DAHLIA SHOW

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 133, 17 March 1948, Page 4

DAHLIA SHOW

Outstanding Blooms

HIGH STANDARD OF EXHIBITS “An outstanding show,” Avas the comment of Mr O. B. Anderson, Aricepresident of the Dahlia Society of New Zealand, who judged the bioonis at file Ashburton Horticultural Society’s first dahlia show held in the Foresters’ Hall yesterday. “The quality of the dahlias is exceptionally good,” continued Mr Anderson. “The blooms, are clean, fresh and not battered. The decorative Avork is outstanding and exhibitors and officials are to be congratulated on their first show.” “'The decorative work would take prizes at any metropolitan show, and Ihe dahlia, blooms compare favourably with any that I have seen in New Zealand.” Mr Anderson concluded enl Inisiastically. In the decorative section Mr Anderson particularly praised a jug of (lowers, delphiniums, dahlias and lilies in pink and white, exhibited by Mrs J. Murdoch. He also commented favourably on a low howl of salmon, pink and' white gladioli, carnations and iieriues exhibited by Mrs G. .1. Murdoch, and a. howl of mixed dahlias in autumn tints, another ol Mrs J. Murdoch’s exhibits.

Mr Joseph Murdoch, Mayfield won the premier award with a dahlia named Pop. Harris. Two lino stands of blooms were exhibited by the Tinwald school children and Mr A. Clark. 'The total number of entries in the show was 225.

The Deputy-Mayor, Mr A. A. McDonald, in declaring the show open, referred to the good work that the Horticultural Society did in maintaining civic pride. He said that the Government had. marked five towns that would progress, rapidly in New Zealand over the next 20 years. Four were in the North Island and Ashburton was the one in the South Island. He felt that the Horticultural Society would play a big part in the beautifying of the town. Fie congratulated the society on its splendid first show, and said that Ashburton could grow blooms equal to any in NeAV Zealand.

Prizes awarded in the various classes were:—

AMATEUR SECTION Decorative Dahlias

Six Distinct Colours, formal and informal—J. Murdoch 1, S. W. Gower 2, Mrs Cairns 3; three distinct colours, formal—S. W. Gower 1 and 2, J. Smith 3; three distinct colours, informal—O. D. Sewell 1, G. Scales 2, S. W. Gower 3; one colour, formal— Mrs Cairns 1, G. Scales 2, O. D. Sewell 3; one colour, informal—G. Scales 1, O. D. Sewell 2, Mrs Cairns 3. Medium, three vases, three varieties—S.' W. Gower 1. Miniature, six distinct A'arieties 1 formal and informal (j, D. SoavoH 1, J. Murdoch. 2; three distinct varieties, formal and informal—O. D. Sewell 1, S. Gower 2 and 3; three distinct varieties, paeony flowered—G. Scales 1. Cactus and Semi-Cactus Dahlias Giant, six distinct varieties—J. Murdoch 1; three distinct varieties, J. Murdoch 1, Mrs Cairns 2; S. W. Gower 3. Medium, six distinct varieties—O. D. Sewell 1, J. Murdoch 2; three distinct varieties, G. Scales 1, Mrs Cairns 2, J. Murdoch 3; one variety, G. Scales 1, J. Murdoch 2. Miniature, six distinct. A'arieties—J. Murdoch 1 O. I). Sewell 2, G. Scales 3 ; three distinct varieties, J . Murdoch 1 and 2, S. W. Gower 3; one variety, J. Murdoch 1, Miss I. Jackson 2, S. W. Gower 3. Pompone Dahlias Tlrrco distinct, colours, five blooms of each —J. Murdoch 1, G. Scales 2, Mrs J. McElhinney 3; one colour, five blooms, J. Murdoch 1 and 2, Mrs Cairns 3; one vase of any division of dahlia, not provided for above, three blooms, one colour, S. W, Gower 1, J. Murdoch 2. NOVICE CLASSES

Three blooms, distinct colours—G. Scales 1; one bloom giamt foraml decorative, G. Scales 1, J. G. Kirk 2: one bloom giant informal decorative, G. Scales 1, Mrs Hardwick 2; one bloom giant' semi-cactus, G. Scales 1, Mrs G. J. Murdoch 2; one vase, two blooms, medium semi-cactus, G. Scales 1, Mrs Hardwick 1 and 3; three colours, three blooms, smallflowered, Mrs Cairns 1, G. Scales 2; one colour, three blooms small, flowered, W. Spedding 1, G. Scales 2, W. Spedding 3; three colours, three blooms, pomponc, W. Spedding 1, G. Scales 2, Mrs Cairns 3; one colour, three blooms, W. Spedding 1, G. Scales 2, Mrs J. McElhinney 3. CUT FLOWERS . Six kinds outdoor grown l cut flowers—W. K. Waters 1, Mrs Hardwick 2, Miss D. Mackie 3; French marigolds, Mr s G. Scales 1, Mrs J. MeElliimiey 2, W. K. Waters 3; African marigolds, Miss I. Jackson i, W. K. Waters 2; asters, Mrs J. Murdoch 1, W. K. Waters 2; zinnias, three vases, distinct colours, W. K. Waters 1; zinnias', one vase, three blooms, W. K. Watery 1, chrysanthemum, Mrs G. Scales 1. fuschia, Mrs J. Murdoch 1. Mrs J. McElhinney 2, Miss I. Jackson 3; lilium, Mrs J. Murdoch I, Mrs J. McElhinney 2; Michaelmas daisies, three varieties, Mrs J:. Murdoch 1; Michaelmas daisies, one variety, Mrs J. Murdoch 1, Miss D. Mackie 2, Miss 1. Jackson 3« GLADOLI—AMATEUR Six distinct varieties!—W. K. Waters 1; three distinct varieties, W. K. Waters 1 and 2; one variety, W. K. Waters 1, G. Bowman 2 and 3; three spikes, three New Zealand raised varieties, W. K. Waters 1. DECORATIVE—OPEN Bowl of dahlias, one colour—Mrs J. Murdoch 1, Mrs Cairns 2, Mrs J. McElhinney 3; bowl of mixed dahlias. Mrs J. Murdoch 1 ; low bowl of flowers, Mrs G. J. Murdoch 1, Mrs ,f. Murdoch 2 and 3; vase of pink dahlias, front view, Mrs J. Murdoch 1 and 2. Mrs G. Scales 3; posy bowl, Mrs G. J. Murdoch 1, Mrs W. A. Johnstone 2 and 3; pompone dahlias, any foliage, Mrs G. Scales 1, Mrs J. Murdoch 2, Mrs . McElhinney 3; flowers of autumn shades, Mrs G. J. Murdoch 1, Mrs J. McCormick 2, Mrs ,T. Murdoch 3; jug of flowers, fronl view, Mrs J . Murdoch 1. Mrs McKee 2, Mrs G. J. Murdoch 3; trough of dahlias, Mrs J. Murdoch 1, Mrs W. A. Johnstone 2; floating bowl, Mrs J. McCormick 1, Mrs J. Murdoch 2. Mrs G. J, Murdoch 3.