IRISH GARDENING. 



Hardy Border Carnations. 



THESE are now in their glory, and nowhere in 

 Ireland is to be seen so large or complete a 

 collection as at Messrs. Watson's Nurseries, 

 Clontarf. where the hard}' border Carnation has long- 

 been a speciality, a fact familiar to most of our readers 

 who frequent flower shows, for Watson's Carnations 

 have won numerous gold and silver medals and money 

 awards in Ireland, England and Scotland. It will be 

 found much more satisfactory to choose varieties in 

 flower than from a printed catalogue, and a visit to the 

 nurseries will be repaid not only by an inspection of the 

 Carnations, which are very good this year, but other 

 things of interest may be seen. 



For some years Messrs. Watson have been striving to 

 secure a race of genuinely hardy border Carnations, 

 not .so-called " border " sorts (such as we see at the 

 principal English Shows), which have been grown in 

 pots under glass, and often fail utterly out of doors. 



.At Clontarf all varieties arc subjected to the severe 

 test of autumn planting, being grown throughout the 

 winter, unprotected, in the beds in which they are to 

 flower the following year. Any kind which succumbs 

 under this treatment is discarded, and the result is ap- 

 parent in the health, vigour and wealth of bloom on the 

 present year's plants. Messrs. Watson are pleased to 

 see anyone interested in Carnations who may find time 

 to inspect their stock at Clontarf, and the nurseries are 

 quickh' reached bv tram from Nelson's Pillar, and 

 situated beside Clontarf Raihvav Station (G. X. Ry. |. 



Ireland, Asta Ohn Spencer, Chrissie Unwin, Aurora 

 Spencer, Zephyr, Lady -Althorp, Countess Spencer, Frank 

 Dolby, Mrs. Henry Bell, A. W. Taylor, Mrs. Wilcox, 

 Elsie Herbert, Purple Prince, Helen Lewis, Elegance, 

 .Mid Blue, King Edward Spencer, Apple Blossom 

 Spencer, Mrs. Hardcastle Sj'kes, Constance Oliver, 

 Marjorie Willis, Paradise Ivory. M. I. G. 



Stillorgan and Fo.xrock Horticultural Society. 



The first show of this society was held in the grounds 

 of the Convalesent Home, Stillorgan, on July 23rd. 

 The quality of the exhibits was particularly good. 

 Herbaceous plants made a very attractive feature of the 

 show. The principal prize-winners in this section were 

 Mr. W. Ireland Good and Mrs. Keith. .Although an un- 

 favourable season, roses were in excellent bloom, strong 

 and healthy, and the prize-winners included Messrs. F. 

 A. Millar, F. R. M. Grozier, and T. F. Grozier. The 

 fruit was of fine size and excellent quality, Mr. Marcus 

 Goodbody and Mrs Barrington Jellett being two of the 

 most successful competitors. .An e-xhibitor from 

 .Athlone, Mrs. Longworth Dames, was the most success- 

 ful in the class for vegetables. A very nice collection 

 of decorative plants, including some fine Antirrhinums, 

 was staged " not for competition " by Mrs. Goodbody, 

 of Obelisk Park, and a fine lot of carnations by Mr. 

 Stapleton, of Dalkey. The exhibits were placed in three 

 tents, and the hon. sec, Mr. T. F. Crozier, who has 

 been untiring in his efforts for the success of the show, 

 is to be heartily congratulated on the perfection of the 



Kingstown Horticultural Society 



Entries close August 4th 

 Special Amateur Classes 



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Schedules and full particulars from 



Hon. Secretaries 



(Horticultural Society) 

 Municipal Technical School 

 Kingstown 



-FLOWER SHOW- 



IN THE 



PEOPLE'S PARK, KINGSTOWN 



Wednesday, August nth, 1909 



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This "Apparatus" 

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 both in Large and 

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French method of intensive culture, 



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