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IRISH GARDENING 



Carnations should now bo layered, if not already 

 done. Pansies. Daisies, WallHowers, I'olyanlhus, &c., 

 raised trom seed, should now be planted iji nursery 

 lines. If carefully watered and the ground is kept clean 

 lliey will be ready for their- pernianent quarters in 

 October. 



The Fruit Garden. 



By L. CuiLDs, (iardener lo the E.irl ol Me.itli, 

 Killruddery, Bray. 



HARDY FRUIT DEPARTMENT.— During the 

 early part of August very careful attention 

 must be given to the stopping, pruning and 

 thinning out of superabundant shoots of all kinds of 

 fruit trees, and in the case of apples, pears, and 

 plums the work ought to be done gradually. Com- 

 mencing at the top of the tree and tying out all leaders 

 that are needed, and stopping the laterals at the second 

 or third leaf from the base of the shoots, going all 

 round the garden with the top half ol your- trees first. 

 Then after .1 few days go back and finish the lower 

 part, also take ofV badly-for-rned or sirper-flrrous fruit. 

 If troubled with mildew, s}-ringe after J. 30 p.m. w-ith 

 some weak fungicide. Borders, especially those well 

 drained, should be e.xamined, and if too dry rnirst be 

 watered. In case of a heavy crop sor-ne liquid marruro, 

 properly n-ii.Ked, will greatly assist liiern in swelling 

 and finishing off their fruit. 



Rei-) CfRRANrs. — Very ofieir these ar-e badly pruned 

 and much too thick. When such is the case it is an 

 excelleni plan to i;o over them, shorten and thin out 

 some of the centre curr-ent year-'s growth, to let in both 

 light and air- and netting' them t'ov protection from birds. 

 If this plan is tried you will be surpr-ised at the improve- 

 ment in the curi-ants, and do not forget to cut away the 

 low shoots instead of allowing them lo lie on the 

 ground, giving cover for rats, birds. &c. 



Lot;.\N'BERRV. — In most cases this delightful pre- 

 serving fruit will now be finished for the year. To my 

 mind, if you mix it with some red curranis it will make 

 better jam than that favourite fruit, the r-aspber-r-)-. 

 and I also strongly advise any one with a gartlen lo 

 give it a trial, but be sure you plant them thinly and 

 prune Ihem immediately after the fruiting season, 

 tying in the ycmg shoots leqirired for the follnwing 

 year without delay. Loganberry and raspberry fruits 

 mixed together make a very nice pr'eserve. 



Ja1'.\ni-;se WiNKHERRV, — I now take this opportunity 

 of bringing the above plant under your notice, because 

 it seems such a pity that it is so litlle grown. When 

 the public are allowed in these gardens many visitors 

 are struck with the ornamental look of this plant, 

 which is trained up to wires much the same as the 

 raspberry, but ver)' few people know- anvthiiig about it. 

 From a commercial view perhaps it is not so useful a.s 

 the loganberry, thoirgh \-er y mrrch prettier. The fruit, 

 which is carried in chrster-s. is juicv and of a good 

 flavour', and is almost sciirlet in colour. It comes into 

 use when the loganberrj- and raspberry are over, and 

 on that account, if for* nothing else, is highly appre- 

 ciated. 



Grapes. Keep vineries well \'entilated and the vines 

 clean and healthy. Ripe grapes will not requir-e mrrch 

 water, and the atmosphere should be kept dry. Irr 

 hoirses where the birnches are all cut ihe laterals niti\- 

 be shorteired ;ind the vines thoroirghh- w.-rshetl with 

 water- from hose-errgine or S)-r-inge. Kc'ep wasps orrf 

 of the vineries with ripe gr-apes by covering the venti- 

 lator-s with Hexagon wasp netting. 



The same materal may be also used for protecting 

 ripe Morello cherries and other small fruit on the 

 oirtside walls. 



The Vegetable Garden. 



By W.M. TVNDALL, Horlicirltural Instructor, 

 Co. Kildare. 



WORK in the vegetable garden will rrow be gel ■ 

 ting slack compared with the past few months, 

 yet as we often get dry, warm weather- in this 

 month rreglecl in the watering of peas, bearrs, celery, 

 and marrows will soon be seen. If the rrrain crop of 

 \-egetables has been mulched less waiter will be reqirired, 

 ever remembering that one good watering is worth a 

 thousand small ones, as the latter often does more harm 

 than good, for with deep cirlLi\ation which is necessary 

 to gr-ow good produce lire roots o[ the various crops go 

 deep down in ihe soil. 



Broccoli. — Plant out without delay if not alread v 

 done all the late broccoli, selecting fir-m gr-ourrd, and 

 give plenty of room between the plants so that ihey will 

 be stur-dy ar-rd fir-m to withstand the winter's Irost and 

 hardship. Model, April Oueen arrd Jirrre Monarch ;ire 

 all good kinds for- late w-ork, coming in at a season 

 when vegetables are often scarce— viz., .April, .May 

 and Jrrne. When planting, select stoirt, well rooled 

 plants ; if ihey have been transplanted no drfhculty 

 shouUl be had in getting good plants. 



C.\13H.\t;E. — Spring c.ibbage, if obtairred earl\-, is al- 

 ways rtppreciated, and is one of the most important 

 crops grown in the garden. If seed has not beerr sown, 

 as advised last monlh, make a sowing on a w-ar rii shel- 

 tered border of any of the thr-ee varieties recommended 

 in last month's issue of Irish Garhemm;. If the 

 grovrnd is in good corrdilion, the soil being moist fr-om 

 the recent rains, germination will soon lake place, and 

 growth will be very fast, so that the biggest plants can 

 be planted out as fit fr'om the middle to the end of 

 September. Cover the seed beds wilh a rret to protect 

 from birds, which veryotten do much barm. 



Tl'RNIPS. — Make -Jnother sowing of Orarrge Jelly or 

 Blackstone turrrips, as these often lurn in mosl useful 

 for spring use, remaining in the ground all the winter, 

 ar-rd being pulled and stor-ed befor-e starting to run to 

 seed in the spring. 



LETTt-CE. - Aborrt the second week of the month 

 make a sowing of lettirce seeds to raise plants to staird 

 the winter, pirtting out tiie strongest plants ir-r Septem- 

 ber, ou a war-m, dry sheltered border-, the smaller- 

 plants rerTraining- in the seed beds till spring", and then 

 beirrg planted out. Hardy Green Hammersmith, .Stan 

 stead Park, and Winter Pearl are all good hardv 

 varieties for sowing at this season of the year, and 

 stand the hard winter much better than All the Year 

 Round. Iceberg, Sutton's Ideal, and Contirnrity are all 

 grand summer lettirces. 



Onicins. - The seeds must be sown this month oi' 

 Tripoli and other varieties of onions, and these often 

 bulb belter than those sown last month, not rrrnning to 

 seed so much, so that two sowings of this most rrseful 

 vegetable — not nearly enoirg-h grown b\- cottagers — is 

 recommended, selecting the \arieties which w-er-e 

 namcLl last month. When yoirng onions cHro reqirired 

 in spr-ing for- pulling, select a qirrck-growing sort like 

 WhiU" Lisbon, w-hich is generalK- grow-n. 



SriXACH.- — M;ike a sowing of spinach in deeply dug 

 and heavily-manured ground. Before sowing the seed 

 give a good dressing of wood ashes if it can be pro- 

 cirr-CLl. if not apply foirr ounces per- stprare y.ard of sul- 

 phate of potash, and rake in. \'ictoria Round spiirach 

 is eqir.'illv as hardv ;is the old prickly v.ariety, ;rrul has 

 mui'h lar-ger leaves. 



Caii M'lOWER. — Towards the middle and ci\i[ of the 

 monlh make two sowings of cauliflower seed on a warm 

 border. The plants can be tr-ansplanteti in September to 

 frames 10 keep through the winter. Like cjibbage, 

 lettirce and turnip seed, be sure and protect from the 

 birds b\- means of nets. 



