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IRISH GARDENING. 



illust rated. Information is given as to the correct 

 time for planting, soil, position, depth and 

 distance apart, time of flowering, height, Lifting, 

 storing, and pests and diseases. There are very 

 full and instructive chapters on bulb culture in 

 fancy bowls for room decoration, in bot-houses, 

 in warm, cool, and cold greenhouses, and in 

 window-boxes, as well as hints <>n forcing. The 

 author also gives reliable selections of varieties 

 for all purposes, the common names, and a 

 glossary of terms. Indeed, t li.- ever-increasing 

 army of amateur gardeners will find herein all 

 thai they require to know aboul the bulb and its 

 proper cultivation, and we have no hesitation in 



heartily recommending the I k to all desirous 



mI' indulging in a new pleasure or improving 

 . me already enjoyed. 



The Garden Manual.* 



A m:u and revised edition of our old friend h ; i - 

 come to hand, something like twenty years having 

 .1 since the last edition went forth to help 

 and instruct tie young gardener and amateur. 

 Fifty thousand copies of the 1893 edition, we are 

 told, found their way into tie- hands of gardeners. 

 \laii\ (han-'-- have taken place during these 

 years; gardening has increased immensely in 

 scope and popularity, and the new edition is 

 correspondingly enlarged and improved, so thai 

 wesafelj predicl an enormously increased demand. 

 L.-ading off with a brief resume of the history 

 .,i gardening, tie- reader i- thereafter treated to 

 experl advice in all tie- essential operations ami 



■ Cui-ilen M n al." Pnblish"d at tlie Office of the Journal of 

 Horticulture, 10 Kssex Stiee*-, W C. Price2s.6d.net; 2s. lOtl. pott free. 



method- employed in gardening in the fullest 

 sense of the word. In their turn the kitchen 

 garden, flower garden, Alpine garden and fruit 

 garden are dealt with in detail, situation, forma- 

 tion, draining and subsequent furnishing and 

 general upkeep receive attention. 



Excellent are the chapter- devoted to the 

 indoor garden and tree- and shrubs. Splendid 

 li>ts of plant.- for all purposes are set forth under 

 each heading, while special notes occur on plant 

 house- and heating, manures and their use-, 

 spraying and insecticides and fungicides, especi- 

 ally with reference to fruit culture. 



In a future edition we would he glad to see a 

 section devoted to public parks and botanic 

 gardens, not so much with reference to the 

 cultivation of .plants as in general management. 



The work is profusely illustrated, many of the 

 illust rations being good. 



Show Fixtures for 19 1 3 



This Schedule is designed to assist Societies 

 in selecting dates for their Shows, by indicating 

 what arrangements have already been made. 

 Secretaries will greatly oblige by sending the 

 earlie-t possible intimation of their lixtures, and 

 of any change which takes place in their arrange- 

 ments. 



October 2nd — Roscrea Show. 



.. 22nd. 23rd— R.H,S., Dublin Winter Show. 

 November 1st — Co. Clare Fruit and Farm 

 Produce Show. 

 ,, 11th, 12th— Ulster Horticultural Society 

 Chrysant hemum Show. 



Hyacil\thS, " The Royal Twelve " Exhibition Varieties, 6 6:: 

 y , 'The Popular Twelve" First size bulbs, 4/ = :: 



„ For bedding in separate colours named, 18 - 100 



,, ,, ,, mixed colours, 12/- 100, 1/8 dozen 



TUlipS. Early single, finest sorts, from 3 - 100 



„ Darwin and May Flowering, Prize Stocks grown on 



our own farms, see special list : : 



Narcissus, Crocus, Snowdrops, Lilies and other choice bulbs 

 :: :: :: in great variety :: :: :: 



Send for our Catalogue — // will interest you 



BOWLS FOR BULBS a large selection. Call at our warehouse 

 :: :: :: and inspect our stock. :: :: :: 



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