X 



IKISII (lARDKNING, 



met 



perfcil loiUMlocv \>):clnl>los were larK'«;ly slunvii «iul 

 UP„pr.iiv ..I ,....mI ouiililv. six Hlaiuls hfiiiK J'ta^'cil for 

 iwfh I. Hrown, Nai-.. will won lirsi pri/i-. 



\. II ^. Hci-oiul pri/.-. anil Sir K. I.rvinj^i'. 



Mull ivl Col. I'oi- 1 li-> vvouil vfiy ln>,'lily loni- 



M'll, Major Henry, Firmonl, flanc 

 11 tin- small i-olloi-lion o( six kiniK. 

 Dr. »» 1 >>'M, 1 iM.'wnf won soroiul, but was ilisi|iialiru-il, 

 siaj{'"K •»***»•" »*ii»ils. while Miss Kiolil, Slian^inaKli. 

 who hail a vi-ry noat pxhihit. and woulii havf hri-n 

 plai-fil si'i-ond. wiis also disijualitifil for nol iiavin^f llu- 

 staled nmnher of i-aih kind o( ve^cy.Mc as given in 

 the s.tu-ilu'.- 



Svi. ., 'ly shown, lni( with a few ex- 



ocpi lied, the eleanest peas bein< 



prol' I •- C">sl)orne, I)ro);heila, who won 



in the lLi'.'. I.m iucIm- varieties, and in many of the 

 single bunoh classes. Kdward Cowdy, LouK^liKall. li.td 

 the finest peas in the show. ;ind beat l-ord Diinlealh, 

 who was a good seiond for the eighteen-bunih ehampion 

 einss and nine bunehes dislinet for Sir John .Nulling 

 (up. .Mr. t'owdy's bunehes of Kdna L'nwin. Kail 

 Speneer, Miriam Meaver, C'.eorge Slark, .Audrey Crier. 

 The King. John Ingman. Klsie Herbert, and .Mrs. C W. 

 Hreadmore were grand. Lord Dnnlealh had line 

 binu-hes of Marjorie Willis (^r.ind), Frank Dolby, Mrs. 

 Hardeastle Sykes, and T. \V. Hntehins. Miss Osborne's 

 IhjsI bimehes being Marjorie Linzee, Constance Oliver, 

 tlcorgc Stark, and Mrs. H. Sykes. 



Carnations in the two competitive classes were only 

 fair, Mrs. Hely Hutchison and H. A. .Smallman winning 

 in each class. Sir Lancelot, Hanshee, Clio, Sugarstick, 

 and Mandal.iy being the best varieties staged. 



Dahli.is were grandly shown, and seldom have better 

 flowers been seen in Dublin than in the cup class (or 

 twenty four blooms, those st;igcd by R. H. .Slubber, 

 Moyne, and W. Ross, Dalkey, being superb, win- 

 ning in order named. Ruby, Grimstead (pink), Ella 

 Cromer (pink), Mrs. E. Mawley and Glory of Wilts (yel- 

 low), F. Streadwick (white). Harbour Light (orange). 

 Nelson, C. H. Curtis, and Dreadnought were about the 

 best dahlias staged. 



Begonias were large and generally clean, R. H. 

 Stubber, T. F, Cro/ier, and li. J. Maunsell winning with 

 good flowers of the following : — Oueen .Alexandra, Prin- 

 cess Mary, Duke of Fife, .Miss N'aunce, Avalanche, Mrs. 

 W. D. Ainslie, Mrs. J. A. Rossiter, ^:c. 



Roses were good considering the weather, C. Doug- 

 las winning for twenty-four blooms, and Dr. O'Donel 

 Browne for twelve Hybrid Teas ; R. J. Maunsell, T. F. 

 Crozier, and F. Thorpe also winning prizes. Dean 

 Hole. Frau Karl Druschki, Hugh Dickson, Mdme. 

 Melanie Soupert ; W. E. Lippiatt, Cdadys Harkness, 

 Caroline Teslout, The Lyon, and Lady Ashtown being 

 good. 



Noncompetitive exhibits never were better, and added 

 much to the beauty and .-iltractiveness of the show. 

 S. .A. Jones for a grand lot of gladioli and a few sweet 

 peas and W. Drummond & Son for a beautiful exhibit 

 of hardy flowers in great variety were awarded gold 

 medals ; while Charles Ramsay and W. Watson were 

 awarded silver medals for fine exhibits very well 

 arranged. 



CoL Poe (gardener, Mr. Cook) put up a nice exhibit 

 of twenty dishes of potatoes, .Abundance, Windsor 

 Castle, Superlative, and New Success being very good ; 

 awarded a silver medal. A bronze medal was awarded 

 to an exhibit staged by the X'acant Land Cultivation 

 Society of vegetables grown by workmen on plots al 

 North Strand and I'igeon House Road. Mr. Watson, 

 Chemist, South Gt. Georges Street, had an exhibit of 

 useful sundries for garden and farm, and well deserved 

 inspection. 



In the rose classes for nurserymen Hugh Dickson. 

 Belfast, won for seventy-two blooms, and A. Dickson 

 & Sons for twelve new roses and twenty-four Tea roses. 

 For table of roses Hugh Dickson be'at A. Dickson & 

 Sons. W. T. 



Kingstown Flower Sliow. 



TllK Kingstown Horticultural Society's seconil annual 

 show was held on Wednesday, 171I1 August, in the 

 Peoples Park, which is .'in ide;il gromiil ior such .111 



enl. The we.ilher on th.it d;i\ 



f.iultless, all hoi 



ihi- hiMvy r.iins jusl previous li-ll theii- ni.irk on in.iny ol 

 I he exhibits, anil wi-ie responsible for .1 blank here ,-tnil 

 iheri- o>\ the staging. Some of tlii' Ir.iile exhibits, loo. 

 h.ul to be omitted on that account. 



The i'l.irl ol Longfonl, presiilent of the society, visiii-d 

 the show, .ind w.is greatly pli'.iseil with the exhibits. 

 Till' .itli-nd.'incc iluring the afternoon is estimateit ;ii 

 well oM-r J, 000. 



The show was even an advance on the inaugur.il 

 event of last ye.ir, <joo entries being made as against 



In the flower section c.irn.'itions showed exifllenl 

 ipi.-ilily, .'inil the competition was close in many classes. 

 The herbaceous and hardy cut flowers were good .ill 

 round, a vase of campanul.is being pronounced by the 

 judges '•the best they had seen"; the sweet pea. 

 .iltliough injined by the weather, was good ; the cactus 

 d.'ihlias exhibited proved very attractive. In the fruit 

 ;ind vegel.ible seitions a largely increased entry was 

 made, and the exhibits were geni-rally of good quality. 

 Demonstrations in bee-keeping were given by the Hon. 

 .Sec. of the Irish Beekeepers' Association. 



The success attending each of the Kingstown shows 

 has been phenomenal, viewed from the social, commer- 

 cial, or exhibitors' standpoint. This year's inidertaking 

 was patronised b)- a great many of the well-known 

 exhibitors in the county, and if it continues improving 

 at its present rate the Kingstown show will undoubtedly 

 become, in a short time, the premier one of its kind in 

 Ireland. 



Co. Clare Horticultural Society's Show. 



Thk above was held on August loth in the com- 

 modious .Artillery Barracks, Ennis, and seemed to be 

 favoured with almost everything that could be desired — 

 grand we.ither, very large entries and I'xhibits of the 

 highest quality, and a large and fashionable attendance, 

 but a notable absence of the itihabilanls of the town. 

 The most striking feature was the e.xcellence of the 

 exhibits, which was specially notable in the cottagers' 

 and amateurs' section, and the collections of vegetables 

 staged in the competition for Jones's Challenge Cup. 

 which was again won b\' the Rt. lion. Lord Inchiquin 

 (gardener, Mr. J. Carter), who thus becomes possessor 

 of this coveted troph}'. 



The winners of the " Toogood " Challenge Shields for 

 the highest number of points obtained at the show 

 were Major S. C. Hickman, D.L. — total, 64 points; 

 Rev. R. Scott, 44 jioints (I'archment Certific.ite of 

 Excellence in Horticulture); M. Keane. Esq., D. L., 

 42 points, and Rt. Hon. Lonl Inchiquin, 40 points. 

 The remaining chief prize winners — Rt. Hon. Lady 

 Dunalley, Lady Barrington, W. F. Crowe, Esq., and 

 Mrs. R. Maunsell, and in the cottagers' class Messrs, 

 C. Doyle, Morton and Acton. The winners of the 

 principal special prizes were as follows: — Sydenham's, 

 Limited, for nine varieties of sweet peas. Major Hick- 

 man ; Eckford's, for nine varieties of sweet peas. Lady 

 Barrington ; and Jones's, for twelve varieties of sweet 

 peas, .Mrs. R. Maunsell. In the class for twelve vases 

 of hardy perennials, in which the prizes are presented 

 by Messrs. Reamsbottom & Co., there was very keen 

 competition. Lady Barrington providing the winning 

 exhibit. A magnificent exhibit of double begonias was 

 staged by C. Croker, Esq., D.L., of Limerick, who also 

 beat the society's hitherto unbeaten champion, the 

 Rev. R. Scott, in the class for six blooms; rarely are 

 such magnificent blooms staged in a provincial show. 



The nurserymen's exhibits, as usual, were an im- 

 portant feature of the show, splendid stands being put 



