IRISH GARDENING 



Review. 

 Village and Cottage Gardening, 



The issue of a teuth edition of this little book is 

 some guarantee that previous editions have been 

 found of sei-vice to the very numerous class for which 

 it is intended. 



The opening pages are devoted to a calendar of 

 operations month by month for the whole year. 

 Thereafter the Reviser, Mr. Geo. M. Taylor, proceeds 

 to give practical directions for the manifold opera- 

 tions necessary to get the most out of the average 

 villa or cottage garden. Fruits, flowers and vege- 

 tables are dealt with in turn, while consideration is 

 given to the fact that many people enter into the 

 possession of small gardens completely ignorant of 

 the very rudiments of gardening; hence, rather full 

 and exphcit directions are given for simple opera- 

 tions which may appear superfluous to the more ex- 

 perienced. A list of prices of garden tools, as well 

 as of plants, is useful in giving an idea of the cost 

 of beginning to work and stock a garden. On the 

 whole, the practical directions are sound, and can be 

 followed safely with modifications such as are in- 

 dicated. 



The services of an experienced proof reader would 

 have eliminated numerous unfortunate mistakes in 

 spelling and would have much improved the 

 gi ammar. In the chapter on Hardy Flowers capitals 

 are used in a most flagrant way for specific names 

 and in some cases, as in Spircea Ulmaria, where a 

 capital would be correct, a small letter is used. This 



sort of thing does not reflect credit on those who 

 feel qualified to write books on gardening. 

 Price Is. 6d. net. 



Opportunities for Young Gardeners 



Attention is directed to the announcement in our 

 advertisement pages regarding coui-ses of instruc- 

 tion provided at the School of Horticulture, Albert 

 Agricultural College, Glasnevin. 



Two courses are provided, viz. : (1) for Horticul- 

 tural Instructors in Training, and (2) Horticultmral 

 Apprenticeships. Young gardeners desirous of 

 obtaining a first class training in horticulture should 

 send for particulars regarding these courses for the 

 Session 1921-22. AppUcatiou to attend the examina- 

 tion for admission as an Instructor in Training must 

 be forwarded not later than the 16th July, 1921; and 

 for admission as a Horticulture Apprentice not later 

 than 13th August, 1921. 



We strongly recommend young gardeners to send 

 for the Prospectus and Application Form at once. 



Royal Horticultural Society* 



The Royal Horticultural Society proposes to carry 

 out a trial of Antirrhinums for spring flowering in 

 pots with the object of ascertaining the varieties best 

 for this purpose, and of drawing greater atten- 

 tion to the value of these plants for greenhouse 

 decoration. The Director of Wisley will be-^glad to 

 receive seeds of varieties for trial, which should be 



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