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Belfast Show. 



THE annual show of the Ulster HoriicuUiual 

 Society was held en the 12th and i^lh November- 

 at St. George's Market, Belfast, and was a 

 decided success. The various sections, with the 

 exception perhaps of ilie farm produce classes, were 

 well represented by meritorious exhibits. The show- 

 provided a rare treat for Belfast people, who on their 

 part support the fixture in a praiseworthy manner. 



The most strikinjf features may be briefly enumerated 

 as follows:— The floral displays of the Belfast seeds- 

 men, which showed g^reat artisti-.: skill and originality ; 

 exhibit of Chrysanthemums by John Jameson, Esq. ; 

 group of plants shown by Frank Workman, Esq. ; 

 exhibit of vegetables by the Duke of Portland ; the 

 tables of fruit shown by W. H. McLoughlin and Mr. 

 \Vm. Coffey. These exhibits commanded much atten- 

 tion, but, taken on the whole, there were very few 

 exhibitp of an inferior description. 



The placing of the different sections left little to be 

 desired, and the commodious buildings looked very 

 gay and attractive. .Vniple space was left for the large 

 numbers who patronise the show to inspect and view 

 the e.xhibits. A glance at the prize list shows that most 

 of the prize fruit came from the sunny south. The fruit 

 staged by Mr. A. G. Bowers, Mooncoin, and the Earl 

 of Resborough, Pill own, was really excellent. The 

 nurserymen's exhibits were very instructive and in- 

 teresting. The group of Conifers and shrubs staged by 

 Messrs. Hugh Dickson & Sons, B^.-lmont Nursery, 



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Belfast, showed great variety and quality, and was 

 much admired. Messrs. Alex. Dickson had a gorgeous 

 stand of floral devices, each of them a triumph in 

 florist's art. 



The stand of the Department of .-\griculture and 

 Technical Instruction was well patronised during both 

 days, and inquiries were made on fruit growing and 

 kindred subjects. 



The following is a list ol first prize winners in the 

 fruit section :- 



Collections or Krii'i. — Class 43, 24 dishes — Mr. 

 Wm. Coffey, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare. Class 

 44, 12 dishes — Earl of Besborough, Piltown, Co. Kil- 

 kenny. Class 46, 6 dishes — \. G. Bowers, Mooncoin, 

 Co. Kilkenny. Class 77, 18 dishes — .A. G. Bowers. 

 Class 78, 12 dishes — James Kennedy, Castletown, Co. 

 Kilkenny. Class 79, 6 dishes -Miss B. Halpin. Knock- 

 nagun,Co. Clare Class 67, 6 dishes of Pears— .Mderman 

 Bewley, Dublin. Single dishes oi fruit. Cox's Orange 

 Pippin — F. \V. Finlay, Ligoniel, Belfast ; Blenheim 

 Pippin— Miss B. Halpin, Co. Clare ; Ribston Pippin- 

 Miss R. McNamara, Newmarket-on-Fergus ; Allington 

 Pippin — Lord Carew, Castleborough ; James Grieve — 

 Earl of Erne, Crom Castle; Gascoyne Scarlet— A. G. 

 Bowers; Charles Ross— Earl of Erne; Rival— Mrs. 

 O'Donnell, Linnakelly, Co. Kilkenny ; Warner's King- 

 Mrs. O'Donnell ; Peasgood's Nonsuch — Lady Fitz- 

 gerald. Newmarket-on-Fergus ; Bramley -Seedling- 

 Fit/. .4. W. Scott, Newmarket-on-Fergus ; Lane's 

 Prince -Mbert- Mrs. O'Donnell, Linnakellv ; Bis- 





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