KARORI FLOWER SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 February 1908, Page 9

KARORI FLOWER SHOW.

of Sti•Maiy's' Churcin'Fftiid-,:and onennd-yesterday .'afternoon in th6''Pfl#rthiar:Hall. : ,Karori,' was'most 'suc-' - cessfuty nnJit .is.vintended Uo'- be' the first ;of. a ; ■■■■; series of annual showi;.~--Excei)t for one wide \ .. cornec~\wre . fruits and - vegetables,., ranging. .1 , from tUsfWitS grapes to: onions, displayed their 1 V charms, thi hall' was .'filled with flowers in \ ; prbtv and: foliage;plants. . There wero BeveraljcoUobtions. of plants sent for exhibition °f'J™. ,"! n -• Johnston.' sent flowering ■ i' plants}' Mutudihg/.'sorae .' very .' fine*' begonii's, "i foliage- plants; ■ Mr.; r Jackson, of 1 vomltewiw. showed. •.some.,: of : his: beautiful .'CUilio.itiij!;ljjom the Bcllevue -Gardens came a. "^'j;#!'^^lJpction';qf : ;aictus: dahlia blooms .in. : . -Miffl?S^pll>ant-,:cqlours;.. and '..Mr.. T. ,11. ltW, ( sho<fjd foliage-and.flowering plants, and cacniß' aalnjas.- There'were some' prettilv • dc--mlis;-.'.-. Mifts "ladv's ' spray" was MeUMcst'artistic l.thing of-tlie'-kirid ! that : haS.^(M^shibit'ed i dnflWellington this year,' . andj-'Chd'tdTcorativo -work dona by the school children : .wa- particularly 7 .'good. A. variety, of flowers ; were shown in the. competition classes, the: Fvrect peas, and roses .tioing very fine con- : Bidering th3.latenes3''bf,:th'e season. There were a entries in the. cookery class, Tho tca.|rßcrm}'#as "under.!? the "carc of-Mesdamcs' .Tustin;- and Simpson. ■ Mrs. 'Cooper, and' Kemprnao.lc-as;iudges'';in' the; various classes. ThcifalWlsinglis :— m ■ : 7 - -v.ifiiffilJDßEN'S COMPETITIONS.-:. ''' : . Suflday.i; School*' children^.:pot-plant ■competifioilhwf^iey; Atkin,.il, yCut-flowers cbinpetiAtkin; l;:.,; Competition, ..gentle--W)r.v.Qwen Neweombe, lj h. (B), Carji? Helmsle'v, 1; Jfar- . jorie Mohaghan,-,2. ~v . ■ Open com| etitio'n for children under 14 years, ■' decorofety.Ttesket." Marjorie Mo'naghan, l;'.Jfiss JjV?V>i(r-J'i!"Buttonholes,!'Mariorio' Monaghan, ; :l. ; E®e Cs.thie, 1. Pbt-plant.com-Pr 5 , f iotf-' c l"W 1- eii -,'urTder lfijiars,.: Carrie' Helmslfj. 1;. 1 ■ • , . 1 .'"'OPEN COMPETITIONS. » • -'Mrß. Brigham," 1 j . folragc.jflr.: jy..,Newcpmbfi,..l. Cut flowersAsters, '^aiTßirch,. 1; ,sweet : neas,' Mrs. Dickergon," .1';-Mcks, • Cnfl .Birch,; 1; • roses, T: •R. Boj'^s,"lllPttex,?Mrs.. Plaits,-I;'geraniums, H.- . 7>J.vden.ia?on.-,l l.' -,Collection-: of cut - flowers, . Mrs..'.Vfvi ffli adnock, l; .Carl/.Birch, 2. ; Epray, ASflfi-Hannah -Donsld, 1. ~ : •. . ' ~,. Colkyjtion: of - vegetables, Mr.- Neweombe. ' 1: Mj. M W. . S ? n'icn, 1;. • H.- Dry<wn.j,a.. Lettuces, H. ..Drvdcn- iun-, 1- . Carrots''Vl.• ;Dryden, ; . jun„ .1: •• Kidney' b?ans, H: Dr?n.W? -l. ' Tomatoes, 11. - Drvdoh;. s<m., 1 »nd 2;. °Marrou'fi'; IT Di den ion 1 Mrs , Plitls,- 2ij!'Cueumbers ; : T.:'R.-Bove.vi and -2: Klnibarb.j 'M. .AHan, 'sen.'i.vt.-: :'-'potdtoes, M. Eo'.yler, . J.;; Jsa»k',' 2., . Best collection of , fruit,- IT, jJradeii; I;.'. HoMt-itefle '• scones.VM'rs. -ll.' Cook', It 'Miss JR,r;!:" cak™. J!iss Caldwell, I,' ' As-' to:;'.- 5 '^try:'.: Vi;s. i?lat;s, '1. liro'i'tl, Jfrn. l.tiifiniin'-madc iiwncls. Mrs. Citldwell, 1. ' - ■': jj. Hi and ':,irs.' r--i '•fj'ji' , :* i Ltd., .rcpoj-t having. ■ V. ;-c -. ;;.;ciD.i, in.-thc:.ChHmber : i.'£in- '-. . j oi Mr.,- C. B. liuxton, -l .•tillty ,' : ' o ,'°i't.v at .-MaHakau.' Tli.e •■ ■ j * 1 ; t • iv'ed; und-°bid'ding >yas.'brisk 'scetions. were knocked down Kii:'er,;tln> jMiuir.er, 'but were passed ill at from . -tb'.fifl.fi!; Gd. per acre.";/l'he laii'd is now fos-', privaVq.Sale 7 by the; aud iii- ; {endiiig-.puiiehasers aru advi'sed' : to7nmke appli- ' eatipnii.ediflMi as ..it .is anticipated that evcrv ; : suction will soon--be disposed of. Plans and photos may be had on application.