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Real Border Carnations. 



THIS month il is m-rfssary to look over oiu-'s Carna- 

 tion bi'ils to ivplavi- anv laviMS whii'li havi- failod 

 diirini: tlu- wiiittT, and to niaki- a note of those 

 \ariotios whicli liavo hi'st stood tlio wintry woathi-r so 

 tliat thoy i-liierty may he propajjati-d wlu-n thf layorinj,' 

 si'ason i-omi"s round. I'nfortiniati'ly many of tlu- i-lioiof 

 (.-arnations si'on at the prini-ipal shows tliroiiijhout tlio 

 Initcd Kinifdom — correctly dcscriln-d A. ///;/'< r/Z/r as 

 " border " varieties— arc thrown nnder j^lass, and com- 

 paratively few of these will succeed in tiie open, when 

 really treated as border Carnations. As a conseipience 

 many Carnation lo\ ers are disappointeii, and some cease 

 tryinvj to ifrow the flower they like so much. Tliis is a 

 <reat pity, for there are numerous sorts of Ihoroug^hly 

 hardy constitution. 



Others j^ive up the Carnation from non-success which 

 is due to lack of drainajje, whereas in fact Carnations 

 can be grown in any j^arden if the requisite simple 

 preparations be made. Where the soil is stiff or wet 

 abundance of tr'i'ly material—coarse .sand, mortar 

 rubbish, or the like— should be used and the jjround 

 trenched two spades deep, raising the beds and .uri^'ny 

 them a good slope towards the sun. Only old manure 

 should be used, and this about one-spade deep below 

 the surface. 



The premier Irish Carnation Firm have won prizes 

 almost everywhere for their real border Carnations, 

 their stock being grown throughout the year quite un- 

 protected, planted out in their flowering quarters. The 

 blooms staged by Messrs. Watson at horticultural shows 

 are all cut from the open, and a special Carnation 

 booklet with full descriptions of numerous capital doers 

 may be had on application to Messrs. Watson at 

 Clo'ntarf Nurseries, Dublin. Sturdy young plants can 

 also be had now, to bloom this vcar. 



Royal ITortlcultiiral Society of 

 Ireland. 



Till-: monthly meeting of the council w.is held at lli. 

 society's ofiici-s, 5 .Mi>lesworth Street, Dublin, on tlu 

 nth ult., members present being Messrs. James J. 

 McDonough, J. WylieHender.son, W. J. Mitchisoii. 

 W. F. C.unn, T. F. Crozier, D. L. Ramsay, J, I' ; 

 F. W. Moore, M..\. ; C. M. Doyne, D.L. ; Jas. Robertson 

 J.r.; Frnest Hewley, T.C., with Mr. H. P. C,oodbod\ 

 presiding. Captain Lewis Riall, D. L.. and C. M. 

 Doyne, Fsq,, D. L., were elected vice-presidents of the 

 society, thus bringing the number of vice-presidents up 

 to twelve, a resolution being passed that vice-presidents 

 of the society resident in Ireland should receive the 

 usual summons sent to members of the council for its 

 meetings, unless the wish is expressed for same not to 

 be sent. The subcommittee appointed to consider 

 detailed arrangements with the Royal Dublin Society 

 anent the spring show, April 20, 21, in conjunction with 

 the Royal Dublin Society's Spring Show, submitted a 

 report which was considered very satisfactory. The 

 more important items of the arrangements aflfecting 

 members of the Royal Horticultural Society are, that 

 each member will have personal admission to the two 

 shows each day on signing members' book at entrance; 

 also that the council for this particular show have to 

 suspend the use of members' transferable tickets, the 

 number of which was raised to six at the last annual 

 general meeting, which will be sent to members in due 



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