Vlll 



IRISH GARDENING. 



Sl^mslicld, .M.i:).. juiuMh'V fmi cntlnisiasl, woll 

 known U* fci'u yntwi'is aii(i lolk-ct^d-s. 



TlIK .lt)rHN.\l. UK THK BOAHO OK Acif I( ll.TK I! !•: 



for S.>p1cin)><-r roiit.iiiis iiiticli infonu.ilioii t<; 

 (hvi'llfi's ill riiial dislricls .tnd others niKaf^rd iit 

 fanning' and ^'anli'iiin^^ Ol" s|M'<ial iiitcivst (o 

 iiitcndiiii; lady ^iardcncvs is an article on " Tlie 

 \\'ork of Kdu.alrd Women in lloiticultnre and 

 Aj,'ritulture." hy .Mi-s. Poland Wilkins. Tliis is 

 a laudalile atteinid t^i i;ive la<lies the hest infor- 

 mation jiossihle on wheri- to ohlain trainint^ in 

 either liortieullure or aiirieiilt nre, aceordiiiK to 

 wliich line the student nUimately intends to 

 follow, and we can contcratulate tlic writer on 

 her sound, iiracti<-al commonsense advice. The 

 following brii'f quotation will coiwince experii-nced 

 yardeneis or farmers that Mrs. Wilkins a|)preci- 

 atc'S the necessity of thorough training, and 

 realises that a ]irofession which takes men yeai's 

 t<» grasp cannot be learned by girls or women in 

 a few c(nn-ses of lectures : — -" The larger part of 

 the failures that have occurred in this i)rofessi()n 

 (Horticulture) are due to the fact that students 

 are t<io a|)t at the end of a two or three years' 

 training ti> think themselves qualified to take up 

 any iiost that oftVrs itself." 



The .rOT-RNAL OF THE EOYAI. TI ORTICULTURAI, 

 SofTKTY. — This, as usual, is full from cover to 



I Established 1820 | 



S. Spooner & Sons 



FRUIT TREE GROWERS 



HOUNSLOW NURSERIES 



HOUNSLOW MIDDLESEX 



Fruit Trees a Speciality 



Over half a million to select from 



300,000 Maiden Two and 



Three-year Old Apples on 



English Paradise. 



Catalogues free on Appli. 

 cation. Inspection invited 



cover witli ma(l<'r of the greatest Jnt<T«'st an. I 

 value (o gardciuTs and l.otaiiists. It is onl\ 

 necessai-y lo mention a few of the more important 

 contril.utions to indi.at.. tli.- nature of (he <on- 

 teiits. Mr. |{. .1. Lymh. .M.A.. iV... discourses 

 on "The Tives ol' tlh- Cambridge Hotanic (Jar- 

 den," will re iiiaiiv t'aiiious specimens are to lie 

 found. "Trees .iiid Slinil.s of tlu^ r.i.ilie 

 ("oast," li> I-'. K. S. Halfour. .M.A.. is int.-nsely 

 interesting. Tnif. Lefroy, .M.A.. gives imuh ex- 

 cellent advice on " Keeping Onliards (Mean. " 

 wliile (lie vexed question of " The (irowtli o| 

 Apple Trees Pruned and not Prune<l in the 

 Kea.son of Planting" is dealt with hy .Mr. F. .1. 

 Chittend.'ii, F.L.S. Later on w<- liope to J-efer 

 again to some of^the articles in this joiii'iial. 



BULBOLIN 



REGISTERED 



FOR WINTER FLOWERS 



npHE TIME HAS COME when 



one must decide what provision to 

 make for winter and next spring in the 

 way of flowers ; in other words, bulb- 

 planting time has again come round. 



BULBS IN BOWLS 



It is in this connection you are to think of 

 " BULBOLIN." For:— 



" The floiver viiist drink the nature af t/ic soil 

 lief-irc it can put forth its bhxsom i ntr." 



And, for bulbs in bowls, this soil is " BULBOLIN." 

 There is NOTHING •just as good." It is 



THE BUSINESS 



Bulbolin is supplied ready for use, requires no 

 previous manipulation, and is always sweet and 



pleasant to handle 

 Bulbolin is sold in bags — Bushel, 3 6 ; half- 

 bushel 2 ; peck, I 2 (free in city and surburbs) 

 in packets, 6d. (postage 5d. extra) 

 Resolutely refuse substitutes. Order direct from Proprietors. 



Sir James W. Mackcy, Ltd. 



SEEDSMEN 



23 UPPER SACKVILLE ST., DUBLIN 



Catalogue of Bu/hs, Bovh, and Bulbolin free. 



