SPRING FLOWER SHOW

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29008, 24 September 1959, Page 15

SPRING FLOWER SHOW

Horticultural Society At Lyttelton

There was a satisfactory number of entries at tie spring flower show of the Lyttelton Horticultural Society, which opened in the Methodist Hall yesterday. In the open class, Mrs R. Parkinson won the trophy for the premier bloom, as well as Captain D. McLeish's trophy for most points. Mrs W. B. Stevenson won Mr A. Challis's tropny for the best bloom in the amateur section, and Mr G. A. C. Patience's trophy for most points. Mrs E. L. Harvey won the J D. Bundy cup for most points in the cut Hower section. Mrs R. K. Duckworth was the winner of Mr W. Morris’s trophy for most points in the decorative section, and Mrs L. Luxton won the trophy for the most outstanding exhibit in that section. In the children’s section. Mrs E. L. Harvey’s trophies were won by Margaret Newton and Helen Jenkinson.

Prize winners were:— Open Class (judge: Mr H. H. H. Gardiner).—Mrs R. Parkinson, 7 firsts, 7 seconds, 6 h c.

Amateur Class.—Mrs W. B. Stevenson, 5 firsts. 4 seconds, 2 hc; Mrs D. J. Turnbull, 1 first, 1 second. 2 h c; Mrs J. Pryde, 1 second; Mrs E. L. Harvey, 1 first, 1 h c. Cut Flowers. —Mrs J. Pryde, 1 first, 1 second, 3 h c; Mrs E. L. Harvey, 5 firsts, 6 seconds, 1 h c; Mrs D. Grunsell, 3 firsts, 1 second; Olds, 1 first; Mrs L. Radovonich, 1 first, 1 second. 2 h c; Mrs W. B. Stevenson, 1 first, 3 seconds, 1 h c; Mrs S. Wales, 2 firsts, 1 h c; Mrs J. May, 1 first; Mrs R. K. Duckworth, 2 firsts, 1 second; Mrs L. Luxton. 1 first. Decorative (judge: Mrs R. I. Lamb).—Mrs R. K. Duckworth, 4 firsts. 8 seconds, 1 h c; Mrs L. Luxton. 6 firsts, 1 h c; Mrs J. May. 3 seconds; Mrs L. Radovonich, 1 first. 2 seconds. 1 h c; Mrs E. L. Harvey. 1 first; Mrs D. Turnbull. 1 h c.

Childten's Section.—Over 12; Margaret Newton, 3 firsts, 2 seconds; Kay Donnelly. 2 firsts, 1 second, 2 h c; P. Waring, 2 seconds, 2 h c; Barbara Luxton. 1 first, 1 second, 1 h c; John Luxton, 1 first, 1 h c; Jean Thomas, 1 second. 1 h c: Gillian Deane. 1 first, 1 second. Under 12: Joan Thomas, 1 first, 1 second, 1 h c; Helen Jenkinson, 3 firsts. 2 seconds, t h c; Jane Waring, 3 seconds, 2 h c; Stephen Waring, 1 first, 2 h c; Barbara Gibbs, 1 first, 1 h c; Patricia Dow, 1 second: Althea Luxton, 1 first; Jacqueline Stott, 1 first.