COTTAGE GARDEN COMPETITION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16146, 26 February 1918, Page 8

COTTAGE GARDEN COMPETITION.

AWARDS BY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The judging of tho cottage gardens entered for the Canterbury Horticultural Society's competition, which was to have on the lGth, but was postponed owing to tho rain, was conducted yesterday morning. 'Ihe visit of liio juugca was eomtwnat la ilio nature ot u, biujjxicc, u—tt iliuugh some ot tuo competitors were quito picpurod, otilera were cuugut napping. 'Ijio judges —Mr Jamta ioung Board curator), Mr A. ii. Lowe (giudener lor coiouel llio iioii. Ji. ju..f., lai 'j.u.pu.l, ana -ur J. 'X'. Sinclair Igaraeuer lor »ar A. E. G. xtiiotles) —eomuiein-ud tiieir lour of inspection uaUei tho gu.aance oi Mr I''. 0. i-iupiiaeJ, chairman ot the bocicty, nt iliccatVon, and then ju orcier visited Auauigton, byueniiain, \Vaitha.in, Woo.stoa, JjiiiWooa, Ulclnnond, and bt. Albans, trie competing gardens being ccattcicd over a wiao area. home of tne entrants had specialised in liowcrs, others mixed tiic.r olidiicej with lloiveis and vegetables, while fruit trees, flowers, and vegetables comprised tho strong hand of yet another section. In places where greenhouses were aieo included, in the cxliiuit, tlie contents were alone noted for point-getting. Exceeding trimncss and neatness distinguished the grounds of some of tho contestants, wcllcut lawns being made greatly effective by nicely inset flower beds, tjomo may have lost points by a too close adherence to the ono variety of flowers, one garden being a study in geraniums, while the aster received the bulk of another householder's attention. Tho vegetable gardens visited were outstanding feature® in the day's, tour, r-howing every evidenc© of great care and consideration in lay-out and selection. This was tho first competition under ibo auspices of the Canterbury Horticultural Society. Tho points were awarded as follow:—Usefulness and variety of vegetable crops, 20; usefulness and variety ot fruit grown, 15; variety and quality of flowers, 10; ncatnesa and general cultivation, 15; good arrangement and general effect, 35; any other noteworthy feature, 5; total, 100. Two prizes were offered of tho respective values of £2 2s, and £1 le. The entrants, who numbered seventeen, were: — Lloyd, 8., 250 Riccarton road, Christchurch. Sheriff, Mrs J. M., 8 Konini Btreet, Riccarton. Purse, Mrs S., 73 Division, road, Lower Riccarton. Blakeway, A., 2G Maxwell street, Lower Riccarton. Thrower, H. C., 66 Ruakin etreeti Adaington. Ileal, Miss, 1 Antigua street, Sydenham Page, H. E., 31 Cecil street, Waitham. Hills, E., 35 Garlands road, "Wcolston. Smith, Mrs L., 343 Hereford street, Linwood. Innes, W. M., 31 North Parade, Richmond. Campion, Joseph, 67 North Parade, Richmond. Fisher, H., 371 River road, North Richmond. Light, R., 44 Cranford Btreet, St. Albans Soames, 8., 57 "Winton street, St Albans! Whitmore Mrs A. R., 61 Mayfield avenue, ot. Albans 1 . Baker, G. E., corner Cloveland and "Warrington streets. St. Albans. Rew, Mrs E. L., 28 Aldred street, Christchurch. The competition resulted as follows: — R. Light, 76 points .. i A. Blakeway, 71 points " o B. Lloyd, 67 points .. *> E. Hills, 64 points " i