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IRISH GARDENING. 



flowers cannot be done willunit, whilst I'riiit becomes 

 more and more a part and parcel of ciur "daily bread," 

 so much so in fact that hardy fruits which can he 

 produced in perfection at home are much more in 

 demand than the home supply can cater for but does 

 not cater for. It is, of course, g^ood of our Colonial 

 cousins to senti us so much, but it ill becomes us to 

 impose oi'i g"Ood nature without iin effort to help our- 

 selves. This matter is merely mentioned as a su^tjfes- 

 tion to other powers that be professedly and undoubt- 

 edly interested in the subject to co-operate with the 

 Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, with even but a 

 small measure of practical aid in the heavy expense en- 

 tailed in running' a good fruit exhibition. Secretaries of 

 local and district horticultural associations are invited to 

 obtain particulars of affiliation with the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society of Ireland, such affiliation carrying with it 

 the Royal Horticultural Society (Ireland) medals, for 

 awarding in their own particular arena of competition. At 

 the above meeting specimen sprays of the showy orange- 

 fruited Solanum ciliatitm came from Mrs. Sj^nnot, Innis- 

 more, Glenageary ; this is a greenhouse annual worth 

 having for its fine winter decorative effect. Members can 

 have seeds of same and also of Phormium tenax (see 

 " Current Topics"), as well as a selected variety of the 

 annual Tngett's signcila putiiihi^ by enclosing a stamped 

 directed envelope to the secretary, who has still seeds of 

 Litium pcrenne previously noticed in Irish G.^rdeni.ng, 

 should any member be desirous of having this pretty per- 

 ennial bush flax. Ten new members were elected on 

 Januarv 14th — viz., as a life member, Lord Fredei'ick 



I'itzllerald, Carton, Maynooth ; as a practical life mem- 

 ber (under the amended rule 4) Mr. .Andrew Black, 

 Carton Gardens, Maynooth ; and as annual members, W. 

 K. Maguire, Esq., J. P., Tower Hill Lodge, Dalkey ; N. 

 Hone, Esq., St. Dolough's Park, Raheny ; J. J. Rochford, 

 Esq., 73 Haddington Road ; D. McLeod, Esq., 14 Wind- 

 sor Terrace, Kingstown ; J. E. Geoghegan, Esq., B. A. , 

 Rockfield, Blackrock ; T. K. Laidlaw, Esq., Luttrells- 

 town, Clonsilla ; Captain Connolly, Castletown, Cel- 

 bridge ; and Mr. T. Cave, Danum Gardens, Rathgar. 



Clare Horticlltir.^l Society. —We have received 

 a copy of the above society's schedule for 1909, which con- 

 tains a comprehensive range of classes designed to meet 

 the needs of all classes of horticulturists. Hitherto, this 

 society's operations have been practically confined to 

 Ihe county of Clare, but on this occasion, owing to the 

 generosity of that go-a-head firm — Jones, of Kilkenny — a 

 valuable challenge cup is being offered by the society, 

 open to the counties of Galway, Clare, Limerick, Tip- 

 perary and Kerry, and horticulturists in these counties 

 would do well to apply to the secretary for a copy of the 

 schedule, in which the}' will find several classes of great 

 interest and value, amongst others being Sydenham's 

 for 9 bunches of sweet peas and W. Bill's for 10 .sprays 

 of violas. Practically all classes are open to horti- 

 culturists in above radius, and the society's arrangement 

 on page 32 of schedule makes exhibiting simplicity 

 itself, as it does away with the necessity of incurring 

 heavy railway charges for show-boards, plates and vases. 

 The date of the show is 2Sth July, and the secretary 

 Mr. H. Bill, l.ifford, Ennis, Co. Clare. 



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