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IklSII (iARDENING. 



• I lnsli-niM)wn S('»'(l l*otivt4»i\s to Malla. and williiii 

 111.' i.asi few w.'.'ks lias fuHiII.-<I a ((.iitiarl svilh .1 



huM;,. Kti^'lisli .-staMisli iil fur Ijtdd |l,s. ,.r Ih.ir 



.•.•l.-l.rat.-.l l.awii (irass Sc.-d Mixtmv. 



It may not lie ^'ciii'ially kiidwii tlial ilmiii^' 

 ifcfiil yrars Ireland lias ^'idwn I'm' i'\|i()it 

 iianicnsf tinantitits of Seeds, and since ^var luiike 

 nut laiue shipinents liave lieen elTecl.'d to New 

 /..•aland and the liiited States. 



Quite recent Iv .Messrs. I't.wer slii|.|ied a lar^c 

 c<lnsi^'nnlent• ..f '.Natural Cra.sses from Waterlurd 

 to West.-rn Canada. 



.Xpidicaiils for a|ii»n'nlicoshii)S in forestry are 

 ntit expected tit iiave had any sjiecial knowled^'e 

 id" l(>ieslr\. hut |irel'erence is n'vcn to those who 

 have liad exiieiience (d' work in woods. .Xjipicn- 

 tices ai'c alloAved Ms. pei' week with furnisiied 

 lodKiuK <hirinK the lirst vear of their trainiiiK- 



Tin- l)e|)artuient also oU'er valuahle sch<dar- 

 ships in horticulture an<i forestry teiiabU' at the 

 Royal Coll.'Kc «d" Science. Duhlin. The sch.dar- 

 ships are renewalde foi- a total course of four 

 years, and enable the ludders to obtain, free n{ 

 cost, the nuist advanced technical and scientilic 

 ti'ainiuLT. 



Gardeners and Foresters under the 

 Department of Agriculture. 



.\ rrKNTlo.N is directed t^> the announcement in 

 our atlvertisin^r columns relative to courses of 

 tiaininii in horticulture antl forestrv to he held 

 durinir the vear l!»l.-)-l() nnder the" Depart meat 

 of A^'riculture. 



The cmn-se in fruit {jrowin^ and ^t^neral j^arden- 

 i!iK at the .Mhert Collef^e, Glasnevin, offers to men 

 who have liad .some yeai-s' exjierience of gar<ien 

 work an excellent opportunity to acquire a 

 thorouj^h knowledge of the subject. Students are 

 aUowed lis. i^er week in addition to furnisiied 

 lodging while in training. Several gardenei-s who 

 have taken out this course have been abl(> to 

 secui-e em])loynient as horticultural instructois 

 under the heparlmenfs schemes. 



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