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IRISH GARDENING 



urged that only aood vi'iictablcs and fj-uit in f^ood 

 conditio)!, and llowt-is ut a duralilc naluri'. shoidd 

 be sent, so as to i-nsuii- the hcsl rcsuUs from lliis 

 Stall in whieli your Soeicty is diicetly inten-stcd. 

 " .Mi-nihers will greatly oblige if thry will kindly 

 send nu- a pt)s(rai(i to '> Molcswortli Slicct, 

 Dublin, intiniatintr llifii- iiilnitiou to fdiward 

 supplies. 



•• F. W. M.x.icK. /I,,n. Sr,nhiri)." 



Correspondence. 



IKISII (JARDENIN(i. 



Sir. — Tlie leeords of the representative growers 

 who subnutted reports of the fruit erop in luisii 

 Gakoionini;. pp. 120. 121. is valuable, if sorrowful, 

 reading. The record for Tlster is particularly 

 bad so far as the apple erop is concerned — two 

 *' very good " and " one good " are recorded for 

 this crop. The remainder " are below average " 

 and " bad." the latter predominating. I write 

 to suggest that those who submitted reports 

 should briefly report their observations in a 

 future issue of your valuable journal as to the 

 why and wherefore of the failure or otherw'ise of 

 their fruit trees. \\'here there must be so many 

 observers, information of a valuable nature may 

 accrue. To give an example that came under 

 my own observation a few days ago, I saw some 

 Bramley Seedlings with good crops of clean fruit 

 in a back garden, while similar trees in a garden 

 in front of the house were fruitless. I enquired 

 of the owner to what did he attribute the fruit 

 fulness of one lot of trees and the unfruitfvdness. 

 of the other lot. lie replied he thought it was 

 due to the fact that the sun did not strike the 

 trees in the back garden till late in the day, 

 whilst the trees in front .were exposed to the full 

 rays of the sun immediately it ai'ose in the sky. 

 This may or may not be the cause, yet it shows 

 the man had been observing. 



Ulster Reader. 



Catalogues. 



Messrs. W. Drummoxd A: Sons. Ltd., send 

 their new season's Catalogue of Bulbs, and if 

 minus the usual illustrations is, nevertheless, 

 replete with their customary selection of useful 

 and beautiful bulbs and plants. Tulips, 

 Narcissi, Lilies and other bulbous plants are fully 

 represented'in the best varieties, and many other 

 bulbs and icHjts contribute to make up a full 

 list of subjects for autumn planting. Manures, 

 insecticides, and other garden sundries are offered 

 in wide variety, and gardeners will find tbeir 

 requirements very well catered for by this old- 

 established firm. 



Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



The markets were well supplied dining the past 

 month with all seasonable fruits and vegetables, 

 all of which met with keen inquiry, and prices 

 have increased in many cases. 



Fruit. — The season for small fruit, such as 

 red, white and black currants, gooseberries, and 

 raspberries is practically over ; the same applies 

 to cherries and strawberries. Diiring the early 

 part of the month the chief supplies of straw- 

 berries came from the northern province, all of 

 which arrived in excellent condition, and were 



readily disposed of at high prices. The price for 

 peaches varied considerably. Demand was small 

 except on jjrineijial market days. Home growers 

 are sending a few eaily varieties of apples, and 

 inquiry is very keen for them. (Jrapes arrived in 

 large ((uantities ; prices varied. 



\'K«iKTAHLEs. — Despite the fact that the supply 

 of eal)l)ages is increasing, there is also a marked 

 increase in price for .same. Cauliflowers also met 

 with .in improved demaiul. Owing to the large 

 consignments of peas, ami be.iris which arrived, 

 the juice for tliem iiave fallen. Cucumbers, 

 lettuce, spinach and toinatoes were abundantly 

 supplied. Demand was equal to supply at fair 

 prices. 



Fi.nWKKs. — Kvery salesman's stand was 

 crowiled with cut flowers, all of which wc^re (juite 

 fresli. Init on account of the large quantities, it 

 was dinicult to affect a clearance. 



The following is a price list for the month : — 



