FLOWER SHOW AT ADDINGTON

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27274, 15 February 1954, Page 12

FLOWER SHOW AT ADDINGTON

WORKSHOPS SOCIETY’S GOOD DISPLAY

A fountain in the midst of banks of flowers made the Addington Workshops Social Hall on Saturday one of the coolest places in Christchurch—and certainly one of the most colourful. The ! occasion was the workshops Horticultural Society’s annual summer show —the tenth , since the society was founded. Dahlias, carnations, gladioli, roses, chrysanthemums, sand trays, and boxes of flowers and fruit filled the hall in bank upon bank. There were 950 entries, and literally thousands of blooms. The considerable vegetable section also was not lacking in colour. The whiteness of potatoes contrasted with the dark greens of marrows and melons and the purple of beet. Warmth was added by the ruddy shades of hundreds of apples. One of the most pleasing of all sections was that for sand trays. Exhibitors, many of them children, had obviously spent hours in tracing with tiny flowers intricate designs within the confines of small saucers. The novelty container section produced minute creations as well. Shells, some of them less than an inch in diameter, tiny porcelain vases, scoopedout vegetables, and a pencil holder, all held flashes of bright colour and careful design. The number and quality of the entries were in themselves surprising. With an unkind season behind them, exhibitors could be excused for taking considerable pride in their entries. Few .would guess from an inspection of the show that Canterbury had not been favoured with one of its best seasons. Results:— PREMIER AWARDS Gladioli. —Blue ribbon and gold medal for champion exhibition spike: F. G. Jones (Strathnaver). Best exhibition spike (open section): F. G. Roberts (Evangeline). Best exhibition spike (amateur section): F. G. Jones (Strathnaver). Best spike, large decorative: W. G. Wakeham (Ogarita). Best spike, medium decorative: A. H. Taylor (Colour Marvel). Dahlias.—Blue ribbon and gold medal for champion dahlia : E. G. Collett (Herbert Apps). Best giant formal: R. J. McAusland (Kidd’s Climax). Best giant informal: H. G. Stevens (Queen Elizabeth). Best medium decorative; H. G. Stevens (Salbac White). Best miniature decorative: E. G. Collett (Snow Cap). Best pomipon: Mr and Mrs L. J. Prisk. Best large decorative pom-pon: H. G. Stevens (Autumnale). Best giant semi-cactus: E. G. Collett. Best medium semi-cactus: H. G. Stevens (Madame Jussiant). Best exhibition .cactus: H. G. Stevens (Dawn). Best miniature semi-cactus: P. J. Morrissey and Mrs Morrissey (Orient Morn). Best exhibit of floral art: Mrs I. Dent. GLADIOLI Open Section (Judge: Mr F. J. Cresswell.) A. H. Taylor, 4 firsts, 7 seconds; G. F. Roberts, 3 firsts; W. R. Toon, 2 firsts; W. G. Wakeham, 1 second. Victory Challenge Cup; A. H. Taylor, Addington Workshops Horticultural So- ; ciety’s gold medal: W. R. Toon. Special prize: E. F. Roberts. Amateur Section (Judge: Mr W. A. Pollard.) F. G. Jones, 6 firsts, 1 second, 3 thirds; R. W. Davies, 6 firsts, 1 second; W. G. Wakeham, 5 firsts, 6 seconds, 2 thirds; B. G. Edwards, 3 seconds: B. S. Steel, 1 second. Alan P. Ball Cup: R. W. Davies. Centennial Cup: F. G. Jones. A.W.H.S. gold medal: W. G. Wakeham. A.W.H.S. silver medal: R. W. Davies. CUT FLOWERS (Judge: Mr H. Williams.) Mr and Mrs L. J. Frisk, 12 firsts, 14 seconds, 16 thirds; Mrs J. Hitchings, 7 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; W. J. Crossen, 3 firsts, 5 seconds; W. R. Cole. 1 first, 1 second, 2 thirds; Mrs W. Yates, 1 first, 1 second; Mrs H. N. Sutton, 1 first, 2 seconds; Mr and Mrs P. J. Morrissey, 1 first, 1 second; Mrs S. Quartermain, 1 first; E. Fisher, van der Veen, 1 first; P. Firth, • 1 second; Mrs H. E. Ash, 1 third. S. B. Barltrop Cup: W. J. Crossen. Progress Cup: L. J. Prisk and Mrs Prisk. A.W.H.S. silver medal: Mrs J. Hitcnings. SWEET PEAS (Judge: Mr H. Williams.) L. J. Prisk and Mrs Prisk, 3 firsts, 4 seconds, 2 thirds; P. Firth, 1 first; W. R. Cole, 2 thirds. EAKLY CHRYSANTHEMUMS Amateur Section (Judge: Mr H. Williams.) Mrs R. Brandt, 3 firsts, 1 second; P. J. Morrissey and Mrs Mo.rissey, 2 firsts, 2 thirds; Mrs J. Hitchings, 4 seconds, 1 third. L. Clarke Challenge Cup: Mrs Brandt. ROSES (Judge: Mr H. Williams.) E. Fisher van der Veen, 3 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; S. W. Johnson, 2 firsts, 3 seconds; D. A. Jones; 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs H. T. Jennings, 1 first; Mrs J. Hitchings, 1 third; S. E. Jones, 1 thiid; V. McAloon, 1 third. A.W.H.S. silver medal: S. W. Johnson. CARNATIONS (Judge: Mr J. H. Johnson.) J. H. Hitchings, 4 firsts, 1 se.ond; V. H. Rees, 4 firsts, 5 seconds, 5 thirds; H. G. Adams, 4 firsts, 2 seconds. 2 th .rds: W. H Yates, 2 firsts, 5 seconds, 2 thirds. Carnation Cup: V. H. Rees. A.W.H.S silver medal: H. G. Adams. FLORAL ART Open Section (Judge: Mrs David Crozier.) Mrs A. C. Potter, 5 firsts, seconds, 3 thirds; Mrs I. Dent, 4 firsts, 5 seconds, 3 thirds; Mrs Whitelaw, 3 firsts, 4 seconds. 3 thirds; Miss P. Booth, 3 firsts. 1 second, 1 third; Mrs V. F. Groom, 3 firsts, 1 second, 3 thirds; Mrs S. Quartermain, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs P. J. Morrissey, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; Mis J. Hitchings, 1 second; Mrs G. A. Lake, 2 seconds, 1 > third. Francis Curtis Cup: Mrs I. Dent. Novice Section (Judge: Mrs David Crozier.) Maree Brant, 4 firsts, I second, 1 third; Heather Dent, 2 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third; Janet Ash, 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third; lan Hitchings. 1 first, 1 third; Ann Clements, 1 third; Janet Savage. 1 third. • Children’s Section (Judge: Mrs David Crozier.) Carol Booth, 4 firsts, 1 second; Claire ■ Hitchings, 2 firsts, 2 .thirds; Graham Brant, 2 seconds, 2 thirds; Patricia Clarkson, 2 seconds; Beverley Wilson, 1 second, 3 thirds; Beverley Harper, 1 second; Glenis Wilson, 1 second. DAHLIAS Open Section (Judge: Mr J. Farthing.) P. J. Morrissey and Mrs Morrissey, 6 firsts, 6 seconds, 4 thirds: Mrs S. F. i Shuttleworth. 5 firsts, 2 seconds, 3 thirds; R. S. Stevenson, 3 firsts, 3 seconds, 1 third; E. G. Collett, 5 firsts, 3 seconds; R. J. McAusland, 1 second. . Social Committee’s Cup: P. J. Morrissey and Mrs Morrissey. Horticultural Society’s Cup; P. J. Morrissey and Mrs Morrissey. ’ A.W.H.S. gold medal: Mrs Shuttleworth. Amateur Section (Judge: Mr G. T. Taylor.) H. G. Stevens, 8 firsts, 5 seconds, 9 1 thirds; R J. McAusland, 6 firsts, 9 seconds, • 7 thirds; W. A. Pollard, 5 firsts, 3 seconds, • 3 thirds: D. A. Jones, 1 first, 3 seconds; ; V. F. Groom, 2 firsts, 1 second; R. J. . Stevenson, 1 first; W. G. Wakelin, 2 . seconds. I Workshops Cup: H. G. Stevens. Dahlia

Cup: W. A. Pollard. B. Ayson Cup: D. A. Jones. A.W.H.S. gold medal: W. A. Pollard Novice Section (Judge: Mr G. T. Taylor.) Mrs H. Turner Jennings, 4 firsts, 3 seconds; L. J. Prisk and Mrs Prisk, 1 first, 2 seconds, 3 thirds; R. A. Lowe, 2 thirds. POTATOES (Judge: Mr K. Bulman.) K. J. Calder, 3 firsts, 1 third; V. F. Groom 1 first, 2 seconds; S. J. Wilson, 1 first; D. J. Sleeman, 1 second, 1 third; H. N. Sutton, 1 third; G. Booth, 1 third. VEGETABLES (Judge: Mr K. Bulman.) H. W. Sutton, 10 firsts, 11 seconds, 6 thirds; G. I. Baines, 4 firsts, 7 seconds, 1 third; G. Booth, 3 firsts, 1 second, 2 thirds; P. J. Morrissey and Mrs Morrissey, 3 firsts, 1 third; T. Bates, 1 first,.l second, 1 third; K. J. Calder, 1 first, 1 second, 3 thirds; P. Firth, 1 first, 2 seconds; H. E. Ash, 1 second; V. F. Groom, 1 first; L. H. Duncan, 1 third. Pyne. Gould, Guinness Cup: H. N. Sutton. A.W.H.S. silver medal: H. N. Sutton. FRUIT (Judge: Mr K. Bulman.) T. Bates, 6 firsts, 6 seconds; Mrs S. Quartermain, 1 first, 1 second; Mrs H. E. Ash, 1 first, 1 third; G. I. Baines, 1 first; S. G. Wilson, 1 first; W. J. Crossen, 1 second.