HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3538, 16 September 1926, Page 2

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

A committee meeting of the Foxton Horticultural Society was held in Ross’ Rooms on Tuesday evening, presided over by the President (Mr. D. Christie). Also present were Mesdames P. Easton, Barr, Baker, F. Proctor, McMurray, Heasman, Ogilvy, Messrs W. H. Walton and E.. Murphy and the secretary (Mrs Moore). ■ The financial statement in connection with the spring bulb show was presented and showed a slight debit balance. -Receipts amounted to £24 Os 9d and expenditure £24 8s 3d. This state of affairs was considered satisfactory and the chairman said that the balance-sheet compared favourably with previous bulb show statements.

Messrs D. Christie, Murphy and W)alton were appointed a committee to go into the matter of arranging the hall for the Summer Show, to be held in the Town Hall. Accounts amounting to £27 2s were passed for payment.. RONGOTEA BULB SHOW. The Rongotea Horticultural Society’s fourteenth annual bulb show was held yesterday, and was a decided success. The show was officially opened during the afternoon by Mr D. Christie, president of the Foxton Horticultural Society. Mr Christie said he felt highly honoured when he was asked to make the opening speech, and wished to congratulate the committee and exhibitors on their magnificent display. In a pleasure-loving age such as we live in it was very gratifying to see that so many people still found time to grow such beautiful flowers, and he was sure the exhibits staged would do credit to any show in the Dominion. The speaker said many of his Foxton friends had taken prizes which was a credit to them when once considered they had to compete with flowers grown in the district which hall some of the finest soil, in New Zealand. He hoped that Rongotea exhibitors would visit their show in future. After extending thanks for hospitality received in Rongotea, the speaker concluded by declaring the show open.

Mesdames E. .T. Murphy and McMurray, two local horticultural enthusiasts, exhibited blooms, with the following results:Amateur class: —Trumpet, six blooms: Mrs Murphy 2 and 3; 3 blooms: Mrs Murphy 2; 3 blooms, bi-colour: Mrs McMurray 1, Mrs Murphy 3; 3 blooms, yejlpwj Mrs Murphy 1 and 3, Mrs McMurray 2; specimen bloom: Mrs Murphy 1 and 2; ineomparabilis, (5 blooms: Mrs Murphy 3; 3 varieties: Mrs Murphy h.c.; 3 blooms, Mrs Murphy 1; 3 blooms bi-colour: Mrs Murphy 2 and 3; specimen bloom: Mrs Murphy 3; barrii: G blooms, Mrs Murphy 1; 3 varieties, Mrs Murphy 1; 3 blooms, yellow: Mrs Murphy 1; 3 blooms, bi-colour: Mrs Murphy 1; specimen bloom: Mrs Murphy 1. Leedsii (giants), G blooms: Mrs Murphy 2, Mrs McMurray 3; one of each: Mrs Murphy 1, Mrs McMurray 3; specimen: Mrs Murphy 1 and 2. Small cups, G blooms: Mrs Murphy 2; 3 blooms: Mrs Murphy 1; specimen bloom: Mrs Murphy 1 and 2. Jonquil: G red cups: Mrs McMurray 2j. polyanthus narcissi: Mrs Murphy 2. Specimen: Mrs Murphy 3. Specimen double daffodil: Mrs Murphy 1

Anemones, 0 blooms: Mrs Murphy 1. Anemones, single: Mrs E. Murphy 1. Stock: Mrs MeMurray 2. Fr'eesias, white or cream: Mrs MeMurray 1. Vase of narcissi: Mrs MeMurray 1, Points Prizes:—Most points over whole show: Mrs E. Murphy, 100. Amateur class J Mrs Murphy, 82.