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Goodbody's tulips, Miss C. B. O'Meara's arum lilies, 

 Sir E. Cochrane's azaleas, and Mr. L. A. Mullar's 

 exotic ferns. 



Cut blooms were Classes 24 to 44 of the Schedule, and 

 include nine classes for narcissus, the chief prize-vvinnei-s 

 being^ Mr. C. M. Doyne, Wells, Gorey ; Mr. K. T. 

 Harris, Killiney ; and Mr. D. Drimmie — a few of the 

 finest varieties being- Victoria, Duke of Bedford, M. J. 

 Berkeley, Horsefieltli, Emperor, King Alfred, Maximus, 

 and Golden Bell Trumpet, while Agnes Harvey, 

 Flamingo, Vesuvius, Flora Wilson, White Lady, and 

 Constellatum in the other sections of Narcissus were 

 good. Roses were given four classes, and were the great 

 attraction of the show, the blooms staged b}' Mr. D'Olier 

 and Mr. Bewley being magnificient, and only wanting a 

 little more taste and better staging to equal even the best 

 trade exhibits we have seen from Messrs. Dickson at 

 former spring shows. The Silver Medal for 24 Roses 

 was deservedly won by Mr. D'Olier, grand flowers of 

 Mrs. E. Mawley, Frau Karl Druschki, Maman Cochet, 

 WHiite Cochet, and extra good, Mart^chal Niel, being 

 amongst his best. Had Mr. Bewley made a better 

 selection from his non-competitive exhibit of 13 dozen 

 cut roses awarded a gold medal he might have 

 changed positions with Mr. D'Olier. Mr. Bewley had 



an easy win for 12 Tea Roses, and Mr. D'Olier was first 

 with M. Niel. 



Vegetables and fruit were good. Cooking apples 

 were a large class. Tower of Glamis, wonderfully well 

 kept, very heavy and plimip, was an easy first for Capt. 

 Riall, while his Cox's Orange Pippin, equally well kept, 

 was also first for dessert varieties. King of the Pippins, 

 from Mrs. Meade Coffey, being second. All the Blen- 

 heim Oranges were shrivelled and very light. Second 

 prize in the cooking class went to Bramley Seedling, 

 and third to Wellington, a good dish of Alfriston being 

 passed over without even a commended ticket. 



The extra exhibits by nurserymen were one of the 

 chief features of the show. The Narcissus from Lissa- 

 dell, which included grand bunches of Katherine 

 Spurrell, Minnie Hume, A. J. Berkeley, Incognita, 

 Lulworth, Victoria, and Poeticus Cassandra, were 

 awarded a gold medal. Hogg and Robertson had 

 St. Brigid anemones of very good coloui\s, size and 

 form, while included in their grand collection of nar- 

 cissus were Mr. J. Shorley, Flambeau Orphie, C. J. 

 Blackhouse, Glory of Leiden, Duke of Bedford, Mrs. M. 

 Bain, Madam Plemp, Snowflake, and Henry Irving. 

 A gold medal was awarded. Mr. Charles Ramsay, 

 Ballsbridge, had a very large group of pot plants, 



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