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IRISH GARDENING 



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The plants had been excellently staged and placed in 

 a prominent position ; the stand was one of the most 

 remarkable features of the exhibition. The judges — by 

 no means over-doing it — recommended a silver medal, 

 which the council of the Royal Horticultural Society, in 

 their discretion, refused to confirm. It would appear 



much for Irish Horticulture, and when an opportimity 

 occurs to honour one of its efforts, the body presumably 

 at the head of Irish Horticultural movements takes up 

 a quite illogical position, and acts in this unprecedented 

 fashion. It is conjectured that had Irish Gardemn-g, 

 Ltd., provided paper and string, and had the plants 



Spring Show .\t B.^llsbridge. Irish Gardening Edicational Exhibit of Groip of Stovf 1^-ant.s. 



(Silver Medal Award recommended by Judges but not confirmed by Council of Society). 



that the council have no desire to encourage such new- 

 comers, and Irish Gardening has the honour without 

 the silver medal. The exhibit admittedly deserved a 

 medal, but because, forsooth, the exhibitor neither 

 staged the exhibit for pleasure or profit, but as an 

 educational display, the medal is not awarded. That 

 is, such awards are made, not for excellence oC the 

 exhibit, but because of the exhibitor. Irish Garden- 

 ing during the four years of its existence has done 



priced for sale, the medal would necessarily have been 

 awarded. 



Among the general classes roses were well shown, 

 the cup for nine roses in pots going to Mr. David 

 Drimmie for a good lot of plants on which the foliage 

 was particularly good. The tables of pot plants formed 

 a very attractive section. The first prize exhibit (Mrs. 

 Redmond, Dundrum) was very tastefully arrayed ; 

 the second prize contained less of note, and seemed 



