IRISH GARDENING. 



T. Stevenson (gardener to A. Mocatta, Esq., Surrey), 

 and this grower also won most of the first prizes in the 

 classes for single bunches, in which there were large 

 entries ; but the flowers in these classes often lacked 

 size and colour, though those for a bunch of white and 

 also for a bunch of Sutton's Queen were grand. The 

 Special Audit Class (15 bunches) was well won by Mr. 

 King staging most of the newer varieties where possible. 

 Messrs. H. Wright, H. W. Mackereth and C. W. 

 Breadmore gave each valuable prizes for six bunches, 

 and these were won respectively by Dr. O'D. Browne, 

 Naas (gardener, Mr. F. .Milne),' Mr. M. Moran, Naas, 

 and Mr. W. Mitchison, the varieties chiefly shown being 

 Helen Lewis, Mrs. H. Sykes, Mrs. H. Bell, John Ingman 

 or George Herbert, Primrose and White Spencer, and 

 Elsie Herbert. 



In non-competitive trade exhibits Messrs. A. Dickson 

 & Sons, Ltd., were awarded a gold medal. The King, 

 King Edward Spencer, Dudley Lees, Audrey Crier, and 

 Rose Spencer (a variety much like M. A. Linzie) were 

 some of the best among a large number shown. Mr. 

 R. Bolton, Cranforth, had a beautiful exhibit on two 

 stands, and had hard lines not to get a gold medal, his 

 Nancy Perkins, Tom Bolton. Black Bird, Constance 

 Oliver, and St. George being grand in a very large 

 collection. Mr. C. W. Breadmore and Messrs. Hogg & 

 Robertson staged all the best of standard varieties in 

 grand condition. 



Roses were splendidly shown by Messrs. H. Dickson, 

 Belfast, and A. Dickson & Sons, Newtownards, the 

 former winning for 72 roses and for 12 new roses, and 

 A. Dickson & Sons winning for 24 Tea Roses. Hugh 

 Dickson, Ben Cant, Mdme E. Verdier, U. Brunner, 

 Mildred Grant, Frau Karl Druschki, and C. W. Cowan 

 were extra fine, while of the newer roses, Joseph Hill, 



J. B. Clarke, M. H. Walsh, The Lyon Rose, and W. E. 

 Lippiat were good. Amateurs' roses for the Ardilaun 

 Cup were above the average for the season, and the 

 two northern growers, Messrs. W. H. Calvert and J. S. 

 Larnour, were first and second, many of the blooms 

 staged by them equalling those in the nurserymen's 

 stands ; and as these gentlemen only grow a small 

 number of trees their culture must be of the best. Dr. 

 Browne, Naas, again won the class for 18 Tea Roses, 

 and Mr. R. J. Maunsell, Celbridge (gardener, Mr. 

 Aherne), that for Hybrid Teas, but many of the blooms 

 were weather stained. 



Cactus dahlias were well shown in a couple of stands. 

 Mr." R. H. Stubber and Mr. C. Doyne having grand 

 flowers of the choicest varieties in class for 24 blooms 

 on stands ; while Mr. W. Ross was a grand first for 6 

 bunches in vases, showing how fine these flowers are 

 for decoration. The two classes for double tuberous 

 begonias were the most attractive in the show, the 

 flowers being excellent and well staged by the several 

 exhibitors, a few of the finest flowers being Mrs. 

 Castle, Mrs. Pope, Princess of Wales, Queen Alexandra, 

 Sylvia, Duke of Fife, Sir T. Lipton, Golden Eagle, and 

 Mont Blanc. 



The 12 vases of China asters shown by Mr. H. J. B. 

 Clements (gardener, Mr. Kirk) were superb, every 

 bloom being perfect. Hardy cut flowers, annuals 

 excluded, were good, and competition keen, Captain 

 L. Riall and Lord Plunket having excellent collections, a 

 few of the best being Chrysanthemum King Edward 

 VH., phlox in variety, Romneya Coulteri^ carnations, 

 roses, lilies, montbretia, gladioli, and good varieties 

 of perennial asters. 



Annuals in twelve bunches were grand, and beauti- 

 fully staged was the 1st prize lot of Dr. O'D. Browne's, 



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