KARORI AND MAKARA FLOWER SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 7

KARORI AND MAKARA FLOWER SHOW.

. ,y/ ; . ■- : y- ---I T-- .;- v y'vr A BRI'LIiMNT ■ LITTLE DISPLAY. • Thosa peoplo who ,wimt. out from town, last year to tho first tfatori' and, MakaTa dower , show, held in 'tho; Karori;.P*roahiaL Hall- wore : J mubh';.irapressM:;with(the nuaber .and: beau'tr; of-thbiiexhibits''and--with the Rood work ,UuSr. had been done in tho dflddrative, classes.;. It was. . v hardly, expected that' the show - held. this week ;i:''Wo.nldiM/as.sui;ceisful n a3;the:season',ha"d',been:d .v.,-bad '.one''aid'.tne iVeath'e'f. ptirtifcalaily; tiad.'ibut .-' . as it yesterday's: show ' was a much : finer one than '.-its.predecessoip "Taking; into , consideration'tllo; sieo of : Che', district, it is one of / this" "fitted. flbtf 'ei: : shdwS' I" Have'; seen," said ■ one of ,th; judges, "and: it-is especially .credit;;/;ablo:;to:xthose.:whb jliavo..initiated.-it, /.because Karori is. not. a, gobd'-gardon district;'it, has a ''.cold;; wet,. clayey; subsoil."'-' One would Certainly noviir- llaTsv associated!, any thing, damp' and, coM V;':-/ wltli£y.the : 'i bMotiftili;-. blbsajMas-'.:;'. thiftv;. v.: throughout two rooms.: -The"display.',was a par- .-' tioularly brilliant oho;; and .in; point- of colour /.,;" quite outshone ■.the;.pale,beauties that were ex./.■.h'iliiited at the.,Skating; ; Kink. Of courso"one' /.' thing.. that helped- to- produce this. vivid.ff eet . was tho fact, that'the tables', had to be placed '; • closely"; t'ogetheiy. \ tables- -.asfuully ' touching each - ■ other,' for " the ; exhibits were v numerous.: . Going" round':-the., show, with ihose ; .who^lcnew,,' one ; fo.urid that .practically all - the : exhibits' were' of.finGi qiiaiity.; Tllerc \V'ore £cye- ;/ : : ambhg-thesb ,waV;. the .magnificent; collection of ' . flowerfeg and-foliager'planfcsentijbyt^ • C/ J. : Johusfori,- including- a' : gr&if .fliariS: bt&Hiti-: •;;;ful';b"e^b'uiSS;- ; s'dipe of/Evais. Brosi';' fol iagb- 1 plains',' fern's,- aild gloxi- :. , nia's- werew'ortlvy' ot : note, -as- were. tho' assorted, plants sent by Mr.'Tarr and; his really fine ei-V--,mbit 'ofV: carnitio£s.'\]?roia i -_Beneyuq Gardens ' - cattle a-very-eiiective exhibit of roses, carna- : : MtiiSf MahliaSi-':; ;®ho .Eot'.;- : A.'. L. Harisen. 'sent. a. eshibit' of- roses-,■ sweot| pea-v and 'caniations. Jfrs.G. H. Davies had a small exliibit of magnificent gladioli. /One . of i them,-:'; of . a,, great ■ : ' size- andglorious ■ vivid-v EcorleE,;, 'ldoked ! .-,kS;;- though. , it must have a .mighty rogal - name, but it was dismissed iri a 1 worn as/'ene of the- vjorlt s . The decorated tables" ifeM/all. graceful inde- ' 6iKii,'but A'eftf too' erOfrded'. -.Aftor ar- :' ranging the'flowers beautifully in the_ vases-the ■effect had-been spoile'J ,by. fne use of assertive v: table /strewiiig. foliage.: bctwteen' tho cases and-giving the.table.a-.orowded appoar'ance. Tho,'onethat seemed. to bo -most ' popiilar was done in'golden poppies-and '. - -maidenhair fern;'and a! lather original arrange- : meat was of -grasses and ladies' pincushions in '- - pale'lavender-shades, ' very- pretty." in/.the ;oayfights but a bad night)colour..-^There;.wore .a ? . great many/entries in;vegetable classes,.ever so maiiy beautiful, potatoes charming 'tho eyes of the housewiv®,- Wh'cf at' 6nC6-. iiWagined: them' • boiling away and ,'some of tne cabbages "> .were .huge beyondbelief.But,.they; have not good hearts, they aroabnormal,". said the '. >: ofiiics, : Spealcitfgis'idly' v ifi"; ; ..OM.'tt6li's{ef, ;.ivSi6h : 'yirtfloHJsly/; dia .possess;. £t I Vgo'od' : heaf£ J -' Vil- liige'i'tedtigß for'Ta . boarding estiibfehikrit fo" f«d 6ft a'fitf it Shnt its heart V ; ,'upVso : tightly that^'.no ;sli!g.could, possibly-reaoh, // jit.-y .Mr;. G.,;H.vDai?ies:senf for . exhibition; only : f;/ . a'-collection 7 ' of .: seed,- 'potatoes, oyer '.' which ; the ,V> judges? wdSed;en|hri^iasf'i6y'^^itn4?S«(-dStf; showed; ~'i three of soil; - one' "of . them .. a. ;U coiiipost :6f' gardes' fefu'se,i; flaoth'(Sf .tTeated withlime;': ahd J ;with, it; he . also -sent.'a. little'list/of . and ;, direotioris : for . gardeners., i ,'They ;;saii;. : this ' exhibit alone was worth going out to see. They.work done by .tho children 'q. -in;.connection' with 'this show 'is. particularly .'' interesting;;-The weather of 1 the last 'few. days had prevented; thcir plants reaching the desired V;; but - ;np ..for. .this. . in ttheir .decorative: entries; Twenty-six; entries in.the'-bjittpnhole.qlass.-was.a.good record, -and they were-nearly,'all good,-some, being-very: ori-. v';VppaU;^"Avbaske.f-;:6to theie ; were' other ; dainty dl.ths/'distriAt; have .be«u cnltivatins little .plots-:'for.-'cbmpeti-: ;. :.tioft/-flower of; ve?etabl«. gardens, and: these are .v., to;b«; jud!?ed. :; 'to-'day.; judge's,' t?«r«Fpf. : potplantsi Jifr. W. Jay; yegetables, .Mr. ,C. Evans;' competitions, MisS Cotipei*;- -Jiofiid industries; i; Mrs.:. Stowe,: and .' speaking', ofthe homo indus-' '.tries,classy where.sotno -S'ffy;appetising. thifig'S .wertf td hd seeft, it teas interesting t6 find that -a young .wolnah of flfllynirie yeats.had secured : / 6eeond.-pr'iM .f6r 'jato'maki6g;- 6nd that.it' was alb'her own. Work.-: The show was opened yes- '. terday. afternoon by-Mr.- J/: P.-Luke, M.'P. v PRIZE LIST. Sunday 1 sohool. ch!ldt<Sn's pot-plant conipdti- .. ition, (\v;tU ,plnnta 65- fll6n'?6wn Boys' ":v pricej, lack-Tus tin.'- .'Sunday-school; children's ; compgtjtipniySgentlein'dii's'J Buttonhble.l]/'girls uiidfifi Hjy.earsr'Elsi'e Sutiloj",'-! ; Alice fiemsley, ,: ■: highly. comfn_ended; otcr ,11 .years, Joy • Bums. Open competition for children under 11 years, bouquets—Gladys Tarr, '1; buttonholes, Hardie i ; Eandell lv-Daphne DrJdeii'S," highly commended, : ;; ;Paphne -Dryden .and Ida:' Cox. Lady's spray— ■■■< "Winiia; Sunlfiy -1,-. Gladys. Tarr 2. 1 • Floral design—Sheila MaieksnZio. OpiSn pot plant; com- .; V';petition'foi- f children^\under ; plants - of. their o^/n igrowinp7-J3oys' .prize 1 Robert. Eobin- / ■ 6on; girls':.pnze: Belle Hislop.. v For Children or, Adults. ' ■ ■ Pot; plants—flbwetmg, Mrs. Henlsleyj foil- . age: Mrs. IteiiSle/ -1- and) Cut Kowcrs— i Carnations; Marjorie Monaghan 1, E.' Sunley 2 h .;, and.:■ highly:'--c6miheuded; -;. pansies: Marjorie'' /Monaghan: dahlias: Mrs. G; H. Davies 1, E Sunley 2 aHd Highly comititoded) SWeet peas: A. . Hamittoji,'gladioli: Mrs. G.-H. Davics, f,- 2, and ''■'■'3 j' stqeks :i Mrs. : Davies 1, "-H.'':T.-; Edmonds 2 ' best collection of cat flofrarsj J5. : Sunley, • • ; _' Open C6mpetition.—Ladyls sprayilfrfi. Hems- ;;. ley] 1, Miss E.'- Davies 2; gentleman's button- ; ' hole: Mrs.-/Henisley l.'VMis's.Davies 2;,iany.horal. . rdesign: Miss Joy Burns 1-,: Miss E..Kitchio 2; /-/j highly commended, 1 '; Miss ,A. : Tarr; best - collectioh of vegetables : Re\'. J. ; Clarlto 1, C. ; -H; :; Oddish 2, AV; I'V/Newcombe' highiy-'comrnencled. //; 'VegetablesT-2,. cabbages:H. Drt'dei}; , 2 catili-i - flowei's;:. H. :])rydon; 2 leftncei H/ Malin )-6 hlr-' • nips: H. Malin; 6 carrots: A. Lower j 6 onions: A. ifiwer; peasi W, ,Cooper 1, Boys Bros. 2; • kidney betns: H. Mfllin;, 2 iflarfdws: ■ H.>llallh;: . '; 2.: cucumbers: 11. Dryden; rhubarb: A./F. Gor-.'//'dorif-l. ahd 2;;4/potatoes: ;E.' Sunley/ i/and '2,- ■ highly commended; 11. Dryden; l any. other" vege-table:.-A.. Lewsr.-1, li. Malin 2; best collection ci fruit: 11. Dr.vden 1, Miss A. Donald 2. j. '. -. ■ •; HousotfitVClasses. • . ' , Bread, Cakes, etc.—Hofno-mado bread: Mrs. ../;E.-,Ja.oiiaghan:;:.hbme-madq scoues: Mrs; .Cook; •■■ family/ cakej-Miss;"M./ Pb'iiald;: oatmeal cake: ; Miss M. Donald; gingerbread: MisS E. Davies; ,-horii6-made 'SWe«ts: Miss'E.' Eitchio.' tofleeVMiss ,; B. ißitchie..--'Home-made • Preserves—Preserved fruits:; Mrs. A. E., Lowbi ;2 kinds janl: ; Mrs. v ';;' Horrocks 1 .1, Miss• Ei:Hisloa.Z, Mrs..il, Cook -. h highly: commended'/ jolly:. Mrs. H. ;Mona"ghan 1, /: Mrs. -''Ji.'-E:": Lowe : 2: ; Dairy/Produce and Poul-tryr-Itoine-made butter:, Mrs. G.:E;.Hislopj any' Appropriate' ixhibit,; eggs,' Mrs. C...H; Ordish. 'Professional Gardeners. - ': ■. Collection of; VegbtablesV-;Mr.L; Peavce,' g'ar- , dener.to Mr; J.E. Mills j collection "of cut /■ '. flowers:, Mr. I/. Pearce; collection of,pot nlants: Mr. Geo. . Fern, gardener - to /tho Hon. 0. J. ,:' Johnston. ■ .