HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 526, 14 December 1912, Page 5

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

SECOND ANNUAL SHOW

j The second annual show under the , auspices of the Te Kuiti Horticultural Society, was held on Thursday last. Though the season has been unfavourable for flowers the show was a decidedly good one. The exhibit of sweet peas was probably the best and strongest. a~ri the local exhibitors held their own very well with the outside competition. Roses were not as good this year the reason being that this season his been an early one, consequently those who had roses to exhibit found that their best blooms were over. A feature of the show was the exhibit of carnations and sweet peas kindly sent by Mr Henry Brett, of Auckland. Mr Lippiafct, the well - known rose grower, had a fine show of rosea on exhibition, and Messrs Bennett and Green also showed roaes, pot plants, etc., which were tastefully arranged and much admired. Miss Franklin Mr Lissaman arid others assisted by entering flowers for exhibition only. Mr W. E. Lippiatt again acted as iudge, and expressed himself as pleased with the various exhibits shown. During the afternoon Mr E. H. Hardy kindly supplied gramaphone records and during the evening the Municipal Band gave selections outside the hall. His Worship the Mavor, in officially opening the show, congratulated those who had been instrumental in getting up the show, and trusted that as years went on the show would incease and prosper. Prizes were awarded as follows: One pot plant, Mrs Lewer 1. Best collection native ferns, Miss Ellison 1. Six pot plants, Mrs Lineham 1, Mrs Hardy 2. Asparagus fern, Mrs Lineham 3. Mrs Cullen 2, Twelve varieties flowers, Mrs N. C. Matthew 1, Mrs Stevens 2, Mrs E. H. Hardy h.c. Six varieties cut flowers, Mrs Stevens and Mrs Kelso equal 1, Mrs E. A. Power h.c, Mrs Hunt c. Best collection six roses, Mrs J. Steel 1, Mrs Gresham 2. Three varieties roses. Mrs Steel 1, Mrs Kelso 2. One rose, Mrs N. C, Matthew 1, Mrs Steel 2. Best collection of flowers, Mrs Adams 1, Mrs Vercoe 2, Mrß Hoban h.c. Pansies, six varieties, Mrs Stevens 1. Carnations, six varieties, Mrs Adams 1. Stocks, three varieties, Mrs J. E. Walker 1. Mrs Adams 2. Six varieties larkspur, Mrs Hunt 1. Nemeaia, Mrs Gresham 1. Iris, Mrs Stevens 1. Twelve varieties sweet peas, Mrs Russell. Cambridge, 1 and 2, C. Stevens 3, Mrs Conway Jones h.c. Six varieties sweet peaa, Mrs Kelso 1, Mrs Russell 2, H. Matthew 3. Gillardia, Mrs Vercoe 1. Champion vasa sweet peas, Mr 3 Dransfield 1, Mrs Kelso 2, Mrs H. Matthew 3. Petunia, Mrs Stevens 1, Mrs Gresham 2. Columbine, Mrs Sharpies 1. Table decoration, Mrs Dransfield ], Mr 3 N. C. Matthew 2. Bowl of roses, Mrs Hardy 1, Mrs Gresham 2. One vase roses, Mrs Steel 1, Mrs N. C. Matthew 2. One vase flowers, Mrs Vercoe 1. One bowl sweet peas, Mrs Stevens 1, Mrs Conway Jones 2. Epergne sweet peas, Mrs Stevens 1. Hand bouquet, children nine years and under, Miss Audry Stevens 1. Floral bakset, Lucy Anderson 1, Myfanwy Jones 2. Ladies' spray, Mrs Hunt 1. Gentlemen's 'buttonhole, Mrs Hoban 1. Buttonhole, child:en fourteen years and under, F. Adams 1, Miss Audrey Stevens 2. Vegetables, six varieties, W. Jull senr. 1. Cabbage two heads C. Brockway 1, W. Jull senr. 2, H. Matthew 3. Two Cauliflowers, Mrs Hunt 1. Cabbage lettuce three heads Wilfred Cantlon 1, V. Kirk 2. Peaa twelve pods, Mrs Kelso 1. H. Matthew 2, Mrs Gadsby 3. Potatoes, six round tubers, Mrs Vercoe 1, Mrs Kelso 2, Mrs Cantlon 3. Potatoes, kidney, six, W. Jull senr. 1, G. B. Laurie 2. Broad beans, twelve pods, Mrs Stanton 1, Mrs A. S. Gresham 2. Strawberries, Mrs Jas. Morgan 1. Twelve gooseberries, Mrs Lewer 1, Mrs Jas. Morgan 2, J. H. Dillicar 3. Raspberries, Mrs Hunt 1. Rhubarb, six sticks, Mrs F. B. Hardy 1, Mrs Gadsby 2. Points prize, Mrs Stevens first with 11 points"; Mrs Kelso 9; Mrs Hunt, 8. "