IRISH GARDENING. 



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County Clare Horticultural Socicty^s 

 Show. 



The Annual Fruit and Fa-m Produce Show of 

 the County Clare Horticultural Society was held 

 at the Courthouse, Ennis, on Thursday, and not- 

 withstanding the unfavourable weather con- 

 ditions was one of the best shows yet held. 

 There was a magnificent display of the splendid 

 ai)ples for which Clare has earned such a high 

 reputation, they were on the whole of unusua' 

 size and rare quality, and the winners included 

 such well-known names as Mrs. Coffey, Miss 

 Scott, Major Hickman. Mr. .1. Enright, Mrs. 

 Frost, Lord Inchiquin, all winners at leading Irish 

 shows. A stand of forty-five dishes, sent in for 

 exhibition by Lady Fitzgerald, of Carrigoran. 

 who has been successful at all the leading Irish 

 showfc, came in for very general admiration, 

 Some of the apples weighed over 25 ozs. In the 

 words of the judge, the fine display was proof that 

 Ireland was second to no country in fruit growing, 

 if carried out on proper lines. This sj)lendid 

 display from Carrigoran was in itself an object 

 lesson to fruit producers. And that the fine 

 Tradaree country is peculiarly suitable for apple 

 culture was once again demonstrated by the 

 magnificent display from its orchards. The 

 cooking apples especially were of huge propor- 

 tions, and the judges were mtich impressed by 

 their excellent colouring and all round quality. 

 The dessert apples also were of suitable size and 

 of good quality. In addition to the collection 

 from Cariigoran, Mr. .Tones, of Kilkenny, had a 

 nice exhibition stand of plants, and did a con- 

 siderable amovmt of business. 



The arrangements throughout were perfect. 



and Rev. R. Scott, the enthusiastic; hon. secretary' 

 to whom the Society owes so much of its success? 

 must be congratulaterl on having achieved another 

 distinct success. 



Judges.- Fruit— Mr. A. J. Elgar, The Gardens, 

 Killarney House. Farm Produce— Mr. G. Milne, 

 Lough Cutra, Gort. Honey, &c.— Mr. Alf . 

 Barker, 5 .R.H.S., Carrigoran. Luncheon Table- 

 Mrs. Stephenson, Limerick. 



The List of Awards has been omitted owing 

 to want of space 



Reviews. 



The .Journal of the Board of Agriculture 

 The October niuiiber of this useful journal is 

 now with us and contains much useful informa- 

 tion for agriculturists. Horticulturists will find 

 much of interest in Professor James Hendrick's 

 liaper on the "Manurial Sitviation and its 

 Difficulties, " in which he discusses the probable 

 shortage of certain chemical manures, and offers 

 suggestions as to the cheapest manures per unit 

 of nitrogen or phosphate as the case may be. 

 With the scarcity of farmyard manure now so 

 often felt by gardeners, they wovild do well to 

 acquaint themselves with the unit method of 

 determining the value of a manure. An 

 apparently cheap manure may be actually 

 dearer per imit of fertilising material than one 

 which is higher priced per ton or hundredweight. 

 Mrs. Roland Wilkins continues her observa- 

 tions on the "Work of Educated Women in 

 Horticulture and Agriculture."' and many other 

 articles on " Compound Manures," "Bracken as 

 Litter," " Agricultural Co-operation,'" &c., «.tc., 

 make interesting and instructive reading. 



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