FLOWER SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 2

FLOWER SHOW.

AT ST. THOMAS'S HALL. The': tenth annuaLflrfwer ! show held in con ' neotion with St. Thomas's Church, Newtown was opened by Mrs. Wallis yesterday after noon. A good number of entries have been ' re ; eim ". although tho 'display i n bread, > cakes, and sweets is somewhat meagre. Judging was undertakerf* Miss : Murray. > Messrs. W. H. P. Barber, G. H. i Broad, and G. A. -Mawsoii. In place of the bran tub, a cabbage patclf ■ is- provided foi | the amusement of-the chiMron. This is a rather original idea.- Tho3tmyer of a cabI Page, which ho may select ants poll fresh.from the ground, finds in 1 place $ tti§ heart-nbl '■ llear t, but ono of the usi&i'War ,',sur. prise.. The "patch" is in hands T» S' n re lV cfi - Tl,e olhe r staShblders are.,1», bta ''~ Mrs - Bowen; - potiplants-Mes. daines Leo and CrolL-; 'cut flowers-Mrs. Qm°.i '™, nd assist ant; sweets'Stall—Misses snu ,ii V 2). Commendable' displays' - for" exhibition only havo been stdged V'Messrs. k™?» an , d r S °?. the manager k/feelleyue ?'" dcns . Mr. H. Fox, Mr, J.-B. fmfav, Mr. Jelfenes, and Mr. Barber, 'and pineapple plants grown by'the lastmamcd gentleman, at his home in Cormandel Street are a prominent feature. Tho proceeds are in aid of the building fund, but.-this annual snow is held more to encourage tho children in the growing of plants and vegetables, following is tho prize list:— SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN'S, ' COMPETITIONS. Best grown plant supplied by committee.— Tr° yS: Lobelia—Clement lierr, 2. ■ Antirrhinum—Edward Lawrence. V/t ••, Ne T llson ' 2 - Girls: Jons 1; Ivy Sutherland, 2. Antirrhinum— Ruth Grenside, 1; Essie Hollis, :2.\ " " Plants of own growing; Etta' Lowe,>"l; Lizzie Bradshaw, 2. ■•.-'.'<• Gladioli exhibited last year:«» Dorothy Orol), 1; Clement Chapman, 2. V , - "•< Gentleman's Buttonhole (girls over* ten, years : Essie Hollis, 1; Florio Underwood/2; Mabel Miller, 3; Ida Smith, h.c. ,'.L ■- FOE CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS." Decorated Basket: Etta Lowe. 1; •-Oliro - Smith, 2; Olive Salmon, h,c. ':t Bouquets: Clarice Jenkins. '■ \ ' Buttonholes: Olive Smith. 1: Olive' Salmon, 2. ' -- Lady's Spray: Olive Salmon. Decorated Vase; Olive Smith, 1; Etti Lono, 2. , Cut Flowers: Jessie Bel], L; Arthur Tin ' ' aoy, 2. - ■ . . . GIRLS, 14 TO 18 YEARS. Decorated Table: Jessie" Sewell. Hants of Own Growing: Olive Salmon: CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS. - Floral Designs: Jessie Sewell, 1: Oliw Salmon, 2; Ehse Robinson, h.c. OPEN COMPETITIONS FOR ADULTS. Carnations: Mrs. Read, 1; Miss Cr011,.2. Gladioli: Mrs. Croll, 1; Mrs. Lawrence, 2 ■ Other blooms, three varieties of each: Mrs, Bnco, 1; Mrs. Lowe, 2. ..- , Lady's Spray: Miss Sewell, 1; Miss E Gentleman's Buttonhole: Miss Sewell, 1'; Miss J. Sewell, 2. ■ -■ • ■ Any Floral Design: Miss Ljly Smith. AMATEUR COMPETITION. Threo Roses: Mrs. Read, 1 anfl-2. r Three Distinct Carnations: G. H, M'Leod. 1; Mrs. Read, 2. • Six Cactus Dahlias: S. Sutherland, 1; Mr. Gronside, 2. - -- —!. -_L Six Distinct Carnations or Picotecs: Mrs. Vase Sweet Peas: Hughan Gibbons, 1; Mrs. Campbell,-2. ;*■-.-■ . ! Three Vases Sweet Peas I Hughan Gibbons- ' l;-trreta Haylock, 2. * ■%>;-■->