PENWOMEN'S CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 286, 3 December 1938, Page 16

PENWOMEN'S CLUB.

NATIVE FLOWERS. TRAVELLERS EXPERIENCES. Miss Alice Gray, who has recently toured in 27 countries, gave an interesting address on native flowers at the I Penwoinen's Club on Friday afternoon. From the standpoint of the flower lover, she said, Switzerland was the most beautiful country. Miss Gray visited there nt the end of June and saw the beautiful blue gentians and alpine roses. Small violas grew wild and she saw a whole field of blue monkshood. Africa had brilliantly coloured native flowers. Miss Ciray was impressed by the tulips and anemones of Holland. West Australia had the lovely lotus flower, hvery part of Australia appeared to have its own wild flowers, and the orchids were wonderful. Beautiru! ptumaged birds and beautiful coloured flowers were possessed by Australia. The speaker described sn unenviable experience with the curious stinging tree, which is poisonous. Last year Miss Gray visited the East and she described the hibiscus and the lotus flowers of China. The travelers saw 200 acres of this wonderful flower in full bloom. The Japanese were very fond of flowers and disliked cutting them. They had lovely iris and azalea blooms and beautiful maple trees. A curious feature about the Japanese was that they preferred to keep their bushes dwarfed. The president, Mrs. Nello Porter, presided and thanked Miu Gray for her address. Mrs. Gladys Wiseman sang "My Neighbour's Rose" and "Christmas Dhv," and, by special request, "Cuckoo Clock." Mrs. C. M. Rattray gave two appropriate sketches—"The Remembering Garden" | and "The Lily and the Rose."