SPRING FLOWERS

Evening Star, Issue 23691, 26 September 1940, Page 2

SPRING FLOWERS

EARLY SHOW. FIXTURE i ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL i I In spite of the fact that the date is lan early one for the- spring ilower show I held bv St Paul’s Cathedral, the show lof bloom in the hall this afternoon, I when the fixture was held, was a magni- ' ficent one. All varieties of spring j Powers were there in abundance, and i with the splendid season that Dunedin has so far enjoyed their variety seemed to be even greater than usual. Prominent among the flowers on exhibition was a glorious display of polyanthus. Greatest interest attached, however, to the posies, the decorated bowls, vases, and baskets, and the presentation boxes. The display of children’s posies iu both sections —over and under .12—showed real talent. Tho mildness of the season allowed such effective mixtures in tho larger displays as iorsythiii and blue iris. One decorated basket attracted attention by the originality which went into its composition and the charm which _ invested the whole. Such mundane items as eggs, broad rolls, fruit, and a cauliflower were sh'adod by a high spray of amelanchia and arum lilies, while sago, thyme, and parsley, and a variegated geranium leaf made an attractive base. Description could not do justice to the beauty of the effect, surprising though it sounds in detail. Besides tho flowers in tho competition or on exhibition, there was a tempting selection for sale. Pot plants, .seedlings, and cut flowers occupied one stall, while sweets were for sale in another. . . ~ , ... Another effective ipiece winch, like the harvest basket, was awarded a special prize, was the Japanese garden, a tiny miniature landscape which gave evidence of much painstaking work on the part of the exhibitor. Results were as follows: —Cut Flowers.—

Collection, six distinct_ kinds, in separate vase—Mrs 11- Price 1, Lady Sidcy 2. . Collection of six distinct kinds, no shrubs—Lady Sidey 1, Mrs A. H. Warren 2, Six violas, one variety—Mrs T. P. M'Gowan 1, Mrs Keith Ramsay 2. Three pansies, ono variety—Mrs A. H. Warren 1. . Three pansies, throe varieties—Mrs A. H. Warren 1 and 2. Bunch of primroses, not less than 50—Mrs T. P. M'Gowan 1, Mrs K. Ramsay 2. . . Collection of polyanthus, six varieties —Mr A. H. Allen 1, Miss King 2. Three varieties daffodils, three blooms of each, separate vases—Miss S, Johnstone 1, Lady Ferguson 2. Vase of flowers, one nob otherwise specified—Mrs A. H. Fisher I, Miss Cutten 2. Vase of wallflower—Miss W. Johnstone 1, Mr H. Price 2. Children’s exhibit, collection of native flowers, not less than nine kinds and not more than 12—Miss Rachel Price 1, Master Neil Wales 2. —Competitions.— Table decoration, without accessories —St. Hilda’s Collegiate School 1, Mrs Tuclvcr 2. Decorated jar or pig (mixed flowers, any foliage)—Mrs Gerald Fitzgerald 1, Miss K. Falconer 2. Decorated bowl (mixed flowers, not less than four kinds, any foliage)—Mrs Munro 1, Miss Joan Gray 2, Miss Nicholson 3. Decorated bowl (mixed flowers, two kinds) —Mrs Aitkou 1, Mrs Munro 2, Mrs J. P. M'Gowan 3. Decorated posy bowl (mixed flowers, adults)—Mrs H. Price 1, Mrs W. Y. ■Wales 2. Decorated basket—Mrs Aitken 1. Posy (children over 12) —Barbara Williams 1, Pamela Sinclair and Lee Sutherland 2 (equal). Posy (children under 12) —Helen Williams 1, Helen Tucker and Margaret Alexander 2 (equal). Presentation box or basket of flowers and fruit—Susan Glendinning 1, Form IV.. St. Hilda’s Collegiate School, 2. Novelty—Mrs Tucker 1, Miss Duray 2. —Special Prizes.— Harvest basket—Mrs Cruickshank. Japanese garden—Miss Juriss Judges were Mr D. Tannock, Miss W. Johnstone, and Mr J. Barling.