IRISH GARDENING. 



Miscellaneous Section. 



<« XL ALL" Vaporising: Compounds and Insecticides 

 (non-poisonous and poisonous). "XL ALL" \\ eed 

 Killer and Fertilizer, New Green Sunshade, &c. 

 «* XL ALL " Specialities are used and sold by 

 Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists all over the United 

 King-dom. Manufacturer will send Price List by return, 

 and g-ive address of nearest Agent. Poisonous pre- 

 parations only sent direct when Agent cannot supply. 

 Be sure you get the original inventions — " XL ALL." 



G. H. RICHARDS, 



234 BOROUGH, LONDON, S.E. 



J NESS & CO., 12 Sandside, Scarboro', Garden 

 , and Lawn Tennis Boundary Net Makers ; also 

 Kabbit, Stack, Fishing, Cricket, and other Nets. 



PROTECT YOUR GARDENS.— Netting, strong, 

 small mesh, xoo yds. by i yd., 4s. ; by 2 yds., 8s. ; 

 by 3 yds. wide, 1 2s. ; any width or length can be supplied ; 

 orders over 5s. carriage paid. — H. J. G.\ssoN, Net 

 Works, Rye. 



4RST-CLASS STRAWBERRY PLANTS, 3s. 6d. 

 and 5s. per 100. — BiRROWS, Strabane. 



TRIM AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. Tiie Committee of the above Society 

 have fixed date for holding Show for Tuesday, August 

 18th, 1908. Patrick Healy, Secretary. 



VIOLET RUNNERS.— This Season's Planting. 

 Luxonne, the best winter Violets. Price 2s. per 

 100; I2S. per 1,000, post free. Apply early. J. H. 

 Mills, Greenmount, Ballydehob, Cork. 



LAWN MOWERS.— All makes. Lowest rates. 

 Repairs to Lawn Mowers. Latest and only 

 up-to-date Automatic Machinery used, under super- 

 vision of Lawn Mower Specialists. Machines sent for 

 and delivered. Estimates given, lowest rates. — The 

 Dairy Engineering Company of Ireland, 21 and 21 

 Bachelor's Walk, Dublin- Telephone— 912. Tele- 

 grams — " Experience," Dublin. 



IF YOU HAVE A GLASS ROOF THAT LEAKS, 

 a Conservatory to repair, or any kind of glazing 

 work to be done, Carson's Plastine will save money, 

 time, worry and annoyance consequent on the use of 

 ordinary putty which cracks, crumbles, and decays. 

 It saves the expense of constant renewals. Carson's 

 Wood Preservative in green and brown, for Palings, 

 Trellis Work, &c. The best paint for Greenhouses is 

 "VitroHte." WVite for Catalogue. Carson's, 22 

 Bachelor's Walk, Dublin. 



THE JOYS OF GARDENING are realized by 

 using "The Ashbourne" Garden Fertilizer. 

 The most concentrated and Complete Manure for 

 Horticultural purposes. One and a half times as power- 

 ful as the largely advertised Garden Fertilizers in com- 

 merce — therefore more economical. Prepared on the 

 most up-to-date methods. Of general uniform quality, 

 highest solubility, with constituents correctly balanced 

 for promoting a healthy, vigorous plant growth- per 

 stone, 2s. 6d. ; per cwt., 14s. 6d. The Ashbourne 

 Company, Nurserymen, Parliament Street, Dublin. 



ATHBOY " DAFFYDOWNDILLY." 



A Flower, Vegetable, and Cottage Produce Show 



wii.i. iji-: iii'ji.ij IX 'rill-; 



NATIONAL SCHOOLS, ATHBOY, 



Oil Tuesday, April 21st, lyuS. 



Open, Amateur, and Cottager Classes. Liberal 

 Prizes for Flowers, Vegetables, &c. ; also for Butter, 

 Eggs, and Home-made Bread. Entries close on 

 Monday, April 6th. For Schedules and Entry Forms 

 apply to the Hon. Sees., C. K. Douglas and C. W. Parr, 

 Parkstown, Ballivor, Co. Meath. Show opens 1.30 p.m. 



Admission, Is.; from 4.30 to 6,30, 6d. 



SECOND AND CHEAPER EDITION. JUST PUISLISHEI) 

 F'rap. 8vo, Cloth, 438 Pages, 113 Illustrations. 4s. 6cl. net. 



The Horticultural Note Book 



A MANUAL OF 

 PRACTICAL RULES, DATA, AND TABLES 



For the use of Students. Gardeners Nurserymen, and others interested 



in Flower, Fruit, and Vegetable Culture, or in the La\'ing-out and 



Management of Gardens. 



By J. C. NEWSHAM, F.R.H.S., 



Headmaster and Manager of the Hampshire County Council .\gri- 

 cultural and Horticultural School. 



London : CROSBY LOCKWOOD & SON, 



7 Stationers' Hall Cinut. E.C. 



121A Victoria Street, .S.W. 



WALSH'S GIANT-FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. 

 Cheapest offer in the Trade. All tested 

 (unequalled). No. i Collection, containing 25 varieties, 

 1,250 Seeds, is., post free ; No. 2 Collection, containing 

 25 varieties, 2,000 Seeds, is. 6d., post free. Catalogues 

 free. Jas. Walsh, Seedsman, Portadown. 



NOTICE. — Don't stake vour Carnations till you 

 have seen PORTERS IMPROVED COIL 

 STAKE. No tying required ; Stakes last a lifetime. 

 The greatest boon ever offered to growers. Only 

 wants seeing. 7s. 6d. per 100; sample dozen, is. 

 Carriage paid. Cash with order. — A. Porter, Stone 

 House, Maidstone. 



Vegetable, Flower, and Farm Seeds 



From the Finest Stocks and Strains in Cultivation. 

 Catalogue Pust Free. 



Browne, Thompson & Co., 



Seedsmen, CORK, 



Telegrams — " Thompson, Seedsman, Cork." 



KILLARNEY FERNS 



( Trichomanes Radiciini) 



FOR SALE. — Splendid specimens, is. per leaf. — 

 St. Catherine's, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin. 



Gardens and Orchards are much 

 improved by using Ground Rock 

 Agricultural Salt. For particulars 

 apply — Flower & McDonald, 14 D'Olier St., Dublin. 



SALT. 



