IRISH GARDENING 



Messrs. Dbummond & Sons, Ltd., Dawson 

 Street, Dublin, send, their annual catalogue of 

 garden seeds. This old established, firm needs 

 no introd,viction to read,ers of Irish Gardening, 

 and as usual have a very full list of all that is best 

 in flower and vegetable seeds. Messrs. Drum- 

 uiond's strains are well known for their excellence, 

 and a glance at the many beautiful illustrations 

 with which their catalogue is adorned will 

 convince intending jiatrons that this meniorable 

 year shows no diminution in quality. 



Messrs. Edward Webb & Sons, of Stourbridge, 

 send their sumptuous Catalogue of Flower and 

 Vegetable Seeds, (Jrasses, Tools, Manures and 

 other Sundries ; in fact, this handsomely bound 

 and beautifully illustrated work is one that should 

 be i^i the hands of all interested in gardening. 

 Tn spite of the unsettled state of the British 

 Islands at the present time it is comforting to 

 see that, our seedsmen are carrying on "business 

 as us\ial," and apparently without difficulty in 

 olitaining full sai)i)lies of all seeds reqviired for 

 use or ornament. Messrs. Webb have long I 

 ()ccu])ied a prominent place in the uiudcning and 

 farming world, and it is no e\aL;u<int ion to say 

 that of recent years their m.agiiiliirnt strains of ! 

 (lower and vegetable seeds have come rapidly to 

 the front and are now looked upon by gardeners 

 as second to none. It is a matter for congratula- 

 tion that no aj)]n*eciable advance in prices is 

 noted, a testimony to the business ability of the 

 members of this enterprising lirm. som.e of whom, 

 it may be mentioned, are also doing noble work I 

 with His Majesty's Forces. In conclusion, we I 



heartily recommend Messrs. Webb's Catalogue to 

 the notice of our readers wioh the full confidence 

 that they will not be disap]^ointed in the contents. 



Roses for Amateurs. — From. Mr. E. Pei'cy 

 Smith, 13 Witham Place, Boston, Lines, comes 

 a som.ewhat unusual catalogue, designated as 

 above. Mr. E. P. Smith is, it appears, an 

 amateur hiniself, and loves Roses. In order to 

 indulge his hobby he grows something like 10,00(» 

 ]dants annually, and although thev are grown 

 simply for ]ileasure, Mr. Smith orfers them to 

 other amateurs in order to help to x)ay the 

 expense of cultivation. He m.akes no extravagant 

 claims for his plants, but states that they are 

 very hax'dy and will bear well transplanting. 

 Mindfvil that he is catering for amateurs, Mr. 

 Smitli has much to say regarding cultivation, 

 soils, nianures, insecticides, &c. Mr. Smith makes 

 a special feature of ]>ot plants with dormant 

 or shot buds — that is, b\ids that were i)ut on 

 last season — these are of exhibition varieties only. 

 There is also a supplementary list of older 

 varieties, mostly offered at (id. and 8d. for 

 dwarfs and Is. 6d. for standards. 



Irish Show Fixtures for 1915. 



Co. Clare Horticultural Society Spriu-^ Show at 

 Ennis — al^out April 15th, 1915. Notice to be given 

 in March of the actual date. Hon. Sec, Rev. 

 R. Scott. 



Co. Clare Horticultural Society Summer Sho\\- 

 at Ennis, Thursday, August 5th, 1915. 



SWEET PEAS 



Edmondson's Eblana Collections of the 25 Best New Giant 



Flowered Sorts. 



25 VARIETIES, 25 SEEDS EACH 16 

 25 DO. 50 DO. 2/6 



The "MINOR EBLANA" Collection. 12 Choice Sorts, 1/= 

 EBLANA MIXTURE. 1 quart, 5, = ; 1 pint, 2/6 : i pint, 1/6 



per oz., 4d. 

 GIANT FLOWERED MIXTURE— per lb.6 6, + lb. 3 6, per oz. 6d. 

 "SPENCER" MIXTURE— per i lb., 5/=; per oz., 1/6 



EDMONDSON Brothers 



SEEDSIVIEN 



10 DAME STREET^ DUBLIN 



