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IRISH GARDENING 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland 

 Autumn Show. 



On th«> 2t(Ji of Au^iust thr S..,ii-ty lu-l.l ils 

 Autumn Sliow uiwltT Kl"ii<'us w.at ht-r coiulil iuiis. 

 Ill ad.liliou t.> th.' fluw.T slmw lh(>r.> w.-n- lliis 

 year nuriicioiis ntlicr at Iract ions, (he rt-c-ciiits 

 liver and almvc woikiiiir fxin'uscs ln-iu^; (livitlt'd 

 l..-l\v.-.-u 111.- fuiuls for the Dul.lin Fusili.-r War 

 PrisoiK-rs and that for si-ndinj: fruil and vr^.'lahl.-s 

 1o 111." tl.-.-l. 'Ph.- .-xliiltits w.-r.- n.d so num. -r.. us 

 as usual. I)ul ..f lii^'li .lualitv. 



Tlu- trad.- t-xhihits .d' .M.-ssrs. IIuk1> i>i.kson. 

 .M.-ssrs. Al.-x. !)i.-ks..n. M.ssrs. Wats.ui .d" ( loi.t art . 

 and Mi'ssrs. 11..-- \- l{.d..-j(s..n . 'onl riliul rd 

 cnorm.mslylo lli.- -.•n.-ral .-IT.-ct . and f..und many 

 adndi-.-i-s. 



M.-ssrs. .lon.s. Kilk.-miy. ami olii.-rs w.-r.- also 

 |ii-.-scnt witli llit-ii' usual lin.' displays. 

 .\\VAIU)S. 



rhnils i„ /'n/.s-.— stove or (ir.-.-nlmus.- Platds. 

 pi-r.-nniai. twt-lv.-, six tlowt-rin- an.! six f.dia^.-. 

 .list in. 1 kinds— 1st. Ern.-st iicwloy, l{aflif,'ar. 

 i'.-lai-<,'oniunis. Zonal, six. .-a.li dinV-rcnt. in l)lo.)m. 

 in jiots n.)t .-Xf.-cdin^ niiu- inclics (priz.-s pr.-scnt.-d 

 l.y \V. II. Odium;— 1st. Ernest H.-wl.-y. Uath-ar: 

 2nd. .Mrs. Soden. Sandymount. Pelargoniums, 

 s.-.-nted-leaved. six plants, in n.)l less tlian four 

 distinct varieties, in pots n.tl exceeding .-i^lit 

 in. li.-s (prizes j.resented hv Ladv OWeill, Shanes 

 Casll.-. Antrim)— 1st, W. .1. ('. IMaunsell, Cel- 

 liiid-.- : 2nd. Sir F. Shaw. Terenure. Ferns, 

 Hiitisli. six. in six distinet varieties, in pots not 

 .-xeeedinK eiK^if inches — Lst, Canon Kinj^smill 

 Moore, Dundrum : 2nd, Rev. II. Davy, Kiinma^c 

 Lodge : :ird, .1. Meade, Bray. 



Cut Blooms — Hoses. — Eo.ses, stand of twenty- 

 four hlooms, not more than three of any one 

 variety. A (-hallenge cu]), value £10, ^iresented 

 by the late Tiord Ardilaun, the cup to be won 

 three tinie.s before be(-oming the j.r.ij.erty of the 

 winner — 1st, J. F. Crozier, Stillorgan ; 2nd. .1. II. 

 \Vel(-h, Londonderry. Koses, stand of twelve 

 blooms, not more than three of any one variety — 

 1st, Dr. O'Donel Browne, Xaas ; 2nd, R. J." C. 

 Maunsell, Celbridge. Roses, Hybrid Teas, stand 

 of twelve liloonis, at least six varieties, and not 

 more than two of any variety — 1st, F. A. Miller, 

 Monkstown : 2nd, Dr. O'Donel Browne, Naas ; 

 3rd, T. F. Ci-ozier, Stillorgan. Roses, Teas and 

 Noisettes, stand of twelve blooms, six varieties, 

 not more than two of any variety — 1st, T. F. 

 Crozier, Stillorgan ; 2nd, Dr. O'Donel Browne, 

 Naas ; 3rd, J. H. Welch, Londonderry. Roses, 

 Ramblers, six vases, in six varieties, live sprays 

 of one vai'iety only to a vase, must be nanied^ — • 

 1st, Raym.md Stei>henson, Booterstown ; 2nd, 

 Mrs. Butler, Priestown. Roses, Ramblers, three 

 vases, in three varieties, five sprays of one variety 

 only to a vase, must be named— 1st, Rev. H. 

 Davy, Kimmage Lodge; 2nd, R. J. C, Maunsell, 

 Celbridge ; 3rd, Dr. O'Donel Browne, Naas. 

 Roses, basket of, conijietition for lady amateurs 

 only, arranged for effect ; any foliage may be 

 used, blooms need not be grown by exhibitor 

 (prizes presented by Messrs. Thos. M'Kenzie & 

 Sons, Ltd., Dublin) — 1st, F. H, Croskerry, 

 Sandycove ; 2nd, Raymond Stephenson, Booters- 

 town ; 3rd, Mrs. Butler, Priestown. Roses, stand 

 of seventy-two blooms — 1st, Messrs. Hugh Dick- 

 son, Royal Nurseries, Belfast. Roses, new, stand 

 of twelve blooms, one variety only, not exhibitetl 

 prior to 1914 — 1st prize, Messrs. Hugh. Dickson. 



|{..val Niirs.-ri.-s, M.-lfast. Kos.-s. tal.l.- ..f. s tV.-t 

 l.v 1 f.-.-t. airang.-.l for .-IT.-.t -1st , M.-ssrs. Hugh 

 hi.kson. Lt.l.. H..yal .Nurseries. Belfast : sp.-.i.-.l 

 I (•i.unm.-mlal ion for d.-corative elTi-ct. 



Ddhlid.s, liiiioiiias, <tr. — Dahlias, ('act us. stand of 

 I u.nl y-f.iui- l)l.)<uns, lu.t less than t w.-lv.- vari.'ties 

 (a .hallengt- cup value i*.") and lii-st piizc. pr.-- 

 s.-nt.-d l.v L..r.l Ardilaun) 1st. W'm. K..ss : 2nd. 

 W. Ilanult..n Stubb.-r : 3rd. L..rd Car.-w. Dahlias, 

 ("a.tus. stan.l ..f tw.-lv.- hl.Muns, not l.-ss than six 

 vari.-ties 1st. U. .1. (". .Mauns.-ll : 2ml, R. .1. 

 Harris. Dahlias. Cactus, six vases, thr.-e bl..oms 



ill .-a.h vas. 1st. W'm. H..ss : 2n<l. U. Ilamilt.ui 



S1ul.l..-r: 3rd. Sir Fi-.-.l.-ri.k Shaw. Dahlias. 

 I'.impon. six vas.-s. six vari.-ties. tiv.- bl.t.tiiis in 



.-a. h vas. 1st. I{. .1. C. .Mauns.-ll : 2n.l. .1. M.-ad.- : 



:!r.l, R. Ilamilt.in Stubb.-r. Dahlias. I'a-.uiy. 

 Iliiw.-r.-d. six \as.-s. six vaii.-t i.-s. 1 lii-.-e bl.i.tiiis in 

 each vas.- 2iid. Rev. II. Davy. Begonias. 

 d.iulili- t ul).-i-.iiis, stand id' t w.-iit v-f.iur separat.- 



1.1. s. not l.-ss than tw.-lv.- vari.dit-s— 1st, Lord 



Car.-w: 2nd, \\. Ilaiiiil1,,n Slubber: 3rd. T. F. 

 Cid/.i.-r. Begonias, dc.ul.l.- t ub.-i-.uis, stand of 

 tw.-lv.- s.-jiarate 1.1... mis, m.t less than six 

 vari.-ti.s ~lsl. Mis. L. T..ii.r : 2ii.l. I{. .1. C. 

 .Maunsell: 3i-.|. Mis. Biill.-i-. .\iit iii-hiniims. iiin.- 

 bunches, in niii.- \as.-s. on.- c..loui- ..nly to .-acli 



vas. 1st, T.iler Avlward. Shankill Cast!.-: 2n.l. 



C. Wisd.mi llely. Hathgar: 3r.l. .Mrs. Butl.-r. 

 Priestown House. Asters. China, any vai-ieties, 

 twelve vases, three blooms of .in.- variet v ..nlv t.. 

 a va.se— 1st, Mrs. Butler. Priest. .wn lloiis.- : 2n.l. 

 Major K.'lly. D..nnybr..<.k. Collecti.>n of hardy 

 cut fL.w.-rs (annuals and biennials, in. hi. ling 

 Sweet Williams and Antirj-hinums, exclu.h-d), to 

 1).' shown in vases on a sjjace not to exceed Hi feet 

 by 4 feet (prizes ])resented by Lord Ardilaun) — - 

 1st, Mrs. Keith, Brennanstown House : 2nd, 

 Raymond Stei.henson, B.ioterst.iwn : 3rd, .Maj..r 

 Kelly, Donnybrook ; c.Miimended, Bev. .1, (a-imn. 

 Ballinasl.ie. Hardy cut flowers, twelve vas.-s. 

 twelve distinct varieties (shrubs, biennials, and 

 annuals ex(-hided) — 1st, His Hon.iur. .Judge Bii-.l. 

 Churchl..wn IL.use : 2nd. ]{ev. H. Davy, Kim- 

 mag.- Lo.lg.-. (iladi.di, stand of eighteen name. I 

 varieties, n..t more than two of any one vari(-ty 

 (a challenge cup, value ten guineas, j.resented bv 

 F. V. Westby, Plsq., D.L.)— 1st. Right H..n. L..r<l 

 Carew, Wexford ; 2nd, Marquis of Ormonde, 

 Kilkenny Castle ; 3rd, R, T. Harris, Killiney. 

 Gladioli, stand of twelve named varieties, not 

 more than two of any one variety (corms to have 

 been purchased from an Irish firm, and source of 

 sup])ly stated on entry form ; ])rizes presented 

 by .Jones, F.R.H.S., Forest Lodge Nur.series, 

 Gowran, Kilkenny) — 2nd, Mrs. Butler, Priestown 

 House. Annuals, twelve vases, in twelve distinct 

 varieties (prizes j)resented by Messrs. W. Drum- 

 mond & Sons, Ltd., Dublin)— 2nd, MLss F. 

 O'Neill, Malahide. Pelargoniums, single. Zonal, 

 in single trusses, stand of twelve, not less than 

 six varieties — 1st, Ernest Bewley ; 2nd, His 

 Honour Judge Bird. Pelargoniums, double .n- 

 semi-double. Zonal, in single trusses, stand of 

 twelve, not less than six varieties — 1st, Ernest 

 Bewley : 2nd, His Honour Judge Bird ; 3rd, F. V. 

 Westby, D.L. Carnations or Picotees, twelve 

 vases, at least six varieties, each vase to contain 

 five blooms of one variety only (the " Watson " 

 challenge cu]), value £5, won out by the late 

 Andrew Armstrong, J. P., and re-presented by 

 him)— 1st, R. T. Harris ; 2nd, T. F, Crozier ; 3rd, 

 L.ird Carew. Carnations or Picotees, border 

 kinds (Malmaison and perj.etual excluded), twelve 

 vases, at least six varieties, each vase to contain 



