IRISH GARDENING 



The first deals with an account of trials made with 

 "Alphol"in the destruction and prevention of such 

 pests as slugs, wireworms, eelworms, and grubs of 

 various kinds, and the second with the manuring of 

 garden plants. The first part gives a very good sum- 

 mary of the general principles of manuring, most useful 

 and readable, while the latter part of the booklets deal 

 particularly with the different kinds of special manures 

 manufactured and sold by the company. 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



A Special meeting of the Council was held at the 

 Society's Office, 5 Molesworth Street, on Decem- 

 ber 2nd, at which the following members were 

 present — viz., Messrs. Jas. McDonough, J. Wylie- 

 Hcnderson, W. F. Gunn, D. L. Ramsay, E. DOlier, 

 Jas. Robertson, F. W. Moore, with Mr. G. M. Ross 

 presiding. Accounts to close the Society's financial 

 year were approved and ordered to be paid. It was 

 arranged that Mr. J. Hume Dudgeon, and Mr. T. F. 

 Crozier should be asked to kindly undertake the audit- 

 ing of the books and accounts for the year. The date 

 and place of the Annual General Meeting being fixed 

 for December 20th, at 35 Dawson Street, and the 

 Secretary was directed to arrange for the ballot for the 

 election of seven members to the Council. It was also 

 arranged that a subcommittee should meet and deal 

 with suggested alterations to the Rules governing the 

 Society. The following six new members were 

 nominated by Mr. T. F. Crozier — viz., Lady Maurice 

 FitzGerald, Johnstown Castle. Wexford ; Mrs. Chatter- 

 ton, New Park, Blackrock ; Mrs. Barton. Stonehouse, 

 Booterstown ; Mrs. L. Ireland Good, Carrickbyrur, 

 Foxrock ; M. Barrington Jellett, Esq., Clonard, Dun- 

 drum ; J. Brown, Esq., Mandeville, Foxrock. Five 

 other members elected being, Patrick Moore, Esq., 

 Portmanna, Clonee, Meath ; Major H. A. Henry, Fir- 

 mount, Sallins ; Mr. W. J. Keywood, Castle Bernard 

 Gardens, Bandon, Cork ; Mr. A. Barker, Carrigoran 

 Gardens, Newmarket-on-Fergus ; and Mr. B. Taylor, 

 Firmount Gardens, Sallins. 



At the Annual General Meeting on December 20th, 

 Captain Lewis Riall, D.L., in the unavoidable absence 

 of Lord Ardilaun, the President, took the chair. The 

 minutes of the last Annual General Meeting were read, 

 confirmed, and signed. The 80th Annual Report of the 

 Society, with statement of accounts for 1909, being pro. 

 posed for adoption by the chairman and seconded by Mr. 

 G. M. Ross, were passed unanimously. In the Report 

 mention is made of arrangements now concluded with the 

 Royal Dublin Society for holding the Spring Show in con- 

 junction with the Cattle Show at Ballsbridge. Particulars 

 of membership show that the society stands, all told, at 

 440 strong, thus showing a considerable increase over 

 the previous year. In parenthesis, it is important that 

 those contemplating ioining should send in their names 

 without delay, in order that same can be included in the 

 new list, which will shortly be in the printer's hands for 

 1910. 



In moving the adoption of the amended rules, Mr. 

 Moore lucidly explained the reasons for the alterations, 

 and referring to the new rule, whereby foremen and 

 journeymen gardeners |^can become associates for an 



UNWINDS 

 SWEET PEAS 



HAVE WON A HIGH REPUTATION FOR WELL- 

 SELECTED STOCKS AND RELIABLE NOVELTIES. 

 THE HIGHEST AWARDS WERE GIVEN THEM AT 

 THE NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY'S TRIALS, 

 AND CUSTOMERS GIVE THEM FIRST AND BEST. 



MY NOVELTIES FOR 1910 



Gladys Burt, soft salmon pink, primrose ground, Spencer 

 Edna Unwin, intense orantre scarlet, slightly waved 



Dougrlas Unwin, 

 Doris Burt, la 

 Frank Unwin, 

 Clara Curtis, 

 Arthur Unwin, 

 Nancy Perkin, 



•ir iiiai-don. Spencer 



I H 1 M", Spencer 

 . ■, . primrose, .'^jiencer 



.-^iiuuBci iu.-5e, Spencer .. 

 jlil'ord, Spencer ... 



OTHER FIRST-CLASS VARIETIES 



Etta Dyke, .i;rand white, Spencer 



Nora Unwin, a most popular white 



Marjorie Willis, rich .trlowiiiL; i-osc, Spencer 



John Ingman, I true) 



Mrs. Hardcastle Sykus, lunk, Spencer 



Bobby K., ai)i: i 



Chrissie Unwin. 



Countess Spenci ~[>encor .true) 



Pink Pearl, in uwin 



Helen Lewis, "i -jicncer .true) 



Miss Wilmott, . . 



Primrose Spencer, I ;iii p. r, u -selected stock 



Paradise Ivory, ipiiniiisf ilushed pink, .'Spencer ... 



Zephyr, sil\ci-y liliic, .^l>encer 



Flora Norton, ^poacer. liglit blue 



Lord Nelson, (lecp blue ... 



King Edward, Spencer, own selected 



,, ,, .. I liirpre's selected 



King Edward VII.. ii 



Queen Alexantlr;i it 



Tennant, Sp. ; , iu\. 



A. J. Cook, 111 , 



Black Knight, I.. 

 Asta Ohn, -^peir. i 

 Frank Dolby, jii' 

 Jack Unwin, r 

 Aurora, ^i' 

 Evelyn Hemus, 

 Phenomenal, 

 Constance Oliver, 



6 

 2 

 6 



cnder suffused mauve 



iidcr 



pink, su^nl^^ed crea 



15 



Queen of Spain, Inii pink 

 Gladys French, li.:;lit blue Helen Pierce 

 Helen Pierce, \>\ue, and white marbled 

 Prince Olaf, Mue stripe, white ground 



6 



2 



15 6 



50 2 



50 2 



SPECIAL GOLD MEDAL COLLECTION 



Tlic nnmljei- of seeds in the f(jllowing packets 

 varies. The quantities are stated after each name. 



Chrissie Unwin, cltIm (30) 



Bobby K., blush pink (30) 



A. J. Cook, mauve (40) 



Nora Unwin, white (40) 



Flora Norton, Speueer, blue (20) 



King Edward VII., (rinison (40) 



Mrs. Collier, p^imro^^e (40) 



Helen Lewis (true\ orange (20) 

 John Ingman (true), rosy car- 



minr(30) 

 Countess Spencer, (true), pink 



(40) 

 Frank Dolby, lavender (40) 

 Paradise Red Flake, Ued Flake 

 (30) 



With the exception of the two last varieties 



all are of the Spencer or Unwin Type. 



PRICE.— 2s. 6d. the Collection, 12 varieties, or half the above 



quantities, 12 varieties, Is. 6d. 



flash with order, and all ordeis carriage paid over Is. in value. Xo 



order too small. l''or full description of tliese and otlier varieties, 



send for Catalogue, Post Free. 



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J. UNWIN, F.R.H.S. 



Sv^eet Pea Specialist, 



HISTON, CAMBS. 



