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 KiLKi-NNY Horticultural Sociktv. 



The sevenlh annual i-xliibition ol" this society will be 

 held in Kilkenny on AiikjusI ;,i.si. It will incliulc fruit, 

 (lowers, vej(^elables. and honey. A silver ehallenj^e 

 cup, value six j,'^uineas. is presented bv Nurseryman 

 Jones, of Kilkenny, for the best collection of vegetables, 

 as well as another silver challenge cup for sweet peas. 

 There is a special class for cottagers, and one of the 

 rules is that the gardens of intending exhibitors must be 

 open to possible inspection by members of coiiimiltee 

 both before and after the show. I£nlries for the show 

 close on August ?.^\.\\. The Marquis of Ormonde. K.P., 

 is the president, and S. .\. Jones, of Gowran, is the 

 hon. secretary. 



Irish Rosii .\Nn Flor.\l Society, 

 The first annual show of the Irish Rose and Floral 

 Society will be held in the Botanic Park, Belfast, on 

 l-'riday, the 28th of July. This new organisation starts 

 with all the vitality and promise of youth, and we wish 

 it good speed and the fullest measure of success in its 

 useful career. It has a strong committee, with Col. 

 R. G. Sharman Crawford, D.L., as its president, and 

 J. .A.Stewart and H. P, Pinkerton as joint secretaries. 

 In the forthcoming show generous prizes are offered in 

 each of the forty classes, and in addition silver medals 

 for the best rose blooms in the show. The classes 



Include c 

 annuals, 

 goniums. 



il l)li>oins oi roses, sweet peas, hartly plants, 

 biennials, cirnat ions, begonias, anil pelar- 



TnK 'rKMi'i.i; .Show. 



Till-: Temple Flower Show of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society of Kngland was held in London from the 2:?rd 

 to 25th .May. It was a fine display, embracing almost 

 .ill tleparlnients of gardening, but was of course parti- 

 cularly lich in flowering plants. If such shows indicate 

 in any wa\' the trend of fashion in Fnglish gardening 

 the interest in Alpine plants is certainly increasing from 

 year to year ; the present display surpassed in extent 

 and interest any similar exhibits of recent years- 

 Hardy plants also were particularly well represented 

 by charming collections, among which stood out 

 Messrs, Reamsbottom & Co.'s striking display of St, 

 Brigid anemones from Geashill Nur.scries, the only 

 Irish exhibitor in this section. Sweet peas were well 

 represented, and many novelties were shown by raisers 

 of new varieties. The class devoted to carnations was 

 well filled with effective groups of these charming 

 plants. One group with a background of pale-green 

 silk and dark-foliaged palms was particularly striking. 

 Included in the attractive display of tulips were two 

 fine exhibits from Ireland — one by Alexander Dickson & 

 Sons that obtained a silver cup, and another by Hogg & 

 Robertson for which a silver Banksian medal was 



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