XVlll 



IRISH GARDENING 



.ifiinvLrs' ivpoits as \o itlKii-iuv ol llu> various waslii-s. 

 bill tliis is to he I'xpfiMod in ulial a(U-r all is a IraiU- 

 piiblioalioii issued for llie purpose" of soi-iiiing (.iisloiiu is. 

 So far as tlu- scionlilii- poilioiis arc ii'iui-riioil, wi- lan 

 lioiicsliy ri'COiiiiiUMKl this book lo our roailers. No 

 piiio is slatoil, so wc pivsumo that it may bo hail lor 

 I III" asking. Wo ailviso you to ask I 



KoN \1 Ai'ivMN rMl NT. — Mossrs l\:uisoiiK-s, .Sims \ 

 .U-iVorios, I.imiloil. Orwoll Works. Ipsvviili. Iiavo hail 

 I ho honour ol being appointoil, by Royal Waiianl. 

 Turvoyors of Ayrioultural and Horticultural Maehiiiory 

 lo His Majesty Kini,'- Georije \'. 



Sini"h.>\Vi;ks. — Those _i;ij4anlio annuals j;i\o ilis- 

 linolion lo shrubberies, wikl garileiis ami bioail 

 borders. Their lari^c llowers are oxtreniel\' slu>\vy. 

 espeeially if the plants are grown in olumps or 

 masses. The dwarf varieties are mo.st suitable lor 

 mixed borders. 



PoiTiics. — The oriiinary oi>rn poppy wo all know, 

 riie Shirley poppy, loo, is now one of the best known 

 annuals in gardens. But there are several types ol 

 perennial poppies liial give arresting colour to borders 

 and rookeries througiioiit the summer. Of such are the 

 .Alpine jiopp)', the Iceland poppy, witli its rich trans- 

 lucent petals, and the Oriental poppy, with its 

 great Haunting flowers matchless for brilliancy and 

 cftect. 



N.vsTi KTHM.— One of the most useful annuals for 

 getting striking colour effects easily, cheaply and 

 surely is the nasturtium. It will grow on any poor soil, 

 indeed the poorer the soil the greater the number of 

 flowers produced. Nasturtiums revel in a dry, poor 

 soil well mixed with mortar rubbish. There are two 

 races, the dwarf and the tall. They may be iiad in a 

 variety of colours. 



Shows. 



S I Jl.l.OKl. \ N AM) FoXKiU K I l>'K I U I I I I K.M. Soi III V. 



— Till' Ihiril annual show will be hclil in llic grounds ol 

 the Oonvalosoent Homo, Siillorgaii. on tho jolh of Jul_\ 

 next. There is an exci'lU-nt sohoilulo ami a gi-neroiis 

 |irizo list. We Jicarlily wish all succi-ss lo this progros- 

 siso loc.il socict)' in tlu-ir gooil woi k in lonnoition wiili 

 ganloning. All informalion ami .i oopy ol tho sohoilulo 

 may be obtained from the lion, soorotaiy, .Mr. i . I". 

 Crozior, .\\onmoro, Stillorgan. 



Tin; Kii.i.AK.NKV .Swiikt I'ka .SixiKn holds its (iist 

 annual show at Killarnoy on the 4lh of .\ugusl next. 

 There arc twcnty-flvo classes, some oi which are open 

 only to amateurs, to " ladies or maids," and lo 

 cottagers. Professional gardeners have a ohallongo 

 cup for competition. The lion, secrelar}- is Miss 

 Ooilfro)', Aghadoe Cottage, Killarnoy. 



Catalogue. 



TiiK Foi K Oaks Spravim; ^Fac hi.nks ox Tkia 



Watso-n's .\i \v Oa rAiAH;i h. Messrs. Walson ol 

 till- Clontari Nurseries send us a oop\' oi their now 

 catalogue dealing with all the popular races ol 

 herbaceous and other plants. Villa gardeners in tho 

 Dublin districts will find at those nurseries an endless 

 variety to choose from wlien making tiieir spring 

 purchases. Now is the time to plant in order to seciiro 

 a good ilisplay in the summer and autumn months. 

 .\ copy of this descriptive catalogue will be fi>un(.l 

 ver\- helpful to amateurs. 



Spraying of Fruit Trees. 



Thi; spraying of fruit trees is recognised as being 

 one ol' the neces.sary operations in good culture ; 

 but the employment of a good machine is not si> 

 commonly appreciated, II is 

 most essential to have a fino 

 spray projected with sunicienl 

 force to secure penetration lo 

 every nook and cranny of the 

 tree. The Four Oaks Machines 

 apparently fulfil all these require- 

 inents. 



The F" o u r O a k s S p r a y i n j; 

 Machines must be well known 

 to many of our fruit-growers. 

 Indeed, they are now well known 

 and used everywhere, and oik 

 reason for this is that those 

 responsible for their productiop 

 are ever read}' lo enter into 

 friendly competition for super! 

 ority with other similar machines 

 in the market. A practical trial 

 is the best test. The illustration 

 we hero reproduce is a reduction 

 from a large photograph showing 

 the Four Oaks Spraying Machines 

 on their trial. The result of this 

 particular experiment was an 

 oasv first. 



