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Journal of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society. 



Voi-UMi. 4;. |>:ut> 2 and -i. is now bffon- li.>. tnul i>. 

 as usnal, a mine of information regarding horti- 

 c-ultiuf. 



'J"he cliiof articles are MiJdew-resistant Hoses. 

 by Walter Easloa. a capable grower wbo knoAVs 

 liis .subject thorongbly. 



Thf LoK'ttc Sj/.^tnri af Pnniinri (Fruit Trees), 

 by Dr. H. E. Durbani. an entluisiast in eoonomic 

 liortioxdtnre. and wbose views on cultivation are 

 ever worthy of attention. 



Mr. R. W. Wallace writes on Water (iordming, 

 and, as head of the well known Colchester firm, is 

 well qualified to treat of this fascinating subject. 

 Pergolas are dealt with by Mr. E. WHiite, whose 

 name is associated with all that is best in land- 

 scape work and garden effects, 



HcliooJ Gdidenlnn is the subject of R. C. S. Ross 

 and M. A. Payers, and Flunt Disease is the theme 

 of Dr. J. B. Hurry, M.A. 



The rrrserfdfion of ('i"ps from Injuru Jiy Frost 

 is the subject of Professor Alex. McAdie, and 

 Trees atul ShruJis for Atitinnn and Whiter Effect. 

 )>y Mr. C. R. Fielder, make^ interesting reading. 

 Mr. A. E. Bowles writes on ^lonacjraphs for the 

 Antnteni ilnrdeiii'r's f/ihrdri/. An excellent 

 volume. 



Royal Horticultural and Arboricultural 

 Society of Ireland. 



Tt Wiii-i with extreme regret the Council found il 

 impossil)le through unforeseen circumstcinccs t." 

 liold the .spring show, for which Lord Iveagh iuid 

 kindly given the use of the covered yard. Earls- 

 fort Terrace, and the date for which was to have 

 been April 10th, Arrangements arc (at the 



moment of writing) en tapis for holding a ^^how 

 in conjunction with the Royal Dublin Society's 

 i^how in June at Ballsbridge. and a schedule for 

 which has ~ been prepared in which -lasses for 

 groups of foliage, flowering and decorative sub- 

 jects with seasonable flowers, and a liberal i:ro- 

 gramme for vegetables, Avith gcMcvou.^ easli fnizcs. 

 are the outi-tanding features. 



Trial of Kales at Wisley, 1919. 



The following awards have l)eon made by the 

 Council of the Royal Hoiticnllural Society to 

 Kales after trial at Wisley. 



Award of Merit. — No. fi4, Onnskirk Hearting 

 Curled Greens , sent l)y Mr. Clucas. Ilighh/ 

 Commended. — No. 1 Cottager's Kale, sent by 

 Messrs. R. Veitch. No. 7, Dwarf Purple Curled. 

 sent by Messrs. Barr. No. 22, Extra Curled 

 Scotch, sent bv Messrs. Sutton. No. 41, Favourite. 



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