IRISH GARDENING 



All about Sweet Peas. — Mr. Robert Sydenham 

 publishes under this title an attractive little book thai 

 ougfht to be in the possession of all lovers of the sweet 

 pea. First, there are a few chatty pages on gfeneral 

 lopics, then a useful chapter on " How to Grow Sweet 

 Peas," followed by one on exhibiting. The bulk of the 

 volume, however, is taken up by a descriptive list of 

 every known variety of sweet pea (over 700 in all), 

 lists of too-much-alike varieties, the best varieties, and 

 the classification of varieties. The book runs to over 

 100 pages, and is neatly bound in linen-covered boards. 

 There is no price mentioned, and although it is in 

 no sense a trade list, we presume that copies may be 

 liad on application to the Robert Sydenham Co., 

 Birmingham. 



Kilkenny Horticultural Society. —The schedule 

 of the sixth annual exhibition of this society— to be held 

 on the 1st of September next — has just been issued. The 

 exhibits will include fruit, flowers, vegetables and hone\-. 

 There is a good prize list, which includes two silver chal- 

 lenge cups (one for vegetables and the other for sweet 

 peas) offered by Mr. S. A. Jones, of Gowran, the hon. 

 secretary. 



Hardy Annuals.— Sowings of hardy annuals can be 

 made at once, and occasional sowings should be made 

 till the end of next month to secure a succession ot 

 blooms. These can be sown where thev are intended 



NOTICE 



The Editor of Irish Gar- 

 dening would be grateful to 

 any (Irish) correspondent who 

 would kindly supply him with 

 a record of observations as to 

 the date of general flowering 

 of any varieties of apples 

 coming within his own per- 

 sonal notice this season. 



Particulars as to soil, aspect, 

 temperature, &c., would make 

 the record all the more valuable 



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 leaf-earinj Caterpillars of the 

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There are many imitations— but none of these can 

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Strawson-Swift Arsenate of Lead completely destroys 

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 of the Codling Moth, Lackey Moth, Winter Moth, 

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 D. M. WATSON, Horticultural Chemist 

 61 South Great George's Stlreet, Dublin 



[Phone No 1971 



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