IRISH GARDENING. 



qualities of Clare apples before the country, were 

 won, one a|)]»r()i»riately enough, by one of the 

 most successful rivals of the deceased gentlenian 

 in the past, Mrs. W. Coffey, with a box of Cox's 

 Orange Pii)i)in : the second by Miss Scott, with 

 an entry of dessert apples, and the third by Mr. 

 Enright, with a bushel of cooking ap))ies. A 

 fourtli exhibitor from Tradaree was the winner in 

 the " Bill Challenge Class," also generously ])re- 

 sented by Lady Fitzgerald. The winning exhibit 

 was sent in by Mrs. Frost, and consi-sted of three 

 dishes of dessert a])]>les in three varieties. Another 

 si)ecial iirize, presented by Mr. W. Coffey, was 

 won by Miss Scott. 



The arrangements throughout the day worked 

 smoothly under the careful eye of the hon. sec. 

 Rev. R. Scott, who really seemed ubiquitous, and 

 to be " all over the show " at one and the sauie 

 time. 



Prize List — Section I. — Dessert Apples. — 

 Allington Pippins — 1st, Lord Inchiquin ; 2nd, 

 Mr. .John Enright : 3rd, Mrs. W. Coffey ; v.h.c, 

 Mrs. G. U. Macnamara. Beauty of Bath — 1st and 

 2nd withheld ; 3rd, Mrs. Frost. Cox's Orange 

 Pi])] tin — 1st, Miss Scott : 2nd, Major Hickman ; 

 3rd, Mrs. Knox ; v.h.c. Lord Inchiquin and Mrs. 

 W. Coffey. Duchess of Oldenburg — 1st, Major 

 Hickman. Gascoigne's Scarlet — 1st. Miss Scott ; 

 2nd, Major Hickman ; 3rd, Hon. Ed. O'Brien. 

 .Tames Grieve — Lst, Miss Scott ; 2nd, Mrs. W. 

 Coffey ; 3rd, Mrs. Frost. King of the Pi])])ins — 

 1st, Miss Scott ; 2nd, Mr. R. J. Stacpoole ; 3rd, 

 Mrs. Vere O'Brien ; v.h.c, Mrs. W. Coffey. Lady 

 Sudeley — 1st, Mr. .John Enright ; 2nd, Mrs. Frost ; 

 3rd, Mrs. W. Coffey. Rib.ston Pipi»in— 1st, Mr. 

 .John Enright ; 2nd, Mrs. Coffey : 3rd, Lord 

 Inchiquin ; v.h.c, Mrs. Vere O'Brien. Worcester 

 Pearmain — 1st, Mr. .T. Enriglit ; 2nd, Major 

 Hickman ; 3rd, Mrs. W. Coffey ; v.h.c. Lord 

 Inchiquin. Best dish of any other varieties — 

 1st, Lord Inchiquin ; 2nd, Mrs. W. Coffey ; 3rd, 

 Major Hickman ; v.h.c. Major Hickman. 



Cooking Apples. — Alfriston — 1st, Lord Inclii- 

 quin ; 2nd, Major Hickuian ; 3rd, Mrs. Coffey. 

 Annie Elizabeth — 1st, Lord Inchiquin ; 2nd, Mrs. 

 Frost. Bisuiai'ck — 1st, Mr. .John Enright ; 2nd, 

 Mr. B. Brennan ; 3rd, Mrs. W. Coffey ; v.h.c, 

 Mrs. Frost. Blenheim Pii)]jin — 1st. Mr. .John 

 Enright ; 2nd, Lord Incliiquin ; 3rd, Mr. F. B. 

 Henn ; v.li.c, Major Hicknxan. Bramley's Seed- 

 ling — 1st, Mr. Enright ; 2nd, Mrs. Fro.st ; 3rd, 

 Mr. B. Brennan ; v.h.c, Mrs. W. Coffey. Cox's 

 Pomona — 1st, Major Hickman; 2nd, Mrs. Frost; 

 3rd, Lord Inchiquin. Douiino — 1st, Lord Inchi- 

 quin. Ecklinville Seedling — 1st, Major Hickman ; 

 2nd, Lord Inchiquin ; 3rd, Mrs. G. U. Mac- 

 nauiara. (Jrenadier — 1st, Lord Inchiquin : 2nd, 

 Mr. Enriglit ; 3id, Mrs. Coffey. Lane's Prince 

 Albert— 1st, Mr. Enright ; 2nd, Mrs. Coffey ; 3rd, 

 Major Hickman. Lord Derby — 1st, Mr. Enriglit ; 

 2nd, Mrs. G. U. Macnamara ; 3rd, Ivord Inchiquin. 

 Lord Suffield— 1st, withheld : 2nd, Major Hick- 

 man : 3rd, Lord Inchiquin. Mere de Menage — 

 1st, Major Hickuuxn : 2nd, Lord Inchiquin. 

 Xewtown Wonder — 1st, Lord Inchiquin ; 2ml, 

 Mrs. Coffey. Peasgood's Nonsuch — 1st, Mr. 

 Enright ; 2nd, Lord Inchiquin ; 3rd, Mrs. Coffey ; 

 v.h.c. Miss Scott. Pott's Seedling — 2nd, Mrs. 

 W. Coffey. Warner's King— 1st, Mr. Enright; 2nd, 

 Mrs. (!oft'ey. Best dish of any other variety — 1st, 

 Mrs. Coft'ey; 2nd, Major Hickiiian; 3rd, Mi.s.s Scott. 



Pears. — Beurre Diel — 1st, Lord Inchiquin. 

 Beurre d'Auianlis — 1st, Mr. R. .T. Stac]io()l(^. 

 Catillac — 1st, Mrs. Vere O'Brien. Doyenne du 

 Cornice — 1st. Mr. R. .1. Stacjtoolc ; 2nd, Tiord 



Inchiquin ; 3rd, Colonel .7. W. Macnamara. 

 Durondeau — 1st, Lord Inchiquin. Marie lionise — 

 1st, Lord Inchiquin; 2nd, Mrs. N'ere O'Brien : 3rd. 

 ('olonel Macnamara. Louise Bonne of .Jersey — 1st. 

 liord Inchiciuin ; 2nd, .Mrs. Frost. Pitiiuistoii 

 Duchess — 1st, Mrs. G. I". Macnamara; 2nd, Mr. 

 Stacpoole : 3rd, Mrs. Frost. Williams' Hon C'hr^tien 

 —1st, Mr. Stac]»oole : 2nd, Mrs. W. Coffey ; 3rd, 

 Major Hickman. Best dish of any other variety — 

 1st, J.iord Inchiquin : 2nd. Colonel Macnamara : 

 3rcL Major Hickman. 



Apples. — Best half bushel of dessert ai)])les — 

 quality of fruit and neatness of apiiles to be 

 equally considered — 1st, Miss Scott ; 2nd, .Mrs. 

 Coffey ; 3rd, Mr. Enriglit. Most ta.stefully and 

 securely ])acked two dozen of cooldng a])])les — 

 1st, Mr. Enright: 2nd, Mrs. Coffey ; 3rd, Lord 

 Inchiquin and Mrs. Frost. Most tastefully and 

 securely-])acked one dozen of dessert a|)])les — 

 1st, Miss Scott : 2nd, I^ord Inchiquin : 3rd, Mr. 

 Coffey. Best ten dishes, six cooking and four 

 dessert varieties — Lst, Mrs. Cott"ey ; 2nd. Mrs. 

 Frost : 3rd, Major Hickman : v.h.c. Lord 

 Inchiquin. Best five dishes of a])])les, grown by 

 1)0)1(1 p'de occui)ier of union distinct cottage — Lst, 

 Mr. M. Reidy ; 2nd. Mr. Tiios. O'Brien. 



The Fitzwilliam-Scott Memoriat. Prize.s. — 

 Presented by Lady Fitzgerald, for the encourage- 

 ment of couunercial fruit growing. Best graded 

 and most tastefully jjacked one dozen box of 

 Cox's Orange Pi])iJin — 1st, Mrs. Coffey ; 2nd, 

 Miss Scott ; 3rd, Mr. J. Enright. Best half 

 bushel of dessert a]jples, quality of fruit, grading 

 and i)acking considered — 1st, Miss Scott ; 2nd, 

 Mr. Enright : 3rd, Mrs. Coffey. Best bushel of 

 cooking ajjjiles, quality of fruit, grading and 

 ])acking to be considered — 1st, Mr. Enright : 2nd, 

 Mrs. C'offev : 3rd, Miss Scott. 



Catalogues. 



We have before us a copy of the Autumn 1911 

 Catalogue issued by Messrs. Wm. Power & Co., 

 2.5-26 King Street, Waterford. It is mainly 

 concerned with bulbs and bulbous plants suitable 

 for present planting, and contains many good 

 things. Hyacinths are well catered for, and are 

 offered in many named varieties, while the 

 ])o])ular Tuli]> is also listed in large variety. 

 A somewhat .short, but extremely well-selected, 

 collection of Narcissus is offered, and anutngst 

 tho.se we notice several of the newer varieties, 

 such as Glory of Noordwijk, King Alfred, Wear- 

 dale Perfection, &c., listed at reasonable ]jrices. 

 considering the length of time they are in cultiva- 

 tion. Amongst the miscellaneous bulbs offered 

 we notice Chionodoxas. Scillas. Iris. Anemones, 

 and hosts of other things suitable for every 

 garden, large or small. Xor are ]>lants suitable 

 for forcing omitted, for Dielytra spectabilis. Lily 

 of the Valley. S])ir*as, ijilium llarrisii, and 

 several other bulbous-rooted subjects which lend 

 themselves to this form of treatment are in<luded . 

 Short lists of Herbaceous Plants, Climbing Plants. 

 as well as lists of garden re<|uisites of every 

 descripti<m, labels, manures, Js:c.., are given, 

 " Hoi.T-AND in Ireland," 191 1, is the title of 

 the well printed catalogue sent out by the well- 

 known Irish (irm, Messrs. Hogg & Robertson. 

 Ltd., 22 Mary Street, Dublin. Their Bulb Farm 

 is .situated at Rush, and here are grown, with the 

 exception'of Hyacinths, all the sorts of bulbs 

 whiih are'grownlin Holland. Their collection of 

 Daft'odils is a singularlv com]irehensive one, in- 



