RONGOTEA BULB SHOW

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3999, 19 September 1929, Page 3

RONGOTEA BULB SHOW

The Rongotea Horticultural Society’s annual bulb show, held on Tuesday proved to he a very fine exhibition. Local growers exhibited with a good measure of success. Mrs. McMurray an erstwhile local exhibitor and now of Bunnyfchorpe, was one of the biggest prize winners. The prizes annexed by local growers were a!s follows: —

Amateurs: —Trumpet, 6 blooms: Mrs. McMurray 1; 3 varieties: Mrs. McMurray 1; 3 bi-colour: 'Mrs. E. J. Murphy 2; 3 white: Mrs. E. J. Murphy 2; 3 yellow: Mjrs. McMurray 1, Mrs. E. J. Murphy 3; 1 specimen bloom. Mrs. McMurray 1, Mrs. E. J. Murphy 2 and 3. Ineomparibilis, 3 varieties: Mrs. E. J. Murphy 3; 3 yellow: Mrs. E. J. Murphy 3; 3 white perianths, yellow cups: Mrs. E. J. iMurphy 2; 1 specimen bloom: Mrs. E. J. Murphy 3. Barri, 3 varieties: Mrs. E.'J. Murphy 1; I*specimen bloom: Mrs. E. J. Murphy 2. Leedsii (giants), 1 specimen bloom: Mrs.E . .J. Murphy I. 'Small cups, '6 blooms: Mrs. McMurray 2; 3 blooms : Mrs. E. J. Murphy 2. Section 1C (Various) : —Poeticus, 3 blooms: Mrs. E. J. Murphy 1, Mrs I’. Woods 2; Tspecimen bloom: Mrs E. J. Murphy 2. Poetaz, 3 blooms: Mrs. McMurray 2; 1 specimen: Mrs. E. J. Murphy 1; 6 red cups: Mrs. F. Woods 2. Polyanthus narcissi, 3 blooms: Mrs. McMurray 1; 1 specimen: Mrs. McMurray 1. 3 daffodils:' Mrs. F. Wioods 1, Mrs. McMurray 2; 3 double daffodils: Mrs. McMurray 1. In the local growers’ section Mrs. R. Hornblow secured -a third prize for 3 blooms Deedsii.

'Section E: —Anemones, 6 single: Mrs. E. J. Murphy 2; 3 single: Mrs. E. J. Murphy 1; 6 snowflakes: Mrs. F. Woods 1; 6 white or cream fresias: M|rs. F. Woods 3; 6 fresias: Mrs. F. Woods 2; any other variety •bulb : Mrs. 'F. Woods 3. 3 polyanthus primroses: Mrs. F. Woods 1. 18 single Stemmed primroses (single) : Mrs. Woods 3; 4 entries.