IRISH GARDEmNG. 



Planting Fruit Trees. 



PROHABLV niiin- fiiiil (rt"<s arc plaritod in Dcpfinlx r 

 than in any ullicr month <>f tin" winter. If the ^rnund 

 is ill a lit state l>i)th Deeeniher ami .lannarv are excellent 

 months for plantinii, thou;:li on wet soils the work is often 

 delayed till Fchruary (»r March. In this ehanfreahle climate 

 it is wise to obtain delivery of the required trees as early 

 as may l>c. so that the trees will he at hand on a snitaliie 

 day when the firoimd is not too wet. Trees may safely he 

 heeled in on arrival fritm the nursery |)endin<; permanent 

 (Wanting. 



The work of the Department of Agriculture has ^hvn a 

 <(reat (illip to fruit plantint; for commercial purposes in 

 Ireland. 'J'his has naturally led to a j;reatly increased 

 demand for s<uind healthy trees, and Messrs. \Vm. Watson 

 & Sons, Ltil.. have probably the largest stock in this 

 country. A visit to the extensive plots of young fruit 

 trees at their Killincy nurseries opens om^'s eyes to the 

 extent of the demand, for there are tens of thousamis of 

 favourite apples, such as Bramley's Seedling, Heauty of 

 Hath. &c.. all the best kinds for Irish cultivation being 

 grown in proportionate quantity. It is a pleasure to see 

 such line trees grown under up-to-date methods at home, 

 and the trained trees of all kinds of fruit for wall and 

 espalier are well done. In addition to full collections of the 

 larger fruits, such as Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries 

 Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, &c., small fruits, such as 

 Raspberries. Currants, Gooseberries, Loganberries, and all 

 other fruits in demand are well represented in the nurseries. 

 (Jrowing in large quantities naturally enables ^lessrs. 

 Watson to quote moderate prices. Planters nowadays 

 obtain remarkable value for their money, as a study of the 

 firm's current catalogue goes to show. A copy of this 

 publication may be had post free from Messis. Watsons 

 Head C)flice, Clontarf Nurseries, Dublin. 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



The luoiitidy meeting of the rouncil was held 

 at the ofiic-eB, .l Molesworth Street, Dublin, on 

 the 10th ult. Present — Lady Albreda Boui-k<>, 

 Sir Frederick W. Moore, J. Wvlie- Henderson, 

 Ernest Bewley, II. Bill, W. F. Gunn, J. P. ; G. M. 

 Boss, M.A. : (ieorge Watson, E. D'Olier, D. L. 

 Haiusay, J. P. : James J. M'Donough, with Mr. 

 IL T. Harris, LL.D., presiding. 



The matter of the spring show was considered, 

 and the following resolution was moved, seconded 

 and carried ncm. con. : — " That no Spring Show 

 l)e held in 1917 unless such can be held in con- 

 junction with the Boyal Dublin .Society's Spring 

 Show."' Preliminary arrangements were made 

 for holding the annual general meeting, including 

 sending the return of attendances of the eight 

 retiring nieml)ers of Council for the last three 

 years to members of the society, the date for the 

 annual gent^ral meeting l)eing fixed for Decem])ei' 

 15th. Mr. D. O'Connell Miley, 8 Ailesbury Boad, 

 Dublin, was elected a member of the society. 



The schedule committee met on the 21st ult.. 

 and, as instructed, revised the spring schedule 

 for 1917, for ratification by the Council at a 

 special meeting called for December 1st. 



National Herb Growing Association. 



20 and 21 Queen Anne's Chaml)ers (Oth floor), 

 Broadway, Westminster, 8.W. 

 By covirtesy of the Secretary we have received 

 /•.parcel of litoratur.; issued by the above Associa- 

 tion, wnich is doing good work in reviving an 

 industry which had practicallv disappeared in the 

 British Islands. 



A most interesting booklet is that entitled 

 •'Medicinal Herbs and their Cultivation," wherein 



i> set foil h t hi- moi'e important herbs used in the 

 l>re|)arali(»ii of drugs, ointments, lotions. <V:c. 



Kiivh herb i.s treated separately, detailing the 

 parts usedjiuediiunally, uses, cidt ival itM>, harv<'st- 

 ing. \r. I'seftd notes are also given on sowing 

 seeds, eolleetioii of seeds, gathering and drying of 

 1 he various parts used, packing and sending, A:c. 



All interested in t h.- future of the herb industry 

 would do well to toimininitat e with the seerelary 

 for paitieulais as to membership and also with 

 regard to the useliil piiMiejit ions issued hv I he 

 Association. 



Reviews. 



Profitable Herb Growing and Collecting* 



TiiK inter.'sl wliieh has l.reii takei! during liie 

 l)asl season in the grooving an<l collecting of 

 medicinal hei'bs is (►7ie of the remarkable elTeets of 

 the war. The eiithusiasm wliicli the public have 

 shown is due, no doubt, t<» thi- high ju'ices which 

 have prevailed for nu-dicinal herbs on account of 

 the stoppage of supplies from Central I'hirojje. 

 and to the patriotic desire to augment the sui»pl>- 

 of medicinal herbs for our hospitals. 



Many amateur gardeners and botatiists go so 

 far as to strongly advocate a serious attempt to 

 capture pernianently the home market for all 

 medicinal herbs Avhich can be grown readily in 

 the British Isles. Those who respond to this 

 appeal, or outsiders who woidd know what has 

 been done and what remains to be accomj)lished 

 in this movement to collect and grow medicinal 

 herbs, will find much useful information in t he 

 little volume entitled " Profitable Herb (irowing 

 and Collecting," &c. 



Manual of Manures. 



This book deals with the different fertilizers and 

 manures at the disposal of the farmer and 

 gardener. The first part of the book is devoted 

 to the food requirements of plants ; a brief de- 

 scription of the composition of the soil : an ex- 

 planatioii of technical terms used throughout 

 the book, and a general classification of manures. 

 Each of the dift'erent fertilizers and manures is 

 then dealt with in detail. Included in the book 

 is a chapter on the Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs 

 Act and a list of suitable mixtures of manures 

 for all the principal farm crops. On the whole 

 it should prove a useful book of refei'ence for the 

 farmer or gardener. J. P. D, 



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