FLOWER SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 732, 3 February 1910, Page 6

FLOWER SHOW.

ST. THOMAS'S, NEWTOWN. 'Each year for eleven/years past, n floweri show has been held at Newtown in connection with St. Thomas's Parish, a show in which a special. feature has always been made of children's .work, and which has a' housewifely, class for bakery and perserves. After the heavy rainsof the past few-days, : and the few hours of sunshine, it seemed almost impossible . that any flowers would. be left to show, but considering the weather the display was a very good one, though it did not reach last year's high level; The show was. opened, by Mrs.; Newman, who was introduced by the Eev. J. Walker; Among all the exhibits,. the most noteworthy were Mr. :Jackson's varied display of gladioli, the exquisite: roses shown .by Mr. Barber, and the fine cactus dahlias sent by Mr A. Smith and Mr. Burton., Mrs. Salmon had a . good exhibit of very handsome pot plants, and some most attractive-looking vegetables occupied a ehelf along one side of the hall. ; An _ exhibit that attracted much curious attention was the wonderberry, an extraordinary production of Mr. Luther Burbanks, who describes it as, being a plant of the greatest economic value. It is said to be .the. hybrid of two poisonous weeds,- and it still looks very much like a weed: itself, with its boneless stems, which . arecovered ,with tiny green' berries.the size, of large blackcurrants'. .The plant flowers and fruits at thesame time, and bears fruit prolifically during' the whole'of' the 'warm months .Miss Murray aoted -as judge of the floral- designs, and ;Messrs. Barber and Broad of the flowers and vegetables. Mrs. Hollis was in charge' of the tea-room, hnd: three ladies, Mesdames. Lee,' ! . Croll, and Shepherd, presided. over- the decorated stall. for. the sale of pot ; Slants. In the evening musical, selections 'were rendered by an orchestra. The show-, will be open to-day. The prize-list is a3 follows.— ' . y: -v.''.

1 Amateur Competitions.—Three roses, P. -W. "Skelley,. 1, and 2; three : carnations, Mrs. Read, l..and 2; six A. Smith, lj three vases sweet , peas, Mis. Reid. . Open:Competition.—Foliage plants; Mrs. Bowen 1, Mrs. 'Salmon ;2. Cut flowersAsters, A. S. Sladden, lj pansies, l : Mrs. Head, .1; fuchsias, Miss Alien,-1 and 2; roses, Mrs..'Read," 1;' dahlias, Walter Wood; collection cut'flowers, Miss Allen 1," Mrs. Read 2; • lady's spray, Miss. N,. Allen-'l, Miss-Ailen : 2; gentleman's buttonhole, \Miss N. Allen-'l, Miss Pringle 2. yVegetables— Cabbages, 1 C.'/M.„King 1, M. :Grenade, 2j lettuces, Mrs. Lee. 1; carrots, Mrs." Read;' onions, Mrs/Read; kid-. ;ney potatoes,. Mrs; Read; round. potatoes, C, Ml King; fpeas, : Mrs.. Read; 'French beans, 1 Mrs.:. Read 1, Grenside; 2; .runner beans,. Howard Smith-I/ .-Mrs. Read 2;tomatoes, Howard Smith 1; marrows, Mrs; Read'l; pumpkins, Howard Smith 1; rhubarb, :Mrs/ Xee: 1;: radishes,' Howard' Smith •1; silver beetr Mrs. Read. 1. / t Scones/Mrs. Wood 1; sweets, Mrs. Bnce 1.

/ Classes.—Lady's spray, Olive Smith 1, Arthur/Tinney 2; floral design, Dorothy Pike 1, Roy Parkin 2; / most original- floral design, Dorothy^Pike 1. ' Sunday School Children.—-Plants supplied -by committee, ■ Phyllis Wilmot 1, ■Leonard Butt 1; plant of own' growing, Etta'Lowe ;I; ; gentleman's buttonhole-(un-der,; 10 .years), Ruth-Grenside, (over 10 years), Jessie, Sewell; lady's spray, 'Dorothy" Hare 1,; Jessie Sewell.2.