THE FLOWER SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 95, 15 January 1908, Page 2

THE FLOWER SHOW.

' AN ATTRACTION FOR TO-DAY. Much greitfir' attention could well bo devoted in _ Wellington to flowers. There is a refilling, influence about flower culture that can do us all good in theso' hustling times..; Thero aro easy problems and difficult problems in the flower culture to suit nil cap- - acitios. • ' Those who want, merely to grow. , flowors to look at' in their gardens and houses, * or to exhibit at shows, have the ea6y'pro T blem., Thoso ; wbo , produce something'' new, something suporior, have . more t intricate . tasks. But,.' all, are fascinating. * There are beautiful mixtures of possibilities ,c and disappointments in. cross-fertilisatiottl and it ii simple. It is Said .that .the nlcli a 'who are professional raiser:! of new varie- i ties of flowers show their-dispositions in their \ work, or in thovarioties; they , select as worth, i preserving. In 'to-day's sho-ar.-'it .will,be;in- -t terestim; to examine the tables, arid OA this s standard Judge tho disposition of' the mail .of r woman V/lio created each of the prominent i varieties. TJiere will bii soft-,: yam-coloured, s ribh-sconted 'carnations,'-.-in :contrasts with t others that arc pencilled with high-spirited t splashes. ; Among tho ros6s ther<i will benn c evo'nv greater contrast, between, the coy but- e ton-hole bud • rose and tho great, coarse, t fat rose, four or five inches wide. Apologies 1 to.thoso who love the big The Variety. 1 of form and colour and' fehiracter. in. the < popular dahlia is -'ov'eri greater.-There vwill- ) be food for many speculations to imaginative j people iii the display of blooms, to-day. \ ■ i ■ Theh there is money' iii flower-growing : -< perhaps, not big fortunes,- but still comfort-. I able additionk'to the small incomes of people I with" the conveniences. The florists of the •< city of Wellington are .'always in need' of supplies, and • intending :flowcr-growers tould - ho doubt obtaiil from them.information as to the varieties'most wanted.