HUTT FLOWER SHOW

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 53, 26 November 1920, Page 3

HUTT FLOWER SHOW

$. . ROSE BLOOMS •

SOME EXCELLENT SPECIMENS Some excellent blooms were on exhibition at the rose show of the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society, which opened in : J* 8 Lo «e r Hutt Town Hall yesterday. ■ the entries were not as large as those of last year, due. mainly to the fact that this is the first occasion for many years when the. rose show has been separated from that of the sweet pea and carnation show. The entries for roses alone, however, eclipse previous years' figures, and despite the high winds which have been prevailing, the blooms are in excellent condition. The champion bloom of the show was Mrs. E. P. Hishworth's Edith Part. The silver rose 'bowl was annexed for the second, time in succession by Mr. 11. J. Poole, the same exhibitor also winning the E.H.S. silver medal for the best exhibit of pot and flowering plants. Por his exhibition of 'ranunculus, Mr. F. Westbury was awarded the E.H.S. bronze medal. In declaring the show open, Mr. Helyer (president of the society) gave a resume of the evolution of the rose, tracing its growth right along its ancestral line. Its • first mention, said the speaker, was to be found in the Book of Isiah, where the ?rophet spoke of- the rose of Sharon, 'hen, again, in the songs of Solomon, the church was likened unto-a rose, while Sappho, the Greek poetess, had used the flower as tho theme in one of. her poems. Varieties were still growing in the Holy Land, 6ome being in evidence in the Garden of Gethsemene. The prize list* is as follows-.— Open Classes. , Display of roses (arranged lor : -effect, to, cover not more than 50 square feet; first prize E.H.S. silver medal, second.E.H.S. bronze medal—H. Poole, 1; F Westbury, 2. Six red roses (distinct varieties)—H. Poole, 1; W.' Slater, 2. Six pink roses (distinct)—H. Poole, 1 and 2. Six white or.' cream roses (distinct)—H. Poole, 1., £ix-yellowy roses (not more than two of one variety)—H. Poole, 1 and 2. Six roses (distinct)—H. Poole, 1; F. Westbury, 2. Twelve roses (distinct)—ll. Poole, I;.F. Westbury, 2. Twelve red' roses (one variety); special prize, twelve ' rose plants—H. Poole, 1 and 2. Six vases of roses (distinct), three blooms in a-vase —H. Poole. Twelve decorative roses (distinct)—F. Westbury. Six single roses—F. Westbury. Twelve single roses—F. Westbury Three sprays single roses (distinct)—F. Westbury. General Classes. ' Twelve vases cut flowers—J. A. M'Dougall, 1; E. Payne, 2. Six varieties mas— J. J. Beich. Collection of cut flowers (twenty-four varieties, exclusive of roses, each colour to constitute a variety)—J. J. Reich. Six trusses or blooms of rhododendrons—Miss Mitchell, 1; J. J. Eeich, 2. Twelve irises, not fewer than four varieties—A. v Grierson. Amateur Class. Three red roses (distinct)— Dr. J. E. Purdy, 1; Mrs. Eishworth, 2." Three pink roses (distinct)— Mrs. Eishworth, 1; F. Elbe, 2. Three' white or cream - roses (distinct)— Mrs. Eishworth; 1; Dr. Purdy, 2. Three yellow roses (distinct)— Mrs. Eishworth, 1; Dr. Purdy,' 2. Six single roses (not fewer than three varieties)— Mrs. Eishworth. Three roses (distinct)— Mrs. Porteous, 1 and 2. Six roses (distinct)-Dr. Purdy. Twelve roses, (not more than three-of one variety)— Mrs. Eishworth, 1; J. Fairburn. 2: T)r.Purdy, h.c. Three vases roses (distinct), three blooms in a vase—Mrs. Eishworth. \ Novice Class. Six roses-Mrs. E-. Payne, 1; Mrs. .T..A. M'Dougall, 2. - Three roses-Mrs E. Payne, 1; J. W. Gaudin, 2. ■■■■'■ Cottage Garden Class. Six roses—A. Griersou, 1; J. W. Gaudin, 2. Three roses—A. Grierson, 1;. J. W. Gaudin, 2 Collection of cut flowers (not exceulng ten vases)— Mrs. E. Cooper. Decorative Class. Bowl of flowers, arranged- for effectMiss E.'Wood, 1; Miss W. Flitter, .2. -Va=e of flowers, arranged for effect—Miss Jean Hendry, 1; Mrs. A. Hobbs, 2. Carnations, best decorated basket—Sirs. A. | J. Hobbs. Epergne of rofts-Mrs Hobbs, 1; Miss E. Cooper,-2. Basket of rosesMrs W. Putter. Vase of rosrs— Mrs. J. A. M'Dougall, 1; Mrs. E. Cooper, 2 Bowl of' resets—3Trs. W. E ,Bock Children's Class (under 16). Lady's spray—Miss F: Hobbs 1: Miss H Gaudin, 3. Buttonhole-Miss F. Hobbs, 1; Miss .W. Futter, 2. The'judges were Messrs. G. A. Chapman, E, N, Wall, and Miss Poole, o ' ——