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lirsl, Mr. H. S. Cluiiiness biMiiij a tjood 

 Davies Ihird wilh Miiallfr plants. 



Tlioro was strony compel it ioii in tho tabic plant*, class. 

 -Mr. Hewley boinir placed first wilh a well arranged 

 table, slajjinir i>:ood plants of Crotons, .\niaryllis, 

 Glo.xinias, Odontokflossuni I'escatoi ia, and Dendrobium 

 Crassinode, the whole beinif nicely edjfed with Panicnni 

 X'arieifatuni. Second was won by Mr. Ivobertson with 

 a nice table o( Ferns in variet)', Draca-neas, (."rolons, 

 and contaiiu'd four well jj^rown and well flowert-d 

 plants of tiloire ile Sii'aiix Hei^fonia. Third beinj^Miss 

 O'.Meara with a table too heavily decorated. It con- 

 tained yood plants of Calaiiimns, Bejconiasand C'rotons, 

 Schizanthiis and some well flowered plants of X'eronica 

 Hnlkean.i. 



The table ol .Mpines was won by .Mrs. Ci. .Mitchell. 

 .\rdlui, Blackrock (jjardener, .Mr. Baker). It included a 

 nice collection of I'rimula Rosea, P. Farino.sa, P. C'ash- 

 merian.i, and P. Malascarides, al.so various Sedums and 

 other .Alpines. It was very well arrantfed. Second 

 went to Lady Redmond, who had a nice collection of 

 lar>^:er plants. Third, Mr. K. Lee. The Grang^e. 

 Stillorgfan. 



For the best decorated table .Miss Ross, Summer- 

 field. Dalkey. was first, using- very fine flowers of 

 Wistaria .Sinensis, wilh a little Asparagus Sprengeri 

 and a little white Spirea Astilbe. .Mrs Butler, Pries- 

 town House, Co. Meath, being second, using primroses. 



.Messrs. Watson & Sons, Florists, Nassau St., Dublin 

 were first for a Bride's Bouquet, it being composed 

 chiefly of Odontoglossum Crispum, well arranged with 

 a little Asparagus Plumosa and Lily of the Valley. 



For the best collection of twenty-four hardy cut 

 flowers Capt. Lewis Riall, D. L., Old Conna, Bray, was 

 first, -Mr. Doyne second, and iMiss Osbourne third. 

 For twelve varieties Mrs. Butler was first. Lady Red- 

 mond second, and Col. Foe, C.B., third. 



Friit. — The best dish of pears (Uvedale's St. Ger- 

 main) was shown by Mr. Bevvley, Mr. Doyne being 

 second with Catillac ; third, Mr. Dudgeon. For a dish 

 of de.sserl apples, .Sir K. Cochrane was first, with New- 

 ton Pippin, .Mr. Dudgeon being third with King of 

 the Pippin.s. For cooking apples, Mr. D'Olier showed 

 nice fruits of Br am ley Seedling, second going to Mr. 

 Bewley for a dish of Newton Wonder, Mr. Lee being 

 third. The best dish of strawberries was one of Leader, 

 exhibited by Colonel Poe, C.B.. Heywood, Queen's Co. 

 (gardener, Mr. H. Cook) ; second, Major Henry, Fir- 

 mount (gardener, Mr. Taylor), with nice fruits of Royal 

 Sovereign ; third, Mr. Westby. 



Fxhibitors in this class in future sluuild note thai 

 according to Rules of the R. H. S., a dish of str.iw- 

 berries consists of twenty fruiis. 



\'ki;ki AHl.HS. — Though there was only one exhibit for 

 two cucumbeis, those sl.igeil by Mr. Bewley would have 

 won in strong competition. Broccoli was fairly well 

 represented, Mr Robertson being first for four heads; 

 Capt. Lewis Riall. D.!.., second, .ind .Mrs. .Meade Coffey 

 third. Cabbages weri" wi-ll to the fore considering tlu" 

 past season, and good heads were shown b\- .Mr. Soden, 

 .Mrs. .Meade Coffey being second, and Capt. Lewis 

 Riall third. 



Lettuces were a good lot, .Mr. .Soden being agfain first, 

 .Mrs. Meade Coffey second, anil Sir K.Cochrane, Bari., 

 third. 



The collection of six distinct kinds of vegetables 

 brought only two exhibitors. Col. Poe, C.B., being first, 

 having good seakale, potatoes, French beans, toma- 

 toes, and cauliflowers, his cucumbers being ver}' poor, 

 .Mrs. Beaumont Nesbitt, Tubberdaly, King's County, 

 being second. 



The vegetables and fruits were not such a strong 

 feature as they ought to have been, and I think it 

 would be well to have more valuable prizes offered for 

 fruit and vegetables at this show in future to induce 

 more competitors to come forward, as good spring 

 vegetables are not so easily grown as arc the autimm 

 varieties. 



It augurs well for the success of a show to see so 

 many trade exhibits. I feel certain it was very 

 gratifying to the committee to .see so many of them 

 coming forward, and I hope they will find it remunera 

 tive in the end. 



A gold medal was awarded to the Tull}' Nurseries, 

 Kildare, for an excellent collection of .Alpine plants, 

 many of which, especially the primulas, are rare at 

 present. It was one of the features of the show. A 

 gold medal was awarded to Messrs. Chas. Ramsay & 

 Sons, Ballsbridge, who had a magnificent display of 

 various flowering plants and floral designs. Sir Jocelyn 

 Gore Booth, Lissadell, Sligo, was also awarded a gold 

 medal for a grand collection of narcissi, many of which 

 being very fine seedlings, tmd of which I feel certain 

 more will be heard. 



Silver medals were awarded to Messrs. Alex. Dick- 

 son & Sons. Dawson Street, Dublin, for a collection of 

 flowering plants, which included a nice lot of carnations. 

 To .Messrs. W. B. Hartland & Sons, Cork, for a fine 

 collection of orchids and narcissi, which were well 

 arranged. To Messrs. Hogg and Robertson, Mary 



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