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IRISH GARDENING. 



to their plantsmen. Lilies have always been 

 a feature with this firm, and their collection is 



a mosl complete one, including g 1 novelties 



as I., myriophyllum and L. Sargenti. Gladiolus 

 and other bulbs and tubers for present planting 

 may be found, including Davison's new Mont- 

 bretias, in which a wonderful advance lias been 

 made The lisl of hardy herbaceous plants 

 and Alpines is just a selection of the besl and 

 mosl useful plants tor tin- garden, and is followed 

 by another choice selection of dwarf shrubs 

 suitable for t In- rockery. 



A L913 catalogue comes from Messrs. Young & 

 Co., Hatherley, Cheltenham, who are leading 

 Perpetual Carnation growers. This successful 

 firm is a good instance of what specialising in 

 on.' branch of horticulture can do. and wherever 

 erne sees their stand, whether in London, in 

 Dublin, or elsewhere, one sees flowers of good 

 substance and general excellence. The list is 

 an excellent one. and includes good novelties 

 raised at llatherley. Three sizes of plants are 

 photographed to show customers which to order. 

 Some illustrations ami pages are devoted to 

 Perpetual Carnations as out-door bedding plants 

 while on page IT an illustration shows a special 

 tin ft. railway van carrying 60 different order- 

 direct to Ireland. 



Messks. Dicksons, of Chester, .-.end their Cata- 

 logue of Farm Seeds for 1913. The rool crops are 

 well illustrated with a good selection of the 

 various kinds of Swedes and Mangel, Turnips, 

 &c. Crass seeds are quoted for permanent 

 and temporary pastures, and some useful notes 

 given on making permanent pastures. Various 



fodder plants and selected seed grain also lim 

 a place. 



Mi;. A. Gilbert, II Watt Road, Erdington, Bir- 

 mingham, is the patentee and manufacturer of a 

 \er\ good weather-proof label which is being 

 used, especially for Alpine plants, both at Clas- 

 nevin Botanic Gardens and at Kew. For Roses. 

 shrubs, or for the rockery, this is a clear legible 

 label of reasonable pride which lasts well, and one 

 which we can recommend. Any name can he 

 printed as required on to the opal tablets which 

 may have st amis if needed. .Messrs. T. McKenzic 

 and Sons. Ltd., 2 12 Great Brunswick Street, are 

 t hi' Dublin agents. 



Correspondence. 



Question. Please tell me the best way to pack 

 Daffodil blooms (1) when taking them to a 

 Daffodil Show; (2) when sending them by 

 parcel post. 



Answer. —Daffodils for Shows. These are trussed 



or made up in sprays containing '•• to 12 on a 

 hunch, and with moss placed between the stems 

 to keep them. rigid and from overlapping, and 



the ends of the stems are also hound with wet 

 moss. Daffodils in boxes i<>r post. These are 

 packed into shallow hoses of a suitahle depth. 

 and occasionally damp moss is also put around the 

 stems. The whole essence of the question is in 

 ///c packing of the flowers in II" boxes, and efnciencj 

 in this can only he obtained after some practice. 

 The essential point is to gel the hoses as full ami 

 compact with bloom as possi hie.— .1 . R. 



IF YOU WANT 



REALLY GOOD SWEET PEAS 



AT MODERATE PRICES 

 SEND TO 



ROBERT SYDENHAM LIMITED 



55 TENBY STREET, BIRMINGHAM 



No one will serve you better 



SWEET PEA COLLECTIONS FOR 1913 



No. 1.18 Best Grandiflora Varieties 1 6 

 No. 2. 12 Good Waved Varieties ... 2- 



No. 3. 12 Best iVaved Varieties ... 2 6 



SPECIAL PRICE FOR THE THREE COLLECTIONS 5/- 

 CRAND NOVELTIES FOR 1913 



And Special Prizes at about 100 Shows 



PARTICULARS ON APPLICATION 



THE BEST TOMATOES, 3d. per packet of - 

 THE BEST CUCUMBERS, 6d. per packet of I 

 THE BEST ONIONS. Excelsior or Allsa Craig, 6d. per 

 packet of about 1,000 Seeds 



ALL OTHER SEEDS EQUALLY CHEAP AND C00D 



FULL LIST POST FREE ON APPLICATION 



Blackmore & Langdon's 



BEGONIAS 



AWARDED 31 GOLD MEDALS 



CATALOGUE FREE 



CATALOGUE FREE 



Begonia Seed should be sown in the early months 

 of the year to enable the seedlings to give a glorious 

 display of flowers in out-door beds during the late 

 summer and autumn, and that the best may be selected 



for pot culture next season. 



Extracts from recent unsolicited Testimonials 



••Seeds last year were superb." 



" I must say your seed i^ excellent ; results 

 extraordinary." 



" My show of Begonias, all raised from 

 your seed, are every year the admira- 

 tion and envy of all who see them." 



Double Seed, 2s. 6d. ami 5s. per packet. 

 Single Seed, Plain, frilled, or crested, is., 2S 

 and 5s. per packet. 



Dormant Tubers should be boughl during February, 



Mai eh or April. 



Our Illustrated Catalogue of Begonias, Car- 

 nations, Cannas, Cyclamens, Blue Primroses, 

 Delphiniums, Lily of the Valley, Polyanthus, 

 and Violets sent posl free on application to — 



BLACKMORE & LANGDON 



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