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IRISH GARDENING. 



Terrace, Harold's Cross; 2, F. Toner; 3, J. E. G. 

 Milner. 



Beans (Broad).— 1, D. Smyth, 14 Tivoli Terrace, 

 Kingstown; 2, F. Toner; 3, — Peat, 13 Brighton 

 Square, Eathgar. 



Cauliflowers.— 1, R. Beegan, 2 Tivoli Terrace, 

 Kingstown; 2, W. Salmon, Senr., 78 Upper Rath- 

 mines. 



Cabbage (Small).— 1, F. Toner; 2, L. Mason; 

 3, — Bates, Donnybrook. 



Cabbage (Large). — 1, W. Salmon, Sen.; 2, — 

 Bates; 3, P. Corbally, 19 Haddington Road. 



Carrots.— 1, J. Carleton; 2, F. Toner; 3, J. 

 Kavanagh. 17 Leeson Park Avenue. 



Lettuce.— 1, F. Toner; 2, W. Duncan, 28 Cold- 

 well Street, Kingstown; 3, W. Alford. 



Marrows.- 1, F. Toner; 2, J. E. G. Milner; 

 3, — Peat. 



Onions (White or Green)— 1, B. Deegan; 2, D. 

 Smyth; 3, F. Toner. 



Onions (any otber colour).- 1, J. E. G. Milner; 



2, J. Kavanagh; 3, R. Goff, Botanic Road, Glas- 

 nevin. 



Peas.— 1, L. Mason; 2, F. Toner; 3, J. Milner. 



Potatoes (round).— 1, Captain Daly, Temple- 

 ogue House; 2, — Peat; 3, W. Salmon, Jun. 



Potatoes (other than round).— 1, W. Salmon. 

 .Tun.; 2, L. Mason; 3, H. Tapley. 



Potatoes (boiled).— 1. D. Smyth; 2. R. Latchford, 

 13 Gulistan Terrace, Rathmines; 3, J. Hudson. 



Turnips.— 1, W. Salmon, Sen.; 2, F. Toner; 



3, L. Mason. 



Forestry, 



Specimens of Broad-leaved Timber grown in 

 Ireland. — 1, Viscount Powerscourt; 2, Sir Alger- 

 non Coote, H.M.L. 



Specimens of Coniferous Timber. — 1, Sir A. 

 Coote; 2, Viscount Powerscourt. 



Most interesting Exhil)it, tending to promote or 

 illustrate products of forestry.— 1, Viscount 

 Powerscourt; 2, Raheen Rural Industries, Scariff, 

 Co. Clare. 



Awards to the Trade, 



General Stand.— V.li.c, St. Gatien's School of 

 Gardening, Rathfarnham. 



Collection of two and tliree years old Apple 

 Trees, in fruit.— Silver Medal to Messrs. William 

 Watson Si Sons, Killiney Nurseries. 



Display of Roses in various sections, including 

 new Roses " Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig," 

 " Lady Inchiquin," " Mrs. Hutchinson Swans- 

 ton " (deliciously perfumed), and the wonderfully 

 coloured " Sunstar " — Gold Medal and Certifiratt' 

 of Merit to Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons, Oakley 

 Park, Blackrock, for above new Roses. 



New Seedling Carnation. — Cultural Certificate 

 to Mr. Edward Kelly, Rosebank, Kingstown. 



Collection of Gladioli, comprising 80 varieties. — 

 Silver Medal to S. A. Jones, Kilkenny. 



Group of Shrubs and Collection of Hardy 

 Flowers. — V.h.c. to Messrs. Pennick & Co., 

 Nurseries, Delgany. 



Floral Designs. — V.h.c. to Charles Ramsay &. 

 Sons. 



Collection of Hardy Flowers and Shrubs. — 

 Silver Medal to George N. Smith, Daisy Hill 

 Nursery, Newry; V.h.c, Brad.shaw's Artaiic 

 Nurseries. 



Collection of Gladioli.— Silver Medal to Ilngg 

 and Robertson, Dublin. 



Obituary. 



Mk. Thom.\s Smith, V.M.H. 



In our last issue we alluded to the passing away 

 of the founder of the far-famed Daisy Hill 

 Nurseries. 



Mr. Smith had reached the great age of 79 years, 

 and was laid to rest in St. Patrick's Churchyard 

 amidst every token of respect and regret. 



Mr. Smith's career was one of marked success; 

 eoiniected with horticulture from his earliest 

 years, he ultimately bei'ame famous throughout 

 the world for his wonderful knowledge of plants, 

 his exceptional skill in their cultivation, and for 

 the marvellous collection he had gathered together 

 at Daisy Hill. 



The deceased first went to Newry as manager of 

 a nursery, but soon realising the possibilities of 

 plant-growing in Ireland, he determined to launch 

 out on his own account. He chose a remarkably 

 fine site, and beginning with a few fields in 1887, 

 the nursery grew with amazing rapidity ruitil now 

 it approaches 70 acres in extent, clothing the fertile 

 slopes above the town of Newry with what nuiy be 

 called a grand gallery of plants from many climes. 

 Daisy Hill Nursery is more than a commercial col- 

 lection, for there are many fine permanent speci- 

 mens, and days are required to examine the 

 numerous plants to be found growing therein. 



It is needless here to refer to the many expres- 

 sions of praise which have been from time to time 

 bestowed on the uuvrvellous collections at Daisy 

 Hill. 



Eminent horticulturists and botanists from all 

 over the world have visited Newry in quest of 

 plants, and one and all have voiced the belief that 

 nowhere else could such a comprehensive collec- 

 tion be found. For many years the Horticultural 

 Shows throughout the country were adorned by 

 the wonderful exhibits from Daisy Hill, and as 

 late as October of last year a marvellous collection 

 of autumn coloured leaves and fruits created a sen- 

 sation at the Royal Horticultural Sot-iety's (Ire- 

 land) Show in Dui)lin, the exhil)it winning a gold 

 medal. 



For his eminence in horticulture, Mr. Smith was 

 in 1906 awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour, the 

 highest award of the Royal Horticultural Society, 

 and which is limited to 61 holders. 



Public parks and private estates in many 

 countries have ))een enriched from Daisy Hill, and 

 the late proprietor was for many years regularly 

 consulted as to the development and laying out of 

 parks and gardens. 



While sym{)athising with his family and friends 

 we feel that to them it nuisl he a source of extreme 

 satisfaction to know that the end of a ripe age was 

 peaceful, and that the deceased gentleman has loft 

 behind him a record of industry and achievement 

 equalled by few. 



The Lure of the West. 



Looking Ahead, 



Thr Commissioner of the Board of Trade at 

 Saskatoon states that more enquiries were re- 

 ceived at his office in one mnntli from Great 

 Britain and Ireland regarding the Western 

 Canadian opi)ortunities than were received liuriun 

 the year 1918. He is of opinion that this is a 

 forecast of tlie increased inunigration to be wit- 

 nessed in the near future when present shipping 

 and passport difficulties have been removed. 



