WADESTOWN COTTAGE GARDEN SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 114, 31 January 1918, Page 9

WADESTOWN COTTAGE GARDEN SOCIETY

There was a fine show of cut flowers at the monthly meeting of the AVadestown Cottage Garden Society, held.on Tuesday night. Koses, as usual, were conspicuous for their beauty, but-tor the first time since the institution ot the society they were deposed from pride of place, the first prize going by a 'large majority of votes, to Mr. A. Siratt, for a grand display of scabious, pentstemons, sweet peas, and other o-arden favourites, many of large size and rare colour. . The prizes gained at the spring show were handed to tne winners:--Mr J.'G. Cook took Mr E. A Nicoll's trophy for cut flowers, Mr. 1? AVithers Mr. Atkinson's prize for table decorations, and Mr. Piratt the trophy -riven bv Air. 75rin Johnston for most' points' in repetablesV A letter was read from Mr. T. AV. Firk, Doctor of Horticulture, nromismg to deliver a Ipfhi.r" before the societ<' as soon as his official duties nermit. Ti'e.eoniI im'tt.pn ■wa'; authorised to exneiul ui> to Pin for stacinc. cf".. f.v the, autumn show 'Tt ; 'W!>s al"'(Vei'Vd-that owarr]"! > rnr-in hv tl<" ju'dw 'for ,'"classifH , >vliihit=- «b«ulfl n'"»nt for «omi<« tn«-;, r( 1,- ' the society .•br.ll»r"p -'<'w bowl.