IRISH GARDENING. 



The Planting Time. 



IT costs as much to plant and grow indifferent trees 

 as good ones, and yet every season we see people 

 planting trees of poor quality from a doubtful 

 source, perhaps also paying heavy carriage upon trees 

 from a long distance which have been a considerable 

 time out of the ground. Many of our readers will 

 presently be extending or planting new orchards, 

 replenishing garden fruits, or planting ornamental 

 shrubs, roses, &c. It is all important with trees which 

 are to be of many years standing that at the outset 

 good specimens be secured, true to name, and from a 

 reliable nursery. We have no hesitation in directing 

 the attention of planters to one of our home nursery 

 firms, Messrs. Watsox & SON.s, Clontarf Nurseries, 

 and iS Nassau .Street, Dublin. They have a large 

 stock of trees of all kinds in clean and healthy condition 

 which planters who find time to call at the nurseries 

 (fifteen minutes' tram drive from Nelson's Pillar) may see 

 for themselves, and those who cannot conveniently call 

 should note that the Messrs. \V.\tson' attend personally 

 to their clients' instructions by post or telephone. 



A visit to Alessrs. Watson's Nurseries will convince 

 intending planters that there is no need to cross the 

 Channel for roses, fruit trees, or indeed most nursery 

 stock, which formerly was not to be obtained satis- 

 factorily in Ireland. Long-distance carriage is saved 

 to Messrs. Watson's patrons, and, what is perhaps 

 more important with goods of a perishable nature, 

 owing to their nurseries being situated in the metropolis, 

 the most direct routes are available to the provinces, 

 with the result that the trees arrive in perfect condition, 

 and are replanted before they have had time to suff"er. 

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Reports of Shows. 



Athy. 



This horticultural show was held in connection with 

 the South Kildare Agricultural Society's Show, and 

 marked a great advance on all previous shows in 

 quantity and qualit}', showing a marked advance on its 

 predecessors In the open classes sweet pea was the 

 outstanding feature, Mr. White Durrow just winning 

 from Mr. M. Moran and Dr. O'D. Browne of Naas, ail 

 three showing far finer flowers than they exhibited in 

 Dublin. A few of the best varieties were Mrs. C. W 

 lireadmore, Elsie Herbert, Constance Oliver, Marjorie 

 Willis, M. -A. Lin?ee, Prince of the .Asturias, .Audrey 

 Crier, and Minie Christie. In the the amateur sections, 

 sweet pea was grandlj- shown by Mrs. While Durrow 

 and Rev. J. O'Callaghan, .Athy, winning ist and 2nd 

 prizes for six varieties, Frank Dolby, Coimtess Spencer, 

 KingKdward VII., and Helen Lewis being best. There 

 were over twenty entries. .Annuals were well shown, 

 .■\liss Kilbride winning easily, and also for twelve 

 bunches of hardy flowers. Miss Keating and Mrs. 

 Twamley exhibited some nice herbaceous flowers, Mi's. 

 Waller good carnations, while Mr. W. Hayton, Mishop 

 Court, and .Miss Kilbride, .Athy, won all the prizes for 

 collections of vegetables. 



Horticultural exhibits by nurserymen filled one tent, 

 Mr. S. .A. Jones, Gowran, gaining the medal for a 

 beautiful displa}*, pot plants, dahlias, begonias and 

 sweet pea being extra fine. Messrs. Watson, Clontarf, 

 had grand dahlias and carnations, besides floral designs 

 .A. Dickson & Sons had a fine collection of sweet pea 

 and some well grown herbaceous flowers all well 

 staged. 



Clare Horticultural Society. 



THE above .society held an exhibition in the Court- 

 house, Ennis, on Aug. 26th, but although the 

 weather was bad, the show was particularly fine. 

 Sweet peas again were a very strong class, and the 

 medals oft'ered by R. Syndenham, Ltd., for 9 distinct 

 kinds, excited very keen competition, the premier award 

 going to the Rt. Hon. Lord Inchiquin (gardener, Mr. J. 

 Carter), who was closeh' pressed by Col. Milton-Henn, 

 Castle Troy House, Co. Limerick, second, and Rev, R. 

 Scott, Ennis, third. The fourth prize fell to a cottager, Mr. 

 E. .Acton, who certainly made a very creditable displav. 

 Lord Inchiquin was again first in the class for 18 bunches. 

 Major S. C. Hickman, Fenloe, being a good second. 



Throughout each section (cottagers, amateurs and 

 professionals) there were splendid exhibits of roses. 



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