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New Outdoor Chrysanthemums. 



GAKDKN CIIRVSANTHEMIMS h;ivi- advaT.cd 

 so rapidly of lato years that lliose who have not 

 ' g-rown the new ones will be astonished at the 

 line larije blooms on stout, erect stems, the charminij 

 ,iikI eomprehensive raiig-e of colours, and the perfect 

 profusion at' blossom. They provide armfuls of gav 

 llowers, beinjj absolulely unrivalled for cultinj;- all the 

 autumn months when other i^arden flowers are fadinj; 

 or gone. They also flourish both in town and country, 

 and require very simple cultivation. The g-round should 

 be dug- deeply and fairly well inanur ed, planting may now 

 be done, and a space of about two feet allowed between 

 Ihe plants. I'lace a sloul stake to each and tie tlu' 

 shools as they grow, stopping them once or twice to 

 make the plants bush)-, but not after isl July. During 

 very dry weather water copiously once a week ; sool 

 water is good if nsed when the colour of weak lea, but 

 not over the foliage. Freshly slaked lime dusted 

 around each plant is a good protection from slugs, or 

 crushed oyster shell does as well, as the slugs cannot 

 crawl over it. 



It is all important lo obtain sturdy, established 

 plants, and these can be obtained 'from Messrs. 

 Watson & Sons, Clonlarf Nurseries, Dublin, who 

 grow thousands in small pots, thereby ensuring re- 

 sults which cannot be obtained from the planting out 

 of rooted cuttings without a ball of soil. Messrs. 

 Watson m;Jke a speciality of Outdoor Chrysanthe- 

 mums, inclliding the new single-flowered varieties, 

 and their new catalogue (post free to anv reader of 

 Irish G,\riienin(0 furnishes full descriptive' particulars 

 of the best varieties up lo date. .V succession of bloom 

 from August onwards ma>- be obtained b\- planting 

 a selection of Messrs. Watson's Prize Medal varieties. 



Gardeners and Foresters under the 

 Departnienr of Agriculture. 



.\jti:n ric>\ is directed to the announcement in our 

 .-idverlising columns relative to courses ii( training in 

 Horticulture and Forestry to be held during the year 

 iyi2-i3 under the Department of Agriculture. 



The course in Fruit Growing and General Gardening 

 at the Albert .\gricultural College, Glasnevin, affords 

 an excellent opportunity for men who have had some 

 years experience of garden work to acquire a thorough 

 knowledge of the subject. Students are allowed 14s. 

 to i6s. per week in addition to furnished lodgings 

 while in training. Several g.irdeners who have taken 

 out this course have been able to secure employment as 

 Horticultural Instructors under the Department. 



-Applicants for apprenticeships in Foreslr\- .'ire not 

 expected to have had any special knowledge o( 

 forestry, but preference is given to those who have had 

 experience of work in woods. Apprentices are allowed 

 14s. per week with furnished lodgings iluring the first 

 year of their training. 



The Department also otVer valuable Scholarships in 

 Horticulture and Forestry, tenable at the Royal College 

 of Science, Dublin. The Scholarships are renewable 

 for three or four years to enable the holdeis to obtain, 

 free of cost, the most advanced technical ami scientific 

 training. 



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