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IRISH GARDENING. 



Co- Clare Horticultural Society. 

 Autumn Show. 



The Autumn Show of Fruit and Farm Produce 

 of the County Clare Horticultural Society was 

 held at the County Courthouse on Nov. 1st. and 

 though small, as compared with some past 

 exhibitions, was a very successful one", the 

 support accorded by the general public being verj 

 encouraging, and should be an earnesl to the 

 energetir committee that their efforts are meeting 

 with appreciation. The entries were nut as 

 numerous as heretofore, the season having 

 militated against the production of fruit, but the 

 quality of what was shown was undeniable, and 

 the fame of tin- Clan' apples was worthily 

 sustained. A striking feature of the Show was 

 the magnificent stand of fruit sent in l>\ Lady 

 Fitzgerald, Carrigoran (nol for competition), with 

 which she scored such a signal success at the late 

 Dublin Show, and for which she was awarded a 

 gold medal. The stand was a centre of attrac- 

 tion during t he afternoon. 



or the fruit exhibited in the competitions, 

 Mrs. \V. Coffey followed up her successes In 



Dublin ami ai the Suir Valley Show, and she had 

 a superb collection of apples, of which it would he 



difficult t'> find the superior. She succeeded in 



gaining no fewer than t - - 1 1 First Prizes. Lord 

 [nchiquin and Mr. .1. Enright were, however, very 

 little behind, not merely in the number of success- 

 ful awards, for each had seven Kirs! (lass ('aids. 

 I nit in t he quality of t heir fruit . Major Hickman 

 had live First Prizes; Mrs. Ed. Frost had four. 

 But the full list of awards will he found below. 



\n interesting feature of the Show was a very 

 nice stand of Chrysanthemums, and plants and 

 bulbsin pots, by Mr. Jones, the widely-known 

 Kilkenny nurseryman, which came in for much 

 attention, most of the contents of the stand 



changing hands in the course of the afteri n. 



The Chrysanthemums were in a variety and 

 wealt h of colouring, and t heir freshness of bloom 

 was st piking. 



Iii going through the various sections one found 

 a melancholy interest attaching to one class, the 

 Scotl Memorial Prizes, so kindlj and thoughtfully 

 presented by Lady Fitzgerald to commemorate 

 one who was one of the earliest and most earnesl 

 : upporters of t he Society, and whose name will he 

 inseparably associated with the fruit Industry 

 of the County Clare. Above the winning stands 

 of apples was a photograph oi the late Mr. 

 Fitzwuliam Scott and his fruit exhibit at the last 

 \iitumn Show of bhe Society, which revived 

 memories of his charming personality and of the 

 absorbing interest which he ai all times took in 

 the general welfare and prosperity of his native 

 county, and in these Clare exhibitions especially. 



The judges wen- in the Fruit ('lasses Mr. 

 W. Early, Glenstal, Co. Limerick, ami Mi-. C. 

 Lett. Glenville, Co. Waterford : and in the farm 

 produce Mi. Barker, F.R.H.S., Carrigoran, and 

 Mr. T. Morton, Dromore. 



List of Aw vrds. 

 Dessert A.pples. Allington Pippins First 



prize, Ma jo i' S. C. Hickman 5 2nd, Mr. I*. 1 1 an nun : 



3rd, Mrs. Frost. 



Beauty of Bat h No award. 

 Cox's Orange Pippin 1st. Mrs. \V. Coffey; 

 2nd. Lord [nchiquin; 3rd, Mis. E. Frost. 



Gascoigne's Scarlel 1st. Mrs. W. Coffey; 



2nd. Major Hickman. 



.lames Grieve — 1st, Lord Inchiquin ; 2nd, Mrs. 

 Ed. Frost, : 3rd, Mrs. \Y. Coffey. 



King of the Pippins 1st. Lord Inchiquin: 

 2nd. Mrs. Coffey : 3rd, Major Hickman. 



Lady Sudeley -1st. Mr. .1. Enright; 2nd. Mrs. 

 ( otfev : :;rd Lord Inchiquin. 



Ribston Pippin— 1st, Mr. .1. Enright ; 2nd. 

 Mrs. Coffey. 



Worcester Pearmain 1st Mr. .1. Enright; 

 2nd. Mrs. Coffey; 3rd, Major Hickman. 



Best dish of any other variety 1st. Major 

 Hickman ; 2nd. Mrs. Coffey ; 3rd, Mrs. E. Frost. 



Cooking Apples. -Alfriston -1st, Lord inchi- 

 quin : 2nd. Major Hickman. 



Annie Elizabeth— 1st, Mrs. Coffey; 2nd. Lord 

 I nchiquin. 



Bismarck — 1st. Mrs. Coffey ; 2nd. Mr. .1. 

 Enright : 3rd, Lord [nchiquin. 



Blenheim Pippin 1st. Mrs. Frost ; 2nd. Mr. 

 .1. Enright ; 3rd, Mr. I'. 1 lannon. 



Bramley's Seedling — 1st. Mr. .1. Enright :2nd. 

 Mis. E. Frost : 3rd, Major Hickman. 



('ox's Pomona 1st. Major Hickman : 2nd. 

 1 .1 >rd [nchiquin : 3rd, Mrs. Fr< 1st . 



Ecklinville Seedling— 1st, Mrs. E. Frost. 



Grenadier 1st. Major Hickman: 2nd. Mis. 

 Fr< >st . 



Lane's Prince Albert— 1st, Mr. P. Hat n; 



2nd. Mrs. Coffey : 3rd, Mr. .1. Enright. 



Lord Derby 1st. Mrs. Coffey ; 2nd. Major 

 1 lickman ; 3rd, Mr. P. Hannon. 



Mere de Menag* — 1st. Major Hickman : 2nd. 

 Lord Inchiquin. 



Newton Wonder 1st. Mrs. Coffey ; 2nd. Mrs. 

 R. Vere < LBrien. 



Peasgood's Nonsuch 1st. Mr. .1. Enright ; 

 2nd. Mrs. Frost ; 3rd, Mrs. Coffey. 



Warner's King 1st. Mr. J. Enright ; 2nd. Mr-. 

 ( 'ol'fey : 3rd, Lord [nchiquin. 



Lest dish of an> other variety 1st. Mr. P. 



I lannon : 2nd. Mrs. Frost : old. Major Hickman. 



Pears. Beurre Die! -1st. Lord [nchiquin. 



Cast iliac 1st. Mrs. Vere O'Brien. 



I )o> onne du Comice 1st. Lord [nchiquin. 



Clapp's Favourite 1st, Lord [nchiquin.i 



Half bushel of dessert apples, quality of fruit 

 and neatness of packing equally considered 

 1st, Mrs. Coffey : 2nd. Mr. .1. Enright : 3rd, Mrs. 

 Fr< >st. 



Most tastefully packed and securely packed 



two dozen cooking apples 1st. Mr. .1. Enright : 

 2nd. Mrs. Coffey : old. Lord Inchiquin : v. h. c. 

 Major S. C. II ickinan. 



Most tastefully and securely packed dozen of 

 dessert apples 1st. Mrs. Coffey; 2nd. Major 



I I ickinan : old. I ,ord Inchiquin. 



Lest III dishes. 6 cooking and I dessert, 

 varieties ripe 1st. Lord [nchiquin ; 2nd, Mrs. 

 Coffey : 3rd, M. .1. Enright. 



Best live dishes of apples grown by bona li<l< 

 occupiers of a Union District Cottage 1st, Mr. M. 

 L'eidy : 2nd, Mr. .1. Ilickie. 



Li t/.wi i.u \.m Scott Memorial Prizes (pre- 

 sented by Lady Fitzgerald). Best graded and 



most tastefully packed one dozen box of Cox's 



1 (range Pippin 1st . Mrs. < loffey. 



Lest half bushel of dessert apples, quality, 



grading, and packing considered 1st. Mrs. 



Coffey : 2nd, Mr. .1. Enright. 



I est bushel of cooking apples, quality, grading, 

 and packing considered 1st, Mrs. L. Frost ; 

 2nd. Mrs. Coffey : 3rd, Mr. .1 Enright, 



