GREYTOWN HORTICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY'S SPRING SHOW.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1554, 7 December 1883, Page 2

GREYTOWN HORTICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY'S SPRING SHOW.

« The Spring Show of the above Society was held at Greytown yesterday, and notwithstanding the seriuits drawback —the bad weather—was an unqualified success, both as regards the number and quality of the exhibits, as woll as to the attendance at the show. During the afternoon there was a continual flood of visitors, and in the evening the place was fairly crammed to the door. The Private Brass Band and the String Band discoursed sweetmusic during the evening. The pot plants were numerous and good, aud honors were pretty evenly divided between Messrs Booth, Wilton, and. Kempton Jun, In cut blooms the display was excellent, and roses were a3 usual very good. Barratt took both prizes in this exhibit. The competition was very keen in hand boqucts, Miss Tully coming out with first and second and Mrs SI. George and Mrs Wickenden being highly commended. The judges were a long time in deciding between about twenty competitors, As usual, the kit display was not equal to the Autumn Show, but was far superior in number of exhibits and quality, to anything showed in the Spring before. In the vegetables there was good competition, tho cabbages, potatoes, and collections being very good. Mr Wickenden of Masfcerton took first honors in this class with remarkably'good exhibits of turnips, lettuce, broad beans, and peas, lu farm produce thero was good competition in fresh butter, eggs, ham, and bacon. The miscellaneous class is one always hard to bo dealt -with. There was a grand display of fancy work, consisting of a mautlopioce cloth by Miss Campbell, for which first prize was given, a fly catcher made of pigs bristles by tho same lady gaining a special, Some Maori baskets made by Mrs Knell attracted considerable attention, as did a box of artificial flowers mado by Mrs Greatbatch. Miss E. Riasin showed some very pretty boxes composed of shell work. Mr Lewis had a case of photographs of his owu taking, which looked very well. There was alarge variety of bitting exhibited by Miss Kempton, Miss Hillyer, Mrs Greatbatoh, and others. Mr D. Cameron exhibited a perambulator, which was a picture in itself, and gained a special prize, and Mr 0. W. Hornblow a splendid cbeffonier made of wood grown in the district. One feature of the show was new, and good as well as new. A floral grotto in one corner, which was a mass of foliage and bloom, and inside were young ladies disposing of boquets for table, 1 hand, or button hole, at unheard-of low prices, the only difficulty being that you were compelled to buy so many that they began to get quite dear, Another and important item Was a box

containing a number of silk worms, both feeding and working, which drew considerable attention, they were exhibited by Mrs Bright, Mr H. McMaster exhibited some skeins of raw silk. Mr J. Barnard had a specimen of a now and improved beehive, which will allow the honey to bo taken without injury to the bees or th« comb, and ho is prepared to execute orders at low rates. The Committee are fortunate iu having the services of several ladies in connection with.tbe floral grotto. Messrs St. George, Porritt, Wood, and Western acted as stagers, and had their hands full.' Apl pen Jed is the LIST OF PRIZES, POT MAKIS, , Judges-Messrs Mason and McShane. 2 Pelargoniums-Wilton Ist and 2nd 2 Geraniums-Kempton junr. liL.;Ak Booth 2nd . '^.J 2 Bi-Color Geraniums-A. Booth 2nd 2 Tri-Oolor Geraniums-J. Terry lit 2 Ivy.Leaved Geraniums -Kempton, junr2nd 2 Cinerarias-Wilton Ist 2 Begonias—A. Booth 2nd 2 Petuniai-Kempton senr. Ist, A. Booth 2nd 2Fuschiag~i!, Booth lit. Kempton junr. 2nd 2 Azeleaia—Wilton Ist Best pot plant—Kempton junr, Ist Best Cactus—Kempton junr. Ist, A. McMastor 2nd Store plants—Kempton junr. 2nd, Collection Ferns—A. Booth Ist, COTFIOWERS. Judges-Messrs Mason and McShane. 12 roses-W. Barratt ltt and 2nd 12 pansies-Mrs Wickonden lit and 2nd :■ 6 Sriapdragons-W. Bsrratt Ist A, Bowen snd 6 Swoet Williams-J. Ppirritt lit and 2nd V '• Collection Geraniums-Ai%?oth lit, ! Kempton junr. 2nd *■->. Collection Native Floweri-Kempton junr. Ist, Wilkie 2nd Penatemons-Barratl Ist, Brooki 2nd Table Bouquet-Mrs St. George Ist, Miss Haigh 2nd Hand bouquet-MissTully lstand2nd, Mrs St. George and M'i Wiokenden highly commended. Bpergne-Kemptonjunr, ljl.sndMri H. MoMaster 2nd :: ? Col cut flowers—Kempton junr. lit, A. Booth 2nd and highly enmraended wiuit, Judges—Messrs Matthews, Evorett, Spearink, and MoLeod. Cherries—Kempton junr. Ist and 2nd Strawberries-Barnard Ist, Missßovey " 2nd Goosoberries-Kempton junr. Ist and 2nd Curtanta-Kempton sour. 1 Kempton junr. 2nd Apples, this year's growth—Polo lit Applos, last year's growth—Kompton senr, Ist, Kempton junr. 2nd Col, fruit-Kempton junr. Ist VEGETABLES, Judges—Messrs Matthews, Everett, Spearink, and McLaod. Cabbage—Kempton Benr. Ist, Bower* 2nd and highly commended, Pye cowmended Cauliflower-Matt Ist Turnips-Mrs Wiokenden Ist, 2nd, and highly commended

Lettuces—Mr« Wickenden 1 and 2nd, fl. McMaster highly commended . Rhubarb—Mills Ist, Barnard 2ud Peas-Bamit lit, Mrs Wickenden 2nd and highly commended Broad Beans-Mt» Wickenden Ist, Brooks 2nd and commenned

Kidney potatoes-Mills Ist, 2nd, and highly commended Bound potatoes—Mm Hodge Ist, Mills 2nd and highly commended Onionß-Moffatt Ist, Mills 2nd, Barnard highly commended Radish-York Ist and 2nd Bottled fruit—Kempton jnnr. Ist and 2nd Collection vegetables-Mills Ist, York 2nd, Barnard commended MM PRODUCE. Judges-Messrs Matthews, ETetitt, Spearink, and MoLeod. ( Freshßutter-T. Hodge, Ist.McMastar 2nd, J, Johnston highly commended, Kempton junr. commended Salt butter—G. Hollard let, J, John' ston 2nd Ham—Kempton junr. lit and 2nd Bacon-Kompton junr. Ist MoMaster 2nd Hon eggs—Wilkie Ist, Thompson 2nd Duck eggs—W, Pole highly commonded, MISCELLANEOUS. Judges of Writing, Messrs St. Goorg* and Black; Judges of fancy work and sewing, Mesdames Tully, Sprafct, Maunsell and Wood. Boys penmanship—W. McKeneie Claroville School. Girls penmanship—Lily Braithwaite Waihakeke School. Knitted box—Miss Hollard lit Fancy work—Miss Campbell Ist Bricks—J. Dockory J«t Tiles for garden edginjjfJT Dtfckery commended r Artificial flowers—Miss Greatbatch Ist Raw silk—Mrs H, McMattor let Tobacco leaf—Mr G. Sayeriji; Model gardoa—Brooks cor^ended Sewing-Miss J. Smith jt, MiliO; Jackson 2nd Perambulator—Mr D. Cameron special Fly catcher—Miss Campbell special. Oheffonier—Mr 0. W. Hornblow highly commended Shell boxes—Miss E. Basin highly commended.