The Feilding Star, KIWITEA & OROUA COUNTIES GAZETTE. Published Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1897. HORTICULTURE.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 5, 6 July 1897, Page 2

The Feilding Star, KIWITEA & OROUA COUNTIES GAZETTE. Published Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1897. HORTICULTURE.

Vv'i-r have no* quite lost hope that a •i f ion '.cui'unil ;-(K-iety will he again ■ iiiti in bet. dmt;. We liavft the ,■ >!, iiriri skilled men as horticulturi i :-. t s and florists among us, second to on* in the colony. In fact we have .■■ i> thing to make Spring aud Autumn Shows a success, except the .. ty Not only do exhibitions ' ds ihe-d innease the substantial i..-.'-|i of the iiiace, and encourage a • giving industry, but they act as ie< t means of educating tli« rising nation, and cultivating iv their cm nds a knowledge of botany and a true love of the beautiful in nature, .!■ f»ct it is impossible to write or «[»-itk too highly of their general usefulnwss. They cost very little to any)ii" ixc<-,jt the t-xfjuiiditure of a little '.liiif ii' Of^um'sati'in, for after they h*ve been tonued and in existasce for » iVw yais they continue to go on ' increasing, and ultimately become .iiitireiy <:elf supporting. Of course tif*r« \-i tn« other side of the picture, ivh i-ii v.<- hiivfi seen to our sorrow, * here a one time strong society has lie' n allowed to die of sheer inanition, tho result of indifference on the part of the officials and perhaps pique on the part of some disappointed exhibitors who have differed from tbe decisions of the judges. It is a pity, but it is true, florists are as sensitive as musicians and quite as hard to control, if not more so, therefore the greatest tact and judgment has to be exercised where they are concerned, by tbe officials -with whom they are brought into contact. But we believe we have residing among us a gentleman who possesses all the requisite qualifications fur the difficult i position of Secretary, and we feel morally certain that were a new ! Society formed; or the old one rejuvenated, he would gladly place his j experienced services at the disposal of ■ the Society, and carry its operations i 1 tbr9»sU to a successful end- i