January 21, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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for the season is far advanced, and if the mild 
weather continues it will not be long before the trees 
are in flower. 
Late Grape.— M .: All late Grapes are more or 
less thick skinned, but you will find Alicante the best 
of all the black varieties. Lady Downes’ is of good 
flavour, but is very thick skinned,and very " seedy" ; 
moreover, it Is a bad setter, and the bunches are 
usually rather ragged in appearance. Black Ham¬ 
burgh will not keep very late in the autumn. 
A FINE GROUP AT BALL’S BRIDGE, 
DUBLIN. 
On the occasion of the Chrysanthemum show of 
the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, in the 
great hall at Ball's Bridge, Dublin, on November 
gth and ioth last, a magnificent and unique group 
was put up by Mr. Robert Jameson, The Nurseries, 
Park Avenue, Sandymount. Mr. Jameson has also 
a city branch at Nassau Street, Dublin. 
The group of stove and greenhouse plants was 
the group, and included such things as Kentia bel- 
moreana, K. fosteriana, Phoenix rupicola, Latania 
borbonica, and some graceful plants of Cocos wed- 
deliana, there being a grand specimen of it in the 
centre. 
Fine foliaged plants were supplied by such 
Crotons as Reidii, Queen Victoria, Golden Queen 
Victoria, Flamingo, Hendersonii, and other well- 
coloured varieties, which can hardly be omitted 
from a mixed group of this nature. Eulalia japonica 
variegata also supplied colour and served 
A Group at Ball's Bridge, Dublin. 
Young Mint,— A.: Lift a few of the clumps of 
Spear Mint from the plantation, lay them in shallow 
boxes, cover them lightly with soil (any light soil 
will do), and place them in heat. A temperature of 
from 55 0 to 6o° by night will soon bring out the young 
growths, and you will have all the green Mint you 
want. Sprinkle the roots frequently with tepid 
water, for as soon as the roots get to work they will 
want a lot of water. Give all the light possible, for 
light is as great a stimulus as heat. 
40 ft. long, 30 ft. high, and 15 ft. to 16 ft. in width, 
from front to rear. The accompanying illustration 
does not show the ends of the group, but the front 
edging will show that it was somewhat rounded; 
while the two tall specimens of Cocos flexuosa at the 
back, standing 30 ft. high, and towering above the 
rails of the gallery, and almost touching the roof of 
the building, will give some idea of the magnitude of 
the group, and its stately, towering character. Other 
Palms were used, particularly towards the back of 
the massiveness of broad-leaved subjects. Dracaena 
stricta, D. Lord Wolseley, D. terminalis, and others, 
belong to the same category of fine foliaged subjects. 
The front was finished off with neat and well-grown 
plants of Pteris, Adiantum, Asplenium, and other 
decorative Ferns. 
In the way of flowers the group was brightened 
with Chrysanthemums and Orchids, many of which 
are visible in the illustration. Amongst the last- 
named were well-flowered pieces of Oncidium vari- 
