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IRISH CIAKDENING 



of Host's pirsfutfd l>y tlif various nui-sir\ nun. 

 and which wt-rc juit up for auilion iluiiii^r 111'- 

 aft.Tuooii and n-alis.d K"od piin-s. Al s:M\ all 

 ihr .-xhihits w.-i.- sold, tlu' pro.c.'<is. t .-.t li.r 

 with fliat n-alis.Mi for th.- iiaskct.s of |{os.'s ami 

 iiiaiiv line pots of Carnations prcscntfd h\ Mr. 

 liiiliardson. uoinu to swi-ll the fund for Ih. 

 sol,li.-rs and sailoi-s. 



ri;i/.K List. 



Ko>i:>. 'I'w.nly-foui' 1. looms. .li-.lin.(. varirti.- 

 championship clas-) A ( 'iiallrnuc Cup. value 

 CKi. prcs.ntfd hv .Nfr. II. V]. Uichardson I. 

 .los.-ph II. W.-li li. Lon.iondrrrv : 2. Dr. .1. Camp- 

 h.-ll Hall. M..nai,'han. 



Twfhf lilooms. distinct \aiictics I'ri/.c. jiiccc 

 of plate 1. .^^rs. Ilcil.crt Biuwn. Ildrn's iiav: 

 •J. K. Cndfrcv Hrown. llulvwoo.l : :!. .Joseph 11. 

 Welch. 



Mcst I. loom ill classes 1 and 2 Silver medal. 

 -iven hv .Mr. !•:. (i..dfr.'V Hrown \V..n hv .h.seph 

 II. Welill. 



Six hlooms. distinct vaiieties -]'riz.i-, piece of 

 plate — 1. .lohn Paislev. Carnmonev ; 2, J. A. 

 Stewart. .Marino: :?. T. D. 1 'renter. Castle View, 

 Belast. 



Six hlonms. .-mv une variety— I'ri/e. pie<e of 

 l-late -1. .1. .Milne iiarl.our. D.l... Dunnuirrv : 

 2. W. .1. ]{ichardson. Dunnuiriy : 'A. .Mrs. Ilerhert 

 Brown. 



Tahle rose.s arranged f.ir decorative elTect — 

 Cliallenfze ("up. presented hv .Mr. \V. Virtue— 1. 

 K. (io<lfrev Brown : 2. \V. B. lilackwood. Ebony 

 Crran^e. Belfast. 



Twelve hunches of decorative rosi'S, at least 

 nine varieties, to he staged in vases — A Challenge 

 Cup. |.r.-sente<I hv Colonel Wallace, C.B., DA..— 



1. .Mrs. Dunloi). tlolywood ; 2, Colonel Shannan- 

 Crawfoid. M.W. Crawfordsburn ; 3, Mrs. Craig. 

 Tyrella. 



Five ha.skets of cut roses, distinct varieties — 

 .V Challenge Cup, ])resented by a nieniber — 1, J. 

 .Milne Barbour. D.L. : 2. W. .j". Bichardson. 



SwKET Bkas. — Twelve hunches, distinct — 

 First i)rize, a Challenge Cui>, )>resented by the 

 proimetoi-s XorUicm \\'lii(/. Belfast — 1, Eclward 

 Cowdy, Loughgall. 



Twelve hunches, distinct vai-ieties — First prize, 

 a Challenge Cuj), ]. resented bv Messrs. A. .S, 

 Hitchie \- Co.. High Street— 1, Edward Cowdy : 



2, Colonel Sharnian-Crawford : 3, .J. Milne 

 Barbour. 



Six bunches, distinct — -First prize, a Challenge 

 Cup. presented by Messrs. Frank E. Smith & Co. — 

 1, Thoiua.s Scott, Armagh. 



Four bunches, distinct — Prize, i)resented bv 

 Mr. H. E. Richard.son — 1, Thomas Scott. 



H.\KDy (iAKDKN FlXJWEKK. — Eighteen bundles, 

 distinct varieties — Prize, i)iece of plate — 1, H. E. 

 Bichardson, Springfield, Lisburn : 2. Jl. .1. .^r. 

 Barton, Antrim : :'>. Coloiu'l Sharman-Crawford. 



Nine bunches, distinct varieties — 1, Mrs. 

 Craig : 2, AV. J. Kichardson. 



Silver medal for best bunch — Won hv 11. D. M. 

 Barton. 



Hardy Annuals. — Nine bunches, distinct 

 varieties — ], H. E. Richardson: 2, Colonel 

 Sharman-Crawford . 



CAJtNATiONS. — Six vases, perpetual flowering 

 Carnations, distinct varieties— 1, H. E. Kichard- 

 son. 



Other Awards. — Collection of cut flowers, 

 cut foliage, ot beiTies of rare or uncommon 



plants ,,r .-hiul.> I'ti/.. piec.^ ,,i plat.---l 

 II. I>. .M. Bart. .11 -.2. II. K. Hichanlson. 



l{M.-e dee., ration m| dinii.-r lahl.- Prize. pie<'.- 

 ■ d |.|.il.'. |.r.-ente.l l.x .Me.>.srs. lluLdi Dick.son. 

 Ltd. I. .Mi.-s I'. K. I'luinu'. Helnn.nl : 2. .Mrs. 

 .1. .\. Stewart. .Marin..: It. .Mr>. K'i.liar.l Drap.^r. 

 I)iinmurr\. 



Sweet Pea . I. 'c. . ia t ii .n ..I dinmr table p'irst 

 prize. piec....r plat.', pr.-s.'ni.'.l l.\ .M.ssr... Weir \- 

 Sons I. .Mrs. 11. N.ill. Crai-avad : li. .Mrs. H. .1 . 

 I'orter, (ireenislan.l : ::. .Mrs. .MF.^rran. Carrick- 

 feruMlS. 



Huul ..!■ H..S.S. .uianu.d \<>v elTe.t Prize. 

 piec .,1 plat.' I. .Mrs. !•;. C.dfrev Hrown ; 2, 

 r. K. I':\\iiiu. St ran.lt. .\\n. 



Hask.'l ..I .nt Hos.'s l-'irst priz.-. |.iece of 

 plate, pr.'s.'iit.'.l \>\ .Messrs. S. .MMiredv \- .Son - 

 I. .Nfrs. |{. .1. I'ut.'r. ( in-enisland : 2 .Mi-s. H. P. 

 Pink.'rl.-n. 1 1 ills. 'a. H.'Mast : :;. .Mrs. W. .1. 

 Ki.har.|s.,n. 



Dinner table .j.'.-.irat i..n of anv llowei's and 

 foliagt Prize, piece ..f plate 1. H. E. Uichard- 

 son ; 2. Miss Doia .\tkin.s,,n. Mellifont, Belfast: 

 3, Mrs. Edwin Hughes, ("raigavad. 



Seedling Hose (ojx'n)- (i)ld nu>dal for at least 

 three blooms of anv new s.-edling liose not vet in 

 comm.'rc. — .Vward'.-d to S. .Mtii.'dv iV: " S..n. 

 Portadown. ami Hugh Di.ks.,ii. Ltd.. B.'lm..nt. 



Mr. W. Wells. 



From the (lardencrs Ma'jtr.inc of .July Ktth we 

 are glad t() learn that this well-known and success- 

 ful grower and raiser of Chrysanthenuims is 

 making satisfactory i)rogress towards recovery- 

 after undergoing a severe operation. Taken ill 

 on .luue IDth, he was operated on by Sir 

 Arhulhnot Jjane on .lune 23rd, and it will be a 

 source of great satisfaciion to gardeners generally 

 to know that there is every hoi)e of his speedy 

 return to health and strength. 



Brompton Stock ^'Snow White.'' ] 



This is an excejjtionally line type of Stock which 

 deserves to be more widely known, and can be ] 



most highly recommended either for garden i 



decoi'ation or for cutting. One of its most 

 d('sira))le features is the habitof branching from the j 



ground level in distinction to numy strains which j 



l)usli \i]) a single spike t(i a height of fifteen inches i 



or more, giving only a few small side growths. 

 The growths of Snow White are all more or less 

 of equal strength, and in well -grown ])lants will 

 have a spread of eighteen inches. For flowering 

 in .June and July seeds may be sown in late 

 .September or October in a cold frame. The 

 young i)lants shoidd not be coddled at any time. 1 



Piicke(l out in boxes when large enough and j 



wintered (juite cool, giving abundance of light j 



and air at all limes, they will grow slowly and ] 



make good stui'dy plants h)r |)utting out at the i 



(Irst favourable oppoi'tuiiity in si)ring. Groups 

 along the front of the hei'haceous border make a 

 nice display towai'ds the end of .June and in a bed 

 planted thinly with jiink Canterbury Bells and 

 carpeted with Snow White Stock a very lovely 

 effect is obtained. The Stocks should be jjlanted 

 eighteen inches apart. Our strain is obtained 

 from the well-known lirm of Sir .lanies Mackey, 

 Ltd., Dublin. 



