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inaiiitaiiied imist be slimiilatrd l>y the iinliision ol in-w 

 .ind rare spocii's — il is iiiiinalcrial whcllifi' they lu* Ii-w 

 ol'a kind or only moderately jjrowii— llie amateur sees 

 llieni, covets iliein as sometliin>; not possesseil liefon , 

 and it' lie siieeceds in }frowin>; lliein lieller than lliosr 

 lie saw exhibited he is all the more eneonrafjeil li» 

 liMihcr try his prowess. Few nnrsery men realise this, 

 they arc content with a brilliant display wliieli may 

 excite our envy, but does not conduce to larjfe orders 

 as prob.ibly in our small w.iy we already grow most ol 

 Ihi- plants exhibited. 



The climate i^f Ireland is suitable for the ciilti- 

 vaiion ol' .Alpines, and if the nurserymen excite, as 

 they can, our cupidity lor new and choice species, and 

 regulations of the competitions permit their more 

 leadily being displayed by the growers, I am convinced 

 that in the near future the entries for these classes 

 in the shows will be inunerons and interesting. I he 

 present wretched entries can be neither satisfying to 

 promoters nor interesting or insti'uciive to the members 

 and visitors of the society's sliov\s. 



Ml Kfi.W MoKMIiKiii'K. 



Conimcnts on the Spriiiu; 

 Mower Show. 



A\li;,\IHi;i'; .n the < ouncil of the Koyal llorti 

 cultur.il .Society suggests that il would be a 

 change to have a lew critical comments upon 

 the show, so these notes are penned in answer to this 

 request and not in any carping spirit. 



.\l the last two shows many people have been 

 attracted to a stand and have bought (lowers after 

 being told a legend that they are real flowers from the 

 Cape which have undergone a certain freezing or other 

 process. It is a surprise to me that the Council of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society permits the sale of arli- 

 licial Howers imder these conditions at their shows, for 

 surely it is damaging to the leal llower tr.ide .ind liorli- 

 cullure, whose interests the society ought to study. 



Are .Alpine plant lovers so scarce around Oublin ■' 

 Kor there was only one competitor in for "The Table of 

 .Alpine plants, " while there were only two exhibits in 

 Class 4, "Twelve pans of Alpine plants in flower.' 



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