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""T^lIK INtci lloiiiiulluial SociiMy's Aiimial Sliow 

 1 was Ill-Ill ill Si. (li-orkTi-s Maikil. lU-lfast. on llic 

 14II1 and i^lli N'oMMiibiT. Tlii" show, as usual, 

 w.is Wfll atti'iuli'il. iu»lwiilistaniliii)f tlio uiifavoinahK- 

 state of till* wfatlii-i. Tlu- iiuiiiIht of i-iitiii-s aniounlnt 

 to I. .'50. a'>il <'>i' H"'''''y ^'^ ''"' »?xl''''''<'<. I'" •'•i^ wholf, 

 was oxii'filiuj^ly .^i>od. Speaking al I ho Juilifcs' diniior 

 Mr. Win. Crump, an authority on fruit ifrowini;, said- 

 " Thi- show was ono of the best he had soon that year 

 anywhere. In Mirmin.uhain .iiul oilu-r centres tlu-y 

 oonsidered themselves i^ooil fruit ji^rowers, but their 

 exhibits were not in size and colour anythim,-- 

 .ippro.iehinjj wh.it they had that day seen in the Belfast 

 show. He was curious to know how this tjratifying^ 

 result had been achieved in Lister, and fell sure the 

 ijrowcrs in irelaiiil were bringinjf their skill in cultiva- 

 tion to bear in the proper manner." 



The nurserymen's exhibits added a great deal to 

 the attractiveness of the show. Some of the exhibits, 

 p.'irticularly those of Messrs. Huich Dickson, Royal 

 .Niuseries, Belmont, were very well arranged, and 

 included choice and well-grown plants. The floral 

 display by Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons, Royal .Avenue ; 

 I'rank Smith & Co., High Street ; and Arthur Ritchie, 

 High .Street, were exceedingly good, and greatlj- 

 admired. Messrs. Hugh Dickson had a fine stand of 

 apples— dessert and cooking varieties — of high-class 

 i|uality. Reference must be made to the stand of hard}' 

 flowering shrubs and conifers exhibited by Messrs. 



rcimii k iV. 1. I'., Delgany, C o. \\ u klow. I his In ni also 

 h.iil excellent exampli's of fruit trees, bush anil cordons, 

 on view. Messrs. Bleakley, Killyle.igh, Co. Armagh, 

 showeil ;i collection of apples of \.irielies suitable for 

 present planting. He also exhibited specimens of well 

 grown fruit trees. 



Chrysanthemums wi-n- a \ciy strong liaime, anil, 

 .dlhougli the large blooms have to a great extent 

 gone out of fashion, they were on this occasion shown 

 to :i high degree of perfection. Single varieties were 

 largely shown, and some new and pleasing shades were 

 to be seen. Messrs. W. Wells, of .Surrey, had a fine 

 exhibit of single and double varieties, man}- being of 

 their own raising and possessing much mi-rit. 



In the fruit section, apples constituteil Ihi- outstanding 

 feature ; beautiful examples of well-grown and highly- 

 colouied fruit was shown. The finest dish of apples in 

 the show was a dish of Peasgood's Nonsuch, and was 

 grown by Mr. Thos. Nulty, Carnacross, Kells, Co. 

 Meath. A very instructive feature was provided in the 

 apple-packing competition. .\s was to be expected, 

 the best packed barrels came from the fruit-growing 

 districts ot Portadown. The prizes for the best bushel 

 boxes of apples, however, went to counties Clare, 

 Kilkenny and Fermanagh. 



The vegetable and farm produce exhibits were of a 

 high standard of quality, and very keen competition 

 was shown in the difl'erent classes. 



The following is a list of the principal prize winners 

 in the various sections : — 



Nurserymen's Class — Messrs. Hugh Dickson, Royal 



200,000 FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES 



of all kinds, including- several thousand 



STANDARD APPLES, PEARS, AND PLUMS 



Maiden Apples on English 



The following popular kinds are in- 

 cluded : — James Grieve, Ben's Red, 

 irles Ross, Cox's Orange, Ailing- 

 Pippin, Bramley Seedling, Lord 

 ily, Worcester Pearmain, E^cklin- 

 i- Seedling, Newton Wonder, 

 - rfolk Wonder, Blenheim Or.ange, 

 / Warner's Rival, Quarrenden, Lane's 

 Prince Albert. Price, 6s. per doz. ; 

 ^ 40s. 100. 



Also a very fine lot of 20,000 Pyra- 

 mid Apples (tv/o and three years) on 



English Paradise, including :— Worcester Pear- 

 main, Cox's Orange Pippin, James Grieve, Allington 

 Pippin, Bramley Seedling, Warner's King, Houblon, 

 Charles Ross, Lane's Prince Albert, Beauty of Bath, and 

 many others. Price, lOS. per doz. , 655. 100. 



About 20,000 Half-standard Apples 

 on Crab Stock (tu^o and three years). 



Worcester Pearmaiii, Cox's Or^mge Pippin, Bramley 

 Seedling, Newton Wonder, Allington Pippin, Lord 

 Derby, Blenheim Orange, James Grieve, Lane's Prince 

 Albert, and many others. Price lOS. per doz. ; 65s. 100. 



Standard Apples. — The following popular 

 kinds are inclutlcd :- Cox's Orange Pippin, Worcesli r 

 Pearmain, James Grieve, Ecklinville, Allington Pippin, 

 Blenheim Orange, Devonshire Ouarrenden, Bramley 

 Seedling, Lord Derby, Warner's King, King of Pippin, 

 Wellington, Lord Suftield. Price, 1 8s. per doz ; £6 100, 



About 10,000 Pears, Standard Czar Plums, i 8s. doz. ; 

 £6 100. About 10,000 Black Currants, I.ooo Red 

 Currants, 20,000 Raspberries, Superlative, l8s. 1,000; 

 s:;veral thousand Cabbage, 25. 6d. 1,000; and Straw- 

 Serry Plants, Loganberry Plants, from layers, very fine 

 sample, I 5s. for 25 plants. 



Special Quotations for large Quantities 



World-wide Reputation 



New Illustrated Catalogue now ready to be had post free 

 All the Best Varieties in Cultivation .... 



W. HORNE & SONS, Cliffe 



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