IRISH GARDENING 



in nil the operations carried out in the CoHege 

 <,'ardens. They will, in addition, receive class-room 

 iiistiuction in the sciences bearing on gardening 

 operations. No reiunneration will he allowed in the 

 case of these extern students. Tlic instruction will 

 he provided free. 



Tlif i).'i)aiHiiont also offer valuable scholarships 

 in Honicultiirc, tenable at the Royal College of 

 Science, Dublin. The scholarships are renewable 

 for a total course of four years, and eiuible the 

 holders to obtain, free of cost, the most advanced 

 technical and scientific training. 



Early Peas in Wisley. 



The trials of these in the Royal Horticultural 

 Society's Gardens at Wisley were at their best in 

 1lie middle of ,hme. One hundred and twenty 

 stocks were grown, and afforded an excellent 

 (ij)portunity of coin])aring the relative earliness, 

 growth, and characteristics of the vniions Peas now 

 ulTered for early croi)s. 



Primula helodoxa 



Primttla helodoxa stands ."^ to 4 feet high, of Z*. 

 pill renileiifd h;d)it, with whorls of neat, clear, 

 yellow flowers. It likes a damp place. The stock 

 of this plant at Donard Nurseries is exceptionally 

 well grown, and shows what a fine plant this can 

 l)e under siiitable conditions. 



Horticulture in Parliament. 



A STRONG and influential Parliamentary Com- 

 mittee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Rupert 

 Gwynne, M.P., has recently been formed to guard 

 and watch over all the interests of Horticulturists 

 ill general. 



Til is important step has been successfully organ- 

 ised by the Chamber of Horticulture, of 18 Bedford 

 Square, W.C. 1, who, although a comparatively 

 young organisation, has already obtained many 

 concessions in favour of those whose livelihood is 

 linked up with the Horticultural world, and has 

 ;dso been the means of keeping before the authori- 

 ties the just claims of those engaged in this essen- 

 tial industry. 



Amongst those who are already serving on this 

 new Parliamentary Committee may be mentioned 

 the names of : — Rupert S. Gwynne, M.P., East- 

 bourne; Major S. Steel, M.P., Ashford, Kent; 

 Ronald McNeill, M.P., Canterbury; Major G. H. 

 Wheeler, M.P., Faversham; Commander C. 

 Eellairs. M.P., Maidstone; Colonel H. Spender- 



Clay, M.P., Tonbridge, Kent; Earl Winterton; 

 M.P., Worthing; Sir Philip Pilditch. M.P., Spel- 

 thorne; U.-Col. G. L. Coiirthope, M.P., Rye; Lt.- 

 Col. G. I)alrym])le White. M.P.. S()uth])ort; Right 

 Hon. E. G. 'I'rctvinan. M.P.. Chelmsford; H. li. 

 Betterton, M.P., Riishcliffe; H. S. Caiitley, M.P., 

 East Grinstead; Commander B. M. Jiyres Monsell, 

 M.P., Evesham; Major R. Glyii, M.P., Clack- 

 mannan; Colonel C, R. Burn, M.P., Torquay; 

 M. G. Townley, M.P., Bedford; Major Clive 

 Morrison Bell, M.P., Honiton; Sir Charles 

 Hansom, M.P., Bodmin; Ijt. -Commander Charles 

 Williams, M.P., Tavistock; G. F. Hohler, K.C., 

 M.P., Gillingham; Sir Clifford .1. Cory. M.P., St. 

 Ives. 



Tt is confidently anticipated that the above will 

 be greatly strengthened after the next meeting, 

 hut in the meantime Horticulturists of every class 

 may at last teel satisfied that, owing to the action 

 of the Chamher, their interests are being carefully 

 guarded and ()reseived in the House of Commons. 



Correspondence 



Weinmannia trichosphrma. 



Sir, — Will you allow me to correct a statement 

 in the very interesting account of trees and shrubs 

 at Rostrevor. which appears in your issue of June, 

 page 82. Weinmavnia trichosperma is not a native 

 of New Zealand but of Chile. It differs very much 

 in appearance from W. racemosa. its New Zealand 

 relative, the leaves being pinnate, and the joints 

 of the petiole are furnished with rounded wings. 

 A plate of TT'. tricliosp/erma may be seen in Cavan- 

 illes's Icones, t. 567. According to Cunningham, 

 the plant is common in the island of Chile, where 

 it grows to the size of a low tree. It appears to be 

 hardy, at any rate in the milder parts of Great 

 Britain. Zero. 



Show Fixtures, 1920. 



July 24. — Terenure and Districts Horticulture Society 

 at Oaklands, Katlitjar. Entries close July 21. Hon. 

 Sec, A. Phipps, Tynion Lodge, Tallaght, Co. Dublin. 



July 29, 30,— Ulster Horticultural Society and The Irish 

 Rose and Floral Society, at Botanic Park, Belfast. 

 Entries close July 22. J. MacBride, Esq., Secretary, 

 1 Adelaide Street, Belfast. 



August 10, 11, 12. — Royal Horticultural and Arboricultural 

 Society, Royal Dublin Society's Premises, Ballsbridge. 

 Entries close August 3. E. Knowklin, Secretary, 

 5 Molesworth Street. 



From an Allotment Holder (Unsolicited) 



September 2nTH, 1919 

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 Pear Sirs. — At the recent Birmingham 

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 1 liave also been successful in two other 

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 16th, Three Prizes, East Birmingham, 

 August 23rd, Twelve Prizes. 1 won the 

 First Prize at the Birming-ham " Daily 

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 the Best Garden on the Bachelor's 

 Farm Allotments. 



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