IRISH GARDENING. 



September Work. 



THIS is an excellent month for g-arden work, 

 especially for alterations and additions to the 

 herbaceous g-arden, as all classes of herbaceous 

 perennials, rock-plants, &c., will now move exlremeh- 

 well and become established before the winter, thus en- 

 suring the best results for the following year. Reference 

 has been made in this column to the nurseries of Messrs. 

 Watson & Sons, at Clontarf, Dublin, where all sorts of 

 hardy perennials and garden flowers for present planting- 

 are thoroughly well done. People remark on the decent 

 sized pieces of herbaceous and rock-plants sent out by 

 this firm at moderate prices, and their catalogues may 

 be had free bj- all readers of Irish Gardening. 



Carnations should be ready to plant in their flowering 

 beds at the end of the month or in October, as soon as 

 the layers are sufficiently rooted, and Messrs. Watson 

 are well known in connection with these flowers, which 

 have brought them numerous Cold and Silver Medals 

 and prizes throughout the United Kingdom. 



Beautiful collections of up-to-date Delphiniums, 

 Phloxes, Pyrethrums, Peonies, and Miscellaneous Her- 

 baceous Perennials, have been seen in bloom at Clontarf 

 during their respective flowering seasons, and all may 

 now be planted to advantage. It should be noted by 

 those who require cut blooms or floral designs, wreaths, 

 bouquets, &c. , during the winter season, that Messrs. 

 Watson supply everything in the florists' line from their 

 city floral branch, i8 Nassau Street, Dublin, and designs 

 exhibited by the firm at many of the flower shows 

 throughout the provinces were greatly admired by 

 crowds of visitors. 



Royal Horticultural Society of 

 Ireland. 



IN conjunction with the autumn show of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society the National Sweet Pea 

 Society held a provincial show on August 5th in the 

 Royal University Buildings, Dublin, kindly granted by 

 the Senate. As the show is so long past and was very 

 fully reported in the daily Press I do not intend to write 

 a prize list, but rather pen a few notes on what I thought 

 some of the best exhibits. The first 46 classes in the 

 schedule were for sweet peas ; and as there were good 

 entries in most of the classes, and the best positions in 

 the halls allotted to the sweet peas, they made a 

 glorious sight, being in general beautifuUj- staged and 

 the flowers of grand colour. The Dickson and 

 Edmondson Cups were won by Mr. Cowdy, Loughgall, 

 with very fine flowei's on grand stems. A few of his 

 best varieties were Prince of the Asturias, Menie 

 Christie, Helen Lewis, Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes and 

 George Heibert. In the Dickson Cup he was closely 

 followed for second place by Mr. King (gardener to 

 Lord Dunleathi, while in the Edmondson Cup Mr. 

 Mitchison (gardener to Col. Hon. C. H. Crichton) was 

 a close second. A beautiful bunch in this stand of 

 another Countess Spencer sport, named Rose Spencer, 

 was probably the finest vase of sweet peas in the show. 

 Eor six bunches of sweet peas, Mr. Davis (gardener to 

 Mrs. Goodbody) won first prize, Mr. H. J. R. Digges 

 being a good second, their best varieties being Helen 

 Lewis, Countess Spencer and Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes. 

 The Edwards" Challenge Trophy was easily won by Mr. 



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RATS IN GARDENS 



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Island of Hk.i m, April 7th, 1907. 

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 some three quarters of a mile awaj'. I keep large quantities ot 

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 so cannot use the ordinary poison. LEICESTER GOW." 



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