GREYTOWN AUTUMN SHOW

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2462, 15 May 1915, Page 15

GREYTOWN AUTUMN SHOW

Our Greytov/n correspondent writes that the Autumn Show of the GTeytown Horticultural Society was held yesterday. Tlie exhibits in pot plants were peer. Flowers were very_ scarce and the decorations were not like those of past shows. In the vegetables the specimens were good. The school exhibits and fancy work was as usual good. The guessing competition for the sheep was won by 0. Ferguson and J. Goodhall. Tlie animal was put up for Dutch auction and brought 28s. It was given in aid of the Allies' Relief Fund, and was won by Mrs. T. Walsh and L. Bicknell. Again it was put up for auction on account of the fund and brought £3 '4s. Mr. F. S. Hayes gave three boxes of apples, and Mr. Anker one box. These were sold in aid of the Relief Fund. Mr. F. Morris also gave all his vegetable exhibits. The results of the decorated tables, judged by popular vote, were as follow: —Mrs. Trotman, 74 votes, 1; Mrs. A. B.' Balfour, 61 votes, 2. Over £11 was taken at the door. The tea rooms made £6 lis. 6d. The following are some of the results of home produce, etc.: —lib. fresh butter: Mrs. H...Hawke, 1 and 2. lib. powdered butter: Mrs. H. Hawke, 1 Six plain scones: Mrs. W. Smith, 1 Sponge sandwich: Mrs. Hawkins, 1. One loaf home-made bread: Mrs. Donald, 1; Mrs. W. Smith, 2. Decorative. —-Decorated vase: Miss R. Humphries. 1; Mrs. Donald, 2. Decorated brandling vase: Miss M. Cracken, 1; Mrs. A. Balfour, 2. Vase of chrysanthemums : Mrs. Trotman, 1; Miss Z. Humphries, 2. Basket of berries: Miss M. Collier, 1. Ladies' spray: Miss Z. Humphries, IMiss V. Duff, 2. One buttonhole: 1 Miss Duff, 1. Decorated hat: Mrs. S. Jackson, 1; Miss J. Collier, 2. Decorated parasol: Miss M. Collier, 1; Miss 11. Wenden, 2. Special.—Decorated mantel-shelf: Mrs M'Cracken, 1; Mrs. A. Balfour, 2. . Fruit. —Five cooking apples: D. B. I.oasby, 1. Five dessert apples: J. H. Kidd, 1; R. H. Ankdr, 2. Five apples (Jonathan): R. H. Anker, 1; Wairarapa Fruit-growing Co., 2. Fire apples (Coy's orange): J. H. Kidd, 1; R,. H. Anker, 2; Five heaviest apples: Mrs. Duff, 1. Apples, 4 best varieties: J. H. Kidd, 1. Collection of apples: T. Fisher, 1. Five dessert pears: T. Fisher, 1 and 2.

Vegetables.—Two cabbages: D. P. Loasby, 1; W. Hawke, 2. Two cauliflowers: J. H. Kidd. 1; W. Hawke, 2. Three carrots (short): D. P.* Loasby, 1 and 2. Three parsnips: S. Feast, 1. Five potatoes: A. Wood, 1; S. Haigh, 2. Five potatoes (kidney): S. Haigli, 1 and 2. Collection of potatoes: 8. Haigh, 1. Two red beet: D. P. Loasby, 1. Six stalks rhubarb: D. G. Mason, 1 and 2. Siy tomatoes: B. Bouzaid, 1. Six keeping onions: F. Morris, 1; A. Wood. 2. Six onions, heaviest: Page, 1; F. Morris. 2. Two pie melons: D. P. Loasby, I and 2. Two vegetable marroTs: B. Bouzaid, 1; S. Haigh, 2. Two squashes: D P. Loasby, 1; D. C. Mason, 2. Collection of vegetable?: S. Haigh, 1. Farm Produce.—Three mangels: S. Feast, 1 and 2. Collection of farm produce: S. Haigh, I. Extracted honey: B. Menjan, 1 and 2.