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and lever; m, stays for trellis wires for Vines, one stay to each 
rafter, and wires 9 inches apart; N, boiler (saddle) ; o, ashpit; 
P, stokehole ; Q, feed cistern ; e, boiler flue ; s, potting shed ; T, 
skylight; u, potting bench ; v, Mushroom bed with bin under to 
force Rhubarb, Seakale, and Chicory—viz., w ; x, fruit room, &c. ; 
V propagating bed, rubble over pipes, and covered with frame 
for striking cuttings, &c. Small jets may be added at one or 
both ends of the house if required. These frame-like pits cost 
little and are very useful ; they may be readily heated by 2-inch 
pipes connected with the flow and return pipes in the house, with 
valves attached to turn on and shut off the heat as required.— 
G. Abbey, 
CLONMEL DISTRICT ROOT AND FRUIT SHOW. 
Some special features at this fine autumn Exhibition deserve 
notice, I iner roots, especially of Swede and Long Red Mangolds, 
the Judges (Messrs. Fennessy, Waterford, and Freeman, Cahir) 
admitted they bad not seen this year, especially in the compe¬ 
tition for the prizes given by Messrs. Sutton & Sons of Reading ; 
but your readers will be more interested in hearing of the fruit 
and vegetable exhibits. Not only in England, judging from the 
reports in the Journal and other publications, but in Ireland, the 
crops of Peaches, Pears, Apples, and other wall fruit are very 
poor this year ; yet the exhibits of Grapes, Pears, and Apples 
astonished most of the visitors. The first-prize collection of fruit 
was from Mrs. Bianconi, Longfield, Cashel (gardener, Mr. Palmer). 
Among the most noticeable varieties were fine Trebbiano Grapes ; 
Emperor Alexander, Calville Blanche, and Golden Russet Apples ; 
Duchesse d’Angouleme and Beurr6 d’Amanlis Pears. The second 
collection, sent by Mrs. Thomas Malcomson, Minella, Clonmel 
(gardener, Mr. John Crehan), included some superb examples. 
Lord Suffield Apple was admittedly the finest ever shown here. 
Equally fine was Doyenne Boussoch Pear, which received the first 
Fig. 85 .—Lean-to house—ground plan. 
Scale, three-sixteenths of an inch to a foot. 
prize in its section. Those two dishes were noted by the Judges 
in a large competition as the best in the Show. Almost equally 
remarkable were the Apples Hawthornden, Blenheim Orange, 
Alfriston, and Warner’s King ; in fact, I noticed in gardens 
around here whenever any Apple succeeded this year it generally 
was one of those named. Pears in this collection, too, were very 
fine, especially Duchesse d’Angouleme and Beurr6 Diel, while Mr. 
Crehan’s Black Hamburgh Grapes were very large and well 
coloured. Some fine Apples and Pears in the dessert and baking 
sections were also shown by Lord Donoghmore (gardener, Mr. 
Ryan), which were awarded prizes. A collection of fruit, too, 
that deservedly received much admiration were sent in three 
artistic baskets by Mrs. Crean, Glenview, near this town, represent¬ 
ing upwards of a dozen excellent varieties of Apples, conspicuous 
among which were Alfriston (the largest Apple in the Show), Mtbre 
de Menage, King of the Pippins, Mannington’s Pearmain, and the 
French Crab, which has been found to remain sound for two years. 
Catillac, Gansel’s Bergamot, and Duchesse d’AngouKme * were 
among the finest Pears. Though this collection was marked “not 
for competition,” the Judges warmly recommended a special first 
prize. The gardener is Mr. Denis Ryan. The vegetable collec¬ 
tions, as at all times, were most commendable. Lord Lismore’s, 
though marked “ not for competition,” were specially commended 
for a first prize. It contained Williams’ Matchless Celery, white 
and pink ; Bedfordshire Champion Onion, Beauty of Hebron 
Potato, fine Endive, Mushrooms, and at this time of year admir¬ 
able Asparagus. The first-prize collection was Lord Donoghmore’s, 
with many novel well-grown vegetables, including the largest 
Cabbage in the Show, Turnip Beet, Salsafy, Capsicum, Egg Plants, 
and table Maize. Lady Margaret Charteris had some commend- 
