IRISH GARDENING 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Council was 

 held at the Society's offices, 5 Mole.sworth Street, 

 Dublin, on the 11th ult.. Mr. E. H. Walpole 

 presiding. Sir Frederick Moore (Hon. Sec.) read 

 a letter he had received from Lady Ardilaun 

 kindly promising to renew the Dahlia Challenge 

 Cup, presented by the late I^ord Ardilaun, and 

 which was won out last year by W. Koss, Esq., 

 Dalkey ; also intimating she would continue the 

 late president's cash prizes, the best thanks of 

 the Council being voted to Lady Ardilaun for her 

 generous support. The schedule for the autumn 

 show, August 22nd, was discu.ssed, amended, and 

 adopted, and it was resolved that a silver medal 

 be granted annually to the Iri.sh Gardeners' 

 Association, to be at the disposal of the committee 

 for avvarding in such ways as the committee may 

 arrange for competition among the Irish gardeners 

 at their own meetings. Lady O'Brien, Ardtona, 

 Dundrum, was elected a member of the Society. 



County Clare Horticultural Society. 



An Exhibition of Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables 

 will be held in Ennis on Tuesday, August 1st, 

 and the schedule of prizes is now before us. This 

 is one of the most enterpri.sing and successful 

 Societies in Ireland, and we note that the schedule 

 contains no less than 134 clas.ses all told. These 



are divided into— («) Cottagers and Artizans ; 

 (b) Amateurs ; (c) Amateurs employing pro- 

 fessional gardeners ; and, finally, Special Classes 

 which are open to all. Many valuable ^jrizes 

 are offered, including silver cups, medals, shields, 

 and handsome money prizes. We offer our 

 congratulations to the Secretary and Committee, 

 and wish them fine weather and great success 

 under the happiest conditions on August 1st. 

 Intending competitors .should note that entries 

 close on .Julv 25th. 



Catalogues. 



No nan\e is more closely connected with Begonias 

 than that of Blackmore & Langdon. Twerton 

 Hill, Bath. They have made a special line of 

 Begonias since the firm was first initiated, and 

 they have achieved success. Their new 19D) 

 Catalogue is now to hand with many of the 

 linn's productions and exhibits freely illu.strated. 

 Four very fine coloured plates are included, three 

 of Begonias and one of Delphiniums, in which 

 the firm also speciaUses. A very fine selection 

 of named Begonias is offered at' prices varying 

 from a shilling upwards, while for the amateur 

 of limited means, collections of mixed singles are 

 offered at much cheaper rates. Other features 

 of the catalogue are Perpetual Flower Carnations, 

 Border Carnations, Cyclamens, Polyanthuses, <S:c. 



SWEET PEAS 



Edmondson's Eblana Collections of the 25 Best New 

 Giant Flowered Sorts. 



25 VARIETIES, 25 SEEDS EACH, FOR 16 

 25 DO. 50 DO. FOR 2 6 



The "MINOR EBLANA" Collection. 12 Choice Sorts, 1/- 

 EBLANA MIXTURE.— 1 quart, 6/- ; 1 pint. 3/3; ipint. 1/9; peroz., 4d. 

 GIANT FLOWERED MIXTURE— per lb.. 7/6; -\ lb.. 4 - ; peroz.. 8d. 

 "SPENCER" MIXTURE— per J lb., 5/- ; per oz.. 1/6. 



EDMONDSON BROS. 



SEEDSMEN 



10 DAME STREET DUBLIN 



