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propiMiii'ii I'l '.In- pii/i'N Willi u' 



whilsi the i-xhibits from tho piomiiT IVnil-js'iowimr 



.vMinlv, AiniajLrh. wore very few in ov>inparison lo ihe 



M,>iu'ii ol Truii .irrown. Tile Inj^li i-olmir o( the soiilli o( 

 iikI iViiii eoiuriliiiteil it) a jjreat measure to its sue- 



->. There were, liowever, some line iViiil on show 

 liom Count V Armajrh. am! speeial mention must he 

 made of a" colleelion of apples exhihiieil hy J. A. 

 Itrownlee. jilaeklion. IVrtadown. ami whieh was reeom- 

 incnded by the judges (or a special prize. The frnit in 

 this eolleetion was very line, and bore evidenee ol .<ood 

 cultural skill on the part ol' this amateur jjrower. Fine 

 collections of fruit were shown hy Kdward Taylor, 

 Gnmire, Portadown ; A.C. Howers. Piltown, Kilkemiy ; 

 Robl. A. Jamison, Knock ; Jas. Kennedy, Carrick-on- 

 Suir ; I.adv Kit/.j^orald, Carriijoran ; Capl. Arnoti, 

 Casllemart vr ; Karl of HessborouK'', Kilkenny; Spollis- 

 wood Mowles. Co. Cotk ; Lady Annally. and John 

 Jameson. 



The following; is .i list of fnst prize winners in classes 

 for sin^fle dishes of apples, viz. :- Cox's Oranire Pippin, 

 Lady Palmer; Ribston I'ippin (very line), John II. Hen- 

 netti Hallinacurra, Co. Cork ; Kinij of Pippins, Lady 

 Fitzyerald, Carriiforan ; P.lenheim Orani^^e, F. W. .\. 

 Scott, Ne\\market-on-Feri,'-us ; Allinvjion Pippin, F. \V. 

 .\. Scott. Ncwmarkel-on-Ferjjus ; James C.rieve (line), 

 C. Mracken. Knniskillen ; Ciascoync's Scarlet, A. C.. 

 Bowers, Kilkenny ; Chas. Ross (fine). Lady Fitzjcerakl, 

 Carriijoran ; Rival, J. A. Brownlee, Portadown ; 

 W.irners KinJ,^ Lady Filzsjerald. Carrij,'oran ; Peas- 

 i;oods .N'onsnch, F. \V. .\. Scott ; Hramley Seedlinj,'-, 

 Lady .\nnally, C.owran ; Lord Derby, S. W. Wright. 

 Moneymore ; Lane's Prince .Albert, Mrs. Duggan, Pil- 

 town ; Bism irck, Capt. .\rnolt, Casllemartyr ; The 

 Oiieen. .-\. G. Howers, Kilkenny ; Lady Henniker, 

 j'lmesKccles. Loiighirall ; Royal Jubilee, J. A. Hrownlee. 



l\>rladi>wn ; C hehnsloid W oniler, J.iiues Kccles, Louy;h- 

 ^^all ; .my variety, Karl of Messborouj^h, Kilkenny. 



The fore^foinj^ is a list of the exhibitors having the 

 best fruit ; the second ;ind third jirize fruit in m.my 

 c.ises were .also meritoriiMis, but sp.ne forbids enlar^j- 

 ing the list. 



Passing reference can only be m.ideto other sections, 

 such .is veget.ibles ,ind farm roots, honey, Ace, all of 

 which were strong fi-.ilures. 



.\ sm.ill I'xhibil showing tin- system of gr.iiling .ind 

 p.icking apples, ;inil Ihe dilVerenl p.ukages nsetl for 

 these .mil small fruits, which was put up by the Dep.irt- 

 menl i>f .Agriculture, .itlracled much .ittention, and leil 

 to many enquiries regariTmg the pack.iges .and the 

 method of gr.idieig. Three b.irrels of apples, showing 

 the ililVeient grailes, weie o\\ view. 



Now th.it the subject of p.icking apples is receiving 

 so much attention from the growers, a class, or classes, 

 for packed fruit would provide a desirable feature, and 

 would encounige and develop this branch of the 

 business. 



The show, on the whole, was a great success, and 

 well deserved the apt description — "that famous 

 show" — useil by the Countess of .Aberdeen in her 

 opening speech. (."■. H. 



Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 



TllK monthly meeting of the council was held in 

 the society's oflices, 5 iMoles worth Street, 

 Dublin, on the 18th ull., fourteen members 

 being present, with Mr. K. D'Olier presiding. The 

 schedule for an .August show was amendeil and passed, 

 and after discussion as to whether a summer show or a 

 winter fruit show should be held next year, the project 

 of the fruit show was carried, to which, of course, the 



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