-Dih- nil ijii nl v i\ i II [I issued for some Cdiisider- 

 nlilr tiinr. <nul is not lihrli/ fa he siipeisrdeil r.rcrpf 

 hi/ II iirir eilifiini i,f flir smiiv ir,,ih. 



Eel Worm in Narcissis- 



Mil. .1. K. Kamskotto.m (workinji in conjunction 

 with the firm of Messrs. Geo. Munroe & Sons, on 

 their l)nll) farm at Spaldinji) and Messrs. ('has. 

 Hearson & Co.. f.td.. London, have i)erfei'ted an 

 api)aratns wherei)y bidhs affected l)y eel worm 

 may he treated to tlic hol-walcr system. Tn all 

 cases whcrt- lli.' Iimi-w :ii,r mr,' has hern 1rit>(l it 



has hccn foimd exceedingly diflicidt to maintain 

 an I'vcn temperature, which is of prime import- 

 ance, hoth for the killing' of the eel worm and in 

 onier to previ-nt injury to the hulhs themselves. 

 This difficulty has. we understand, heen effectively 

 overcome in ihf machine invenlcd by Messrs. 

 Hear.son it Co. 



The machine, of which a demonstration was 

 •riv»>n at Spalding' on Au'.Mist .'Ird. has been designed 

 to treat I.J <wt. of bulbs at a time. The bulbs art- 

 put into a sort of Knnny-b.itis. and these in tjirn 

 are \n\\ into the iinier j)erforati'd tank. Four batrs. 

 lioldiu}.' about 42 ll)S. of buii)s. arc treated at a 

 charge. The heat may be •renerated by oil. giis. 

 or by electricity. The temperature that it is neces- 

 sary to maintain is 110" F.. and this is secured 

 by a thermostatic arraufrcMuent that ai)pcars 

 to work admiial)ly. Other machines are bein<: 

 manufactured for the use of specialists. ^Ve ho])e 

 that the machine will idso be |)(».s.^ible to be used 

 for dealiui.' witli tlu' destructive narci.ssus fly 

 iarvsp. It may lie rec;illed that Messrs. Charles 

 Hearson {^ave to the world the finest e<m incubator 

 that has yet i)ccn produced, and that the firm, 

 which was recently taken over by Messrs. Spratt's 

 Patent. Limited, is known to every .scientist 

 throii^rhout the world for its biological, chemical, 

 and i)hy.'^io)(i<_'ical research ap])aratus. 



Agricultural Conditions in Ontario. 



The latest reports of the Ontario Department of 

 Agriculture give the following particulars of pre- 

 sent conditions : — 



All grains except .spring wheat continue to shaw 

 well in 1li(> tlireshing — better than was esfinuited 

 ac harvesting. 



LaiArn Moivers 



Ransomes' Pony and Horse Machines 

 Shanks's do. do. do. 



Pennsylvania High Wheel for Golf 



Links 

 Ontario High-class, close cutting, 

 Jewel and Clipper, four and five blade 



Prices etc. , from 



Thos. McKcnzic & Sons, Ltd. 



DUBLIN 



Aster Perry ^s White i 



A.M. R.H.S. SEPT. 1920. 



= Tlic finest 



ite INtichaehnas Daisy yet 

 introduced. 



Horticultural Advertiser. — " Perm's Wliilf Anter in n 

 cliiini/)iiiii hill hhitiii). imd purer ivlnte limn (tnif other mri'li/, 

 rerij jntie mul ilciu in colour; a fine acquisition " 



Gardeners' Chronicle. — " Large circular flowers of 

 exn'Uent I,,,;,!.- 



The Garden. — " A great onward move in single white 

 fiii-ii-liex. We have seen nothing half so good, in size, 

 rliiriji-fOHnnrtit;, or piiriti/." 



Horticultural Trade Journal. — "Aster Perrifs While is 





'I 'Is — its 'I'hilencss is purity 

 26 each. 



I Aster Maggie Perry i 



^ A.M. R.H.S. SEPT. 1920 . M 



= A beautiful new variety, delitjhtful shade of soft = 



= mauve, flowers 2 J in. across, closely resembling = 



= a miniature Japanese Chrysanthemum. = 



= Horticultural Advertiser. — " Very large /lowers in = 



= imineiiae trusafs; one of the most (listinct and strildng = 



= nccelties in this fnmibj." 2/6 each. = 



= 1 strong: plant of each free by post for 4 6. ^ 



I PERRY'S HARDY PLANT FARM | 



^ ENFIELD, MIDDX. ^ 



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