IRISH GARDENING. 



Roses for Bedding. 



IT has lulmittodly been a |Hn>r year for Hoses. " liiii' 

 weatluT "" varii'tics havt- liail a bad time of it. but 

 the in<lomital)le Dwarf I'olyantlia or Haby Koses 

 }H'rseveiv<l all tlirouiili tlic rain, and even now. at tin- en<l 

 of Oetoln-r. jmivide an etteetive ilisjilay. A ^'n-at deal nia\ 

 be said fortius <dass for lK'ddin<; jnirposes, tlien> is no 

 tloubt tliey an- a coniini,' snbjeel in our irardens. and tbey 

 ai-e worthy of the hi^diest praise if for no otiier i-eason than 

 that they bloom eontinuously from .lime till November. 



Ainon^'st thi< nian.\ sorts a few stanil ])n -eminent, and 

 ■• .Jessie ■ (crimson) and " OrU-ans '" (|)ink) aix- two which 

 :ii-e lindini; tiieir way into every ;;arden. No In-d of 

 (ieraniums or lie^ionias is moi-e elTeetive tlian eithei- of 

 tliem. and when the troulde of wintering; ordinary b(Mldin{j; 

 |)lants is taken into consideration, the bcddinji Hosos win 

 all alon;: the line, for they may be i)lanted j)erinanontly. 

 and M'quiiv very little attontioi\. The jjruning. for 

 e.\an>ple. consists ehieliy in the ivmoval of exhaush'd 

 (lower stoms. In these days of scarce lal)our the abf)lition 

 of " beddini.'-out " linds incix>asin;L; favour, and one can ^ot 

 rid of tli.it wn-tciicd " betwccn-seasons " time with the 

 uaiden in ;> transition state in the month of .lunc of all 

 months in the \ear. 



At every Dublin llower sliow of late years .Messrs. 

 Watson hav.^ e.\hil>ited Dwarf I'olyantlia llo.ses in man,\ 

 kinds. At the sprinj.; shows the ])ot-.<irown plants have 

 demonstrated their advantages for conservatory decora- 

 tion. Nothing could be moi-c beautiful. 



Both at Clontai-f and Killincy Nurseries visitoi's have 

 been ca])tivated by the gay disi)lay of the long lines of 

 leading varieties during the Summer and Autumn months, 

 and now that the time to plant has arrived, Messrs. 

 Wat.sons dt-scriptivc list of over thirty varieties should 

 be obtained from their nui-scrics at C'lontarf. Dublin. 



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C orrespondence. 



The late Mr. Charles F. Ball. 



'in Till-; i;i)ir(>i! t»F imsii (i.\iti)i:.NiN«i 

 Sii:. As iPiK- will, wa.s assdciafi'd with (he lat.- 

 .Ml. ('. I-'. Hall in a small doKrei., ).ermit. iiie (.. 

 rccDrd my ilci-ii n-grct at hi.s unlimcdy fiul and 

 my a|i|irc<iatitiii uf his great wnrlli. P'rum a 

 literary and praelical gardeiiiiig |i<dii( uf slew 

 (lie ...iinlry has lost a man ..f givat ahilil.v. mI' 

 iclin.d .11(1 gcntlemaiilv (li.sp..sili..M. His death 

 uu the haltlciield is tile .suivsl proof that il is tn 

 iiU'ii .such as he wc owe our ])ositioii on this 

 globe, and the glorious end he has met must he a 

 const dal ion lo his near rtdativcs as well as an 

 example Avorthv of emulation hv those wlio are 

 still eligihle 1(. nil his plate on the great litdtl >,{ 

 battle, antl tlitise Avlio have iia.ssed the lighting 

 age can tliink of the hero's gj-avc in (iailiptdi a.s 

 one of the maiiv true louii<la(ions which permits 



us to live in a eountrv <d' freed 



.\. I'\ l'K.\i;s...\. 



\1 the annual meethig of (he sharvliohl.Ts ..f 

 li;i>ii (;.\ici)I';ni.\(;. Ltd.. hclil on Oelober (ith. 

 the fidlowuig resolution was iiiovetl by Sir I''. W. 

 .Moore, seeondftl by .Mi. E. 11. Wali.tde, an<l 

 supnortetl by >Ir. Ernest Bewlcy (Chairmaii) and 

 by Mr. Digges (Secretary), and ])assetl unani- 

 mously, all the shareholdfrs remaining standing : 



" JUstdved — Tliat the shartdudtlers ticeidv 

 regret to hear of the death of Air. ('. F. Ball. wht". 

 fell figliting in the defence t»f the Empire at the 

 JJardaneiles on September 13, 1915. As lOtlitor 

 of Iiii8ii (iAHUENiNG he not only enriched its 

 liages by liighly vahied and instructive artitdes. 

 but alst) attracted contributions from other well 

 known s])eciali.sts, thus maintaining the higli 

 (diaracter of the jt)urnal for which it lias been 

 noted. TJiey tlesire to convey to his widow, (o 

 his mother, and to the other meniljers of his 

 family^ tlie ex])ressit)n of their sincere sym))uthy 

 in the irreparable loss that lias befallen them." 



Sir Fretleriek .Mooiv, in moving the resolution, 

 spoke in the hiiihest terms of Mv. Ball's attain- 

 ments, his devotitm to his ])ri.)fession, his keen- 

 ness in his work for Ikisii Gaudknino, aiul 

 referred most feelingly to his faithfulness as .i 

 colleague, his gentle, retiring antl unassuming dis- 

 l)osition. His loss will be greatly felt, not onl\ 

 in his sphere of work in the Btitanic (Jardeiis. 

 but also throughout the whole of the gartlening 

 prtd'ession in Ir viand. 



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