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IRISH GARDENING. 



The Acme Chemical Co., Ltd., send a list of 

 their specialities. They claim twenty-five years 

 experience in supplying gardens, parks and 

 estates, and most of the goods offered have been 

 well proved and stood the tesl of time. The 

 "Acme" Weed Killer is used in the gardens of 

 the Royal Horticultural Society, Kew, Crystal 

 Palace, &c. Roads and paths may be kepi clean 

 by it- use at a small cost. " Acme " Summer 

 Shading is easily applied and effective. A 

 Winter Wash, a- recommended by the Board of 

 Agriculture, i- also made to keep frail trees 

 clean and healthy. Some of the firm's ol her 

 specialities are: Acme I. awn Sand. I. awn 

 Manure, Lime-Sulphur Wash, Worm Killer. 

 .Mildew Destroyer, Spraying .Machines. &c. Their 

 Dublin agents are Messrs. Drummond & Co. and 

 Messrs. Hayes, Conyngham A: Robinson. 



( I'. A. van deb Sluys, Ramee, Guernsey, 

 sends a 1913 catalogue of Perpetual Flowering 



Carnations. The list contains 125 of the besl 

 and newest varieties grown and guaranteed true 

 to name and free from disease. The plaids are 

 sent out in three sizes rooted plants, plants in 

 small pots, and strong plants in :'. and 1-inch 

 pots, with :; to •"> breaks, and carriage is paid on 

 order- of Is. and over. The list is a good de- 

 scriptive one, an. I a1 the end will he found some 

 ns. •ful hints on growing the plants, and some 

 sundries required by Carnation growers. 



E. A. White, Ltd., Beltring, Paddock Wood. 



Kent, send a booklel entitled " Steps to a Perfecl 

 Garden." Of course there are many steps t<> he 

 taken in order to make and keep a garden in 

 perfect condition. This booklel tells ns how to 



keep our plants healthy and how to get rid of the 

 various inseel pests and fungoid diseases. The 

 Abol syringe and other specialities for the garden 

 are well-known, and the advice given is simple 

 and easy to follow, concise, and very much to the 

 poinl . 



Correspondence. 



Im:\i: Sib, With reference to Mazus rugosus, 

 lor which we were granted an Award of .Merit at 

 the Royal Horticultural .Meeting on March 4th, 

 we have much pleasure in sending you the follow- 

 ing particulars respecting the plant, a- there 

 appears to he some doubl existing as to whether 

 it is a perennial. 



The planl originally came from the Himalayas, 

 and -preads h\ means of procumbenl stems. 

 which root as they grow, and produces flowers 

 one inch in height. The fact that each rooted 

 stem had a (lower when exhibited seems to have 

 given 1 he impression to many people that it was 

 a pan of seedlings. When established it Literally 

 covers itself with flowers during the early spring 

 months, also producing a lew solitary flowers 

 during the summer, which are of a deep mauve 

 colour, freely spotted orange on a white ground. 

 The planl is undoubtedly perennial. 



Johnson's Gardening Dictionary, 1868, de- 

 scribes both Mazus rugosus and .Mazus pumilio 

 as hardy annuals, hut there can be no doubl 

 that this description is erroneous. 



Respecting Mazus pumilio. this is quite a 

 distinct plant. It produces -lender underground 

 rhizomes, and the leaves are spathulate, with 

 slightly waved edges, which are about one inch 



SWEET PEAS 



Edmondson's Eblana Collections 



25 Varieties, 25 seeds each - 

 25 Varieties, 50 seeds each — 



— for Is. 6d. 



— for 2s. 6d. 

 The "Minor Eblana" Collection, 12 choice sorts, Is. 



The " Novelties" Collection 12 novelties, 5s. 



Eblana Mixture, 1 qt. 5s., 1 pt. 2/6, |-pt. 1/6, 1 oz. 3d. 

 Giant-flowered Mixture, 1 lb. 5s., |-lb. 2/6, 1 oz. 6d. 

 Spencer Mixture, 1 lb. 12/6, |-lb. 6/6, ^-lb. 3/6, 1 oz.ls. 



EDMONDSON Brothers 



SEEDSMEN 



10 DAME STREET- 



DUBLIN 



