HUTT FLOWER SHOW

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12607, 18 November 1926, Page 5

HUTT FLOWER SHOW

MAGNIFICENT ROSES BEAUTIFYING THE HUTT VALLEY. There was a magnificent display of roses and other flowers at the Lower Hutt Town Hall yesterday when the members of th© Hutt Valley Horticultural Society held their summer show. Although roses wer© the chief entries, there was some fine showing of other flowers. A few early sweet peas (though few entries) appeared, and Mr Westbury had some very fine ones among his collection of blooms which included also all summer flowers. H© was a bronze medal winner for th© best collection of cut flowers. For the best collection of roses Mrs Rishworth (who won many prizes in this section) carried off the bronze medal, though the finest ros© was judged to be a “Mrs Charles Lamplough,” shown by Mr J. Ball. A very magnificent collection of pansies of all colours and varieties was shown by Mr Fox, of Kelburn, and for these he also won a brdnze medal, while the collection of flowers from Riddiford Park at the Hutt, carried off the fourth medal. Among these were flowers of all kinds and varieties. A collection shown by Mrs Carver was also very fine and included some lupin in very varied colours and large head of pink rhododendron, and another attractive show was the stand containing irises, all colours from palest lavender to deep bronze including some rarer varieties. OPENED BY CHIEF JUSTICE The show was opened by his Honour the Chief Justice, who was accompanied by Miss Skerrett, and received by the president, Mr L. T. Watkins, and secretary, Mr W. H. Smith. Mr Watkins, in introducing Mr Skerrett, expressed pleasure at welcoming him, and said the show was again a very good one, it being a feature that many more dmateurs wer© exhibiting and were doing well even in tho open section. In fact except for Mr Pool, it was, he thought, almost an amateur »show. His Honour congratulated the society on this fact, which was largely due to the work of the committee, to whom, however, it was a labour of love. Every true lover *of flowers desires to spread the pleasure and joy which a garden gives and the society, in that, was serving no unimportant purpose for the joys of a garden were one of the chief sources of happiness. The work of the society was not confined to holding exhibitions, but aimed to be a school •off instruction for everything concerning gardens, and th© more their activities were taken advantage of th© more pleased the committee were. They had a keen desiro to help th© cottage gardener and nothing was more delightful anywhere in the world than a trim cottage garden. The society was liicky in having on© of the most fruitful valleys in the world for its work, its climate, soil, and watered conditions enabled the growing of flowers that were almost perfect. Th© Hutt was stretching out to th© Upper Hutt, and there were great activities in the Valley, the municipality having the vision to build houses under the most hygienic conditions for the comfort and happiness of the residents. It was the intention of th© society to assist in ©very way in beautifying this district, and no better way of helping could be found than in supporting the committee in this work. ‘ THE PRIZE LIST Th© following were tli© prize-win-ners : —Open class: 24 roses, 12 varieties, H. Poole 1, J. Bell 2; 6 red roses H. Pool© 1, J. Bell 2, D. A. Ewen H.C. ; 6 pink roses, J. Bell 1, H. Poole 2: 6 white or cream roses, J. Bell 1, H. Pool© 2, D. A. Ewen H.C. ,* 6 .yellow roses, J. Bell 1, H. Pool© 2.‘ D. A. Ewen H.C.; 6 roses, distinct varieties, J. Bell 1, John Ball 2, H. Poole H.C.; 12 roses, F. Bell 1, H. Poole 2. D. A. Ewen H.C.; 6 blooms, novelties, E. Anstis 1, H. Poole 2; 6 vases roses, H. Poole 1 and 2; 6 single roses, E. Anstis 1; sweet peas, one vase novelties, W. H. Smith 1; carnations, 12 blooms, H. Poole 1; 6 blooms, H. Poole 1. Amateur class: On© rose. Mrs Risliworth 1, Mrs Porteous 2, Mrs E. Pyne H ; C.; 3 red roses, Mrs Lazarus 1, Mrs Rishworth 2; 3 pink roses, H. Witchell 1, Mrs Lazarus 2. E. Pvn© H.C.; 3 white or cream roses, H. Witchell 1, A. E. Carver 2; 3 yellow roses, Mrs Rishworth 1, H. Witchell 2: 3 single blooms, A. E. Carver 1, Mrs Rishworth 2, J, H. Foster H.C.: 3 roses (distinct). Sir A. F. Roberts 1. Mrs E, Pyno 2, C. C. Lowland H.C.: 6 roses, H. Witchell 1, Mrs Rishworth 2, Mrs R. M. Porteous H.C.; 12 roses, 11. Witchell 1, S. Pierce 2, Mrs Rishworth H.C. • 3 vases roses, Mrs Rishworth 1; 3 sprays cluster roses, Mrs Rishworth 1. Novice class: 6 roses, Mrs C. T. Sutcliffe 1; 3 roses, P, R. Sesson I, C. T. Sutcliffe 2; carnations. 3 blooms, i Mrs Lazarus 1; 12 Marguerite carnations, R. R. Sisson. 1; 0 Marguerite carnations, It. U. Sisson 1. Decorative class: Decorated mantelpiece, Mrs F. Macdougall 1, Mrs E. Foster 2; decorated table, Mrs E. Foster 1, Mrs P. Walker 2; bowl of flowers, Mrs S. M. Hobbs 1. Mrs It. A. North 2; vase of flowers, Mrs T. Foster 1. Mrs P. Walker 2; best decorated basket, Mrs G. G. Lender 1, Mrs ■S. M. Hob':s 2; bowl of roses. Miss .L>. Watkins 1 ; vase or roses, Mrs E. Foster 1, Miss B. Grierson 2- posy of flowers, Mrs C. M. Palmer 1. Airs S. M. Hobbs 2; vase of sweet peas, Miss L. Watkins 1; floating bowl. Airs G. G. Dender 1. Aliss L. Watkins 2. For children under 16: Decorated table, Doreen Dyke, certificate of merit; Lady’s spray, Doreen Dyk© 1, Alargaret McMillan 2; 2 gentlemen’s buttonholes, Doreen Dyke 1, Steve Hobbs 2. General class: Collection of cut flowers, Mrs A. E. Carver 1, D. A. Ewen 2; 18 blooms Iris, A. W. Burgess and Son 1 and 2 ; certificate of merit. Airs Carver ; 3 foliage plants, H. Poole 1. Amateur class: Collection of pansies, Mrs Lazarus 1, Aliss Watkins 2; coll lection 12 blooms Violas, Airs G. E. Dender 1; collection of cut flowers, Aliss E. Palmer 1, Airs H. H. Smith