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I>u\ ing Right 6c riaiuing Right. 



"" p^III".SK .no imporl.ml lOiisiiloralions al llu* plant 

 ^ iii)f liiiU', lor no niiuMinl of can- afliTwaiiK 

 bcstowi'ii will romcily faiills maiii- .-itlui in Imiv- 

 iiiK or plain in^'. 



\\V arc ill the midst of llio p!anlm.ir si-asoii. anil wlii-n 

 piwuriiijf Iroi's it is wise to si-loil a inirsoi y wlu-n- llu- 

 ptTSonal I'K-nuMit it* slron,< ami the proprietors in elose 

 pt'rsonal toiieli witli the eiiltivation and despatch of 

 Ihcir jrooils a linn which takes a pride in doinif thinj^s 

 well and supplying,' sound trees, true to name, and 

 luMlthy and clean. It is undoubtedly an advant.iire to 

 buy in Ireland as far as possible ; trees arrive in better 

 eoiidilion if only a short lime out o( the j^^rouiid, and 

 ihere is nolhin^' more detrimental tli.iii the dryiiii; ol' 

 root libres from delay or exposure. 



One can buy rijcht, and select from the lari^est and 

 l>esl jjrown iiurserv stock in llublin. at Messrs, Watson's 

 Nurseries, Clontarf, which are r.ipidly reached by tr.im 

 from .Nelson's Pillar. When possible, it is desirable to 

 sff before buying, and there are few who visit the Clon- 

 tarf firm's j^rounds who do not become customers. But 

 if one is too distant, or cannot find time to jfo to 

 Clontarf, Messrs. Watson will attend fully to postal 

 inquiries and send (without charye) tlieir new informa- 

 tive book of Fruit Trees. Roses, Ornamental Shrubs, 

 Climbiniir Plants, with considerably more descriptive 

 information than is usually found in a calaloyue. 

 Information may also be obtained at their cit)" brancli. 

 iS .Nassau Street, but in any case it is worth sendin.tr a 

 c.'ird to Clontarf for the new catalog^ue. It has the 

 stamp of individuality, and the firm's advantag-eous 

 prices for roses are worth studying before buying. The 

 notes on planting- fruit trees contain sound advice, and 

 are reproduced, by permission, from the publications 

 of the Koval Horticultural .Societv of Cneal Hritain. 



Hcllast CJirysanthcnuiin Show. 



TIII'I I'Ister llorliculiural Society is to be con- 

 gr.'itulated on the great success of this animal 

 show, whiih li>ok pl.iif on tlie Hlh and «)th 

 .November, in Si. (.ieorge's .M.irkel, Helfasl. The open- 

 ing i-en-mony was performetl under most auspicious 

 circumstances by Her Kxcellency the Countess ot 

 .\berdeen. It is no exaggeration to say this show is 

 one of the foremost of its kind in the I'nited Kingdom, 

 is .iilmirably managed, .iiul well patroniseil by tin- 

 gener.d public. 



The flower which gives li> llu- show its nanu" ag.iin 

 occupied a connnaiuling position, ;iiul was muili ailmireil. 



It is true, the chrysanthemum h.is dedineil in popu- 

 l.irit\- iluring n-cenl years, yet without this splendiil 

 autumn and winter fiower the slu>w would lose a beauti- 

 ful and most a'.tractive feature. In the Jap.mese section 

 John Jameson, D.L.. Portmarnock, w;is the chief prize 

 wiinier. Single varieties showed a distinct ailvance on 

 previous years. A line g^roup, which was greatly 

 admired, was exhibited by James Bradley, Haypark 

 House, Belfast. 



The nurserymen's exhibits were very fine, and con- 

 tributed largely to the success of the show, especially 

 the efforts of Messrs. Hugh Dickson, Belmont and 

 Dundonald Nurseries; Messrs. .Alex. Dickson A: Sons. 

 IxovhI Avenue ; and Messrs. Frank Smith. High Street, 

 Belfast, all of whom had their exhibits displayed most 

 arlisticall}-. 



The fruit section may be said to be the chief feature 

 of interest in the show, if not to city visitors it certainly 

 was to country visitors. The exhibits, taken as a whole, 

 reached a high standard of excellence. In a few indi- 

 vidual classes the prize fruit may not be so fine as on 

 some previous occasions, still the absence of inferior 

 fruit was very noticeable. It will be noticed that a large 



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