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Outdoor Chrysanthemums. 



FEW plants produce sucli abundant bloom for so 

 modest an outlay in cost of plants or cultivation. 

 A host of fine new kinds has been raised in recent 

 years, and a succession of bloom may be obtained from 

 August onwards if the right sorts are planted. They 

 may be planted out in their flowering quarters as soon 

 as the weather is sufficiently mild in May, .and their 

 culture is extremely simple. The ground should be dug 

 deeph- and fairly well manured, a space of about two 

 feet being allowed between the plants. A stout stake 

 should be placed to each, and the shoots tied as the)' 

 grow, stopping them once or twice to make the plants 

 bushj-, but not after ist Jul}'. During very dry weather 

 water copiously once a week ; soot water is good if 

 used when the colour of weak tea, but not over the 

 foliage. Freshly slaked lime dusted around each plant is 

 a good protection from slugs, or crushed 03'ster shell 

 does as well, as the slugs cannot crawl over it. 



As to varieties, they are so numerous that planters 

 cannot do better than consult tiie catalogue of Messrs. 

 \V.\rsoN, Clontarf Nurseries, Dublin, who make a 

 specialit)' of these plants and list only a choice collec- 

 tion of those which they have proved from their own 

 experience to be of undoubted merit. The new Single- 

 flowered Outdoor \'arieties are coming to the fore. 

 It is all important to obtain sturdy, established plants, 

 and Messrs. W.ATSON do theirs in small pots, thereby 

 ensuring results which cannot be obtained from ihe 

 planting out of rooted cuttings without a ball of soil. 



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The Spring Show of the Ro}al Horticultural 

 Society. 



THK Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland held 

 their annual spring show in the .Arts Industries 

 Hall of the Royal Dublin Society's premises, 

 Ballsbridge, on 2ist and 22nd April. It was a wise 

 action of the committee to hold it in conjunction with 

 the cattle show, as many people were thus able to visit 

 both shows in one day. The attendance was apparently 

 larger than on other occasions, which, though it 

 probably did not add much to the exchequer, will 

 undoubtedly add to the popularity of the show. 



The number of exhibits was about the .same as in 

 previous years, but the quality was above the average ; 

 in fact, it was one of the best shows held for some years, 

 the cut flowers and pot plants being especially good. 



H. R. H. the Princess Louise of Schleswiz-Holslein 

 visited tlie show on the firsst day and their Excellencies 

 Ihe Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of Aberdeen 

 visited it on the second day. The Royal and Viceregal 

 visitors were apparently much interested in the 

 exhibits. 



The trade exhibits were a very fine lot, and it is grati- 

 fying to .see an improvement in this section, though 1 

 think the committee should try and procure more trade 

 exhibits at all their shows and have the various novelties 



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