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three blooms oi one variety only — 1st, F. V. 

 Westby, D.L. ; 2nd, Rev. .). (iriffln : 3rd, R. 

 Hamilton Stnbber. 



Sweet Peas. — Champion Class — Sweet Peas, 

 collection of eighteen bunches in fij^hteen distinct 

 varieties — 1st, E. Cowdie, Louiibi;;*!!, Co. Donegal. 

 Cup Class — Sweet Peas, nine Imnches in nine 

 distinct varieties (a challenge cup, value five 

 guineas, jiresented by Sir .Tohn G. Nutting, 

 Bart.)— 1st, E. Cowdie ; 2nd, Miss F. O'Neill ; 

 3rd, Sir Stanley Cochrane ; 4th, Hon. Mrs. White. 

 Sweet Peas, twelve bunches in twelve distinct 

 varieties — 2nd, R. H. Stubber. Sweet Peas, six 

 bunches in six distinct varieties — 1st, Thomas 

 Scott ; 2nd, His Honour .Judge Bird, K.C. ; 3rd, 

 A. G. Bradley. Bicolor Sweet Peas, one bunch 

 one variety onlv — 

 1st, Miss F. O'Neill. 

 Blue Sweet Peas, one 

 bunch, one variety 

 only — 1st, Edward 

 Cowdie ; 2nd, Mrs. 

 Butler. Blush Sweet 

 Peas, one bunch, one 

 variety onlv — 1st, E. 

 Cowdie; 2nd, Miss F. 

 O'Neill. Cream, Buff 

 and Ivory Sweet Peas, 

 one bunch, one variety 

 only — 1st, Edward 

 Cowdie ; 2nd, Miss 

 O'Neill. Cream-pink. 

 Pale, Sweet Peas, oik- 

 bunch, one variety 

 only — 1st, Edwai-d 

 Cowdie. Cream-pink, 

 deep, Sweet Peas, one 

 bunch, one variety 

 only — 1st, Mrs. Butler: 

 2nd, Miss F. O'Neill : 

 3rd, J. G. O'Brien. 

 Crimson Sweet Peas, 

 one bunch, one vai'iety 

 only — 1st, Edward 

 Cowdie ; 2nd, Mrs. 

 Butler. Fancy Sweet 

 Peas, one bunch, one 

 varietyonlv — 1st lion. 

 Mrs. White ; 2nd, Miss 

 F, O'Neill. Lavender 

 Sweet Peas, one bunch, 

 one varietv onlv — isl. 

 Edward Cow.li<^ : 2n(l. 

 Mrs. iiutier. Maroon 

 Sweet Peas, one bunch, 

 one variety only^ — 1st 

 Edward Cowdie 



DlERAAIA PULCHERRIMA 



In the Gardens at Harristown House 

 (See p. 135.) 

 Mavive Sweet Peas, one bunch, 

 one variety only — 1st, Edward Cowdie ; 2nd, 

 Mrs. Butler. Orange-pink Sweet Peas, one 

 bunch, one variety only — 1st, Edward Cowdie. 

 Orange-scarlet Sweet Peas, one bunch, one 

 variety only — 1st, Edward Cowdie ; 2nd, Thomas 

 Scott. Picotee -edged (cream ground) Sweet Peas, 

 one bunch, one variety only — 1st, Miss F. O'Neill. 

 Picotee-edged (white ground) Sweet Peas, one 

 bunch, one variety only — -1st, Edwai'd Cowdie ; 

 2nd, Miss F. O'Neill. Pink Sweet Peas, one 

 bunch, one vai'iety only — 1st, Edward Cowdie ; 

 2nd, Mrs. Butler. ' Rose Sweet Peas, one bunch, 

 one variety only — 1st, Dr. O'Donel Browne. 

 Salmon Shades Sweet Peas, one bunch, one 

 variety only— 1st, T. Scott. Striped and Flaked 

 (chocolate on grey ground) Sweet Peas, one 

 bunch, one variety only — -Ist, Airs. Butler. White 

 Sweet Peas, (me bunch, one variety only — 1st, 



Edward Cowdie ; 2nd, Dr. O'Donel Browne : 

 highly commended and reserved, Mrs. Butler. 



Fruit. — Fruit, collection of twelve dishes, 

 twelve distinct varieties, not less than eight kinds, 

 and not more than two varieties of a kind, 

 black and white grapes to be considered distinct 

 kinds, two bunches of either to constitute a 

 dish— 1st, Ernest Bewley ; 2nd, The Right Hon. 

 Lord Carew. Grapes, white, stand of two 

 bunches — 1st, Lord Carew ; 2nd, Sir M. Nathan : 

 3rd, El'nest Bewley ; highly commended. Marquis 

 of Ormonde. Grapes, black Hamburgh, stand of 

 two bunches — 1st, F. V. Westby, D.L. ; 2nd, 

 Lady Rathdonnell ; 3rd, The Right Hon. Lord 

 Carew. Grapes, black, any other variety, stand 

 of two bunches, named — 1st, F. V. Westby ; 2nd, 

 Sir S. Cochrane ; 3rd, 

 Lord Carew. Peaches, 

 dish of six, named — 

 1st, Ernest Bewley : 

 3rd, Lady Talbot de 

 Malahide. Nectarines, 

 dish of six, named — 

 1st, E. Bewley ; 2nd, 

 Earl of Meat'h : 3rd, 

 Colonel Claiule Cane. 

 Melon, green or white 

 fleshed — 1st, Miss 

 Field; 2nd, C. Wisdom 

 Hely ; 3rd, Earl of 

 Meath. Melon, scarlet 

 fleshed — lst,R.Harris: 

 2nd, Major Kelly; 3rd , 

 Sir Stanley Cochrane. 

 Apples, collection of 

 six dishes, distinct, 

 grown solely in the 

 open air, named, live 

 apples to a dish, three 

 early dessert varieties 

 and three early culi- 

 nary varieties (prizes 

 presented by Sir F. 

 W. Moore) — 1st, Lady 

 Annaly ; 2nd, Earl of 

 Drogheda; 3rd, Natha- 

 niel Hone. Ai)ples 

 (dessert). Beauty of 

 Bath, dish of Ave — 

 1st, Lady Annalv : 

 2nd, Toler Avlward : 

 3rd, Dr. O'Donel 

 Browne. Ai^ples (des- 

 sert). Lady Sudley, 

 dish of five— 1st, i^ord 

 Carew : 2nd, Lady 

 Annaly ; 3rd, Earl of Drogheda. Api)les (dessert), 

 Irish Peach, dish of five — 1st, Viscount De Vesci : 

 2nd, The Right Hon. The Earl of Drogheda : 3r.l. 

 The Right Hon. Lady Annaly. Ai)iiles (dess.^il ). 

 any other variety, ripe, dish of live, named 1st, 

 E. Bewley ; 2nd, Hamilton Stubber ; 3rd, Earl 

 of Drogheda. Apples (cooking). Lord Grosvenor, 

 dish of Ave — 1st, E. Bewley. Ai)))les (cooking). 

 Early Victoria, dish of five — 1st, Ernest Bewley. 



Apples (cooking), Echlinville Seedling, dish of 

 live — 1st, Lady Annaly ; 2nd, F. V. Westby ; 

 3rd, Major Kelly. Api)les (cooking), any other 

 varietv, earlv, dish of five, named — 1st, Ernest 

 Bewley : 2n(K Miss E. Cunningham : 3rd, Nathaniel 

 Hone." Peais (dessert ). ripe, dish of live, named — 

 1st, Ladv iJathdonneil : 2ivd. l.adv Annaly : 3rd, 

 C. Wisdom llelv. Plums red, dish of twelve, 

 named— 1st, The Lady Rathdonnell ; 2nd, The 

 Hon. Lady Annaly ; 3rd, Miss Cunningham. 



