ROSE & CARNATION CLUB

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2335, 17 December 1914, Page 9

ROSE & CARNATION CLUB

FINE SUMMER SHOWThe summer ehow of the Wellington Rose and Carnation Club was opened in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon by His Excellency the Governor (Lord Liverpool), in the presence of a fair attendance of the public. Hie Excellency, who was welcomed by the club's president, Mr. J. B. Harcourt, in the course of a few opening remarks, referred to the fact that it was the second time within a month that he had been called upon to open a show for the club.. He expressed his appreciation at the fine display of blooms, and reforrod to the patriotic offer of one of the exhibitors in donating half the proceode from the sale of his blooms to the Belgium Fund. Ho then declared the show open. The entries were well up to the average, both in number and quality. The sweet peas were especially fine, and wero the most- prominent feature of the exhibits. Mr. G. 'C. Holder was most successful in that class, and he won outright Mrs. Joseph's challenge trophy. The champion rose, a "Gloiro do Chadane Gounesseau," was entered by Mr. R. Hirschberg, of Khandallah, while in the carnation section, Mr. H. A. Fox, who . took most .of the awards, was awarded the championship for a magnificent "Linknian." Miss 11. M. Joseph was the most successful exhibitor in the miscellaneous section. Mr. Trevethick, of the Butt, exhibited a fine decorated stand of sweet peas, which were later sold, half the proceeds, going to the Belgium Fund,, while Mr. Lippiatt, of Auckland, also had a display of blooms. Prizes wore awarded as under:— Roses (open section, other than nurserymen).—Three blooms, distinct varieties H.P. or H.T.: C. Izard, 1; Miss M. Charlesworth, 2. , Three blooms, distinct varieties, teas: S. G. Pearce, 1; Miss M. Charlesworth, 2. Three blooms, distinct varieties, reds: Miss M. Charlesworth, 1; Jos. Smith, 2. Three blooms, distinct varieties, white and cream: Miss M. Charlesw.orth, 1; Dr. Purdy, 2. Three blooms, distinct varieties, yellow: Miss M. Charlesworth. Three blooms, distinct varieties, pink: C. Izard, 1; Dr. Purdy, 2. Threo blooms, distinct varieties, any colour or colours (fifteen entries): Mrs. H. M. Gore, 1; S. G. Pearce, 2. Twelve blooms, not less than six . varieties: Miss M. Charlesworth, 1; R. Hirschberg, 2; F. Penn, 3. Three roses, any colour or colours, to be shown with own foliage iA ono . vase: ' Miss M. Uharleswor.th, 1; Jos. Smith, '2. Three sprays rambling roses, varieties "optional: Mis. V: Pearce, 1; F. Penn, 2. Novice Section.—Three blooms, distinct varieties: Mrs. G. R. Pearse, 1: Mrs. M. W. Cutts, 2. Three blooms, red: Mrs. G. 11. Pearse. Three blooms, nny colour: Mrs G. R. Pearse, 1; Mrs. M. W. Cutts, 2. Sweet Peae (Open Section).—Collec tion of twelve varieties* distinct: G. C. Holder, 1 and I!. Six vases, distinct varioties, to be grown within a radius of five miles of tho G.P.0.: J. J. Kerslake, 1; C. Izard, 2.' Three vases, distinot varieties: G. 0. Holder, 1 and 2; Mlsa K. Bunny, 3.' Three rases, one eaoh rose, ineroon, and eoarlet or crimson: G. C. Holder, 1; J. J. Kerslake, 2; G. 0. Holder, 8. Three vases, one eaoh salmon, orange pink, and orange eoaiUt: G. O. Holder lj J. J. Kerslake, 2. Three vases, one each oream, mauve, and blue shades: G. 0. Holder. 1 and 2. . Three vases, one each picotee edge, white, and lavender: G. C. Holder. Three vases, one each cream pink pale, cream pink deep, and blush: G. C. Holder, 1 and 2. Three vnses, eaoh vase a distinct colour, other than those mentioned above: G. C. Holder, 1 and 2. Novice Section.—Three, vases, distinct varieties, self colours: Mrs. W. R. Hursthouso. Carnation Section (open to all).— Twelve blooms, distinct varieties, to.be arranged in four specimen glasses:_ H. A. Fox, 1 and 2. Six blooms, distinct vnrieties: H. A. Fox, 1 and 2. Three blooms, distinct varieties: H. A. Fox, 1 and 2. Twelve blooms, distinct varieties, may include picotees: TC A. Fox, 1 and 2. Six blooms, selfs, no fewer than three varieties: H. A. Fox, 1 and 2. Six blooms, fancies, no fewer than three varieties: H. A. Fox, 1 and 2. Six blooms, picotees, no fewer than three varieties: H. A. Fox.. Three blooms, flakes, and (or) bizarree, varieties optional: H. A. Fox, 1 and 2. Three blooms, varieties optional: H. A. Fox. Second Division.—Three blooms, varieties optional: Mrs. H. M. Gore, land 2. Third Division (exhibitors not to show in first two sections). —Three blooms, distinct varieties: C. Izard. Threo iilooms, selfs, varieties optional: C. Izard. Pansies (amateurs blooms, . any varieties: Mrs. Palin-Miller, 1; i Mrs. H. Kirkcaldie, 2. Twelve violas: ; C. Izard, 1; Mrs. H. Kirkcaldie, 2. Orchids (open).—Best exhibit, to cbn- . sist of no fewer than three plants : C. • Izard. Miscellaneous Section (plants in pots). —Six exotic ferns: Miss R. M. Joseph, 1.; C. Izard, 2. Six foliage plants: Miss . R. M. Joseph. Three coleus: Miss R. - M. Joseph, I) C. Izard, 2. Three ) .'•spams'oid: Miss Joseph. Three palms: > Miss Joseph. Three maiden-hair ferns: 1 Miss Joseph. One aspidistra: ( Miss - Joseph. Three pelargoniums: ' Mi'bs i Joseph. Best pot plant in flower: i Miss Joseph. 1 Lndins' Section. —Vase of six distinct - varieties of sweet neas, artistic*) Ily ar- ; rnnced: Miss L. Thompson. Bowl of i roees, artistically arranged: Mrs. R. R. J Orr, 1 and 2. Vase of carnations, or i nicotees. artistically arranged: Mrs. , R. R. Orr. 1; Mrs. Russell, 2. Bridal r nr s'"iwpr bououet: Mrs. Russell, 1 and * 2. Boumint of sweet peae: Mrs". Rnsf»ll. 1 ■ Miss L. Thompson, 2. . Colleor tion of twelve vases of cut blooms, each - vasn distinct , siv?ci»s:, Mrs. V. Pearce, ' 1; "-,. fj 0. Holder, 2. Childrf"'s Spotion.—Bouquet of flowers: Miss V. Gore.