ADDINGTON PAROCHIAL FLOWER SHOW.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1820, 20 December 1879, Page 4

ADDINGTON PAROCHIAL FLOWER SHOW.

The second annual show of fruit, flowers, Yegetables, and fancy work in connection with St. Mary's Sunday school, Addington, took place yesterday, and was exceedingly creditable to the.juvenile exhibi'ora. The room •was very tastefully arranged and decorated for the occasion. A great number of pot filants, including geraniums, calceolarias, uchsias, and fine foliuged plants were Btaged down the centre of the room. These were for exhibition only, and were contributed by Messrs Nairn and Sons, Line, Hepworth, and Mrs Craig. The children's exhibits of fruit, flowers, and vegetables were stag?d on the left side Of the room, and the tviulfs claaees on the right, tho girls' fancy needlework being . placed at the top end. Ae far as the quality of the exhibits were concerned—especially of fruit and vegetables—they would not have disgraced the metropolitan show. The cabbages, turnips, potatoes, peas, cucumbers, Sea , wore very well grown. The youthful exhibitors' collections of fruit and flowers were not the least attractive pait of the show, and were displayed in tho true primitive style of children. The present show is cortainly a great advance on that of last year, a strong spirit of emulation being apparent. The example set by Addington might bo followed with advantage by the other parishes, and in time these juvenile horticultural shows will be looked forward to as eagerly as the other fetes and celebrations of the festive period of the year. Tho ladies who judged the needlework expressed th3ir satisfaction at its extreme neatness, moat of it being of the most useful kind, such as plain sewing, hemming, &c, while the fancy work exhibited an equal amount of skill, combined with taste. One or two models of a rabbit hutch and a dog kennel,' oxhibited skilful handicraftsmanship, considering the youth of tbe exhibitors. Altogether the show, from a utilitarian point of view, was very successful, and deserving of encouragement. The following iB the PRIZE LIST. children's show.

Pot Plants.—One fine foliage plant—S. Page, 1; A. Topliss, 2. One fuchsia—D. Burgoyne, 1; A. Burgoyne, 2. One geranium—William Heard, .1.; S. Starkiss, 2. One geranium, ivy leaved—William Feather, 1; H. Toplias, 2. Two ferns —L. Tape, 1; F. Tape, 2. One rose —No entry. One verbena—H. Topliss, 1. One pot lobelia—H. Hardingham, 1 and 2. One Petunia—H. Starkiss, 1, Three stocks, varieties—No entry. Cut Flowers.—Two rose?, varieties—John Smith, 1; W. Burgoyne, 2. One rose —H. Hardingham, 1; S.Page, 2. Two verbenas —H. Hardingham,!; S.Page, 2. Three asters —No entry. Three stocks, "varieties —Jeannie Green, 2. Three wallflowers—No entry. Three pansies— W. Burgoyne, 1 ; A. J. Downing, 2. One vase of flowers—H. Topliss, 1. One hand bouquet— H. Topliss, 1; S. Page, 2. Collection of wild Sowers—Lydia Tape, 2. Vegetables.—One table cabbasm —H. Dodd, 1; Q. Budges, 2.- Four carrots —William Keard, 1; George Heard, 2. Six potatoes, round—H. Hardingham, 1 ; J. Ashworth, 2. Six potatoes, kidney—H. Topliss, 1 ; H. Hardingham, 2. Two'lettuces—George Topliss, 1; G. Bridges, 2. Four turnips—George Topliss, 1; T. Harrison, 2. Twenty pods peas—G. Thompson, 1: .John Ashworth, 2. Six radishes—H. Topliss, 2. Collection of vegetables, six sorts or more— Jeannie Green, 1. Plain «nd Fancy Needlework, &c.—Plain sewing, any article—E. Mills and E. Tape, 1; A. Woods and A. Starkiss, 2; Jane Tape and E. Bighton, 3 ; L. Tnpe, special. Plain sewing, night dress —A. J. Lutton and L. Rogers, highly commended. One pair knitted cuffsAnnie Hoods, 1; Harriett Harkiss, 2. One pair knitted socks or stockings—A. Scales, 1; B. Tape, 2. One woolwork mat—Tj. Rogers, 2. Models. Dog kennel—G. Thompson, 2. Rabbit hutch—G. Thompson, 1; C. Jack3on, 2. Pencil Drawing—H. Toplis, 1. ADULT SHOW.

Vegetables.—One cucumber—M. Hrard, 1. Two table cabbages—B. Unwin, 1 ; S. Line. Oue cauliflower—B. TTnwin, 1. Six carrots— Q. .'Heard, 1 ; J. Bridges, 2. Six turnips— B. Unw» n, 1; G- Downing, 2. Bunch of asparagus- -G. Heard, 1. Six potatoes, kidney—B. Unwin, 1; S. Penrose. Six potatoes, round— S. Penro se, 1 ; L. Callaghun. 2. Six radishes— C. Schwartz, 1. Twenty five pods pens—G. Downing, .1; B. Unwin, 2 _ Twenty-five broad or longpod beans—B. Unwin, 1; J. Bridges, 2. Collection of vegetables, six sorts or more—B. Unwin, 1; S. Line, 2. Fruits.—Twi wty-five gooseberries—B. Unwin. Twelve bunche.' currants —G. Downing, 2. Fifteen strawbei Ties—B. Unwin, 1. Six stalks rhubarb—B. Unw.«». 1; L- Callaghau. Flowera.—Vase t flowers—S. Line, 2. Before the shov,* closed a Dutch auction was got up, when a large number of plants and vegetables were d. ; *poscd of for the benefit of the school funds.