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Autumn I'ruit Show 



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Tl I II iibovc* sociciv lu'UI their AiiUimii Show 

 oil the iSlh ami n)ll) October in the premises 

 of tlie Royal niibliii Society at Hallsbriilj;^e, 

 lliibliii. The ehief elasses were devoted (o apples ami 

 I he remainder to other fruits, vejjetables and flowers. 

 \'aliiable prizes were offered by the society, and these 

 were siipplementcil by a grant of £bo from the Depart- 

 ment of Ajjricnitiire for classes for apples anil pears. 



There was a record entry, there beinj^j over 70 entries 

 in each of the classes for Cox's Orani^e Pippin and 

 Mramlevs Seedling, am! some very fine fruits were 

 exhibited. The fruits of Mramley were the best I have 

 ever seen o>\ an exhibition table, some of them being 

 very large and almost scarlet in colour. 



The outstanding feature of the whole show was the 

 general high standard of the exhibits. It was the best 

 collection of high quality fruit exhibited for many years, 

 the fruits being of a much higher colour than usual. Poor 

 quality fruit was conspicuous by its absence. .Vnolher 

 noticeable feature of the show was the large number of 

 successful exhibits stageil b\- small farmers, many of 

 the first prize fruits having been produced on trees 

 planted by farmers who commenced fruit-growing only 

 a few years ago. .Some Knglish growers who visited 

 the show and who were exhibitors were very much 

 surprised at the size and colour of the apples, being 

 much better than the English fruit of this jear. 



For the best general exhibit of hard}- fruits Messrs. 

 \Vm. Watson & Son, Clontarf, Dublin, staged a very fine 

 collection, which gained them the society's gold medal, 

 Messrs. A. Dickson *: Son, Dawson .St., Dublin, being 

 awarded the silver medal. There were some very fine 

 fruits exhibited in the collection of apples. For the 

 best decorated table of 18 varieties Mr. Jameson was 

 first ; Earl of Bessborough, second ; and Mr. Hennerty of 

 Cork, third. In the collection of 12 cookers, Mr. 

 Bowers, Silverspring. Co. Kilkenny, was first ; Mr. 

 Coffey. Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare, second. 

 This class contained some of the finest apples in the 

 show. 



For twelve (eight cooking and four des.sert), first 

 prize was won by Lady I''itzgerald, Newmarket-on 

 I'ergus, Co. Clare, .Mr. J. Jameson being second. 



I'or the best collection of six cookers, the first prize 

 was won by .Mr. Cooney, Kells, Co. Meaili. and ilu 

 second prize by Mr. K. While. 



\-'or the four dessert. Colonel Foe secured the firsi 

 prize, while the second was won by Mr. Doyle, Broad- 

 w.iy, Wexford. 



The chief prizi'-wlniuMs in the dcssi-rt single dishes 

 werv! .Mr. Mowers, Kilkenny ; .Mr. .N'ully, Kells, Co. 

 Meath ; Mr. Cornej', Kells; Lady {•"ilzgerald, New- 

 market-on-Fergus, Co. Claie ; .Mr. W. Coffey, 

 Newmarket-on-l-ergus ; Earl of Drogheda (gardejier, 

 Mr. Pilgrim); Mr. j". Kennedy, Piltown ; Mr..S. Bowles. 

 Cork ; .Mr. R. Dalton, Piltown, who won the Coxon)' ; 

 Mr. T. Butler, Piltown ; .Mr. R. M. Whiting, Credenh'ill, 

 Hereford. England"; .Mr. K. .Malcolmson ; Mr. Claude 

 Ellis, Ciorey, Co. Wexford ; Mrs. Coodbody (gardener, 

 Mr. Davis), Blackrv>ck ; Lady .\nnaly, Cio wran Castle. 

 Co. Kilkenny (gardener, .Mr. Roche), being the first 

 in the Bramley class. 



There was good competition in the pear classes, and 

 some very fine specimens were staged, especially those 

 of Pitmaston Duchess and Doyenne du Cornice. For 

 the collection of six dishes Lady Fitzgerald was first, 

 and Mr. Barton second. 



For the collection of four dishes, Mr. J. A. Jameson, 

 Bray, was first, and Sir E. Cochrane second. 



In the single dishes the following were the chief 

 prize winners : — Lady .\nnaly, .Mrs. Malcolmson, Mr. 

 M' Pother, Roscommon (who showed extra fine speci- 

 mens of Pitmaston); .\ld. Bewley, Rathgar ; Colonel 

 Poe, Lady Redmond, Lady F"itzgerald, and Mr. Barton. 



It is interesting to note the advance made in the 

 boxing and barrelling of apples for market. The 

 entries in these classes were more numerous than 

 heretofore, and the packing was more up to the market 

 standard. The first prize for the best packed bushel 

 bo.x of dessert apples was won by Mr. Coffey with a 

 nice box of Cox's Orange Pippin. 



The best barrel of Bramley's .Seedling was won by 

 Mr. Morrow, Enniskillen. 



The interest taken in large blooms of Chrysan- 

 themums is very much on the wane at these shows, the 

 number of blooms on show being less every year. 



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