FLOWER SHOW

Evening Star, Issue 22464, 8 October 1936, Page 11

FLOWER SHOW

DAFFODIL CHAMPIONSHIPS MANY OUTSTANDING BLOOMS Many varieties of his own raising ■were included in the collection which won the open daffodil championship for Mr J. T. Gray at the Dunedin Horticultural Society’s spring show yesterday afternoon. In the amateur daffodil classes a larger number of competitors was forward than has been the case for many years. The amateur championship was Avon by Mr James Nelson, with Dr Johnstone, of Owaka, second; Mr J. Masterton won the competition for nine varieties. The champion of champions daffodil in the show was a beautiful bloom of Hethel, one of the fine white Barrjis, raised by Mr J. T. Gray. Mr 0. B. Hall’s Royalist, a very fine yellow trumpet, secured premier ticket in its section, and Mr T. G. Anderson was awarded the premier ticket in the white trumpet class with a lovely bloom of Beersheeba. Mr J. T, Gray annexed both A and B Incomps, premierships with one of his seedlings and a beautiful bloom of Maura respectively, the second bloom also winning the Arthur Barnett Challenge Cup for the finest seedling daffodil in the show. Geralda, another of Mr Gray’s seedlings Avon for him the premier ticket in a class for Barriis 3A. Mr K. B. Burns, of Mount Ross, staged a premier Giant Leedsii, Margaret Simpson, while in the small cup Leedsii section Mr J. T. Gray collected another premier award with one more of his seedlings. Mr C. B. Hall had the premier bloom in the Poetaz section with Glorious, also Avinning the premier “ double ” with Lady Sweetonham. Mr J. Abernethy showed the premier Poeticus, a nice bloom of Matthew Arnold. The judges were:— Daffodils.—Open classes. Mr W. Balck (Christchurch) ; amateur classes, Mr E, A. Hamel. Pot Plants.—Mr V. Hamel. Cut Flowers.—Mr V. Hamel. Decorative Work.—Mr F. S. Perrott. The following completes the prize list:— PREMIER BLOOMS. Yellow trumpet—C. B. Hall, Royalist. White trumpet—T. G. Anderson, Beersheba. Bicolour trumpet—K. B. Burns, Rostrebor. Incomparabilis—J. T. Gray, unnamed seedling. Incomparabilis 2B—J. T. Gray, Maura. Incomparabilis 3A J. T. Gray, Giralda. Incomparabilis 38, Chumnion of Champions—J, T. Gray, Rethel. Leedsii—K. B. Burns, Margaret Simpson. Poeticus—J. Abernethy, MattheAT Arnold. Double—C. B. Hall, Lady Sweetenham. Poetaz—C. B. Hall, Glorious. AMATEUR CLASSES. Twelve varieties daffodils, amateur championship—J. Nelson 1. Dr Johnston 2.

Nine varieties daffodils (“ Value Limit” Cup)—T. G. Anderson 1, J. Abernethy 2. Three varieties—T. G. Anderson 1, Mrs Pilling 2. Six varieties—J. Nelson 1, T. G. Anderson 2. . . Nine varieties—J. Masterton 1, J.' Nelson 2, C. B. Hall 3. Six varieties—C. B. Hall 1, J. Masterton 2, T. G. Anderson 3. Three varieties, one of each—C. B. Hall 1, K. B. Bums 2, T. G. Anderson 3. Three varieties, three blooms of each —T. G. Anderson 1, A. E. Hamblin 2. Three varieties trumpets—T. G. Anderson 1. Three varieties Incomparabilis—T. G. Anderson 1, J. Nelson 2. Three varieties Leedsii A—J. Nelson I, Mrs H. K. Kiri- 2. Three varieties Red Cups—C. B. Hall 1, T. G. Anderson 2. Three varieties Barrii—C. B. Hall 1, J. B. M'Kinlay 2. Three varieties Poeticus—A. G. Rigby 1, J. Abernethy 2. Three varieties doubles—J. Nelson 1, J. Abernethy 2. One Jonquil hybrid—Mrs H. K. Kirik 1, J. Nelson 2. Lord Roberts—J. Abernethy 1, T. G, Anderson 2. Cleopatra—C. B. Hall 1, A. G. Rigby 2. Yellow trumpet—C. B. Hall 1, J. B. Wilkinson 2. White Emperor—Mrs H. K. Kirk 1, W. V. Sturmer 2. Mrs E. Krelage—W. V. Sturmer 1, J. A. R. Brown 2. White trumpet—T. G. Anderson 1. J. Abernethy 2. ■Vestal Virgin—J. B. M'Kinlay 1, J. A. R. Brown 2. Conqueror—J. Abernethy 1, Mrs H. K; Kirk 2. Bicolour trumpet—T. G. Anderson 1, Mrs H. K. Kirk 2. Bernardino—Mrs H. K. Kirk 1, T. G. Anderson 2, Mrs Pilling 3. Croesus—A. G. Rigby 1, T. G. Anderson 2, J. B. M'Kinlay 3. Yellow poppy—T. G. Anderson 1, J. B. M'Kinlay 2. Festive—Mrs J. A. Hislop 1, J. A. R. Brown 2, J. Abernethy 3. Militant—Mrs H. K. Kirk 1. Self-yellow T "''onn)arabilis—J. B. ■ Kinlay 1, T. G. Anderson 2. Macebearer—l). Knox 1, Mrs H. K. Kirk 2.

Incomparabilis—J. li. M'Kinlay 1 and 2, T. G. Anderson 3. Lady Superior—T. G. Anderson 1, J. Abernethy 2. Firetail—D. G. Mitchell 1, J. B. M ‘Kinlay 2, J. Abernethy 3. Lady Moore—J. A. R. Brown 1. Barrii—J. Abernethy 1 and 2. Kingdom—T. G. Anderson 1, M. V. Stunner 2.

Felspar—T. G. Anderson 1, A. G. Rigby 2. Silverplane—A. G. Rigby 1, J. B. M'Kinlny 2. J. Abernethy 3. Leedsii—R. Sherriff 1, T. G. Anderson 2. Leedsii B—J. Abernetby 1, T. G. Anderson 2. Poeticus—J, Abernethy 1, A. G. ’''gby 2, C. B. Hall 3. Janne A. Merveille—D. Knox 1, J. B. Wilkinson 2. Poetaz—C. B, Hall 1, A. G. Rigby 2. Double—C. B. Hall 1, J. Abernethy NOVICE CLASS. Yellow trumpet—A. F. T. Hughes 1 ind 2. White trumpet—A. F. T. Hughes 1 and 2. Bicolour trumpet—A. F. T. Hughes Incomparabilis A—Mrs P. M. Renton 1 and 2, Incomparabilis B—S. E. Merrv 1 Mrs P. M. Renton 2. ’ Barrii A—Mrs P. M. Renton 1. Barm B—Mrs P. M. Renton 1, S. Merry 2. Giant Leedsii—S. E. Merry I A F Hughes 2. ’ Leedsii (small cup)—S. E. Merry 1. Poetaz—A. F. T. Hughes 1. f _ Portions—S. E, Merry 1. George S. E. Merry 1, A. P. T. Six varieties daffodils (one of each) -Mrs Murray Wilson 1, George Iroup 1.