IRISH GARDENING. 



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Dublin Spring Flower Show, 



TllK Spring Flower Show held under tlie auspices 

 of the Koyal Horticultural Society of Ireland, 

 in conjunction with the Royal Dublin Society's 

 Spring Show at Ballsbridge, on the 26th and 

 27th April, although held under difficulties 

 which prevented distant exhibitors from filling 

 their entries, was particularly good as regards 

 quality, notably so plants of florists' flowers, 

 llie chief prizes being awarded as follows, viz. : — 



Class 1. — Six Pot Roses — 1st and the Ardilaun 

 Challenge Cup, Major Kelly, Montrose, Donny- 

 brook (gardener, J. M'Dermott) ; 2nd, F. V. 

 Westby, Roebuck Castle, Dundrum (gardener, 

 F. Simmons). 



Classes 2 to 8. — Alpines found but one exhibi- 

 tor, viz.. Class 5, nine pots or pans — 1st, T. N. 

 Atkinson, Dornden, Booterstown (gardener, J. 

 Newman). 



Class 9. — Six Azaleas — 1st, Sir Stanley Coch- 

 rane, Bart.,Woodbrook, Bray(gardener, G. Bower) 



Class 10. — Six Azaleas, Mollis — 1st, Sir Stanley 

 ('(jchrane, Bart. 



Class 11. — Six Pelargoniums — 1st, Ernest Bew- 

 lev, Danum, Rathgar (gardener, D. M'Intosh). 



\'lass 12.— Six Amaryllis— 1st, F. V. Westby ; 

 2nd, Ernest Bewley. 



Class 13. — Six Carnations — 1st, Ernest Bewley. 



Class 15. — Three Deutzias — 1st, F. V. Westby. 



Class 16. — Six Deutzias — 1st, Colonel Sir 

 l-'rederick Shaw, Bart., Bushy l*ark, Terenure 

 (gardener, W. Hall) ; 2nd, C. Wisdom Hely 

 (gardener, .J. Orr); 3rd, Sir Stanley Cochrane. Bart. 



Class 17. — Cinerarias, six, other tlian stcUata — 

 1st, \V. Seymour Bird, K.C., Churchtown House, 

 Dundrum (gardener. W. Burne) ; 2nd, Wm. 

 Robi-rlson. Hermitage, Dundrum (gardener, W. 

 (ircen) : 3rd. T. X. Atkinson. 



Class 18. — Cinerarias, six stellata — 1st, Major 

 Kelly ; 2nd, Sir Stanley Cochrane. 



Class 19. — Cinerarias, stellata, six (starred 

 class)— 1st, T. N. Atkinson ; 2nd, C. Wisdom Hely. 



Class 20. — Lily of the Valley, three pans — 1st, 

 F. \. Westby ; 2nd, C. Wisdom Hely. 



Class 21. — Mignonette, three pots — 1st, ^Irs. 

 Meade-Coffev, Ardmeen, Blackrock (gardener, 

 R. Soden) ; 2nd, T. N. Atkinson. 



Class 22. — Mignonette, three pots (starred 

 class) — 1st, Sir Frederick Shaw ; 2nd, C. Wisdom 

 Hely : 3rd, Wm. RohcHs.,... 



Class 23.— Freesias. six p., Is— 1st, Wm. Robert- 

 son; 2nd, T. N. Atkinson: :!i(l, Sir Frederick Shaw. 



Class 24. — Arum Lilies, three pots — 1st, Ernest 

 Hcwley ; 2nd, Sir Frederick Shaw. 



Class 125. — Spiraeas, white, six pots — 1st, F. V. 

 Westby. 



Class 26. — Spiraeas, i)ink. six pots — 1st, Sir 

 Stanley Cochrane, Bart. ; 2nd, Major Kellv ; 3rd, 

 I'. V. Westby. 



Class 27. — Calceolarias, six — 1st, Ernest Bewlev 

 (very line): 2n<l, Win. Robertson; 3rd, T. N. 

 Atkinson. 



Class 2S. I'liniula ohconica, six — Isl, Ernest 

 I5(\vlcy : 2nd. T. N. Atkinson ; 3rd, .Mrs. Courtney. 

 'I'riniblrstown. li(j(jlcrstown (gardener, .M"(unde\ ). 



Class 29. Schi/.antlius. six— 1st, Wm. Robeil- 

 M.n : 2nd. Major Kelly ; 3rd, T. X. Atkinson. 



Class 30. — Stocks, six — 1st, Sir Stanley Coch- 

 laiK'. Bart. : 2nd. C. Wisdom Hely. 



Class 31. — Tulips, single, six pots — 1st. Wm. 

 Wobeitson : 2nd, Major Kelly. 



Class 32. — Tvihps, doublo, six pots — 1st, Major 

 Kelly : 2 ml. Reg. T. HarriSj Saintbury, Killiney. 



Class 33. — Hyacinths, twelve — 1st, R. T. 

 Harris ; 2nd, T. N. Atkinson; 3rd, Mrs. Kelly. 



Class 34. — Hyacinths, six — 1st, R. T. Harris ; 

 2nd, T. N. Atkinson. 



Class 36. — Hyacinths, six, three in a pot — 1st, 

 R. T. Harris ; 2nd, T. N. Atkinson ; 3rd, Major 

 Kelly. 



Class 37. — Narcissus, six pots — 1st, R. T. Harris. 



Class 38. — Bulbs in Fibre, six bowls— 1st, R. T. 

 Harris. 



Class 39. — Prenrier Class, Cut DalTodils. (En- 

 trants not able to travel.) 



Class 43. — Narcissus, six large trumpet varie- 

 ties — 1st, W. Seymour Bird ; 2nd, R. T. Harris. 



Class 44. — Narcissus, medium cupped, twelve 

 vases — 1st, R. T. Harris. 



Class 46. — Nai'cissus, single, twelve vases- — 1st, 

 Sir Stanley Cochrane, Bart. 



Class 48. — Narcissus, double, twelve vases — 1st, 

 R. T. Harris. 



Class 50. — Narcissus, ptwtaz, six vases — 1st, 

 R. T. Harris. 



Class 51. — Narcissus, bowl of — 1st, Miss A. 

 Bird ; 2nd, Miss Eva Murphy ; 3rd, Mrs. Cros- 

 kerry. 



Class 52. — Carnations, basket of — Isl, Mrs. 

 Croskerry. 



Class 53. — Roses, twenty-four blooms — 1st, 

 Ernest Bewley ; 2nd, Major Kelly. 



Class 54. — Roses, twelve blooms — 1st, Ernest 

 Bewley. 



Class 55. — Roses, twelve blooms — 1st, Ernest 

 Bewley. 



Class 57.^ — Tulips, early Dutch, six vases — 1st, 

 W. Seymour Bird. 



Class 58. — Tulips, Darwins, six vases — Lst, Sir 

 Stanley Cochrane, Bart. ; 2nd, R. T. Harris. 



Class 60.^ — Hardy Cut Flowers, twelve vases — 

 1st, Sir Stanley Cochrane, Bart. 



Class 63. — Ai'um Lilies, one hunch, fifteen 

 blooms — 1st. Miss Eva Murphy, Dartry House, 

 Dublin (gardener, J. O'Kelly) ; 2nd, Sir Frederick 

 Shaw. Bart. 



Class (\l. — Pelarafiniums. stand of twelve — 1st, 

 W. Robertson : 2n(l. Ernest Bewley. 



Class ()5. — I'elaigouiums, double, .stand of 

 twelve — 1st, W. Robertson : 2nd. I'hnesl Bewley. 



Class 66. — Decorated Dinner Tabh — lst, Miss^ 

 Kathleen Kelly ; 2nd, Mrs. N'incent Kelly ; 3rd, 

 Miss Eva Murphy. 



Fruits axd Vegetaulks. 



Class 68. — Pears, baking — 1st, Ernest Bewley : 

 2nd, Wm. Robertson. 



Class 69. — Apples, dessert — 1st, Sir Frederick 

 Shaw, Bart. ; 2nd, T. N. Atkinson ; 3rd, Major 

 Kelly. 



Class 70. — Apples, baking — 1st, Sir Frederick 

 Shaw, Bart. ; 2nd, Ernest Bewley; 3rd, R. T. Harris 



Class 71. — Strawbei'ries, dish of — 1st. C. Wis- 

 dom Hely : 2nd, Sir Staidev Cochrane, Bart. 



Class 73.— French B.-ans," dish of- 1st, C. Wis- 

 dom Helv : 2nd. Sir Stanley Cochrane, Barl. 



Class 71. Broccoli, four heads lst, lOrnest 

 liewlev ; 2nd. .Major Kellv : 3rd, Sir Stanley 

 Cochrane, Bart. 



Class 75. — Seakale. twelve heads — 1st, Sir 

 Frederick Shaw, Bart. : 2nd. no merit ; 3rd, F. \'. 

 Wx^stby. 



Class 77. Sprim; Caltbage. four heads — 1st, 

 R. T. Harris: 2ik1, .Mrs. .Mead.-CofTey : 3rd, Sir 

 Frederick Shaw, Bart. 



Class 7S. — Lettuce, four heads — 1st, Sir Stanley 

 Cochrane, Bart.: 2nd, C. Wisdom Hely; 3rd, 

 W'u\. Robertson. 



