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IRISH GARDENING. 



Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



The quantities of flowers, fruit, and vegetables 

 were well maintained For the past month. Home 

 grown apples were in good demand, and first 

 quality fruit realised a high price. The necessity 

 for grading irnit for market must be insisl .-.1 

 upon if good prices are ever to be obtained. 

 One has only to lock a t the b arrels and cases of 

 foreign fruit, and to contrast them and the prices 

 obtained with our own. to get an object lesson 

 in i his respect . 



The supply of cabbages was large, and prices 

 therefore low. Broccoli are taking the place of 

 cabbages, and the demand for them lias increased 

 the price. Brussels sprouts, artichokes and 

 celery were plentiful, the last-named being hard 

 to get rid of even at low prices. There was_a 

 limited supply of new potatoes from the Channel 

 Mauds. Rhubarb, seakale and asparagus were 

 well in evidence, hut owing to the high price 

 asked t he demand was low . 



The increasing number of varieties of cut 

 flowers and p.»t plants, which were to be seen, 

 would indicate that spring will soon be with us. 

 Daffodils, Tulips, Arum Lilies and Violets formed 



the bulk of the cut flowers; while Primulas, 

 Cinerarias and Begonias were prominent among 



Vegetables - cont inued 



Rhubarb per dozen . < 



Radishes .. . t 



Swede- per cwt. I 



Thyme per do/., bunches 



Turnips i White) per bunch 



Pi 



s. 





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 1 

 1 

 ii 

 T. B. 



NOTICE 



Secretaries of Irish Horti- 

 cultural Societies will greatly 

 oblige by sending to the 

 Editor of Irish Gardening 

 early notice of dates and 

 other particulars of their Shows 

 for 1913, or of any Shows 

 which include Horticultural 

 Classes. : : : : : : 



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53 Upper Sackville St. 

 Dublin 



1913 



New Volume 



IRISH GARDENING 



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 standard of excellence as to authori- 

 tative articles on both the practical 

 and scientific side of gardening, but 

 new features and new writers will be 

 introduced during the course o\' the 

 year. Every Irish gardener and every 

 owner of any size garden in Ire- 

 land should obtain Irish Gardening 

 (monthly) and read it! and having 

 read it should preserve it lor bind- 

 ing — it is worth it. 



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