FINE FLOWERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 534, 11 December 1928, Page 15

FINE FLOWERS

fourth edition

Horticultural Society Has Record Entries SWEET PEAS AND GLADIOLI Masses of flowers were packed every corner of the Newmarket Town Hall to-day, when the Auckland Horticultural Society Held its eweet pea and gladioli show. many flowers arrived for exhibi- '' that a large percentage had to shown in the hall basement. It * packed to capacity, too. officials of the society count the . |ity and the quantity of the dooms sufficient to make the show 0 ( the best he.d in Auckland. 0 of exhibitors hurried to and , ro in a maze of blossoms this morn- - intent on arrangement. Colour "n r iot everywhere. The stage in the ha U wa s occupied completely- by a igniflcent display- by the Auckland Racing Club. Bamboos and palms formed the background for a cleverly ’-ranged mass of caladiums, gloxinia primulas, ferns, solepis and nephroiepis. It is a striking display. Sir Kdwin Mitchelson. the society- president. a one exhibition of gladioli, >ueet peas and streptocarpus. Mr. yortnan Brett shows carnations, Mr. •>bert Burns's big display of gladioli , cupies one end of the hall, and Miss r Whiteley has a large display of gladioli. Many- of the latter are seedlings raised by the grower and are (i uite equal to imported. The Mayor of Newmarket, Mr. S. Donaldson, opened the show this . ternoon. It will continue this evening. all day to-morrow and to-mor-row evening. The judges are Messrs. George Mills, E. Allen, H. Clinkard, K. Whitelev, P. J. Cullen, H. G. Goldie, Mrs. B. Wilson, Mrs. Garry and Miss Morrison. Sweet peas and gladioli form the greater part of the show, although •here are pansies, violas and iceland poppies among the other flowers. The entries are a record. The judges beeve that the standard is well above my thing hitherto reached in Auckland.