IRISH GARDENING. 



Miscellaneous Section. 



Gardeners looking for the Best 



and cheapest Shading to paint outside g-lass, to stick on 

 all the Summer, should ask for Richards' " Sunshade," 

 in dry powder to mix with water. Simple, cheap, and 

 effectual. Gardeners anxious for the best Fertilizer 

 should ask for Richards' " XL ALL" for Pot Plants, 

 Fruit Trees, Kitchen Garden, and Lawn. Ask your 

 Nurseryman or Seedsman for my small pink Price List 

 of the world-renowned " XL ALL" Specialities, Fumi- 

 gfators. Compounds, Insecticides, Weed Killers, &c. 



Supplies from Nurserymen, Seedsmen, and Florists 

 throug-hout the world. Be sure that you get the original 

 patented inventions "XL ALL." 



G. H. RICHARDS, 



234 Borough, LONDON, S.E. 



LADY G.A.RDENER.— A trained Studley College 

 student, holding Ro}'al Horticulture Society's 

 First Class Certificate, at liberty in September. Moderate 

 salar\-. Apply D , Office of this paper. 



NOTICE. — Don't stake vour Carnations till \ou 

 have seen PORTER'S IMPROVED COIL 

 STAKE. No tyingf required ; Stakes last a lifetime. 

 The gieatest 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. 



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 

 "Vitrolite." Write 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 largfely advertised Garden Fertilizers in com- 

 merce — therefore more economical. Prepared on the 

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

 hig-hest 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. 



■too IIUIipHl t\vnr<lH: «i<>l<l Mrilitia Iritin 

 nil llie I>rlii('l|>Hl Kxlilbllioiis. 



PURE ICHTHEMIC GUANO. 



The Most Reliable, The Richest Food, 

 and the Most Natural Fertiliser. 



Juiiplied in Tins and Bags, ttd. to SO/. Carriage paid 

 ou quantities of 'J8-lbs. and upwards. 



FAME'S FERTILISER. 



Swift, Safe, and Sure. 



Supplied in Tins and Bags, «<l. to ISO/- Carriage paid 

 on ijuautities of 28-lbs. and upwards. 



The Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers, 



/ WM. COLCHESTER & CO., 



REGISTERED IPSWICH, Engrland. 



"IRISH GARDENING" 



PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION. 



As annoimced in our Jtily issue we are 

 offering- three Prizes (los., 5s., and 3s. 6d.) for 

 the Best Photographs to illustrate an Article on 



" How to Beautify the Home." 



The Photographs must have been taken in 

 Ireland, but otherwise the choice of subject is 

 left entirely to the taste of the Photographer. 



Photographs must be received not later than 

 15M Angus f. 



Department of Agriculture and Technical 

 Instruction for Ireland. 



INSTRUCTION IN FRUIT GROWING AND 

 GENERAL GARDENING. 



Application for admission to the 1908-9 Session of the 

 Horticultiii-al School at the Albert Collegfe, Glasnevin, 

 Dublin, should now be made. 



For particulars as to terms of admission, wag-es, &c., 

 apply to The Secretary, Department of Agriculture 

 and Technical Instruction, Dublin. 



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

 and Lawn Tennis Boundary Net Makers ; also 

 Rabbit, Sta^ k, Fishing, Cricket, and other Nets. 



ROTECT YOUR GARDENS.^Netting, strong, 



small mesh, 100 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. Gasson, Net 



Works, Rye. 



THE SCOTCH FLAME FLOWER 



( Trupwoluiii Spcciusum. ) 

 I can supply extra strong pots of this popular 

 climber at 5/= and 7/6 per dozen, with directions for 

 planting. loo different named Rockplants, for any 

 position my customer likes to name, for 28/6 ; 50 for 

 1 4/6 ; 25 for 7/9 ; from pots or ground. Send for List. 



Wood's Plant Club Label is the best permanent 

 metal label. 



J. WOOD, Boston Spa., S.O., YORKSHIRE. 



LAWN MOWERS sharpened and repaired 

 by Automatic Machine. Lowest prices. 

 GARDEN SHEARS and EDGE TOOLS 

 ground. STRAWBERRY PUNNETS. 

 FRUIT BASKETS. BRODERICK & SON, 

 II and 12 Capel Street, Dublin. 



RIM AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. The Committee of the above Society 

 have fixed date for holding Show for Tuesday, August 

 i8th, 1908. Patrick Healy, Secretary. 



LISSADELL DAFFODILS (Sir Jos.slyn Gore- 

 Booth's). — These Irish Grown Bulbs are the 

 finest procurable. Write for New Illustrated and 

 Descriptive List, which includes many choice seedlings, 

 to J. A. Cooper, Lissadell, Sligo. 



