IRISH GARDENING. 



slijidi-. Ill pn-pariiig^ ^^roriul lor lasplu-ri io it otij,'lii 

 to bi' wi'll trenched and efenoioiisly piovidod with farm- 

 vard maiuiiv. An idoal soil would v-onsist of a riiii 

 di't'p loam with plenty of sand and a fair percentaj;e ol 

 liino. After plantinif. the sui-face of the soil slioiiKl be 

 kept mulched with strawy manure, leaves or other 

 litter, so as to conserve the soil moisture, as obt.iins 

 under natural conditions in wood. 



In ;i recent lecture on the Culture of Malmaisoii 

 Carnations to professional tfardeners, Mr. Turner 

 declaretl that the most important point to consider was 

 the preparation of the soil. He said the ideal 

 c.irnation soil is a fairly heavy yellow fibrous loam, ob- 

 tained from an old pasture. A very important point is 

 to sterilise this. This is done by baking: or cliarinif the 

 lull's over a smother fire in the garden. It should then 

 he broken by the hand and incorporated with flaky leaf 

 mould and sand, road sand being the best, in the pro- 

 portion of three-fifths loam, one-fifth brick earth, one- 

 lifth leaf mould,, and sufficient grit to make it all porous. 



Lavkri.Nc; is commenced in September, and this, 

 Mr. Turner insisted, is best done in the open grouiul 

 rather than in frames, as i.s the usual custom. They root 

 in three weeks. The plants, when rooted, should be 

 jiotted up into 6o's, 48's, ov 32's pots, according to 

 vigour, one crock and piece of turf being put in the 

 bottom of the pot for drainage. They should then be 

 placed in a light, open frame, on an ash bottom, with 

 soot to keep off slugs, the lights only being put on to 

 keep off heavy rains, in a position where they get all 

 the sun possible. In a fortnight roots will push through 

 the soil, and the plants should be potted on to the next 

 sized pot, using the same soil, with a little soot added. 

 They can then be put in a greenhouse for the winter, 

 giving all the air possible — never keeping close except 

 during foggy weather ; a few degrees of frost even will 

 not injure them if they are kept dry. In February they 

 will again require potting into their flowering pots. The 

 ]irincipal thing to remember through the winter is to 

 keep them as dry as possible without actually flagging. 

 They will flower in June and July, and it is much easier 

 lo get them to flower eai-lier than it is to retard thoin 

 when tliey are wanted for a show in .\ugusl. 



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COLLECTION No. 17. Price 1s. 



I w.lve S| leiulid Vaiii-lips (.jtl Si-pds of oachi. 



Black Knight, dopp niaioon 1 Phenomenal, wliiie, f<I>;i'(l 



Countess Spencer, IiIukIi pink | bivi-mler 



Henry Ecktord, 1 iii;,'i ^,11 1 t Queen Alexandra, iiii<'iiseiicarlei 



Helen Pierce, ^^ lull. ■..I'M . I u.- s.'if 



Lady Crisei Hamilton, la 'I I Queen of Spain, pale reddish- 

 Lady Althorp, I. lush, ua\. .1 lilac 



Miss Willmott, saluHin-pinlx Sybil Eckford, cream RufTiiseil 



Nora Unwin, puir wliitt^ {.ati> pink 



Price Is. 9cl. 



r of seeds and i)rice pi 



COLLECTION No. 18. 



packi'l are iiidicai.-d after eai-li variety.) 



King: Ediward VII., ricli carmiiie- 

 M\,. 2d. 



Apple Blossom Spencer, msy- 



niauM- ;;i(li. 3d. 

 Chrissle Unwin, carmine lake 



(:;i) , 3d. 

 Enchantress, rich rose '50,, 3d. 

 Frank Dolby, clear lavender (50), 



3d. 

 James Grieve, croaniy-yellow 



(.".()), 3d. 

 John Ingfman, rosy-pink, shaded 



carmine (50), '3d. 

 Collcciions 17 and 18 101,'ellier 

 I'aradise Kluc 



COLLECTION No. 19. 



Twelve Kxiia Fine Varieties. (The nui 

 packet are indicated after 



Mrs. Bleberstedt, dcej> lielio- 

 t rope (.00), 3d. 



Mrs. Routzahn, bnfT and pviin- 

 i-ose, edcred rose t:!0), 3d. 



Paradise Ivory, cieainv vdlow, 

 siinused ro>e (■)(!), 3d. 



Purity, pure «liiti- (.10), 3d. 



St. Ceorgre, cherrv-ied and rose- 

 purple (.')0), 2d. 

 for 29. 3d., «ilh one packet of 

 'lake, 3d., Ajratis. 



Price 2s. 9ci. 



iir of seeds and price per 



-velli 



on 



Clara Curtis, cicai 



(.-.O), 3d. 

 Constance Oliver, rose-iei 



civaniy ^.-naindCL'.')), 6d. 

 Elsie Herbert, while, edited an 



sulTuM-d rose-pink ■■2'.). 3d. 

 Flora Norton Spencer, a.i;vi': 



tiini-bliie (40l, 3d. 

 Florence Wright, pure whit 



Kingr Edward Spencer, crimson 



wawd (4(1), 4d. 

 Marjorie Willis, carmine and 



r..s.-ivd ■■J-.i. 3d. 

 Mrs. Wilcox, \\ li te.Ktrineil crim- 



s.u (I'n,. 3d. 



Olive Ruffell, cream, suffused 



i-sr(40i, 3d. 

 Tennant Spencer, violet-mauve 



Helen Lewis, madder - lake Sweet Lavender, white ground, 



(.■30), 3d. watered la^ ruder (2.5), 6d. 



('.)llections 18 and I'.l if purchased lofretber. pi ice 3s. 9d., villi 



one jiackel (jf Aurora Spencer, rose; llaked while, 6d., and Winnie 



.Savage, rosy-lilac, 6d., gratis. 



COLLECTION No. 20. Price 4s. 



'Jwelve Xewest Varieties. (The number of seed.s and price per 

 packet are indiea'cd after each variety.) 



Asta Ohn, lli^dii lilac and iielio- 



iroiie (.•;()), 4d. 

 Etta Dyke, pure white (.'iO), 3d. 

 George Stark, linest scarlet 



• HI . 6d. 

 Maud Holmes, waved crimson, 



suii|.ro ,f (10), 6d. 

 Mrs. A. Ireland, mauve -rose, 



wav.'d ,:;n,. 4d. 

 Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes, jali 



lilac Pise I in:. 3d- 



Martha Washington (syn. Eric 



Harvey), white, flushed rose- 



led ?l'.5i, Is. 

 Mrs. Hugh Dickson, ere; m and 



pink, waved (IL'„, 6d. 

 Mrs. Breadmore, cream, edged 



(■iiishedstiawberr.v(30), 4d. 

 Othello Spencer, the best dark 



waved variety (20), 3d. 



Winsome, ro.sy heliotrope (12) 6d. 



Zarina, rich I'leaeh pink (.".0), 6d. 



T HE FOUR COMPLETE COLLECTIONS FOB 8s., i.ost paid, and one 



packet each of I'aradise .sunri.se, eivani, suffused pink, 3d.; 



Audrey Crier, rose pink, 4d. ; ami .Sca-foain. ivory-white, Od., and 



1 he three above-named .V.ivelties, lou'eiher wiih a copy of the ."^weet 



IVa Xoie Jiook. by W. V. U'liglii (6d.), gratia. 



NOVELTIES FOR 1910-11 



Betty Cautley, 



I'ly decorative variety; 



shade<l salmoi 

 10 seeds, Is. 

 Earl Spencer (Cole), a lovely waved Bhrimp-iunk, grand for es.- 



hibiiii.n : lixeil. V> so.-ds.'lS. 

 Ethel Roosevelt, solt primrose overlaid willi dainty Hakes of blush 



crimson, a lovely variety. 10 seeds. 6d. 

 Florence Nightingale, a charming soft la\cnder with a faint sheen 



of rose-pink, a vigorous and jiiofuse bloomer. 10 seeds, 6d. 



One packet of each of the above four Xovrliies !<<>■ 28. 9d. post free. 



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