INDUSTRIAL AND HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 646, 22 September 1882, Page 3

INDUSTRIAL AND HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of tbe Committee of this Association was held on Tu-sday evening. Present —Ilevds. Stocker and Morrison, and Messrs Weetenra, Welsh, S. Watkins. Bicknell, E. Lee, Newton, and Jacobson. The Rev. 11. Stocker was voted to the chair. MINUTES. The minutes of the prior meeting were a-end and confirmed. .CANVASS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY. The Horn Secretary (Mr S. Watkins) stated be bad forwarded circulars, schedules, and tickets to gentlemen residing throughout the county, and also to the rations schools in Christchurch and the Peninsula, to the member for the district and others interested. There had not been time for him to r coive any communications in answer. The memhers who bad been appointed at the last meeting to canvass tlie town then reported that they had received money and promises up to the present time to the amount of £28. HORTICULTURAL PRIZES. It was resolved that £20 be offered for Horticultural prizes, apart from special prizes. This was agreed to with one dissentient. It was then decided that there should be two c'asses, an open and amateur class, so that private possessors of gardens might show against each other, instead of having to stiller the manifest injustice of c nipeting against professional gardeners Ii is ot course the rule that though no giiidi-ner i-nn conift te in the amateur class. i!iiy amateur can ci mpete in the open class. Mt'uil't-is of coiiiii.iilt c expressed a sincere hope that (hiecourse would have the effect of indu, in£ a great many people to cotn- , etc. It wis further resolved that the entry for each < xhibit should I c 6>\, holders of 10s members' tickets t eing of course al owed to make any number of entries of their own, free of charge. nORI'ICUI'JURAL SCHEDULE. The following schedule of prizes was then ngri ed to: — Pot Plants.—Open Class— G fuchsias, varieties. Hist prize »s. second 2s 6d ; 2 do, 1 dark and 1 ss, 2s Gd ; G geraniums, zonale, 3 varieties, ss, 2s Gd ; 3 do do do, 3s, Is 6d ; 6 do, double, not less than 3 varieties, ss, 2s b'd ; 3 do, ivy-leaved,

varieties, 4s, 2s; 4 do, fine-foliaged, varieties, ss; 6 pelargoniums, show, 3 varieties. ss, 2s 6d ; 3 do. fancy,3 vaiieiies, 4s, 2s; best single plant pelargonium, 2s ; 3 cockscomb'--, 3s; 6 petunias, single, not less than 3 varieties, 4«, 2s ; 6 do, double, not less than 3 varieties 4s, 2s; 1 specimen plant of any description, 5- ; G plants, varieties ss; code tion of ferns, ss. Pot Plants.—Amateur Class-3fuchs ; as. varieties, first prize 3s, second Is Gd ; fuchsia, best specimen, 2s Gd ; 3 geraniums, zonale, varieties, 3s, Is Gd ; best specimen, zonale, 2s Gd ; 3 geranium", double, varieties, 3s, Is Gd ; best geranium, ivy-leaved, 2s 6d ; 3 pelargoniums, show, varieties, 3s, Is Gd ; 3 petunias, single or double, varieties, 3s, Is Gd : 1 specimen plant of any description, 5s ; best drooping plant, bung up, 2s Gd ; 1 fine-foliage plant, 2s Gd. Cut Floavichs.—Open Class—G roses, varieties, first piize 3s, second Is Gd ; 3 do do, 2s ; G picotec-s. not less than 3 varieties, 3s, Is Gd ; G carnations, not less than 3 varieties, 3s. Is Gd ; G pelargoniums, varieties, 2s Gd ; G sweet williams, varieties, 2s ; 6 stocks, varieties, 3s. Is Gd ; G verbenas, varieties, 3 trusses of each. 3s, Is Gd ; G geraniums,zonale ordouble, 2s Gd ; G lilies, not less than 3 varieties, 3s ; G pansies, varieties, 3s Is Gd ; 6 antirrhinums, varieties, 2s Gd ; G ghidioli, varieties, 2sGd ; G phlox Drmnmondii, varieties.2sGd ; G pldox. herbaceous, varieties, 2s Gd ; G penstemons, 2s Gd ; hand bouquet, flowers on their own stems, 2s Gd ; table bouquet, 2a Gd ; floral design, 2s Gd. Cut Floaveks. —Amateur Class—3 roses, varieties, 2s ; G picotees, not less than 2 varieties., 2s ; G carnations, not less than 3 varieties, 3s, Is Gd ; 3 pelargoniums, 2s; G sweet williams, varieties, 2s; G stocks, 3s, Is Gd ; G verbenas, not less than 3 varieties, 3 trusses of each, 3s, Is Gd ; G geraniums, zonale or double, 2s ; 3 lilies, not less than two vaiieties, 2s Gd ; G pansies, not less than 3 varieties, 2s Gd ; G antirrhinums, not loss than 3 varieties, Is Gd ; G gladioli, not less than 3 varieties, 2s Gd ; G phlox Druminondii, not less than 3 varieties, 2s ; 6 uhlox, herbaceous, not less than 3 varieties, 2s ; band bouquet, for competition by ladies only, not to exceed Gin in diameter, 5s ; band bouquet, for competition by girls under 14 years of age. to he made up in the presence of a committee of ladies, ss; best collection of cut flowers, ss. FRUIT.—Open Class—2o strawberries, 2s 6d ; 20 raspberries, 2s Gd ; 20 cherries, 2s Gd ; 12 bunches red currants, 2s; 12 bundles white currants, 2s ; 12 bunches black currants, 2s ; 20 gooseberries, dessert, 2s ; 20 do, culinary. 2s ; G apples, last season, 5-; G aprb ots, 3< ; G plums, dessert. 3s ; best co.let tion of trait, ss. FRUlT.—Ania'eir Class—2o strawberries, 2s G i ; 20 raspberries. 2s G I ; 20 cher-, ri s, 2s Gd ; 12 bunches red currants, 2s ;< 12 burirlies white currants. 2s ; 12 bunches black currant s, 2s ; 20 gooseberries, dessert, 2s ; 20 dc. culinary, 2s. Vkgktablks.—Open Class —2 cabbages. 2s ; 2 cauliflowers, 2s ; 6 carrots, 2s ; 6 p-rsnips, 2s; G tun.ips, 2s ; 25 pods peas, 3-1, 1. Gd ; 25 pods French beans, 2s; 12 pods broafl or long pod leans, 2-; 12 potatoes, kidney, 3s. Is G"d ; 12 do, round. 3s. Is GI ; 12 onions, 2s; lollecliun of potatoes. G <>f each kind. 5s : 2 eu umbers, ss; 4 lettuces. 2--; G stalks rhubaib, '.'>■; 20 asparagus. 2-G i ; 2 vegetable marrows. 2s Gd ; collection of vegetables, I0~; do salad, 3s ; do herbs, 2s. Vkgktaulkh.—Amateur Class—2 cabbage-*, 2s; 2 cauliflowers, 2'; G carrots, 2s ; 6 parsnips, 2s : G turnips, 2-- ; 25 pods peas, 3s, Is G I ; 25 pods French I cans,2s; 12 pods broad or long pod beans, 2s ; 12 potatoes, kidney, 3s, Is Gd ; 12 potatoes, round, 3s, Is 6d ; collection of potatoes, G of each kind, 5* ; 12 onions, 2s ; 2 cucumbers, 5s ; 4 lettuces, 2s ; G stalks ihubarb, 3s ; 20 asparagus, 2s Gd ; 2 vegetable marrows, 2s Gd ; collection of vegetables, 5s ; do snlnd,3s; do herbs,2s. Special Phizes.—-Best collection of peas, named varieties, 10s, given by Mr Hawthorne ; best 12 mulberry leaves 'Moms alba), 10s, fitven by Mr 11. C. Jacobson ; best box of llowers for Avindow-sill, 7s Gd, given by Mr E. Lee. ACCOMMODATION. Several mombtrs being of opinion that the schoolroom was far too small with some extra accommodation, it was resolved that the School Committee should I c requested to allow a tent to be erected on the two show days. CONCERT. l\ was determined that a promenade concert should be held in the Exhibition rooms on the evening of January 2, tho second day of the Show. THE PASTORAL SCHEDULE. It having been stated that the Farmers' Club had not yet definitely arranged whether they Avould hold an Agricultural and Pastoral Show this season, but that the matter would be settled at a meeting to be held in Akaroa on Saturday week, it was thought wise to defer the issuing of the Horticultural and Pastoral schedule til! after that date, so that the club might be communicated with on the matter, and it was then resolved : "That the Hon. Secretary write to the Secretary of the Farmers 1 Club, asking the Club to co-operate with the Society in preparing a schedule, and offering prizes for pastoral exhibits,"