IRISH GARDENING 



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;i(lv;inl,a,geo\is to a Rhubarb bed iu ;i<I<lit.it»n to 

 farmyard manure — say basic slag- now ;ind 

 farmyard manuro in February ? 



]j. J. (OARRTCKFKRcrs). 



Answers. 



(^0 Pears. — Beurre Dvimont. — Large, round. 

 lusset-grey flesh, buttery, sweet and nielting : 

 Oetober. Knight's JMonoA'cli. — Medium, oblate, 

 greenish-yellow with brown russet and some- 

 t.imes flushed crimson ; biittery, sweet, melting, 

 rich flavoiir ; December. Catillac. — ^Large, 

 roundish, green flushed : stewing ; December to 

 April. Vicar of Winkfleld. — Long pyriform. 

 frequently twisted, greenish- yellow, flesh white, 

 melting, juicy ; second rate : December. — A. F. 

 H \RRON (Pears). 



Appt-es. — Iveddleston Pippin. — Small, round, 

 greenish-j^ellow, firm, sweet ; niid-season ; des- 

 sert. Bess Pool. — Medium, conical, angular, 

 green, russety-red streaked, very Arm : late ; 

 second quality : dessert or cooking. — A. F. 

 Barron (Apples). 



(b) The Four-Oaks Spraying Machine Co.. 

 Stitton Coldfield, Birmingham, supply a Knap- 

 sack Sprayer specially constructed for use with 

 Lime-Sidphur solution. Catalogue price, 

 £•1 13s. You might communicate with them. 



(c) Rhubarb. — Yes, Basic Slag, 3 ozs. to the 

 square yard, applied at once, would supplemeni 

 tlie manure applied in early spring. 



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"NIQUAS" 



(NON-POISONOUS) IMPROVED 



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