January 



IRISH GARDENING. 



the open, inclutling" Howcriu^ sprays of the j\Iacarlne\- 

 Rose, Arbutusandrac/mCj Eupatoriitni Weintnar nianum^ 

 Solnnum jasminoides, Ciicinthiis pmiiceiis, and some 

 intet-esting' berried subjects, including' the very distinct 

 Hymenaiithcra crassijolta, studded with its little pearl- 

 white berries. A vote of thanks was accorded to the 

 contributors. The following new members were elected — 

 viz. : Mr. R. D. Bolton, Rathnasur, Bra}', proposed by- 

 Mr. D'Olier ; Captain J. S. Bartrum, Balure, Ballybrack, 

 proposed by Mr. G. M. Ross; the Marquis of Headfort, 

 Kells, Meath, proposed by Mrs. Greer, as was Mrs. J. 

 O. Jameson, DoUond, Clonsilla ; Mr. J. S. Mason, 

 Teinple Bar, Dublin ; Mr. T. Moorhouse, The Gardens, 

 Luttrellstown ; and Mr. R. Byrne, 212 Great Brunswick 



do. The annual general meeting proved quiet and 

 peaceful, specimens of Cmtaegits shillelaghiensis not 

 being visible, the report and balance-sheet, on the 

 motion of Mr. G. M. Ross, seconded by the chairman, 

 being adopted without dissent. Keen interest, never- 

 theless, was lent to the proceedings by a contest for 

 seats on the council, 128 ballot papers being received, 

 the chairman and members present having to possess 

 their souls in patience until the scrutineers had com- 

 pleted their task. Eventually, Sir John Nutting was 

 able to announce that Messrs. Watson, Henderson, 

 D'Olier, M'Donough, and Canon Hayes, the retiring 

 members, retained their seats on the council, whilst the 

 two vacancies had been filled hv the election of F-ndv 



PllVSIANTHUS AlbF.XS I> 

 Reduced to one-sixth liti( 



Friit. 



Street (the two latter as practical members) being pro- 

 posed by the secretary. 



.Arrangements were made for holding the annual 

 general meeting, which took place at the Institute of 

 Civil Engineers, 35 Dawson Street, on the 17th Dec, 

 Sir John G. Nutting, Bart., presiding. Immediately 

 prior to the opening of the meeting a special council 

 meeting was held to consider the offer of the Royal 

 Dublin Society in the matter of holding the Spring 

 Show at Ballsbridge, the offer of the Arts Industries 

 Hall, with a grant of £50 towards the show expenses, 

 being accepted. The show will be held on Wednesday 

 and Thursday, the 21st and 22nd of April. This is, per- 

 haps, a little late for the flower which comes before the 

 swallow dares, and perhaps not ; that depends on the 

 comptroller of the weather bureau, and if he tries 

 to upset exhibitors' calculations they will, doubtless, 

 find wavs and means to circumvent him, as thev often 



Albreda Bourke and Mrs. Greer. So for the first time 

 in its long histor}' of eighty years the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society of Ireland has the co-operation of ladies 

 on the executive to further its interests. The secretary 

 will be glad to receive advertisers' applications for 

 space in the 1909 schedule at an early date, from whom 

 particulars may be had at the societj-'s offices. 



E. Knowldi.v. 



The snowberry is a well-known bush, seen at its 

 best when growing to about six feel high. It is very 

 decorative when covered with the white globular fruit 

 that give it its popular name. The old wood, and 

 especially that in the centre of the bush, should be per- 

 sistently cut out, so as to encourage the development 

 of fresh, vigorous young shoots that will bear abund- 

 ance of flowers. 



