HORTICULTURE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20415, 9 December 1931, Page 13

HORTICULTURE.

THE NATIONAL SHOW. ARRANGEMENTS IN TRAIN. A special committee of the Canterbury Horticultural Society met last night to consider arrangements for the National Flower Show, one of the attractions of Horticulture Week, to be held in Christchurch, and to extend from January 25th to 30th, 1932. The show is to be held on January 28th and 29th. Mr 0. W. B. Anderson presided. . In connexion with the Loder Cup, the chairman reported that Dr. YV. McKay, Greymouth, and Messrs Speden,- Gore, and C. H. Treadwell, Wellington, had been offered and accepted the position of judges. Dr. McKay would be asked to write the scientific report on the exhibit, as required by the conditions governing the competition. , The secretary (Mr H. L. Darton) reported that there was a likelihood of a special train from Dunedin to convey visitors to the show, and a goodly number was expected from Timaru. Publicity Arrangements. On behalf of the Publicity Commit-f tee, Mr E. E. Wiltshire reported that it was proposed to erect staging at King Edward Barracks on which dancing and gymnastic displays would be given. Miss Iris Edmonds and her pupils would give dance items; a floral parade would take place in the - afternoon, the girl competitors to be dressed as pansies, roses, and chrysanthemums; the boy competitors to be dressed as vegetables. In the evening a ballet would be given, the children to be dressed as roses and violets. On the second day, Mr Charles Buckett and his pupils would give gymnastic displays, and there would he a parade of decorated vehicles. It had been suggested that Horticulture Week should be advertised' by asking members of

the Horticultural Society to give as many flowers as possible for displav in as many shops as possible. ' Arrangements were being made to broadcast the opening of- the show, and, also a description of the, show and the principal exhibits. The report was received. Canvass for Exhibits. A report was submitted detailing tlic results of a canvass made in Christchurch by Messrs G. A. Green and H. Firman for exhibits, work which is being continued in Dunedin by Mr Green. The entries already obtained included a number of nuraery displays. A letter was read from Dr. E. Marsden. secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, which set out that Dr. Yeates and Professor Perrin had been asked to prepare a comprehensive display of New Zealand flax. . It was decided to allow an unlimited number of entries in the decorated t&ble section. The chairman, referring to the report regarding the exhibits, said that they could see that everything was satisfactory, and that' the. show • promised to be a really good one. Judges Appointed. Judges were appointed, or arranged to be appointed, as follows: Nursery trades' display, collection of New Zealand plants, and best specimen of native plant: Mr V. Davies, New Plymouth. Display of cat flowers, of hydrangeas, in pots, collection of hydrangeas, cut blooms, and display of dahlias: Mr I). Tannock. Display of roses: Air Alister«Clark (if unable to be present, then Mr D. Tannock). Display of floral' work: Mr J. W. Humra. » Collection of vegetables: Mr M. J. Gilpin. Gladioli classes: Mr E. E. Wiltshire. Vegetables: Mr F.; Jones. Decorative classes: Mrs R. H. Rhodes, Timaru. Special children's competitions: Messrs C. H. Moir and H. h. Darton. The Parks and Garden Superintend-

ents' Association, is to be asked to appoint judges for the best-landscape design, seedsmen's exhibits, and pot plants. The Horticultural Trades' Association is to be asked to appoint judges for the out flowers (mien)' and cut flowers (amateurs), anal six distinct kinds of outdck>r-«own ; cnt flowers. . The Christchurch Toxnato and Stone Fruitgrowers' Association is to be asked to appoint judges for the tomato and stone fruit classes. • The Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Asso- - ciation is to be asked to appoint judges for the pip fruit classes. \ The selection of a judge .of the dahlia sections (preferably from Auckland) was left to the chairman and Messrs Darton and Firman. The chairman announced that the show would he opened by the Prime Minister, Mr Forbes, or failing him by the Minister for .Agriculture*