Touring the garden for clues

Press, 10 June 1980, Page 29

Touring the garden for clues

New Zealand is renowned amongst visitors for its gardens, their colourfulness and their variety. So like the song “In An English Country Garden,” this month “Gladiator” has decided to have a look at what is “a-blowing and agrowing” in our gardens. The contest will close

on June 25 and no entries will be opened until after that date. They will then be marked at random, the first six correct entrants

to receive gift vouchers valued at $6 and donated by Whitcoulls Ltd. “The Press” will also award a special $lO cash prize for the neatest cor-

Compiled by ’Gladiator’ rect entry submitted by a school class. The words are hidden in the touragram in a random manner and may appear horizontally, vertically or diagonally. They can be read from left to right, or from right to left, and up or down. Some letters may be common to two or more words.

Each word has a corresponding clue. When located, the words should be ringed neatly with a ballpoint pen and listed to correspond with the number of the clues. Entries should b< addressed to Touragram c/o Trave! Editor, “The Press,” P.O. Box 1005, Christchurch. Results will be published in “Tuesday Travel” on July 1.

CLUES: 1— Jemina’s a scented climber of note. 2— Was it for the precious yellow metal she wed? 3— Sweeter by far than roses, according to song. 4— A lonely little “boarder” in an onion patch! 5— She’ll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two. 6— Now, what are they called? 7— This dragon is against lions, tigers, rhinos and . . . urns. 8— But this “um” trailer trumpeter is rather nasty. 9 — I begin on a bed of flowers. 10— Of bright disposition with edible seeds having a potential for oil production. 11— Does your camel sit or does it prefer climbing? 12— Is it the mirrored image of a self-loving Greek? 13— The beauty of this colourful bush should assail you. 14— Herald of winter. 15— A dark-eyed beauty! 16— From Chris on Mother’s Day, we hear. 17— A traditional English beauty. 18— Did this blue flower grace the temple of a Greek god? 19— “Fairy grass” is a good mixer. 20— The flower of the Islands? 21— A Spartan youth’s encounter with Apollo’s quoit. 22— -“Church bells will chime” when this heralds spring. 23— A campanologist’s provincial peel! 24— Do the Irish appreciate the sight of these? 25— -“Fly-killing,” daisy-like herbaceous. 26— Not initially a painful back ailment. 27— Hardy annuals popular with herds of sheep. 28— They grew in Flanders. 29— Scented climber, Luv! 30— Oh Bill, sugarv Bill! 31— Like diamonds they come from Amsterdam. 32— Never be nasty in front of this perenniaL 33— No girl wants to be one of these. 34— Pink goes well with a white sports coat. 35— Wind flower beloved of Zephyrus. 36— A globe liable to make border blue. 37— A large primrose? 38— The Mount Cook lily belongs to this family. 39— Old fashioned, fragrant flower is small and dainty. 40— A gem for you in the garden! Last month's solution: 1, Nightcaps; 2, Bluff; 3, Kumara; 4, Methven; 5, Erewhon; 6, Dansey: 7, Cave; 8, Ross: 9, Kyeburn; 10, Fortrose; 11, Murchison; 12, Geraldine 13, Rastus Burn; 14, Cardrona; IS, Dunts-oon; 16, Lammerlaw; 17 Tophouse; 18, Yaldhurst; 19, Ptcton; 20, Cust; 21, AAC.