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(larc I lorticuhiiral Sot icty 

 Spring Show. 



Tlih mosi n'in;iik.il)li' iU\fli>piiK'iil ol llu- .il)»n.> 

 .soi-ietv's work is i-oitainly tlii-ir il.ilVoiiil .iml spriiii; 

 rtowiM- show (April 141I1). wliii-li from ;i wry modesi 

 atU'tnpt in tlif spring of u)<h). on this oovasioii tli'vclopoil 

 into a show wliii-li would iiMlaiiily ronjparo favourably 

 with any similar lixUiro oiitsiilo nuhliii. Tlu' show was 

 hold, ihaiiks 10 the kindness of iho Connly Council, in a 

 lar.no room in tho now disusoil anilk'ry barracks, which 

 proved 10 bean admirable centre for the purpose, anil 

 the splendid array of da Hod i Is. iVc. . constilnted a si^'" 

 which will not be easily elV.iced from the memories of 

 the innnerons lovers of (lowers present No doubt the 

 chief centre of attraction was the ma.i;nilicenl display 

 oi\ Sir J. Gore-Booth's stand, from Liss.idell. which con- 

 tained magnificent blooms of many rare and beautiful 

 daffv^dils, which were splendidly stained by .Mr. J. A. 

 Anderson, of Mayfield Road, Dublin, and was awanlctl 

 the society's highest award —lary-e silver medal. 



There w.is exceptionally keen competition for snpre- 



iii.ii y III nil- I i.tss i.>i n.-si liijici noii .'I li.iMoiliis, m 

 whiih ilass the prize w.is ^i\i'n by the ' l.issailell 

 l>ulb l-'.irm." ;inil spUniliil i-xhibits wen- stajjeil by !)i\ 

 I'.. \. M.icnam.ira. ( ol. K. A. .Milton Henn, M.ijor S. I". 

 Hickman, .md .Miss 11. M.ilcohnson, the richly deseiv.d 

 .iw.irii filling- to Col. Henn, who w.ts M-vy closely 

 prt'sseil by Dr. .Macnam.ira and Major Hickman. 



In the ollu-r twenty -five cl;is-es there were nmnerous 

 excellent exhibits, the chief prize winners bein); .Mrs. 

 ( libborn. .Mrs. K. Maunsell. .Mrs. I,oltus Studd.'rl, Mrs. 

 Wilson Lynch. Kev. K. Scott, Col. Tottenham, Marcus 

 Keane, Ksi|. (president) ; Rev. 1\ D. ii.illoran. R. \ere 

 C")'Rrien, Ksci.. .md Rt. Hon. I-oril Inciruiuin. who 

 stalled a line collection of vej^etables ami s.ilails. 



The judging was in the capabli- hands ol .Mr. J. A. 

 .\nderson, the Irish represenlali\i- of J.imes Carter 

 & Co., seeilsmen, itc., London, .md Mr. C". l-'aulkmr, 

 j^ardener to Lonl Duivalley, N'enajfh. whose awards 

 i;.'ive salisfaclii>n to all concerned —a most remarkable 

 achievement. 



The allendance was larjjfe .mil fashion.ible. and the 

 committee are to be conijratul.'ili'il upon their tnuloubted 

 success. 



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