IRiJSli GARDENING 



Catalogues. 



Mks>i;s. llrciii Dickson. I/id.. UuvmI .\ iiismrs. 

 Hi-lfjisl. h;iv.- favoured us with a ...i.y <.!" llu-ir 

 new liosf List for liU.'i Ki. U is scarri'ly neces- 

 sary to do HI. ire than allude to this famous lirnrs 

 Koses. As f,'^^!'!^: and raisers of new varieties 

 lluj,'h Dickson's is a name to conjin-e with in the 

 world of rosarians. Tlie new catalogue is w»- 

 tliink an in»iirovenient on any yet issued l»y the 

 lirni. conihinin^ taste in general " get up "" with 

 liandiness in size and excellent arrangement. 

 An opening chaj-t.-r on Hoses and liose (iardens 

 <-ontauis mucli information for aiiiate\ir and pro- 

 fessional, and tile collections olT.-red of all classes 

 of lioses are well worth the eaniest c(.nsi(U'ration 

 of intending purchasers. A nvunber of line new 

 varieties are ofTered. and as wi' had the in'ivilege 

 of seemg them growing in the nursery we are able 

 to endoi-Sv^- the raiser's recommendation. A 

 number of jirominent varieties are illustrated, 

 w^hile the descriiitive matter througliout is clear 

 and to the point. 



W. Wei>ls \' Co. have issued their new descriiitive 

 catalogue of Chrysanthemums and Perpetual 

 Flowering Carnation.s. There are fewa-r new 

 varieties than usual, but the list of standard and 

 well jiroved sorts is well maintained, (irowers of 

 both outdoor and indoor varieties, whether for 

 home use or exhibition, will I'lnd much of interest, 

 as there is nothing else flowering at the same 

 thne which ca.i equal either the Clirysanthemum 

 or Caniation for general \ise. 



^iK.s.sHs. W.M. Watsox iV Sons, oi. Clontarf and 

 Killiney, have kindly sent ns a copy of their new 

 catalogue of Fruits, Koses and Shrubs. Accom- 

 l)anying the catalogue is a list offering collections 

 of Koses at sjiecially reduced prices. These c<d- 

 lections are not made up of odd lots of (dd 

 varieties, but contain the cream of the old and 

 new sorts, and seem very good value indeed. In 

 the body of the catalogue a fine selection of Eoses 

 is offered in all the popular sections. A sjiecial 

 feature is the descriptive matter accoiniianying 

 each Eose in which the particular qualities of each 

 variety are simply and lucidly set forth without 

 too much fuss, and conv^eying just the information 

 required by intending inu'chasers. The lists of 

 fruits have' been carefully com]>iled to suit Irish 

 growers, and much useful information is given 

 about pruning. i)lanting and s])raying. The list 

 of ornamental trees and liowering shrubs is 

 growing each year, and Messrs. Watson keej) well 

 abreast of the times. In short, we can recom- 

 mend a perusal of their new catalogue with ev^ery 

 confidence. 



A Handy Fumigant. 



We are remmded that the necessity for destroying 

 injurious insects is always with us, and to most 

 gardeners, whether amateur or professional, an 

 easy and sure method of destruction is what is 

 wanted. 



One of the handiest materials we have seen is 

 Auto -Shreds, which can be obtained in large or 

 small quantities from most seedsmen and nursery- 

 men. Directions as to quantity necessary are 

 supplied with the packages, sufficient material 

 being placed on the floor of the house, lighted, and 

 left to do itis work. 



Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



Dii.M.Nii the pa.st month (here has been a mjirked 

 activity in every section of tlie salesman's stands ; 

 this activity and briskness is much increased 

 liarticularly towards the encf of the montli. with 

 the approa<h of " li.illoween." especially in the 

 fruit section. L.irge consignments of .ipples 

 fivuii Piltown and (iormanstowii are arriving, 

 some of which were excellently packed, could not 

 possibly receive any dam.ige during transit — a 

 l>oint which all fruit growers should take into 

 considei'ation when marketing fruit. There was 

 also on sale a quantity of inferior class apples, 

 pears. «!tc. Damsons arrived in large (juantities : 

 l)f)or prices were the result. Small and neatly 

 ]>acked boxes of ])lackberries were eagerly sought 

 after, and commanded good ] trices. Small lots 

 of jieaches are still to be seen on some of the 

 stands, for which bidding is brisk. (!ross-channel 

 a])])les and gra])es are arriving in quantity, the 

 latter especially are easily disjtosed of at the 

 usual 1 trices. 



Vegetables — particularly cabbages and cauli- 

 flowers — were very largely supplied, and con- 

 sequently for only choice stuff was there anything 

 like a clearance. In fact for inferior lots of the 

 former a clearance was slowly effected. Brussels 

 sprouts and .Jerusalem aitichokes have been 

 offered, and are selling well. Celery of inferior 

 class is also to be seen. This can be accounted 

 for by the increase around Dublin of the " celery 

 leaf spot," another dange^-ous enemy for gardeners 



In the flower section there is truly the apiiear- 

 ance of winter. Cnirysanthemums, Carnations, 

 Roses and Dahlias are the only flowers for sale, 

 and are W'ell conqtensating growers. 



The following is a jtrice list for the month : — 



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