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IRISH GARDENING 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



The monthly mooting' ot tlu- Council \va> lu'ld ul tin- 

 officL-J. ;1 Moli'swortli Stroi-t. Dublin. <>ii l.'^lli ult.. 

 Mr. H. P. (ukkIIhuIv pivsidiny. Acmuiits in i-,.n- 

 ni'ction with th>' Sjuiiiy Sliow, imludin;.' tin- Pri/r 

 List. wi>iv passivl and nidi'iid lor paynniit. and 

 |)ioliininaiv mattors rolatiw t<> tli.' Iiilv Slu.w w.t. 

 doalt with. .\ vote i>f thanks was Mccord.d \<, 

 Mfssis. Pfunic-k & CV... iVl^any Nnis.'ii.-s. C.iv.v- 

 stont's. Co. ^Vic•klo\^ . tor idioicf sixiinu'ns of luw 

 Dntc-h litl)iid llhododindrons .•.\liil)it((l at tiif in.tt- 

 in.!?. The foUowiny new nu'nilx'is wcic idcctod. a 

 cordial vote of thanks and appifciation Ix-ing passed 

 to the pioposrjs for tlicir ln-lp and inlon-st in tlir 

 Uiattor :--Mrs. A. W. Tlionipson. IH Sandymonnt 

 Avenue. l)nl)lin: I.i. iit.-Col. Marsdcn. R.F.A.. 

 Killoany. Mountratli. (^luiH-n's Co.; Mrs. Haves. 

 Kdniondstown I'ark. liatlitandiani : Win. Hillock. 1 

 J*atrick Square. Woxford; P. Cuilon, Suninior Hill. 

 Wicklow. Kdniund Trouton. The Ciranyo. Stillor<,'an : 

 Miss E. Carton, Hrooklawn. Kininiagc. Co. hnhlin: 

 l-'d. IJuthorford. Farnhain Castlo Gardens. Cavan : 

 Mrs. R. K. Osborne. ")() Lower Loeson Street, Dublin: 

 Mrs. Thompson. Ratbnaii.x . Trim. Co. Meatli: Clias. 

 Chavtor. 1:3 Moles worth Street, Dni)lin: 1. Dumu . 

 Central Hotel, Clonmel: J. MacNanuUM. 12 Clunvli 



Str.H^t. 



DubHn: 



kennv: 



Dublin: 



Dublin: 



Miss A. 



Clyde Road, 



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Cavan: Miss Marv Stark. 

 Hon. Mrs. Franklin. Glenal 



Lady Wright. 22 Fitzwilliam Scpiare, 

 T. Ilyrne. Baskin Hill Gardens. Coolock, Co. 

 R. G. Nixon. Castleforbes. Xewtownforbes: 



I'.. Demiis. T-1adestown Lodge. Baltingiass: 



-Mrs. Wilmot Mitchell. I'.allynure, Grange Con; Alex. 

 Conan. Monte Alverno. iValkey; LL M. Dockrell. 

 Daw.son Court. Tilackroek; D. l^elaney. Wykbani 

 Gardens. Dundrum : J. E. E. Hilton, the Laurels. 

 Kilmainham; Professor Sidney Young. 13 Clyde 

 Koad. Dublin; Chas. E. Figgis, Infjlefield. Grey- 

 stones: S. C. De. 27 Deadon Row. Calcutta; Mrs. 

 Kennedy Cahill, 80 ^ferrion Square. Dnblin : Mrs. 

 Sidney I'.all. 21 Longford Terrace. Dolphin's Barn. 

 Dublin; Mrs. Wanless O'Gowan, 32 Eeeso)i Park. 

 Dublin; Mi.ss Gertrude M. Goodbody. Inclnnore. 

 Clara. King's Co. 



Economise suijar juui 

 use up all small fniil 



Bottles and Fittings 



Large Slocks. 



Chip Baskets 

 Punnets :: :: 

 Fruit Trays, &c. 



I Fruit Preserving Bottles = 



Thos. McKenzie & Sons, Ltd = 



Great Brunswick St.. Dublin = 



Hoeing. 



Hoij.vt. can do a vast amount ol -^iHid for three 

 reasons : (1) Dccause it lessens e\ai>oration and so 

 lessens watering: (2) because it i^rates the surface 

 soil; and (.'ll because it keej.s <lown weeds. It is 

 Jiot necessary to enlarge; upon any one of these facts, 

 but I take the oj)portimily of jiointing out the great 

 value of regular hoeing. Some amateurs think 

 ■■ (?h. it is waste of time." but il is not; no time 

 is wasted when \\<' are hoeing, and the plants gr,'ailv 

 benefit. 



If I he hoe can be run regularly every fortnight 

 down the rows of anruials or betvMeu biennials from 

 April onwards: along the borders of Chrysanthennnns 

 and Dahlias, and through the perennial border, il 

 is not tot) often. l)ut the use of the rak<> svd)sc- 

 quently is not needed if the hoeing be neatly done, 

 if theic are weeds to reinovt'. Always work back- 

 wards with the hue. and if you can manage it, hor 

 several inches deej). except when you are dose to 

 the roots of til.' plants. 



A gixxl opportunity to hoe is when the soil is just 

 starting to dry after a shower. It should r\m over 

 the blade of the lioe very well then. I'.nt do not wait 

 for a shower oi it will never come. Iloeing should 

 always liave Ixeii done recently l)efore watering, ac 

 then till' A\ ater soaks in. 



I have so far sj)oken only of tlu' Dnteli or "■ piisli 

 hoe. There are, of course, others, such as the draw 

 hoe. Canterbury hoe, &c.. but though these be taken 

 on their merits for the purposes to which they are 

 specially adapfc^d, thoy r-amiot, to my mind, ever be 

 considered nearly so t'enerallv useful as the Dutch 

 iioe. ' ' F. 



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 DRIVES, GARDEN WALKS, ROAOS, etc. 



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SIZK OF TINS. 

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,. 2, „ „ 50 ,. 71- „ ^ I- 



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Tins free. 

 Lawn Sand.— Kills D.iisies, etc.. and fortiliscs ilie .crrass. No 

 (.ilifv iiiannrc nocessar.v. 7 lb., 2/3; ir> lb., 16/- (»n 

 rail Tcinbridw. 

 Soluble Paraffin. —Mi.xes instanily nith water and does not 

 soparate. 1 11>., 2,9, post free. 1 oz. stiflicienl for 

 1 LrallcM I if water. 

 Arsenate of Lead (I'aste) for deslroying all leaf-ealin-? 

 iiimvis, 3 - iicr lb., post free. 1 lb. sullicient for 20 



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Extract of Quassia Insecticide. 1 gallon 5 ; Drum 



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 Pint, 2 6. I .1.;, fre.'. 

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TONBRIDCiE, KENT. 



Ltd. 



Diihlh). AifHts-Mv=i<.\s. Druniiiiond .*v f(i., and Messrs. 

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