Xll 



IRISH GARDENING. 



third. Dr. 



Poetaz Nar- 

 l-'iist . Rev. 

 Prizes pre- 



water), and the decisions gave complete satis- 

 fact ion. 



List of Awards 



,,„ /. class I. Best 30 rases of Daffodils, 

 named, to be staged with Daffodil foliage only. 

 Firsl prize, Major S. C. Hickman ; second? Lord 

 Inchiquin : third. I!e\ IF Scott. 



Class 2. -Twelve distincl varieties ol Daffodils 

 or Narcissi, three blooms of each. Prizes presen- 

 ted by Roberl Sydenham, Ltd. First, .Major 

 Hickman ; second, Rev. R. Scot! 

 G i . Macnamara. 



Besl six vases of Polyanthus, or 

 cissi mot less I han I bree varieties). 

 i; Scotl : second, Major Hickman, 

 sented by Lady [nchiquin. 



Besl stand ol' si\ varieties ol' single Daffodils, 

 named. First, Major Hickman; second, Lord 

 [nchiquin ; third. Mr. Wilson Lynch. 



Bes1 -land of six double Daffodils, named (not 

 less than three distinct kinds). First. Mr. Wilson 

 Lynch; second, Major Hickman; third. Mrs. A. 

 Knox. 



Besl -land ol' twelve varieties of Daffodils, 



correctly named, of which at leasl six varieties 

 must belong to the Magni Coronati group 

 (Trumpet Daffodils), any foliage. Tie lor first 

 place between Rev. R. Scotl and Major I lick man ; 

 third. Mi- It. Maunsell. 



Section II Besl six bunches of St. Brigid 

 Anemones, not less than three distincl colours — 

 First, Mrs. Stanistreet. 



Besl six bunches of single Primroses, no1 more 

 than two bunches of same colour- First. Rev. 

 |{. Sc«.tt : 2nd, Mrs. II. \'. Macnamara : 3rd, 

 Mrs. A. Knox. 



Besl six bunches ol' 

 more t ha a 1 no hunches 

 Mis. holt us St udder! , 



Besl six hunches ol' Polyanthus, not les> than 

 three distincl varieties First, Mrs. n. v. 

 Macnamara; 2nd, Mrs. Loftus Studderl ; 3rd, 

 Re\ R. Scott. 



Best -ix bunches of Violets named, not less than 

 I hie,. \ arid ies Firsl . Lord [nchiquin : 2nd. 

 \li-. Wilson-Lynch; 3rd, Mis. Stanistreet. 



Besl six bunches of Wallflowers, not less than 

 three distincl colours First, Rev. It- Scotl ; 

 2nd, Mrs. M \ Macnamara. 



Besl 25 vases of hardy spring (lowers, riot more 



than two bunches of Hie si ■ kind Firsl Mrs. 



Wilson-Lynch ; 2nd, Mrs. A. Knox. Prizes 

 nted by I -ady [nchiquin. 



Best twelve v&ases ol' hardy spring flowers 

 (confined to those who have no udass or pro- 

 fessional assistance) First, Mrs. Stanistreet. 

 Prizes presented by Mrs. I.'- Vere O'Brien, 



I lallj alia. 



Besl twelve vases of flowering shrubbs 

 First, Mrs. Wilson- Lynch ; 2nd, Miss Henn. 

 Prizes presented bj Mr. IF J. Stacpoole, D.L. 



Besl collection of greenhouse (lowers (cut 

 blooms) First, Mrs. I! V. Macnamara. 



Besl six vases of cinerarias, large flowering 

 Firsl . I -ord [nchiquin ; 2nd, Mrs. IF \'. 

 Macna mara. 



I'.est six vases oi' Cinerarias (stellata) First, 

 Mrs. IF V. Macnamara: 2nd. Ford [nchiquin. 



I'.,- i >ix vases ol' Tulip-, thirei flowers t<» each 

 vase First, Mrs. IF \'. Macnamara 



Besl six -pikes oi Hyacinths, not more than 

 two of same colour First, Rev. IF Scotl : 

 2nd, Mrs. IF Fill. 



Besl arranged vase of cul flowers First, Miss 

 Irene Scott : 2nd, Miss E. Scotl ; 3rd, Mrs <■ M. 



Macnamara. 



double Primroses, not 

 of same colour First, 



Vegetables and Fruit at the R.H.S.I. 

 Show. Dublin. 



There i-- room lor much improvement both in 

 i he number and the quality of the exhibits of 

 fruil and vegetables at the Spring Show, and I 



consider it would he Well lor the Council to 

 increase the value of the prizes in the. vegetable 

 classes to encourage more competition. 



French Beans were good, first prize going to 



the Marquis ol' Ormonde: second to \ . None. 

 Esq. 



Broccoli was verj good, Alderman Few lev 

 being first and Mrs. Jameson second. 



Potatoes, except for t lie first prize dish of 

 Alderman Bewley's, were poor. 



Cabbage was fairly good, Mrs. Meade Coffej 

 being firsl and Mr. Sodon second. 



Lettuce, excepting the first prize four of 

 Alderman Bewley's. was very poor. 



Cucumbers were fair; Marquis of Ormonde 

 was first and Viscount De Yesci second. The 

 third prize pair was much below exhibition 

 si andard. 



There were two fair exhibits in the collection of 

 six. X. Hone. Esq., being first, his containing 

 good French Beans, very good leeks, verj good 

 cauliflowers, and fair potatoes (well staged); 

 Viscount De Vesci being second, his containing 



verj g I mushrooms anil cucumbers and 



potatoes. 



Cooking Apples were fairly well represented, 

 first going to F. D'Olier, Esq., with Newton 

 Wonder, and second to IF T. Harris. Esq., for 

 Ford Derby. 



Desserts were poor: Captain Riall was first 

 with Cox's Orange. Two exhibits were dis- 



I 



DEATH^INSECT PESTS 



AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR 

 Glasshouses are infested with 

 Green Fly, Black Fly, Spider and 

 other injurious pests, which sap 

 the vigour from the plants and 

 prevent them thriving. 



Rid Your Plants of Pests 



For this purpose nothing can 



be better, more economical, or 



safer than 



McDOUGALL'S FUMERS 



TOBACCf SHEETS 



NO SPIRIT REQUIRED. 



NO LIQUID POISON. 



Efficiencj .mil strength guaranteed t>v the oldest 



established Manufacturers of Horticultural 



Spe< ialities. 



SOLD BY NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN & FLORISTS 

 THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 



