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IRISH (JARDKMNG 



contains lisls ot all I In- variolics of vo^'i-tiibli' and 

 tlowiT soeils liki'iy to In- roquiri'tl in any ^'arili-u. 

 •Hawlmark" is tlif disliiK-livi- Irado iianu- by wiiii'li 

 this finns >oods are known thioiiKlioul llio >;aid«.'nin); 

 world. A speciality is made in peas, several popular 

 \arielies of whieli having: been raised and introdueed by 

 Messrs. Hickson. Tbe catalogue is well illustrated, 

 nicely printed, and put np in a handsonu- wrapper of 

 special desijfn. 



liAKUKNs UK Di-i.ii;iiT. A supplement to Kelways 

 Manual of Horticulture.— This is a lar^e paye booklet 

 in praise of herbaceous borders and descriptive of the 

 special borders desiijned by .Messrs. Kelway. It is 

 well-written, abundantly illustrated, and sold at six- 

 pence. It is worth the money to anyone interesleil in 

 h.trdv flowers and their artistic treatment. 



(.l.Oi'.s. Descriptive particulars of the Wellinj^^ton 

 Shoe Co. as to cloj^s for jjarden workers. — Thc^re can 

 be no question as to the utility and comfort of wooden- 

 soled boots durinjj the present wet weather, and we 

 can personally testify as to the jifood value of the 

 garden clog^s manufactured by this firm as we have two 

 pairs in use at the present time 



LiFK ON Fill RPK.NCK \ Day is the title of a pamphlet 

 issued bv Albert Broadbent the well-known advocate of 

 vejjetarianism. It yives a week's menus with "fifty 

 easy recipes for a family of five persons," tog-ether with 

 a coloured chart showing: what a penny can buy in the 

 way of nutrient vetjetable substances. 



Winter Spraying oi Fruit 

 1 recs. 



TIM. lollowini; paragraphs are taken from *' Fruit 

 frees and their Knemies " by .Messrs. Spencer 

 Pickerinif (Woburn Kxperinienlal Farm) and F. 

 \'. Theobalil, Vice-principal, South Kaslern A>fricultural 

 eolle>,'e. Wye :— 



" .\part from the consideration «»f the ilirect action of 

 a Winter wash in destroyinj; various pests which are 

 pn^bably present, moss, lichen, and deail bark must 

 always accunnilate. and the freer trees are kept from 

 these the healthier they will be, and the less will be the 

 opportiMiities afforded for insects to flourish on them." 



" From January to March— Spray trees with a c.iustic 

 paraflin emulsion for cleansinjf them of dead bark, 

 and destroyiii}^ moss, lichen, mussel scale, small apple, 

 ermine moth, g^ooseberry and currant scale, jfooseberry 

 spider, currant shoot and fruit moth, pear leaf blister 

 mite, and possibly other insects." 



The formula most recommended in this book io\ 

 Winter Spra)inj^ is as follows :- Soft Soa|i. J lb.; 

 Paraffin (Solar Distillate), 5 pints ; Caustic Soda. 2 to 

 2.1 lbs. ; Water, 9 J gfaljons. Copper Sulphate and Lime 

 or Iron Sulphate and Lime may be substituted for the 

 Soft Soap. The necessary articles for this and all other 

 Spraying^ and Fumigating Mi.vtures can be hail, with 

 directions for mixing, from D. M. Watson, M.l^.S., 

 Horticultural Chemist, 61 South Great George's Street, 

 nuhlin. "Phone 1971. 



Tuberous Begonias /^RITCHIE'S^\ 



A GREAT SPECIALITY . . 

 AWARDED 22 GOLD MEDALS 



Seeds saved from our Choice Exhibition Plants 



Double, 2s. 6d. and 5s. ; Sinjfleaml Crested Single, 

 IS., 2s. 6d. and 5s. per packet. .Also Frilled Single, 

 a most beautiful novelty, i.s., 2s. 6d. and 5s. per packet. 

 Also in 6 separate colours, 5s. for 6 packets. 



Splendid Large Tubers for Pot Culture or Bedding 



Doubles, in separate colours, 30s., 21s., 12s. 6d. hikI 

 4s. per dozen ; in mixed colours, 3s. per dozen. Splendid 

 for beddingf. 



Singles, in separate colours, 21s., 15s., 8s., and 3s. 

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

 for bedding^. 



For Xaincd Varie/ies see IllusI ratal List, post free 



OTHER SPECIALITIES — 



Cannas, Delphiniums. Border Carnations (a fine 

 sample dozen fov 5>.). Perpetual-F-lowering Carna= 

 tions, Cyclamen, Polyanthus, Pansies and Violets, 



12 Choice Perpetual-FloweriniC Carnations, in pots, 6s. 



BLACKMORE & LANGDON 



Twerton Hill Nursery, BATH 



SWEET PEAS 



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GIANT-FLOWERING 



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I'Mllr.MiMM, (• .1,1, ,11,1,, U 20 BEST VARIETIES 1 nrLi.li n _' King 



Edward, Queen Alexandra, Countess Spencer, Nora Unwin, 



John ing:man, Gladys Unwin, Helen Pierce, Lady C. 



Hamilton, :irMl mli,]-, ..f ,-.|ii:il im-rit. 



BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED I 



1,000 -■ '■■U, .'.II uf I'acli vai-i.'i.w 19. [I'lsl free. 

 2,000 -. . 'K, Kill (if I ;icli vari<Hy, Is. 6d. posl free. 

 4,000 -rids, I'Od uf eacli variety, 28. 6d, post free. 

 Exhibition Collection, coiitaiiihiK 12 Best Spencer Varielie.s, 



48. pusi free. 



Royal Collection, cipiiiaiiiin/,' IJ dind .Spencer N'arielies, 



28. 6d. pusl fne. Ml llauU-picki-d .S'o'rfj*. 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



<Jur 5S. Collection eontalns: 

 -s UilcirK-'s Selr.i.-.l I'ms f.ii- succession; I'i pints 

 Jeans, A-piiil {•"leneli Heans; 2 lar«e packets each "/ 

 re, Carrol, l>eilnce, (Jniun, for succession; 1 larRC 

 cacU of Beet, Borecole, Broccoli, C'aulillowcr, ('oler>' 

 aisnip, I'ai-slcv, Kadisli, Savov, 'J'lirnip and \'ege able 



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All Best Varieties for 5s. Carriage Paid. 



FREE. 



Best \'e,i,'euil)lcs ami most 

 jjoH fire oil aiii>licali(ii( 



pint 



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A. S. RITCHIE & CO. seedsmen 



(Dept I) Victoria St. BELFAST 



