XVI 



IRISH GARDENING. 



[or table decoration appeared to us so good thai 

 ii was like unto gilding refined gold or painting 

 the Lily to wrap the pots in those horrid little, 

 crinkly! paper adornments ?). If we must 

 have these elegant abominations lei us have a 

 by t hemselves, and nut Ie1 them 



,iled by the riant.-. It was a Schizanthus 



Show, whatevet was uoticeable in plants 



r directions, and then there was the glory 



of the Gloxinias, on the firsl day : on the second 



ere were at leasl three lots of the [chabod 

 strain, whose glory bad departed. Why ? Why 

 this floral flopping in which their bead- were 

 bowed u it b woe ? I- it t ha1 t he good old pracl ice 

 of hardening tender thing? oft' a bil for a few days 

 in a cooler house is overlooked ? Those who 

 grow Cucumbers for show would do well l<> invest 

 in a couple of Cucumber glasses. There was more 

 than one enquiry as to the variety of Potato 

 which was wort hi 1 3 placed first, and the exhibitor 

 need no1 have been ashamed to have attached 



me to t hem. Quiz; 



Note. 



( IMIMI VI.ODES I \l'l'\ K \. 



At the Royal Horticultural Society of England 

 this plant received an Award ol Mei 

 March 18th of tbis year. The leaves and general 

 appearance suggest one of the small Mertensias, 

 the flowers, however, are not tubular, as in 

 Mertensia, bu1 open or rot at e. 



The seed is another distinguishing character, 

 its curious shape having suggested the name of 

 Omphalodes or Navelwort. If fertilised each 

 flower usually produces lour seeds, and these 

 seeds have an inflexed margin which gives to 

 them a cup-like shape, somewhat resembling the 

 navel. Omphalodes cappadocica is said to 

 wild in shady places in Cappadocia, and 

 Abschasia, &c. ; the [ndex Kewensis refers the 

 plant to «)■ cornifolia. 



When grown naturally in the open, the flowers 

 arc produced in April, on leafy, erecl stems 

 - inches high. Round purplish buds open 

 into (lower- of tie' richest blue imaginable, each 

 half an inch across, with a white eye. The 

 leaves are heart-shaped, narrowing to a point 

 with sunken vein-, and covered with fine silky 



bails. II. 



Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



'I'm markets for the past month were well 

 supplied with (lowers and vegetables. The latter 

 elling a lin le bel t er t ban t bey did i he 

 previous month ; but the manner in which a large 

 percentage of the root crops are marketed pre- 

 cludes them from realising their full value. 



People who are marketing produce should keep 

 before their mind the fad thai grading, packing 



and cleanliness of stuff have a ureal deal to do 

 wit b t In- profits realised. 



Spring cabbages were in good demand, and the 



greater |>art were disposed of at a premium. 



Large supplies of home-grown rhubarb were 

 conspicuous, and good prices were obtained for 

 selected lots. 



Irish apples were scarce, the supply being 

 limited to a few barrels and two dozen boxes oi 

 Bramley's Seedling; but it was pleasing to note 

 the high prices obtained for them. Cross- 

 channel fruits are still plentiful. and prices 

 remain uncha nged . 



The (lower section was well supplied with 

 spring flowers, and. with few exceptions, the 

 supplies did not exceed the demand. Some 

 choice plants in pots were also offered for sale. 



and were easily disposed of. 



The following is a price list for the month • 



Price List Vegetable) 



Ait ichokes 

 Bee1 

 I troccoli 



( Cabbage I York ) 

 (Savoy 



< 'allots 

 ( 'eh'I'V 



Lei t lice 

 ( Prions 



Parsley 

 Parsnips 

 Rhubarb 

 Radishes 

 Seakale 

 Spinach 

 Swedes 

 Thyme 



Tuinip- (White) 

 (Orange 



.lellv) 



per floai 



per bunch 

 per lla-ket 

 per load 



per do/., bunches 

 per bunch 

 per dozen 

 per bag 



per 1 t la J 



per bag 



per- do/., bunches 



per do/.en 



per dozen 



per t ray 



per cwl . 



pei- do/, bunches 



per bunch 



I ! r a m I e \ 

 Seed line 



Bra m I e y ' s 



Select ed 

 X.'Wtow II 



Pippins 



\lielllones 



Arabis albida 



\ ru ii i Lilies 

 ( 'arnat ions 

 \'a rcissi 



Roses i Marechal 



Niel) 

 Tulips 

 Viob 

 Wallflowers 



\cim.i:s. 

 per barrel 

 per dozen 



per case 



I' I .< lUKI.'S. 



per doz. bunche 



per hunch 



per dozen 



per dozen 



per doz. bunchr 



per hunch 



From 

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To 



I 



ii 

 2 



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ii 

 1 



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 20 

 10 

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 1 

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per do/., bunche- I 



2 



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 6 

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KINGSTOWN * 

 FLOWER SHOW 



WEDNESDAY, 30th JULY, 1913 



Schedule o\' Prizes, iVr., from l he Secretar) , Kingstown 

 Horticultural Society, Technical School, Kingstown 



