XVI 



IRISH GARDENING 



Lucan, Saggart, and Cloiidalkin 

 Horticultural Society. 



The Third Annual Report of this Society, to lutiul, 

 shows steady progress, Mrs. Rd. Shackleton, Hon. 

 Secretary, writing, sajs: — "We find the cottagers are 

 more enthusiastic every year. I think these flower and 

 industrial shows are looked forward to by the cottagers 

 all the year round ; our show at Lucan last year was to 

 them cjuite the great day of the year, being held on 

 Saturd&y, when factory and mill are closed ; people 

 came from far and near." By kind permission of Col. 

 Finlay, D.L., the iqi2 show will be held at Corkagh, 

 Clondalkin, Saturday, July 20th. 



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On Wednesday, the 31st of July, the Kingstown Horti- 

 cultural Society holds its annual show in the People's 

 Park, Kingstown, fi^ntries close on 24th July. The 

 schedules may be obtained from the .Secretary's Office, 

 Technical Schools. Kingstown, and comprise 65 classes, 

 which include roses, greenhouse plants, sweet peas, 

 annuals, cut flowers, carnations, fruit and vegetables ; 

 there are also beekeepers' classes and cake competi- 

 tions. The show is always bright and attractive, and 

 never fails to bring together a large number of people. 



Thk Stillorgan and Fo.\rock Horticultural Society 

 holds its fourth annual show in the paddock of Leopards- 

 town Racecourse on Saturday, the 6th of July. Entries 

 close on July ist. The society is affiliated with the 

 Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, which offers a 

 bronze medal for the best individual exhibit in classes 

 for roses, carnations, sweet peas, and herbaceous 

 plants, shown by a member of the Stillorgan and Fox- 

 rock .Society Tlie entries are usualU' numerous, and 



make a very fine display, and, as might be expected 

 for such a neighbourhood, the competition is keen 

 The schedule may be obtained on application to the 

 hon. secretary, T. F. Crozier, Avonmore, Stillorgan. 



Books and Catalogues. 



.\t Christmas last that old but up-to-date firm, whose 

 name, by the way, is an assurance of their Irish extrac- 

 tion, Richard Sankey & Son. of Bulwell Potteries, Not- 

 tingham, England, had the remarkable number of over 

 seven millions of their famous garden pots in their ware- 

 houses. This vast stock is now being despatched from 

 the firm's private railway sidings at the rate of more 

 than a million per week. The weekly output is approxi- 

 mately five hundred thousand. Although situated in 

 the centre of England, the firm ship to all parts of the 

 world — almost daily to Ireland (from Cork to London- 

 derry) in any quantifies — from a small crate to a full 

 cargo. 



Messrs. Watso.n, the Clontarf. Nurseries, Dublin, send 

 a copy of their 1912 catalogue, called " Garden Flowers." 

 Beautiful figures illustrate some good, hardy flowers, 

 which are easily grown in most gardens with a little 

 care, and w-ill provide the home with a quantit}' cf cut 

 flowers throughout the summer and autumn. The cata- 

 logue contains a select list of hardy perennials, earl\" 

 flowering Chrysanthemums, Phlox, Violas, and Dahlias. 

 Hardy Climbers and Wall Shrubs are described ; by 

 means of these, bare walls can be clothed with mantles 

 of greenery and blossom, and a list of lender plants is 

 given which should give colour to the greenhouse 

 throughout the year. 



J. Chkai. & .SiiNs, of Crawley, have now formed their 

 business into a pri\'ate limited compan\' 'flu' business 



SWEET PEAS 



Edmondson's Eblana Collections 



25 Varieties, 40 seeds each — 1 ,000 seeds for Is. 6d. 

 25 Varieties, 80 seeds each — 2,000 seeds for 2s. 6d. 

 The "Minor Eblana" Collection, 12 choice sorts, Is. 



The " Novelties" Collection 12 novelties, 5s. 



Eblana Mixture, I qt. 5s., I pt. 2/6, |-pt. 1/6, I oz. 3d. 

 Giant-flowered Mixture, I lb. 5s., g-lb. 2/6, I oz. 6d. 

 Spencer Mixture, 1 lb. 12/6, i -lb. 6/6, J- lb. 3/6, 1 oz.ls. 



EDMONDSON Brothers 



10 DAME STREET 



DUBLIN 



