brcm/ (,/ l/o7^— No. 2. Queen Alox-aiidra, ;,,„,, 

 v'- J •, /^- Co'isens, .SAvanwiek: Soutliamptoii: 

 A<). /, i'orpetucil Superlative, from Mr P H 

 Couscus; No. 8, Souvenir c\v. Desire Bruueuu. ironi 

 Mr, 1. H. Gousens; Nos. .9 and lu; Surprise 

 <( .\ulonne,^ froiu Messrs. G. Bunyard, Maidstone 

 Jliii hhj < n,n,nrndnl.—No. :X Dann's Monart-h, or 

 nailsliamberry. from Mr. P." H. Cousens; No 4 

 iNovfinher Abundance, troni Mr. P. H. CV)useu,s 

 aud Mr. J. G. AlJgrove, Middle Green Nursery, 

 Laiiglcy. Slough. 



('"uuncitdcd.—'No. 14, Wisley Autuiiui Fruiting, 

 liuui K.H.S. Gardens, Wisley. 



The Royal Horticultural Society 

 of Ireland. 



A Series of Lectures. 



By permission of tlu> Royal Dublin Society , tlir 

 Koyal Horlieultural Society of Ireland is providing 

 a series of free lectures in the TIh the, Leinster 

 House, Kildare Street, Dublin. 



In our last issue some particulars of the series 

 ap])eared. and already three of the lectures have 

 i)een delivered. The attendance^, so far. has In'en 

 iuost encouraging, -and the Society contemplates 

 an extension of the niovenu-nt iie.xt winter. The 

 desire is to .encourage gaidening in all its 

 branches, and with this end in view the lectures 

 are made as interesting as possible hv the use of 

 lanteni slides to illustrate the subjects dealt with. 



Three of the lectures have been o'eliveied viz — 

 \'r,jrfahl('.s, by Mr. J. M. Toner; Aliiincs a „(l 

 J'nrk rianf.s, by Mr. R. idoyd Fr;ieger. B.A. ; ajid 

 Fhiwi-riiuj Shruhs. i)y Sir Frederick Moore. M.A, 

 Others to be delivered during January are : — 

 I/rrbdrrous riaiits, Apiihs iind ili, ir Tini'inirnt by 

 Mr. W. S. Irving; and Fdifs nl,n,il Fmi'iuid 

 i''',s/.s, by Dr. (\. \] Pelhyl)ridge, B.Sc. 



Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



DuiMNG the past month the maikets have been 

 well stocked with seasonable vey:elables, fruit, and 

 llovvers. Gabljage — Yoik and Savoy were plenti- 

 ful, and prices varies considerai)ly. York Cai)- 

 bage was not of first-class quality, but apparentiv 

 buyers prefer it to the Savoy. Gelery was in good 

 demand, also Brussels Sprouts. '* The variety 



nsu.Miy giMwii i,,r ijie nunket is "The'BiilK.t 

 very compact and naediumsize- it looks well -whe'i 

 sent to the uiarket in floats. Spinach is getlin 

 .scarcer as the season advances; small lots of tray 

 reahsed good prices. Parsley aud Carrots 'weV. 

 plentitui, and were i-leared at' nioderate prices 

 Onions were ni very great deuiand, and wen 

 readily seized by anxious buyers. 



Fruit.— In this section A'pples of all -radc 

 were plentiful, and top prices w^ere well lielo\^ 

 the average of last month. Barrels of Bramiev 

 Seedling and Newton Wonder were disposed ,; 

 cheaply. Anierican Apples seem to " swamp " 

 the market, buyers pieferriim- the highly-c()l6ure( 

 varieties. Small quantities ..t I'ears sold* ai 

 normal prices. :n 



Flowkrs.— The variety of llowcrs was ver.N 

 •small, a great uiany colours being the chief feiUiiri 

 m Chrysanthemums. A few small buncht's o 

 Pheasant's Eye Narcissi were soon picked up ai 

 high prices. Suiilax and Asparauus Fern wer. 

 in good demand. 



Prices were as follows : — 



Cal)baL 



Hiirsnips 



B. Sprout-J 



Parsli'y 



Broccoli 



Celery 



licek.s 



Carrots 



Spinacli 



Beet 



Artichoke.- 



Vegktablks. 

 ■, York jjer load 

 Savoy ,, 



per cwt. 

 ]>er float 



|)er d()Z. 



jK'r buncli 

 l)ei' doz. 

 tray 

 buneli 

 floal 



])er 

 ])er 

 pel- 



Fkuit. 

 .\p])l<'.-.. Select pel- i bti.-li>'l 



,, Second per bairel 



'.„ B. S'ling „ 

 S^ Mixed per float 

 Pears per tray 



Flowers. 

 ChiysHiitheniums per 12 blooms 

 ,, Good White per .'!() blooms 

 Narcissi — 



Pheasant's Eye per bunches 

 Asparagus Fern per 5-incli pot 



WINTER SPRAYING 



OF FRUIT TREES 

 to remove Lichen, &c. 



Berger's Lime- Sulphur Wash 

 Caustic Soda, 98 per cent. 

 Paraffin (Solar Distillate) 

 Pure Soft Soap 



Copper Sulphate, 98 per cent. 

 Cooper's V 1 Winter Spray 

 Fluid, &c,, &c. 



SPRAYING AND FUMIGATING MATERIALS OF ALL KINDS AT LOWEST CASH PRIGES 



HORTICULTURAL CHEMIST 



61 South Great George's Street, 



Telephone 1971 



D. M. WATSON 



Dublin 



