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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1874. 
APPOINTMENTS FOR ‘oan et wade WEEK. 
Autumn Fru Flower Show at the 
Crystal Palace ( “hree days). 
Sale. of Imi merican Orchids, at 
SEE S ` Stevens’ aneka 
P “yp a Caledonian Horticultural Society’s 
bes and Sussex Autumn Show (two 
days) 
Preston Horticultural Society’s Show (two 
Sale of 700 lots of ert elt at Stevens’ 
Sale of- several 
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 94 
a eae, 
SHOW lately held at Belfast was of so 
remarkable a character that we feel quite justi- 
_ fied in again reverting to it. As an autumnal 
display of horticultural produce it was altogether 
creditable, and would have done honour to any 
of the United Kingdom. As an Irish dis- 
play it stands quite unrivalled ; all honour then 
elfast, an e promoters and managers 
a this a ag which has so clearly demon- 
: strated the wonderful capabilities and cen 
was 
of the Emerald Isle. The exhibiti 
purely national one, indeed chiefly Tish, a 
not international, as that term is usuall 
stood. Itisa pity that this title should not s 
_ reserved for genuine international competitions. 
The 
JOHNSTON, gr. to 
at a glance tell the exhibitor where and how to 
place his plants, and it also gives the judges a 
little more youn but that is of small import- 
ance. At Belfas t it was well done, and yet it 
ought to be done even better elsewhere. Another 
of the novel features alluded to consists in plant- 
ing the mounds with 
greater part of the pots of the plants which were 
set amongst them, 
not be so readily injured by the trampling in 
a setting of the plants. One omission may 
noted : due prominence was given 
ow we were inspecting, and 
at the first or second prizes were awarded 
appearance, and not very distinctly written. In 
justice to exhibitors greater prominence ought 
surely to have been given to their names, though 
care must be taken that the ar do not prove 
a disfigurement, as was th e in some of the 
exhibits in the London a of 1866. 
As for the exhibits themselves, apart from 
arrangement, the magnificent stove and green- 
house plants fro m Mr. HAWKINS and the Mar- 
quis of A were almost worthy of a 
aen Fuchsias made a capital display, and 
well grown ; and the same remark applies 
to o Zoħal Pelargoniums. great number of 
these were aneta and in such order as 
1i SON. Some very 
aT 
good cut Roses and Gladioli, many of them 
seedlings, were shown by Messrs. DICKSON, of 
Newtonards; while Mr. R. B. MATTHEWS, of 
Belfast, filled the whole length of one of the 
achoi collection 
of plants, including many of economic interest, 
S 
long tents 
for the exhibitor a “ special extra a 
Of vegetables, the display was 
This show will also be remembered as the 
show where the largest bunch of Grapes—and 
that a Black Hamburgh—that was ever grown 
was exhibited. Talk of SPEECHLY’s bunches, 
they were as nothing to this Brobdingnagian ex- 
ample of Mr, HUNTER’S—2I lb. 12 oz. ! Twenty- 
ne pounds twelve ounces! Let us repeat it 
again! To be sure the glory of this monster 
production is only borrowed by Belfast from 
Lambton Castle, Durham, where big monster 
bunches seem to be the rule. It might be 
well to urge Mr. HUNTER to dare this ba of 
thing no longer. It would be but a fitting 
and proper 
this show to present 
sort ot medal to 
O 
For 12 Zona  Pelargoniums, isti 
2 its objects are 
Nothing could exceed the great beauty and 
perfect character of the Grapes he exhibited. 
ambu 
he Muscats and Black Hamburghs were 
especially fine. From size of bunches we come 
to size of berries, and doubtless the bi 
is better 9 the big bunch. The winning lot 
ere at grand new Grape, the Duke of 
uccleuch, r OMSON : and ly 
ducal it looked. For eating a single is 
sufficient to fill one’ uth, thus 
takes the place of a glass of wine. Pines 
were m ine n by Her Majesty, and 
a Mr. ch cg Peaches and 
made a fine display, two Irish wire heading 
the list, viz., Irish Peach and Eclinville Seed. 
me aa and very kaanin rairai raised- 
Bel 
of praise is due for a admirable 
by Mr. Yon - 
THE letters which have appeared in ou" 
columns from Dr. DENNY and Mr. PEARSON 
n the subject of exhibiting Pelargoniums, have 
he estab ishment of a PELA 
ELLOCK, PEARSON, W. PAUL, 
ANNELL, GRIEVE, PAWLE, 
Gronos, SMITH, &c. 
The object of this Society is, in the first 
instance, to peste the ee and 
improve the quality of what is known as the 
Zonal Pelargonium, including ane this eee 
term the varieties which have resulted from the 
mee ii of P zonale and amne a 
wide agn view re offer’ rizes at one of the exhi- 
bitions of the Royal Horticultural Society to be 
held in July, 1875. In order the more effectually 
to do this the contributions of those who are 
interested in this class of plants are desired. At 
the outset the following prizes have been agreed — 
penau 
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varieties, of the florists’ class, in pots ; 
not 8 inches in diameter .. 
istinct varie- 
distinct | 
o 
varieties of Zonal pomala irre- 
spective of class, i pots not exceeding | 
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diate enset ie SEA E weu 
to be more comprehensi 
gradually to aik the other sections 
pe am for the committee of | 
UNTER with some 
ich there exist, and thus 
securing some entirely new decorative su 
for our greenhouses and flower gardens. 
nual gree: on to this 
