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Outdoor C-hrysaiulKinuins. 



FllW pUiDts prodiK-c siali .ibiiiuliiiU liloom for so 

 modest an out lav in rost of plants or i-iiltivation. 

 A host ot litu- new kiiuts has lu-i-n raisi-ii in reoiMil 

 \ ears, ami a sm'iession of blooms ma\' lie oblaineil from 

 Aii^'ust onwards if the rij;iit sorts are planted. They 

 may be planted out in their llowering^ quarters as soon 

 as the weather is suHiciently mild in May, and their 

 culture is extremely simple. The .if round should be duif 

 deeply and fairly well manured, a space of about two 

 feet bein< allowed between the plants. .V stout stake 

 should be placed to each, and the shoots tied as they 

 ijrow, stoppinic them once or twice to make the plants 

 "biishv. but not after ist July. During very dry weather 

 water copiously once a week ; soot water is ijood if 

 used when the colour of weak tea, but not over the 

 foliage. Freslil}' slaked lime dusted around each plant 

 is a good protection from slugs, or crushed oyster shell 

 does as well, as the slugs cannot crawl over it. 



Our issue of October last contained an article on the 

 best varieties as seen by the Editor in the nurseries of 

 Messrs. Watson & Sons, Clontarf. Our readers cannot 

 do belter than consult the new catalogue of this firm 

 which makes a speciality of these plants and lists only 

 a choice collection of those which they have proved 

 from their own experience to be of undoubted merit. 

 The new Single-flowered Outdoor varieties are coming 

 to the fore. It is all important to obtain sturd}', estab- 

 lished plants, and Messrs Watson do theirs in small 

 pots, thereby ensuring results which cannot be obtained 

 from the planting out of rooted cuttings without a ball 

 of soil. 



l\oyal Morticulturdl Society 

 of Irchind. 



Till-: .ibove society helil their Annual Spring Show 

 on the U)lh .md J.Uh .April, in tiie Art Iiulustrii 

 Hall. H.illsbridge, in connection with the Sprin 

 Show of the Koyal Dublin Society. Taking everythii 

 into considirralii>n, it was uniloubti-dly the best slu' 

 of recent )ears, not only in quantity anil quality ■ 

 exiiibits, but also in the increasi- in the number >'i 

 visitors ami the interest taken in the show in general. 

 The chief features of the show were the magnificent 

 specimens of various narcissi anil the large and varicil 

 exhibits of iliflerent Alpine plants. Their Kxcellemii 

 the Lord I/ieutenant and Countess of .\berdeen visii. 

 the show in the afternoon ou the opening day, bein^ 

 conducted around the show by Mr. F. W. Moore, Hon. 

 Sec. 



The cup given for the best collection of fifty varietirs 

 of narcissi was won by Mr. L. Studholme, Hallyeighan. 

 Birr, King's Co. (gardener, Mr. Mynes). This exhibii 

 contained some very fine seedlings, also good specimens 

 of Weardale Perfection, .Madame de (iraaft, Olory of 

 Leiden, King .Alfred, .Mrs. Butteridge, Brigadier, 

 Madame Plemp, with Firebrand, Lucifer and (Hitter 

 as the best of the red cups. Seconil was won by Mr. 

 C. -NL Doyne, D.L., Oore}', Wexford, who showed gooil 

 flowers of Countess Cadogan. White Laily, Cilor)- of 

 Noordwijck, King Alfred, Horsefieldii. Flamingo, Lady 

 .\rnott, and Albatross. Third, Capt. O'Callaghan, 

 .Swords, Co. Dublin, who had good flowers of Lady 

 Gore-Booth, King Alfred, Lady .M. Boscawen, Olory 



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