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I'lums. black ..!• i-iirpl.'. disli ..f twrlv. n.-iiii.-.l 

 1st, .Mai(|iiis of Oniinn.l.' : L'n.l. .1. (i. O'l^iim: 

 :!nl. C. \\'is.|..in il.-lv. I>lmn>, aiiv ut li.i- .-..I.mi r. 

 .lisli nf Iw.-lv.-. iiani.-.l 1st. !•;. H.wl.y : L'n.l. 

 La.lv l{atlul..nii.-ll : :{nl. Vis.oimt ]).■ V.s. i. 

 Al)l.i'vl.-ix. (i.M.sclH-jiics. ivd, dish of thirl v 

 1st. H.v. II. Daw: 2ih1. Sir .M. .Nathan: Hr.l. 

 La.lv Hath<l..nM.-ll. TulL.w. (i.-osflxiiits. ^Mc-n. 

 .lish" .)f thirtv 1st. l{.-v. II. Davy. KiinniaK«- 

 Lu.li,'.' : 2ihI. Sir .M. Nathan. IihI.t S.-.ivtarv's 

 L.i.l^o' : :{r.l. .Major K.-llv. |)..nii vl)r.)..k. Ciiirants. 

 IV, I. .lish of thiitv l>un."h.-s 1st. Kin.-st H.'wl.-y. 

 L'athirar: 2n<l. Sir V. Shaw. liarL, T.-icnnr.- : 

 :;r.l. i{fv. 11. Daw. Kiinina^'.- Lo.Iki'. Cunants. 

 whit.', .lish ..f tliirtv hunches — 1st . Th.' La.lv 

 Katluhinncll. Lisnava^'h : 2n<l. Hcv. II. Davy. 

 Kinuna-.- Lo.lj,'.- : :{nl. C \Vis<l..n. II. -ly. liath-.w. 

 Cnnants. hla.-k. .lish ..f 1 II..— 1st, Sir M. Nathan, 

 liuh-r Sc.ivtarv's l><..lm' : '2tu\, .1. ('. .Manns.. 11. 

 ('.•Ihri.l;;.'. L.tKanht-rrics. dish of— Isl. Sir K. 

 Sh.iw. Mart.. Hnsliv Park: 2iid, Sir M. Nathan. 

 In.h-r Sccri'tarv's 'L.mIk*' : :?r»l, licv. H. Daw. 

 KiniinaKM' Lod^'t'. Cherries. <lisli of— 1st, Ui^'lit 

 lion. Karl ..f .Mcath: 2iid. ladv l{at hd..iin.-ll. 

 I'ullow : :ird. Karl .d' Dr..K'l)t"<ia, .M....r.- Ahh.v. 

 'ron.at...-s. disli of six — 1st, Sir .M. Nathan. 

 I n.l.-r S.-.r.'tarv's Lodj^c : 2n.l, F. A. Millar, 

 Monkstown : :{r.l. Sir F. Shaw, Tcr. nurc. 



rr(/(7(//>/('.s. -('ucnnil)i'is. hiace of, named — 1st, 

 i:rn.st H.-wlev : 2iul, C.lonel Clau.le ("ai.e : IJi.l, 

 'I'h.- .Mai'.|iiis ..f ()rin.)nde. Means. French, thirt v- 

 •^ix p.. .Is. named — 1st, Visc.mnt De Vesci : 2n.l. 

 Col.inel Claude Cane. Beans, hr.»ad, eiKht.cn 

 iM.ds, named— Lst, Nathaniel Hone : 2ihI. .Mis. 

 Let. t"aulin..wers, three named^ — 1st, The Might 

 ll..n. T. \V. Mussell : 2nd, The Kev. Father Nolan. 

 ('ahl)atie. three, named — Lst, Hon. Mrs. White : 

 2n.l, Viscount De Vesci. Carrots, six, named — 

 1st, Mr. S. Soden : 2nd, Visfoi:nt De Ve.sci. 

 Lettuce, six, named — 1st, Sir M. Nathan : 2nd. 

 H.v. T. V. N..lan, S..T. Onions, nine, named — 

 1st. Natlianiel Hone: 2nd. Visc.unt De Vesci. 

 Peas, liftv |i..ds. named — Lst prize, Mrs. T^eet : 

 2nd. .l..s.M>h Walker. I'otatoes, round dish of 

 tw.'lve, nanu'd — Lst, Visc.>vint De Vesci ; 2nd, 

 Natlianiel Hone. P..tat.)es, other than round, 

 .lish .)f twelve, named — 1st, Colonel Claude Cane ; 

 2n(L Viscount De Vesci. Parsley, one bunch — ■ 

 1st, Nathaniel Hone ; 2nd, Major Kelly. Turni]is, 

 six, named — 1st, Nathaniel Hone ; 2nd, Sir 

 Frederick Shaw. Vegetables, collection of twelve 

 distinct kinds onlv (a silver cup, presented bv Sir 

 .Tames W. Mackev, Ltd., Dublin)— 1st, Vis.'.'.unt 

 De Vesci ; 2nd, Colonel Claude Cane ; .'bd. The 

 Pight Hon. l.ord Carew. Vegetables, six distinct 

 kin.ls ..nly— 1st, Nathaniel Hone ; 2nd, Miss Field. 

 Trade Exhibits. — Charles Eamsay, highly com- 

 mended, collection of Herb Phl.)X, ch.>ice varieties, 

 ami (iladioli. Alex. Dickson, Dublin, extensive 

 sh.)W .)f Roses, garden aii.l decorative varieties, 

 silver medal. Mr. .lones. F\ilkenny, c.)llection of 

 (iladioli, including the vari.)us strains ; also in- 

 cluding imvelties of sterling worth, silver medal. 

 Watson's, Clontarf Nurseries, one side of tent 

 made np of al]iine ])lants, herb plants, flowering 

 shrubs, Roses, Dahlias, and Carnations, gold 

 medal. Hogg A: Robertson, Dublin, " Holland in 

 Ireland," stand of Gladioli Montbreti.os, very 

 neatly arranged, many novelties raised by the 

 firm, some of which are of great promise, silver 

 medal. Dish of Figs, brown Turkey, exhibited 

 by the Earl of Meath, very highly commended — 

 gardener, Mr. Childs. New Sweet Pea, exhibited 

 by Rev. .1. Griffin, highly commended. Messrs. 

 Carter, stand of Seedling Antirrhinums, annuals, 

 highly commended. 



Rome Convention and Horticultural 

 Industry 



\T a Conf.f.ii. ,■ h.'l.l in If. .in,, in I'.ll 1. irpr.-- 

 s.'nt.itiv.'s of tloN r.innti\ >i':n.-.l a .onv.rition 

 setting f..rth r.st ri.l ions .>n lln- Ira. I.- in i.l.mts 

 that Ih.-y wer.' pj-epai..! t.t j-ec.unniend their 

 (i.ivernm.'iits t.> carry out. The restiict ions, if 

 agreed to, will veiv seriiuslv alTect the h.u-ti- 

 cultural trad.- ..f this .-..untry." Th.-y hav.', h..w- 

 ev.'r, not y.-t Ix-.'n .arried out , n.ti' has this country 

 ass.'iited t.. thi-m, hut so.mei' oi" later the suhje.'t 

 will c.>me u|i ag.'iin, ami it hehov.-s the Imrti- 

 .iiltiiral imIustiN in this ...untj-v to h.- i.a.lv f..r 

 (hat tim... 



If this ...untrv .iss-'nt^ L. lliis .on v.-nl i.-n. how 

 will it ;.ir.Mt th.- tra.l.. V Firstly, all nurseries 

 .ind i>Lil)lishm.'nts supplying plants, seeds, A:c., 

 will lie r.'gistered, licensi'd .and inspected. 

 S.'c.in.ll> , all nurs.'i'ies will have t.i notify at once 

 the appearaiu-e of certain sch.-.lule.l diseas.s. 

 Thirdly, they will have t.. a.h.pt stan.lar.l 

 inelho.ls .)f .l.'aling with .crtain diseases, s|»ray- 

 ing, fumigating, tipping .U' t h.- lik.-. Fourthlv, 

 their m.dh.Mls of j.a.king and transport will h.- 

 insp.-.t.-d and c.uit r..ll.-.l. Fifthlv, thev will 

 hav.- t.. .d.tain. f.tr each .-..nsignment of living 

 plants .lestin.'.l f..r sale ..r for .-xport, a certili.'ate 

 fr.im ail insjie.-toi' as to its fic. .hmi from certain 

 .liseases .>!• as t.i the nurs.-ry itself heing free from 

 certain diseases. 



This last will, ])erhaps, lie the iimst trouble- 

 some, as it involves the inspection of each con- 

 signment by an inspectur hef.)re it is ])acked and 

 after it is packed. The c.msignment must be 

 packeil ac.-.irding to the instructions, and the 

 certilicat.' specifying its contents must go with it. 



A further claus.' in the c< nventi.tn lays down 

 that ])lants cannot be import. -.1 from any c.iuntry 

 that either does n.)t adh.'re to the c. invention or 

 that has no service of .ilbcials f.ir giving certifi- 

 cates, so that all importation of any plant at all, 

 say, from China or Tibet, would ajjpear to be 

 absolutely stopped. 



There is no question but that this procedure is 

 going to be troublesome. Is it w^orth it ? If 

 this country does not adhere to the conventit)n, 

 what will happen V Its export trade in plants 

 with adhering countries will cease to a large 

 extent, if not wholly. It will be unable to send 

 any living plants into any of the twenty-five 

 c.iuntries that have joined the convention. It 

 will be able to send ))lants to the I'nited States, 

 but .inly by carrying out a similar pr.icedure 

 in .irder t.i satisfy theii' requirements. Whether 

 to adhere or n.d is evidently a very difficult 

 question, and a joint committee f.irme.l under 

 the allspices of the Royal lloiticultural S.iciety 

 have been engaged on tliis in.ililem. ("loarly 

 there ai'e many tilings t.i l)e taken inl.i account. 

 What diseases ar.- th.-re whi.di we do not desire 

 to be admitted int.i this c.iuntry ? Where do 

 they come from and how ? Have we suffered in 

 the ])ast from introduced diseases ? Will the 

 convention's restrictions keeji diseases out or will 

 they simjdy restrict trade and be of no use ? 



To answer these questions we must have 

 information, and we are using this interval to 

 get that information so that when the time 

 arrives for discussion the trade can take up a 

 definite position and back it with facts. We 

 have collected information about the diseases and 

 pests which have been carried from country to 

 country in the past and what carried them. We 

 have information about the restrictions on trade 



