IRISH GARDENING. 



an index to the ten thousand and one items listed within 

 its i50pag-es. 



Robertson's Garden Seeds (Dublin) is a beautifully 

 illustrated booklet of 96 pagpes, enclosed in a very tasteful 

 wrapper, comprisintf ve_E;etables, flowers, garden tools, 

 and sundries. Cultural notes in many cases and full 

 descriptions in the case of new and rarer plants are given. 



Ritchie's Seeds for 1909 (Belfast) is a large page 

 catalogue, copiously illustrated with photographic re- 

 productions. It includes vegetables and flowers, the 

 latter including, of course, sweet peas. Our northern 

 readers should secure a copy. 



Jones' Selected Seeds is a compact little catalogue 

 issued by the Kilkenny nurseryman so well known as an 

 enthusiastic gardener and exhibitor. In addition to 

 vegetable and flower seeds, the catalogue contains lists 

 of appliances for bee-keepers, garden tools and sundries. 

 Sweet peas are speciali-sed, as might be expected, and 

 exhibitors will be interested in his lists of collections. The 

 two silver cups offered for competition by Mr. Jones are 

 noted on another page. The catalogue is neatly printed 

 in blue and enclosed in a tasteful brown cover, and is, we 

 are glad to note, printed in Ireland, and hy a Wexford 

 tirm. 



Power's Seeds (W'aterford) is a large catalogue, 

 clearly arranged and lavishly supplied with illustrations. 

 It includes the "season's novelties" in vegetable and 

 flower seeds, and a most interesting page on Herbs 

 (p. 2^), giving their oroperties and uses — an excellent 

 idea. Descriptions of interesting plants and cultural 

 directions for all the big groups are also given. 



Tuberous Begonias 



A GREAT SPECIALITY . . 

 AWARDED 18 GOLD MEDALS 



Seed saved from our Choice Exhibition Plants 



Double, 2s. 6d. and 55. ; Single and Crested Single, 

 IS., 2s. 6d. and ss. per packet. Also Frilled Single, 



a most bc-Kutiful noveltv, Is., 2s. 6d. and 5s. per packet. 



Splendid Large Tubers for Pot Culture or Bedding 



Doubles, in separate colours, 30s., 12s. 6d. and 4s. 

 per dozen ; in mixed colours, 3s. per dozen. Splendid 

 for bedding. 



Singles, in separate colours, 15s. 8s. and 3s. per 

 dozen ; in mixed colours, 2s. 6d. per dozen. Splendid 

 for bedding. 



For Xamed \;<r!cfi,-s si-c Illustrated List, post free 



OTHER SPECIALITIES — 



Border Carnations (a fine sample dozen for 5s.), 

 Perpetual - Flowering Carnations, Cyclamen, 

 Polyanthus, Pansies and Violets, 12 Choice Per- 

 petual- I-'lowering Carnations, in pots, 6s. 



BLACKMORE & LANGDON 



Twerton Hill Nursery, BATH 



The Native Apples of Ireland 1 



We wish your many readers would take up the 

 " gathering " into their gardens once more the 

 apples of our grand-parents. There are 

 over 20 excellent sorts offered this year in 

 Hartland's List, a copy of which can be had 

 on application. The sorts are such as our 



W. B. H. knew to exist in his grandfather's 

 Nursery at Mallow, Co. Cork, 70 years since. 



Wm. Baylor Hartland & Son, 



Ard Cairn Nursery and Bulb Grounds, 

 CORK. 



PURE ICHTHEMIC GUANO. 



The Most Reliable, The Richest Food, 

 and the Most Natural Fertiliser. 



FAME'S FERTILISER. 



Swift, Safe, and Sure. 



The Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers, 



WM. COLCHESTER & CO., 



IPSWICH, England. 



Giant-Flowered 



SWEET PEAS 



Each Packet leill contain 40 Seeds. 



COLLECTION A, Price Is., Post Free.— Dorothy 



Eckford, white ; Enchantress, light pink waved ; 

 Dora Breadmore, buff; Jessie Cuthbertson, rose 

 flake ; Coccinea, cerise ; Black Michael, maroon ; 

 Hon. Mrs. Kenyon, primrose ; Gladys Unwin, 

 pink waved ; Miss Willmott, salmon pink ; King 

 Edward \'II., crimson; .Mrs. \V. Wright, mauve; 

 D. R. Williamson, lavender-blue. 



COLLECTION B, Price 2s., Post Free.— Nora Unwin, 

 white waved ; Mrs. .\. Watkins. pale pink waved ; 

 Henry Eckford, salmon ; Queen Alexandra, scarlet ; 

 Helen Pierce, veined blue ; Lady Grisel Hamilton, 

 lavender ; Mrs. Collier, yellow ; Queen of Spain, 

 pearl pink ; Countess Spencer, large, pink frilled ; 

 Lord Nelson, deep blue; Horace Wright, violet- 

 blue ; Black Knight, maroon, 



SPECIAL OFFER.— One packet of each above 24 

 varieties with one packet (10 seeds) 1 909 Novelty, 

 King Edward Spencer, 3s., Post Free. 



Seyid for Large Illustrated Catalogue of 

 Vege'tahle Seeds, Seed Potatoes, S-.veet 

 Peas, and all Flower Seeds, Post Free. 



Geo. Massey & Sons, 



I^^V"lr^r^'7 Spalding. 



Seed Establishment, ^ 



