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At the meeliiiy: of the council, Mr. J. Wylio Hender- 

 son presiding', June loth, the following^ letter whs read : 



"Dublin Castle, 24th xMay, 1910. 

 "To tlie Hon. Secretary, 



"Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 

 " Sir, — I am directetl by the Lord Lieutenant to 

 inform you that the resolution adopted iiy tiie president, 

 vice-presidents, officers, and council of the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society of Ireland has been laid before His 

 .Majesty Kin^ Georg-e the Fifth, who has commanded 

 His Excellency to thank tlie society for their message 

 of sympathy and condolence on the lamented death of 

 His Gracious Majesty King Edward the Seventh, and 

 for their assurance of loyalty and devotion. I am. Sir, 

 Vour obedient servant. ' J. B. DOUGHERTY." 



I'inal arrang^ements were made for the summer show 

 lo bo liekl in .Merrion .Squaie oi\ Wednesday. July 6th. 

 iiu lulling tlu- engagement of a military band and the 

 |MO\iding of tea. Prices of admission lo llie show wi-re 

 lixcil at 2s. from 2 o'clock till 5 ; tickets purcha>etl 

 Ixlore day of show, and which ma}' be had at the 

 principal seed shops in the city, bi-ing is. 6tl ; admission 

 Irom 5 till 7, when show closes, being is. The show 

 will be open to meml)ers of the society only ;it 1 o'clock 

 by signing members' book at entiancc. 'Jhe usual 

 show connnittees were appointed. Members' sets of 

 six transferable tickets have been foiwarded in accord- 

 ance wiih Rule \'ll.. and ai e available for either the 

 sunnner or aulmnn shows. Mr. J. W. (.irant, the rose 

 ixpert, has kin>lly promised to adjudicate in the rose 

 section, all the classes of which promise to be unusualh 

 well tilled. Oi\ the proposition of Mr. G. ^L Ross', 

 r. \V. Russell, Esq.. Vice-President of the Department 

 of Agriculture, was elected a member of the society. 



Royal Agricultural Society of England. 



Horticultural Show at Liverpool. 



In conjunction with the show of the Royal Agri- 

 cultural Society at Liverpool a very successKil flower 

 show was arranged. The exhibits occupied three larg^e 

 tents, and were a source of much interest to the visitors 

 to the show. A very fine lot of sweet peas secured an 

 award for Miss Hemus, Holdfast Hall, LJpton-on Severn. 

 .\mongf the new varieties included in the collection, 

 Guy Hemus, mauve ; Paradise Swziana, flaked ; and 

 Elizabeth Hemus, pink, were noticeable. The flowers, 

 of another newcomer, Paradise Peach Blossom, were 

 exceptionally fine and of good substance. Mr. A. F'. 

 Dutton, Tver, Bucks, staged a mag-nificent collection 

 of carnations, including^ Mikado, a rich deep mauve ; 

 a new variety " Iver Yellow," not yet on the market, 

 but which for its form, distinct lemon-yellow colour 



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