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IRISH GARDENING. 



Another good class was thai won by Lady 

 Fitzgerald (gardener, Mr. Barker), and in this 

 collection were extra fine Peasg I's Nonsuch. 



Plants. 



There were onlj a few classes tor plants in pots, 

 and nothing very meritorious, excepl the Begonia 

 Gloire de Lorraine, and in this class, for 6 pots, 

 the firsl and second prize winners had grand 

 plan! s covered wil h flowers. 



The class for Salvias was also fair, the lirst 

 prize !"t being good, grand for decoration only 

 for t heir bad lial.it of dropping the flowers. 



Cut flowers were nol largely shown, excepl in 

 the classes for large " .Mums"' on boards, and 

 here competition was nol keen, though several 

 good exhibits were staged. R. II. Stubber, Esq., 

 JVfoyne, Durrow (gardener, .Mr. Flanagan), had by 

 far the finesl blooms ; his exhibil of twelve in six 

 varieties being equal I" those shown by Mr. 

 M'Kellar in the long ago when we had a Chrysan- 

 t he mum show annually. 



Nursery Exhibits. 



The exhibil staged by Messrs. Boberl Jameson 

 tV Sons, the Boyal Nurseries, Sandymount, and 

 21 Nassau street. Dublin, was unique in design. 

 The ground work was largely composed of 

 Adiantum and Nephrolepis in varieties; these 

 were used li> represenl a sheel of water. An exact 

 model of the Clifton Suspension Bridge was buili 

 at one end. the standards being supported on 

 rock-work out of width grew ferns. The stand- 

 ards and bridge were made in yellow Chrysan- 

 themums the apertures in bhe former being done 

 in bronze Chrysanthemums. At the other end of 

 bhe stand was a miniature lighthouse, dime in 

 while ami bronze Chrysanthemums, the whole 

 being about 8 feel bigh. The lighthouse was set 

 ■ m a pock foundation, and around it were ferns to 

 represent the sea. The edging was made up of 

 Pteris fern and small palms. This exhibil was 



deservedly awarded a gold medal of the society. 



\ -land which attracted considerable attention 

 was l hat |uit up by Messrs. Chas. Ramsay & Son, 

 The Royal Nurseries, Ballsbridge, and 50 Nassau 

 si reel , Dublin. M occupied one end of the hall, 

 ami was arranged so as to represenl t hree miniature 



lakes. The space lie! ween the lakes was covered 



largely by ferns and groups of flowering plants. 

 such as Ericas, >V'-. The background was com- 

 posed largely of Kentias, which gave a very 

 graceful appearance to the group. Amongsl 

 these were arranged some stands of Chrysan- 

 t hemums : some <>!' l hese blooms were n<>l iceable 

 for I heir large size. Standards of Roses and 

 Carnations were also arranged in the group, and 

 lenl an extra charm by their colour. Some verj 

 nice bridesmaid bouquets made of Rose Madame 

 Abel Chatenaywere also exhibited. A1 the side 

 of the group was a nice collection of fruit trees, 

 including pears, plums, peaches, &c, showing nice. 

 well trained specimens and nicely rooted. This 

 group was awarded the society's gold medal. 



The stand pul up by Messrs. Drun >nd \ 



Sons. Ltd., .">" & 58 Dawson street. Dublin, con- 

 sisted of four sections, the middle one con- 

 sisting of autumn flowering plants and foliage. 

 This looked extremely well, as did the fruit and 

 vegetable portions. For this portion of their 

 exhibil this firm was awarded a gold medal. 



Another portion of the stand was devoted to 

 hort icull ural requisites. 



The stand put up h> Messrs.* Uex. Dickson & 

 Sons, of Newtownards, Belfast and Dublin, was 

 very interesting, showing the testing of seeds for 

 farm and garden. 



A very line display of autumn coloured and 

 other shrubs, also some Conifers, was exhibited 

 by the Pennick Nurseries. This stand was very 

 nicely arranged and looked extremely well. One 

 thing, however, was particularly noticeable viz. 

 the absence of labelling. These exhibits are nol. 

 or at least should nol he. put up solely for the 

 purpose of booking orders. There is also a great 

 educational opportunity which should not he lost 

 sight of. as such will eventually benefrl the 

 mi rseryrnan. 



The stand erected by Mi-. Jones, Kilkenny, 



consisted of/some of 1 he latest Dahlias. This 

 stand, though small, had a great deal lo allract 

 t hose interested in this type of plant . 



On the stand of Messrs. |). M . Walson. Lid.. 



South < Meal « reorge's Street . Dublin, were a la 

 number of horticultural requisites, including 

 different spraying and other compounds, also 

 several types of spraying machines. 



Mr. E. Browett, Kingstown, had also a nice 

 collection, the greater pari of which consisted of 

 Palms, Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, Lilium 

 aural u m and Ferns. 



The tables of frail ex hi luted by Messrs. Dickson 

 of the Royal Nurseries. Chester, were nicely gol 

 up. the spaces between the dishes containing 

 vases of Pompon Dahlias and Ferns. 



Irish Forestry Society. 



A general meeting of the Irish Forestry Society 

 was held on the 16th October at (he D. B. C. 

 Rooms, Dame Street, Dublin, when Dr. Augustine 

 Henry delivered an interesting lecture on "The 

 More Important Forest Trees." The Lord Lieu- 

 tenant and Lady Aberdeen were present. 



\ good set of slides showed plantations of trees 

 both in Ireland and Scotland, while others from 

 photos taken in Corsica. N. America, <Vc. gave 

 one an idea of the size attained by these giants 

 in t heir nal ive homes. 



On the wise choice of profitable trees, said the 

 lecturer, for planting depended the success of the 



afforestation movement. In a country like 

 Ireland, exposed more than any other in Europe 

 to persisteiii strong winds, the choice ( .r suitable 

 trees for shelter was also a weighty question. It 

 was mainly about the profitable trees, how- 

 ever, that he wished to speak. A profitable 



type of tree was I hat which gave early thin- 

 nings and also became ripe for felling al an 



early age. !l was safe to assume that timber 

 having special uses would increase considera hi J 



in] value; for this reason ash in Europe 

 and hickorj in America were trees that should 

 he planted extensively. Coniferous timber would 

 probably always he used, and command a fair 

 price, hul in making financial calculations it was 

 unsafe to speculate mi any great increase in thai 

 class of timher. - The feu nativejtrees of Ireland 



were not- by any means I hose which would give 



i he most profitable results. 



As regarded temperature, Ireland was more in 



I he .Mediterranean region than in the centre of 

 Europe, and I ices like I he chest mil. a Mediler- 



ra nean tree : the < 'orsican pine, ami l he evergreen 

 oak were absolutely at home in most parts ol 



