SPRING FLOWERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 94, 6 September 1912, Page 6

SPRING FLOWERS.

I ST. MARY'S SHOW. | Spring and all its loveliness "were disi played to fine effect in St. Mary's Hall i yesterday, at the annual spring flower show in connection with the St. Mary's | Sunday-school. The show was an out- ' standing success, being the prettiest vet I held under the auspices of St. Mary's, i Despite the bad weather, the blooms, I which presented a perfect blaze of color. J were in very good condition, reflecting much credit on the painstaking work of the exhibitors. A feature of the show was the exhibition of two local nurseries, the Morshead Nursery Co. and Messrs. Duncan and Davie*.' Messrs. ,T. H. Frethy and S. W. Shaw also staged large and -attractive collections, excellent exhibits for private growers. The Morshead Nursey Company's exhibit ineluded many specimens of palms, pot plants and ferns. Some rare specimens of adenondra immediately took the eye, while the fine group of narcissi blooms' ran into no fewer than fifty varieties. A number of fine sprays of flowering currants, native kowhai," and native ele" matis put the finishing touch on the exhibit. Pot plants and palms also figured ( largely in Messrs. Duncan and Davics' exhibit, which included some very preltv heaths and flowering plants. 'Mention must be made of the 75 blooms of hyacinths, and the superb collection of the narcissi tribe. Indeed, the exhibits Maged by both local nurseries spoke volumes for the suitabilitv of the soil, and the high pitch that horticulture has attained in Now Plymouth. The perfection reached in the cultivation of many of the blooms staged bv these two firms should encourage private growers in the use of scientific and up-to-date methods Too much cannot be said in praise of the way m which amateur growers contributed to the success 0 f the show bv tabling really excellent collections of bulbs, and other flowers. Those represent,.,! by such displays were Mesdamc--11. \\eston. R. Cock, Ellerm, ]-]. E Fookes, D. K. Morrison. J. Pa ton' \y Tv. Perry, P. R Fitzhorbert, F. Anion -fStratford) and W. L. Newman. Miss Devemsh, and Messrs. T. French (Mangaoraka) C. W. Govctt, E. Gilmour and <-. F. Parkinson. On the more utilitarian side, Mrs. Dobb and Misses Godfrey and Evans are to be complimented on the goodly show of vegetables, pickles jam cakes, sweets and what not, which went to make up the produce table over which they presided. A small table was dev .ted to an attractive array of fancyworkand knick-knacks, many of which hailed from foreign climes, which were <»n sale by Miss Devenish in aid -of the Maori Mission. COMPETITIVE CLASSES . The competitive classes, winch were .I'idged by (he Misses Humphries, were mostly devoted lo the children, and very "Uyaetive indeed were some of l„ P ex . /„ T ,l"' :IWi,r,is were as folilows:CHILDREN'S BOTTONHOLES Roys, up to ten years.-Radon Movertey 1, ( laude Kyngdon 2, Vernon Pcllcv •v: consolation prize, Edmund Jurv \VM'i' VS- TT '," ° >''''"' s Unh-lieii 1. W lie ITealy 2. Tvan Watkins 3 ; consolafion prize. Noel Jury to S ycars.-l'Gwen Bavlv 1 R'lHi Kvn 2. Jean TT.-aly 3; consolation prizes. , !avio( , Movpi ., ~m l K . l(h , f I ulton. -N<i:i Jurv 2. Doreen Watkins fi ■ iris, lo yean, and over.-Nora Corkill 1. Marjone P,Hcw 2. Lil v P,„okle •k cons,,,;, |,o„ 0n,,.. EiIp(1I1 r :U ~„,,, Howl of Howrrs.-Laurn J ( , ns '. n , DECORATED TARLES. Adult Class.-Miss J. Curtis 1. Mis, V A lon 2 Miss T. Frothy 3. Miss M M:.tt ...«■* ],.,. Miss Doreen Watkins ceived a special prize for merit. The show was open both afternoon and evening.