SPRING FLOWER SHOW

Evening Star, Issue 22458, 1 October 1936, Page 12

SPRING FLOWER SHOW

ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL • Quality was strikingly represented in the annual spring flower show of St. Paul’s Cathedral, which was opened in the church hall, Stuart street, _ this afternoon. Due probably to unsuitable weather conditions, the entries in the 21 sections of the two classes were not as large as usual, but any deficiency in that respect was handsomely offset by the choice excellence of the flowers. A collection of polyanthus attracted the greatest attention in the _ cut flowers section, the winning exhibit consisting of outstanding blooms. The daffodil entries were disappointing, and, though the pansy section was not accorded competitive support, this constituted a very even selection. The competition class was more comprehensive in numerical strength, especially in the children’s sections. A pleasing feature of the show, which will conclude at 9.30 this evening, is the excellent arrangement of the entries. A collection of plants, seedlings, cut flowers, cakes, and produce is being sold. The stallholders are as . follow: Plants—Lady Sargood, Mrs Cheeseman, Miss M'Kellar, Miss Johnstone. Miss Falconer 5 produce, Mrs M'Dougall, Miss Livingstone; flowers—Miss Callaway, Mrs M'Gowan, Mrs Ramsay, Miss Hunter-Weston; cakes—Mrs Abraham, Miss Mondy, Miss Fynmpre; tea, Mrs Stewart and Mrs Fotheringham. , Results:— * CUT FLOWERS. Judge: Mr C. Rhodes. Collection—Mr Todd 1, Mrs S. Batchelor 2, Miss B. Barling 3. Collection, no shrubs—Miss Stevenson 1, Miss B. Barling 2, Mrs Walcott 3. Violas, one variety.—Mrs M'Gowan 1, Miss Choyce 2. ■ Pansies, one variety—Karitane-Harris Hospital 1, Mrs Choyce 2. Pansies, three varieties—KaritaneHarris Hospital 1, Mrs Choyce 2, Mrs E. Theomin 3. Ranunculi—Mr A. H. Allen 1. Bunch of primroses—Miss M'Caw 1, Miss B. Barling 2, Mrs M'Gowan 3. Anemones—Mrs Walcott 1, Mrs S. Macpherson 2. Polyanthus, six varieties Mrs M'Gowan 1, Mrs K. Ramsay 2, Miss B. Barling 3. Daffodils, three varieties—Mr Mitchell 1, Miss Errington 2, Mrs A. H. Fisher 3. COMPETITIONS. Judges: Mrs A. H. Fisher and Miss Nicolson. Table decoration, with accessories— Mr Kenneth Ramsay I, Mrs Aubrey Stephens 2. Table decoration, without accessories —Miss Ivy Duray 1, Edward Holton 2, Mrs Cheeseman 3. Table decoration, without accessories, children, under 16—Stewart Tilleyshort 1, Forms I. and 11., St. Hilda’s, 2. Decorated jar or jug, mixed flowers, any foliage—Mrs T. M. Stewart 1, Miss Lilly 2. Decorated bowl, mixed flowers, any foliage—Mrs Sinclair 1, Mrs T. S. Munro 2. Decorated bowl, mixed flowers, two kinds, any foliage—Mrs Fitzgerald 1. Posy, adults—Mr Kenneth Ramsay 1, Miss C. Falconer 2. Decorated basket—Mrs Cruickshank 1. Posy, children, over 12—Margaret Barnett 1, Betty Wilkinson 2, Sydney Fache 3. Posy, children, under 12—Sheila Waldock, Josephine Rantin, and Mary Monro (equal) 1, Nancy Wales and Gerald Fitzgerald (equal) 2, Jean Waldock 3; highly commended, Marjorie Ferguson. Presentation box of flowers—Miss C. Walker 1, Miss E. Duncan 2.