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IRISH C AKDIMNC. 



, tastoful Ihm ilfi-s of hi"ibaooo»i«. plants bfiiiif plaiilt'il 

 i forcgrouiiil lo llu* ornaniciital shrubs, llu' oprn 

 Ics on ihf lawns oponinjf up some pretty views to 

 river. Dunkerron, close beside here, is n prettx 

 iiiile plai-e, an exipiisile natural roi'kery beinjf in oourse 

 of development. I.ansdowne I-oilfje, ooi-upieil bv Lord 

 Cjuisdownes a>jent. i-onlains a pretty rov-kery, and 

 Sheen Kails, Ihe residence in Ireland of Lord Kerry, is 

 also worth a visit ; rock plants are the principal features 

 here, and I^idy Kerry takes a keen interest in this 

 class of plants. I'assinjf still further alield on the otiu-r 

 side of the river I came to Derreen, where Lonl 

 Lansdowne rests from the strenuous cares of I'ar 

 liamentary life. I mi^ht say th.it here the cream 

 of tropical pl.inting in this genial climate is done. 

 Bamboos in several varieties flourish here to perfec- 

 tion, and the seedlinj^-s come up and thrive all o\cr the 

 place. His lonlship has now ;i line collection of riiodo- 

 dendrons, liim.iiay.in and other varieties, and, like 

 the bamboos, they seem at home at Derreen. Some fine 

 trees of Eucalyptus g^lobulus and several varieties of 

 the rarer conifers were also noticed. Leaving here, and 

 passing; throujjfh Kcnmare to Glengfariff and back and 

 lo Killamey. I finished up an interesting- tour at 

 Aghadoc House gardens. The special feature here 

 was a fine crop of plums on fan-trained wall trees (all 

 home grafted). 



.\ny one wishing to p.iss an interesting holiday could 

 not do better than take a lour round the coast as I did 

 on this occasion, the scenery at several places on the 

 ronte being magnificent. D. C, Ballyheigue. 



i<(\val HorticLiltunil Society of Ireland. 



TIIK monliily meeting of the council was held at 

 3 Molesworlh Street, September 9, the following 

 members being present, viz. — G. M. Ross. M..\. ; 

 J. Wylie-Henderson, Robert Anderson, James J. 

 .McDonough, D. L. Ramsay, J. P. ; E. D'Olier. V. \V. 

 Moore, Ernest Bewley, T.C., with H. l\ Goodbody 

 presiding. The balance sheet of the autumn show was 

 discussed and approved, and accounts in connection 

 with it, including the prize list, ordered to be paid. 

 (Prize cheques were posted on the i6tli.) It was 

 generally considered that altogether the autumn show 

 was a decided advance over later years, the total 

 number of visitors being 1.967. A unanimous vote of 

 thanks was accorded to Mr. S. .A. Jones, F.R.H.S., 

 Forest Lodge Nurseries, Gowran, Kilkenny, for the 

 gift of 200 yards of cloth draping for the .society's 

 staging, also to Messrs. Charles Ramsay and Sons 

 for a collection of choice dahlia blooms from the 

 Royal Nurseries, Ballsbridge. Thirteen new members 

 were elected. The council are gratified at the steady 

 accession of new members shown through the year, 

 and the secretary would be glad to have the names of 

 those contemplating joining the society in order to 

 nclude same in members' list for coming year. The 

 schedule committee meeting on the i6lh revised the 

 programme for the next spring show, adding several 

 new classes, viz. : — A class for 8ft. by 4ft. tables of 

 Alpines arranged in a natural manner, no cut flowers 

 being allowed, for which the Tully Nursery present a 



six-guinea ihallenge cup anil cash prizes of three, two 

 .uul one guineas, ri'spectively. the money prizes ti» go lo 

 the g.irtlener ; a class for three bowls of n.ircissi, 

 ilistinct, grown in fibre ; .1 collection of perpetual 

 flowering carnation blooms shown in vases ; ;in addi- 

 tional d.iss for dcutzias in pots, not to exceeil nine 

 inches, and a class for briiles' bouqui*ts open to th»- 

 trade, first prize of jC.i presented by Ernest Hcwley. Esq., 

 T.C. A new class has also been .idded lo the narciss" 

 section consisting of six vases of poly.inlhus, or P«vt.iz 

 n.ircissi, three trusses to a v.ise. AiU.ime lopies o' 

 ihe spring show siheduli- will be si-nl lo ••xliiliiiors .is 

 soon as confirmed bv the couiii'll. 



Notes. 



Mk. IDdm.W writes ill reference to his advertise- 

 nii'iit that he does "not print a list, but my fruit slock 

 comprises something like 30 acres entirely devoted to 

 the cultivation of fruit trees, especially grown for 

 market garden work, where each variety is required in 

 quantity to plant by the acre, of one sort if desired. " 



Mr. K.vowldin writes: "We have paid a hurrieil 

 visit to Slraffan — dear old Straffan in Kildare — when 

 in the quiet of a perfect autumn daj*, mid scenes 

 that are fairest (for we never saw Slraff'an looking 

 lovelier), Mrs. Bedford was borne from her pleasant 

 home to her rest in Straffan's churchyard. It was a 

 large gathering which met to pay the last token of 

 respect, and show sympathy with our old friend and his 

 family in their sad bereavement; and well we recollected 

 as his dear old mother was carried out to rest beside 

 him in 'Peace, perfect peace,' hgw, eighteen years 

 before, her first born son, who had all but reached 

 man's estate, was taken too." 



The G.\Rni;NER.s ami Poii/irv Keepers' tiriDE.— 

 We are requested to state in reference to Messrs. 

 Cooper's advertisement in this issue that the catalogue 

 therein offered to be .sent to readers of this paper can- 

 not be despatched at once, as the large first edition 

 printed is now* entirely exhausted. A new edition 

 however, is being rapidlj- printed off and will be for- 

 warded to all applicants immediately it is read)-. 



A NOTE of warning has been sounded to arbori- 

 culturists at the International Road Congress recenti}- 

 held at Brussels. It seems that in several places on the 

 Continent roadside trees and shrubs have suffered from 

 the effects of dust raised by passing motors over tarred 

 roads. The minute particles of tar, it is said, injure the 

 foliage by producing brown marks owing to their 

 "caustic" action upon the living tissues. 



The pleasure which is derived from the successful 

 cultivation of miniature gems and of dwarf Alpine plants 

 is now full}' recognised, and rock-gardens have become 

 a popular feature in gardening of to-day. In a properly 

 constructed rock-garden many little plants which refuse 

 to grow and live under the ordinar}' conditions of a 

 herbaceous border, and which resent the aggressive 

 attentions of their more robust neighbours, generally 

 demonstrating their resentment by dying, can be culti- 

 vated and kept in health and vigour for many years, 

 protected by stones, sheltered from drying winds and 



