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Notes. 



MaiKI Vn I'.AUDKN Mam Al. tov U) M \w\\ sustains llu- 

 lin,"-!! i-li.ir;uMcM- of pivvious issiu's. Il is lUU only a 

 miiilo lo tho sclootion and onltnre of vci^elahk's ami 

 llowers, hut a floral atlas to tlio K-i'«-li''» -is well, it is 

 oxceodinj^ly woll oonipiled, ami younj; nMrdiMU-is paili- 

 i-iilaily will lind in it a mass ol' botanical ami oliici- 

 int'oimalion offdiication.il v ilue lo ihoin. Tho typo is 

 l>old and oloar, and llu^ illustrations boautirnlly ropro- 

 diiood. My tlio i-ourlosy of the lirni \vc ijivo a spcoinuMi 

 of one of the illiislralions. (Seo paj^o i).) 



rNuiNs S\\ I I 1 I'l A \ovf;ltii-.s for u)m. — I'nwin's 

 nowllios ill sweet peas arc .always looUeil fiMuanl lo 

 with interest by speeialists in those popular flowers. 

 «.'>f last year's novelties, it nia}- be renionibered that liie 

 ICilna I'nwin variety g-ot special comniendatioii from the 

 jud>j:es at the last show of the Royal Horticulluial 

 Society of Ireland, and that Arthur L'nwin, Clara Curtis, 

 aiul others of last season's introduction have become 

 very popular with j^rowers. We note that there are 

 eitcht varieties advertised as novelties for 191 1. So far 

 theii- descriptions only are known lo us, but we have no 

 doubt ihey will have somethins^ exceplionall}' slrikiniif 

 amonyf ihem. Mr. I'nwin's calaloj^-uc may be obtained 

 on application al his nursery, Histon, Cambridifc- 

 shire. 



A I'si.Fii. DisiNMT.cTAXT for cleansing _<;recnhouses 

 in winter antl rendcrini^ ihem healthful for plant life 

 is the jiroprietary preparation introduced by Messis. 

 Cioss & Sons under the name of "Clubicide." The 

 m inufacturers claim its efficienc}' as a remedy ajjfainst 

 the attacks of such soil vermin as slug's, woodlice, 

 wireworm, &c. Il appears to be harmless to plants in 

 the dilution recommended lo be used for watering 

 growing- crops (tomatoes. &c.) ; indeed, it is a further 

 claim of the inventor that it actually stimulates growth, 

 but of that we have no personal experience. We have 

 before us, however, copies of nimibers of letters received 

 from market growers that speak in glowing terms of 

 Clubicide not only as an excellent disinfectant but as a 

 stimulant as well. We propose testing this preparation 

 during the coming season. 



Koyal I h)rticiiltiiral Society of Ireland. 



Tl 1 1-; .iiniual gem-ial meeting of the vi-li-ran society 

 was held at the Institute ol Civil llngineers. ^^5 

 Dawson Street, Publin, on the joth ult., the 

 cli.iir being I iken al ,^ p.m. by H. V. Cioodbody, Ksi|. 

 The Sist annual report, comnu'iicing with " It is wilii 

 pli-asure y.nir council are able lo slate that the progress 

 noted in last year's report, has been steailily mainlaineil, 

 and that the number of members is now higher than 

 appears lo have been for any other perioil in the long 

 history of the society," provides practically the keynote 

 lo the year's working. True, ihe summer show in 

 .Merrion .Square was the wet blanket of the three 

 exhibitions, but as that was preceded by a successful 

 spring show, ami succeeded by the bright autumn event 

 in Lortl Iveagh's gioumls, there was some sahe for the 

 soreness of (.lisappoinlment created by the elements in 

 July. The balance sheet, loo, for the }ear endlii- 

 December 1st comes out on the right side. llif 

 annual report and statement of accounts, as niovid 

 for adoption by the chairman and seconded by Mr. 

 James Robcitson, were passed iie>/i. ton. In view ol 

 the capriciousness of the elements and of the public 

 taste respecting Dublin shows, the membership list 

 may not inaptly now be regarded as the backbone of 

 the society, and we cannot but think it a lualthy sign 

 that il now includes 92 practical members as against 31 

 two years ago ; the total membership, including six 

 afiiliatcd societies, now standing at 475. That this, 

 although tlu> highest membership yet shown in llu- 

 liistor\- of I lie society, is still, nevertheless, lower in 

 proportion to the support received by similar cross- 

 channel societies, creates the feeling that no efl'ort 

 should be spared both by the council and ihosi- 

 interested in its welfare to bring the membership list up 

 to 1,000, which, if great expectations, can scarcely be 

 regarded as an unreasonable estimate. The results of 

 the ballot taken at the meeting were that Mr. K. II. 

 Walpole (new member) and Messrs. Jas. Robertson, 

 Ernest Bewley, D. L. Ramsay, Sir John Ross, Judge 

 Bird, R. T. Harris, and J. L. McKellar, retiring 

 members, were elected on the council. The programme 

 for 191 1, besides the two days' spring show in conjunc- 

 tion with the Royal Dublin Society's Cattle Show at 



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