IRISH GARDENING 



Notes and News. 



Mr. \Vm. Bavlor Harti.and sends us samples of his 

 seedling- potato " Claddagfh," asking us to cook and 

 "try them with butter and milk in the thoroujfhlv Irish 

 manner." We have done so, and never tasted a nicer 

 dish of potatoes. They are firm, floury, and of a most 

 pleasintf flavour. 



Bramlevs Sekdi-INg Apple. — In ivference to Mr. 

 MacDomiell's article on this subject in last month's 

 issue, Messrs. H. Merr\weather & Sons (of .Southwell) 

 write to say that " it was Mr. H. Merryweather who 

 first recognised tlie sterling qualities of Bramley's 

 Seedling, and it was lie who exhibited it, gaining- first 

 a 'highly commended' card in 1S76 and a first class 

 certificate in I8S^." 



Mr. C. E. Grey writes telling how he was very much 

 troubled with slugs and various insects both in his 

 vegetable and flower garden until he introduced a pair 

 of ducks, since when he has been troubled so no more. 

 His advice to our readers is "keep ducks " and give 

 them the run of the garden. 



Mr. A. Drvden writes advising the platuing ot 

 hypaticas in quantity for a spring show in the flower 

 garden. " Since the first days of Februarv they iiave been 

 in flower more or less, and at present they are a picture, 

 completely smothered with their beautiful flowers." 



The Athboy Daffodil and Home Industries Show will 

 be held at the St. James' National School on Wednes- 

 day the 14th inst. 



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The cultivation of orchids, although to a certain 

 extent a special art, is by no means beyond the powers 

 of the amateur provided with a greenhouse. There is 

 a considerable range of choice from those who.se heat 

 requirements do not demand a temperature beyond 50 

 to 60 degrees. Readers will notice that Messrs. Heath 

 and Son are disposing of their entire collection of 

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 those who have suitable houses to acquire such plants 

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Le.\f Mining M.vggots, as all gardeners know too well, 

 are extremely troublesome to deal with, as owing to the 

 fact that they burrow within the substance of the leaf 

 the epidermis eff'ectually protects them from the killing 

 influence ot any ordinary insecticides. The usual 

 practice is to pinch between finger and thumb the spot 

 where the grub lies, and so kill it. We have before us 

 a letter from Mr. W. Wells, the chrysanthemum 

 specialist, in which the writer states that he has found 

 by accident that the fumes of No. 1 brand of " .\uto- 

 Shreds " is certain death to leaf-miners. We should 

 be glad to he.ar from anj- other reader who can speak 

 from experience on this matter. 



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