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The monthly meeting of the Council was held at 

 the Sociel y's offices, 5 Molesworth Street, Dublin, 

 ,„, the nth ult. The Duke of Abercorn, in 

 acknowledging the Council's vote of condolence 

 passed al the last meeting, intimated thai he 

 would hold office as a Vice : Presiden1 ol the 

 Society. The recommendation of the Schedule 

 Committee as to the periodical publication of a 

 record of the Society's proceedings, with matters 

 of interesl to members, was approved, it being 

 contemplated to publish this after each show, 

 when the list of prize-winners can be given and 

 alsosalienl points in connection with the exhibits. 

 The record will be furnished to members free. 

 sir Frederick Moore Hon. Sec.) read a letter from 

 the Royal Dublin Society stating thai a granl of 

 f|n had been made for Apple prizes al the Winter 

 Show : this, with the long list of prizes presented 

 bj the Departmenl of Agriculture, in the interests 

 of Irish fruit growing, and the special classes for 

 which the prizes have been contributed bj the 

 Vice-Presidefits, Members of Council, and Prac- 

 tical Members of the Society, together with 

 the Society's own prizes and medals, make 

 altogether a particularly large, varied, and 

 interesting schedule. .Indues were nominated foi 

 the Spring Show. April 16 and 17. in view of the 

 nealrness of which the Council arranged to meet 

 on the 1th inst., instead of the usual second 

 Friday in the month. Mr. T. P. Brophy, 

 Herbertstown, Athgarvan, was elected a member, 

 and"TMr. c. Barker, Lord [veagh's grounds, 

 Stephen's Green, a practical 



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Society. A vote of thanks was accorded to 

 Messrs. Chas. Ramsay & Sons for some nice 

 Daffodils and Tulips sent in to the meeting from 

 the Royal Nurseries, Ballsbridge. 



Catalogues. 



\ 1913 catalogue comes from Messrs. \\ vtson 

 & Sun- of Clontail. Tremendous strides have 

 been made of late years in the improvement of 

 Herbaceous Plants, and the interesl taken in 

 Alpines has greatlj increased. To meet this 

 growing demand for these subjects Messrs. 

 Watson have added largely t<> their collections. 

 and now their lists of Alpines and Herbaceous 

 Plants are good and representative, including 

 many good novelties. The catalogue also 

 includes early flowering Chrysanthemums, 

 Carnations, the New Paeon y-flowered Dahlias 

 and others, Pentstemons, Violas. Among the 

 Pyrethrums we note that sterling novelty Queen 

 Mary, and a useful list of hardy climbers and 

 wall shrubs. 



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