FLOWER SHOW.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7236, 16 February 1889, Page 6

FLOWER SHOW.

The *T>T>niQ flower show in connection with St. Luke's Sunday-school took place last night in the schoolroom. The children made a most excellent show of flowers, &c, some of the exhibits being worthy of a place in a show of a more pretentious character. There was a very fine lot of frait and vegetables sent for exhibition only, and Messrs Crooks and Baker helped to make the show a success by lending a very excellent collection of ferns and pot plants. During the evening some vocal and instrumental selections were given very well indeed. The following is the prize list:— Pot Plants—Variegated Fuchsia, Clarissa Parson 1: double fuchsia, P. Brassington 1; single fuchsia, C. Brassington, 1, A. Simpson, 2. Variegated Geranium, A. Simpson 1; A. Soger 2; B. Ackerman 3; double geranium-j-C. Bassington 1; A. Simpson 3 ; geranium zonale, A. Soper 1; B. Ackerman 2; C. Parson 3; lobelia, C. Parson 1 ; musk, Grace Linn x; single petunia, E. Davidson 2; specimen plant, A. East 1, C. Parson 2, G. Gordon and M. Cast 3; collection pot plants, C. Parson 1, A. Simpson 2; collection ferns, A. East 1, M. East 2, C. Parson 3, C. Brassington highly commended. Cut Flowers—Three dahlias, E. Jackman 1, E. East 2, George Wood 3 ; three verbenas, A. East 1; three pansies, Nellie Watts and W. Watts 2; six French marigolds, M. East 1, A. East 2; three picotees or carnations, E. Jackman 1, A. East 2, M. East 3; three gladioli, E. Jackman 1; three asters, M. East 1, A. East 2; vase of flowers, C. Parson 1, Florence Fawcett 2; K. Davidson 3; collection cut flowers, A. East 1, C. Spicer 2; hand bouquet, children under twelve years, E. Williams 1, Christina Watts 2; hand bouquet, children over twelve, Kate Davidson 1, Gert Watts 2. Vegetable s— One cauliflower, Chas. Spicer 1; one table cabbage, A. Lockwood 1, i. Tompkins 2, Geo. Lane 3; one red cabbage, Geo. Lane 1, Geo. Wood 3; three carrots, E. Jackman 1, J. Allard 2, A. Lockwood 3; three parsnips, E. Jackman 1, G. Gordon 2, A. Lockwood 3; three onions, Chas, Spicer 1, E. Jackman 2, Geo. Wood 3; twelve pods peas, A. Lockwood 1, C. Spicer 2, E. Jackman 3; three beet, E. Jackman 1, J. Tompkins 2, J. Allard 3; twelve pods French beans, E. Jackman 1, Daisy Samuels 2, George Wood 3; twelve pods runner beans, C. Spicer 1, E. Jackman 2. N. Watts 3; one vegetable marrow, J. Hart 1, J. McCullogh 2, G. Gordon 3; one pumpkin, Florence Dransfleld 1; twelve potatoes, X Jackman 1, Chas. Spicer 2, Geo. Wood 3: collection of vegetables, C. Spicer 1, C. Collins 2 Geo. Gordon 3. Exhibition only, lent by Messrs Guntrip and Line, Gimblett, J. G. Davis, G. Cookson, H. Crooks, W. Baker, W. Lane, C. Lucas, E. D. Rees, Miss Baker, Archdeacon Llngard, H. Stewart. Recitation—Kate Davidson 1, Ernest Blunt 2. The judges were Messrs H. Crooks and C. Marsh. During the evening songs were given by Miss Wyatt, Miss Fuller and choir i boys, and some pianoforte selections were contributed. *