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IRISH GARDENING 



Trials at Wisley. 



The following awards have been made to Antin- 

 hinunis by the Council of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society after trial at Wisley : — 



Au-ard of Merit. — No. 9. Tom Thumb (yellow), 

 sent by Messrs. Uobl)s. No. 2G, White Queen, sent 

 by Messrs. Simpson. No. 46, Bonfire, sent by 

 Messrs. Simpson. No. 54, Maize Queen, sent by 

 Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. No. 64, Sybil Eck- 

 ford, sent by Messrs. Simpson. No. 72, Wild Rose, 

 sent by Messrs. Simpson. No. 80, Daphne (con- 

 sidered to be a good stock of Fascination), sent by 

 Messrs. Burpas. No. 81, Rose Queen, sent by 

 Messrs. Simpson. No. 118, Spitfire, sent by Messrs. 

 Simpson. Nos. 153, 154, 155, Prima Donna, sent by 

 Messrs. Simpson, Messrs. Dobbie, and Messrs, 

 Watkins & Simpson. No. 31, Yellow Queen, sent 

 liy Messrs. Dobbie. No. 36, Golden Gem, sent by 

 Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. No. 48, Morning 

 Glow Improved, sent by Messrs. Simpson. 

 No. 87, Fascination Improved, sent by Messrs. 

 Watkins & Simpson. No. 121, Afterglow, sent by 

 Messrs. Simpson. No. 123. Rembrandt, sent by 

 Messrs. Simpson. No. 1.30, Crimson King, sent by 

 Messrs. Simpson. No. 136, Plymouthia, sent by- 

 Mr. Andrews, Public Parks. Plymouth. No. 139, 

 Carmine King Improved, sent by Messrs. Watkins 

 & Simpson. No. 174, Yellow King Improved, sent 

 l>y Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. No. 181, Cerise 

 King, sent by Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. No. 

 202, Cardinal, sent by Messrs. Simpson. No. 29, 

 Lady Roberts, sent by Messrs. Simpson. No. 152, 

 Bonny Lass, sent by Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. 

 Highly Commended. — No. 6, Tom Thumb, sent by 

 Messrs. Dobbie. No. 35, Golden Gem. sent by 

 Messrs. Simpson. No. 45, Sunrise, sent by Messrs. 

 Simpson. No. 49, Captivation, sent by Messrs. 

 Watkins & Simpson. No. 57, Electra, sent by 



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= of the best named varieties, also 



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Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. No. 83, Felicite, sent 

 by Messrs. Simpson. No. 75, Roseum superbum, 

 sent by Messrs. Simpson. No. 92, 93, Rose Dore, 

 sent l)y Messrs. Watkins & Simpson and Messrs. 

 Barr; and No. 94, Queen of Roses, sent by Messrs. 

 Barr. Nos. 101, 102, 103, The Pawn, sent by Messrs. 

 Simpson, Messrs. Dobbie, and Messrs. Barr. No. 

 137, Carmine Queen, sent by Messrs. Simpson. No. 

 156, Elegance, sent by Messrs. Barr. No. 224, 

 Prince Chamois, sent by Messrs. Webl). No. 132, 

 Crimson Queen, sent by Messrs. Dobbie. Nos. 24, 

 25, Purity, sent by Messrs. Barr and Messrs. 

 Watkins & Simpson. No. 52, Maize Queen Im- 

 proved, sent by Messrs. Simpson. No. 177, Princess 

 Patricia, sent by Messrs. Barr. No. 179, Esme, sent 

 by Messrs. Simpson. Nos. 183, 184, 185, Feltham 

 Beauty, sent by Messi'S. Simpson, Messrs. Watkins 

 & Simpson, and Messrs. Barr. No. 186, Cottage 

 Maid (tall), sent by Messrs. Dobbie. No. 191, 

 Cerise King, sent by Messrs. Barr. No. 197. The 

 King, sent by Messrs. Simpson. ('omm ended. — 

 No. 167, Queen Victoria, sent by Messrs. Barr. 



Fruit Culture for Queensland Settlers. 



To those agriculturists whose eyes are turned to 

 the Overseas Dominions to provide them with 

 profitable occupation as fruit growers, Queensland, 

 with its wonderful climate and productivity of soil, 

 offers many advantages. There is probably no 

 country in the world that is better adapted to, or 

 that can produce the various kinds of these fruits — 

 orange, citron, lime, mandarin, cumquat, shad- 

 dock, Lisbon lemon, and Bengal lemon — to a 

 greater perfection, or with less trouble, than the 

 citrus belt of Queensland. 



The average production of citrus fruits per tree 

 materially varies according to soil, climate, treat- 

 ment of trees, prevalence of insect fungoid pests, 

 and also to the age of the trees. Some trees will re- 

 turn a crojj worth £5 eacli season ; others, bearing 

 for the first time from 5s. to 10s. per tree. So that it 

 is customary to reckon upon an average of £1 per 

 tree per annum. This means that the owner of 

 from 500 to 1,000 trees gets a gross income of from 

 £500 to £1,000 per anniun five or six years after 

 clearing and planting his lancL In the very early 

 days of orange growing, trees were raised from 

 seed, but all trees planted of late years are of the 

 best grafted kind. 



Agricultural Wages Board for Ireland 



The Board met at their offices, 14 St. Stephen's 

 Green, Dublin, on Thursday, 22nd July, 1920, when 

 the following were present : — 



Mr. J. V. Coyle (Chairman); Mr. E. M. Archdale, 

 D.L.. M.P.; Mr. J. Clarke, J. P.; Mr. Michael 

 Gallagher, J. P.; Sir Walter Nugent, Bart.; Mr. 

 Patrick Bradley, Mr. James Crangle, Mr. James 

 Everett, Mr. Timothy Raleigh, Mr. W. J. Reilly, 

 Miss E. Margaret Cunningham, M.A.; and Mr. 

 J. C. Nolan Ferrall, J. P. 



Mr. W. M. Bowers (Secretary) was in attendance. 



A report dealing with the progress of the Board's 

 work throughout the country was submitted by the 

 Chairman, and correspondence relative to the 

 wages paid to workmen employed in King's County 

 and Counties Westmeath and Mayo, together with 

 applications for exemption from the operation of 

 the minimum wage scheme for agricultural work- 

 men, were ruled on by the Board. Questions relat- 

 ing to District Wages Committees were also dis- 

 cussed, and on the motion of Mr. P. Bradley, 

 seconded by Mr. J. Clarke, J. P., it was decided, 

 having regard to the Agriculture Bill now before 

 Parliament, that the matter should be further con- 

 sidered at an adjourned meeting of the Board. 



