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IRISH GARDENING. 



railways has denioustrated the complete feasibility 

 of dcv'eloping a very large system of motor trans- 

 port, and the fact has not been lost on The Motor 

 Leiiixhifiun Committee, a body formed for the pur- 

 pose of urging the Government, through the 

 Ministry of° Transport, to fornudate a complete 

 schemeof motor transport. The committee urges 

 that " For a succe.ssful road transport service the 

 following conditions are essential : — 



1. Wide and well-constructed roads, efficiently 

 maintained. 



•J. The separation of fast from slow moving 

 trafnc. 



Let those who know how to make good roads, and 

 those who know how to build the right vehicles to 

 run on such roads, together with those who under- 

 stand the difficidties and technicalities of road 

 traffic advise the Government in developing a 

 •' National Roads Policy." 



Catalogues. 



Mkssjis. Wai. Powkr & Co., \\aterford. have issued 

 their autumn list of bulbs and plants, and their 

 many clients will be able to make suitable selec- 

 tions for the ornamentation of their gardens in 

 spring and for permanent planting. Messrs. Power 

 are well prepared for a boom in forestry, and offer 

 most of the best trees for sylviculture by the thou- 

 sand. Gardeners and estate owners will do well to 

 stttdy this list. 



Mkssrs. W'm. \V.\tson & Sons, I.td., whose he;id 

 office is now at Kii.i.ixky, have issued their 

 catalogues of P>uit Trees and Roses, and both con- 

 tain excellent selections of the l)e3t varieties. With 

 a large nursery at Killiney. fully exposed, Messrs. 

 Watson are in a ])Osition to offer hardily grown 

 si)ecimens which lift well and are sure to succeed 

 when transferred to more favourable conditions. 



Sii! .Ia.mks W. M.vckkv. Ltd.. of Sackville Street. 

 Dublin, have favoured us with a copy of their new 

 IimII) catalogue, and their numerous customers will 

 have no reason to lament a want of variety in the 

 c-on tents. 



While stocks of many things are not yet, of 

 course, hack to pr,e-war size, yet there is abundance 

 in all the leading lines to furnish a brilliant spring 

 display. 



Printed on high-class paper, the numerous illus- 

 trations are specially good; in fact, we have rarely 

 .s<'in a l)etter-y)roduced catalogue. 



Royal College of Science. 



ScllOl AKsnil' l'.XA>IINATU)NS RksII.I S. 



As a result of the recent examination the following 

 candidates have been awarded Scholarships at the 

 Royal College of Science : — D. .1. Bradley, .'Id 

 Cyprus Avenue, Bloomfieid, Belfast; .\. G. G. Hill. 

 Eden Ville, Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackroek, Cn. 

 Dublin; P. P. Oakley, Catherine Street, Limavady. 

 Co. Derry; Thomas Tynan, Ballycuddihy, Kil- 

 managh. Co. Kilkenny (Scholarships in Agricul- 

 ture); C. E. Bowman. Walton, Osborne Drive, 

 Bangor, Co. Down (Scholarship in Horticulture). 

 Four of the successful candidates were trained at 

 the Albert Agricultural College. Glasnevin, Dublin. 



The Scholarships entitle the holders to free in- 

 struction at the Royal College of Science, free board 

 and resident-e at the Albert Agricultural Collegi'. 

 and a third-class fare for one joiuney, to and from 

 their homes, in each session. 



Provided satisfactory progress is made, the 

 Scholarships are tenable during the four year 

 course for the Associateship of the College, in the 

 Faculty of Agriculture. 



The Journal of the Department of 

 Agriculture and Technical Instruc- 

 tion for Ireland. 



Thk current issue of this valuable quarterly ])ul)li- 

 cation is chielly of interest to agriculturists. The 

 Vice-President's address to the Council of Agricul- 

 ture covers the whole agricultural industry, but 

 contains no reference to horticulture. 



At page 466 a useful article on MuiketiiKj Wild 

 Fruits is given. Much sound advice is contained 

 therein, and the article might be read with profit 

 by all interested in marketing fruit, whether wild 

 or cultivated. 



Infornuition regarding scholarships in Agricul- 

 ture, Horticulture, Forestry, and Creamery Man- 

 agement connnences at page 477, thereafter follow- 

 ing Syllabuse.5 of the Examination Avith a list of 

 the books ^jrescribed. Further information > 

 given regarding t-ourses of instruction in l''niit 

 Growing and General (Jardening, I aim Apprentice- 

 ships and Forestry Instruction. 



We have also received the lieport on the Tnidr 

 ill Imports and Exports nt Irish Ports durinij thi 

 year ended :',lst JJeceinher. 1917. Price. 9d. ; the 

 price of the .lournal being 6d.; both obtainable 

 through booksellers. 



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