AUTUMN SHOW

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 138, 7 March 1941, Page 10

AUTUMN SHOW

JWadestown Cottage Garden Society Congratulations were offered to exhibitors by Sir Harry Batterbee. High 1 Commissioner for the United Kingdom ill > i New Zealand, in opening the autumn g show of the Wadestown Cottage Garden i and Beautifying Society, last nigh I. He r said that the vivid colourings characteris--3 lie of New Zealand flowers' had been a 0 constant joy and delight to him sim-e . arriving in the Dominion. (Tlie show w:is , 1 held ill, the Parish Hall, and a great part s of ihe credit for its success is given to the society's energetic secretary. Mrs. D. 9 Stafford. : Sir Harry apologized for the absence i of Lady Batterbee, who was a keen garI (loner, and explained that she was acting i I <ni medical advice to "go slow lor a' low I > weeks. / ' 1 til i nducing Sir Harry, Mr. T. E. >. r Seddon. the society’s president, menlion- ' ed I hat exhibitors had to be residents ol • the district. Trophies were won as follows: — ? Flowers: Miss B. Battersby, 1; Mr. A. i Sirett. 2. Decorative: Mrs. A. Sinclair, ' 1 ; Mrs. A. Harris, 2; Mrs. B. Broadhead, 3. Decorative, intermediate: Miss ’ Betty Booth. r A class for home products was included in the schedule, and many high-class i entries came forward. Mrs. A. Sinclair ■

r gained first place, and Mrs. K. Battersb; > second. ' Details are: — I Cut Flowers (Grown in open.) One vase. 12 only: Mrs. F. T. (.Mere, 1 . .Miss B. Battersby, 2; Luxford, 3. One I vase, six only: Miss Battersby, 1 aud 3 Mrs. F. T. Clere, 2 Three hydrangeas I Mrs. R. Wilson. 1 ; 11. E. Anderson, 2 Sweet peas: 11. E. Anderson. 1; Miss Battersby. '1 Stocks, three spikes: Mis> Battersby 1 and 2: l.nxford, 3. Six antirrhinums: IL E. Anderson. 1 and 2 Miss Battersby, 3. Cactus dahlias, three: Miss Batrers'by, 1,2 and 3. Three dahlias, decorative: Miss Battersby. 1 and 2. Three dahlias, decoral ive. more than 7in.: Sir Janies Grose, 1; Miss J.. Hall. 2: Miss Ballcrsby, 3. Dahlias, six blooms: Mis> Battersby. 1. 2 and 3. Six pompom dahlias; Mrs. W. 11. Stevens, 1: Mrs. C. J Townley, 2: Mrs. 11. Brown, 3. Asters, 1L blooms: .Mrs. C. Farrell, 1; Mrs. F. T. Clere, 2; Miss Battersby, 3. Asters, six heads: Miss Battersby, 1: Mrs. F. T. Clere, 2: Luxford, 3. Three zinnias: Mrs. Adams, 1 and 2; Mrs. Luxford, 3. Three vases, three blooms of one kind in each: Miss Battersby, I; N. Aitken, 2; C. Farrell, 3. Six French marigolds: Miss Bat tersby, 1 aud 2: Mrs. Aiken, 3. Six African marigolds: Mrs. E. T. Clere, 1; Luxford. 2 and 3. Decorative. Table decorations; Mrs. Harris, 1; Mrs. Gordon, 2; Mrs. C. Farrell, 3. Basket: Mrs. Sinclair, 1; Mrs. Booth, t 2; Mrs. A. Harris and Mrs. Broadhead, equal, 3. Vase of flowers: Mrs. Sinclair, I; Mrs. F. T. Clere. 2. Posy; Mrs. Sinclair, 1 and 3: Mrs. A. Harris, 2. Bowl of flowers: Mrs. Sinclair. 1; Mrs. F. T. Clere, 2; Mrs. A. Harris, 3. Woman’# spray: Mrs. Broadhead. 1. Floating bowl: Mrs. F. T. Clere, 1; Mrs. Booth. 2; Mrs. Macmorran, 3. Intermediate, aged 14 to 18 years— SaiKiplat.e; Miss B. Booth, 1; Miss Jean Broadhead,. 2: Miss Shirley Allen, 3. Basket; Miss Jean Broadhead, 1; Miss B. Booth. 2; Miss Shirley Allen, 3. Box of flowers: Miss B. Booth, 1; Miss N. Ashworth, 2: Miss .lean Broadhoad, 3. Children's Classes. Gentlemans buttonhole: Noline Lr Fevre, 1; John Ashworth, 2. Deeorated basket; Jean Eder. 1; Doreen Ferguson, 2; Nellie Gardiner, 3. Brush work, spray of native berries or Howers: A. Menzies. 1. Ender Id.—Gentleman's buttonhole: Maurice Le Fevre. 1 ; Norma -Sutherland, 2; John Aitken. 3., Vegetables. Cabbage, drumhead: parlane, 1 and 2; G. Nash, 3. Cabbage, other than drumhead variety: G. Nash, 1 and 2; Miss Battersby, 3. Silver beet: Miss Battersby, 1, 2 and 3. Lettuce: Miss Battersby. L 2 and 3. French beans, eight, pods: Morton, 1: Miss Battersby, 2: D. Stafford. 3. Runner beans, eight pods: Miss Battersby. 1 and 2; Mrs. W. H. Stevens. 3. Butler beans, eight pods: Miss Battersby. 1,2 and 3. Turnips, Tour; Miss Battersby, 1 and 2: Stafford, 3. C.arrols, tour intermediate: Miss Battersby. 1. 2 and 3. Carrots, four short : Miss Battersby, 1 aud 3: Mrs. E. Wiffcn. 2. Parsnips, jour: Miss Battersby, 1 and 2: W. A. Morton, 3. Red beet. four, round: D. Stafford, 1 and 2: G. Nash, 3. Onions, four, keeping: Miss Battersby. 1,2 and 3. Onions, four, by weight:. D. Stafford, 1; G. Nash. 2 and 3. One marrow: Mrs. Broadhead, 1; Mrs. WiffeiL 2; C. J. Ferguson, 3. Four potatoes. round; Miss Battersby. 1. 2 and 3. Rhubarb: D. Staffor<i. 1: W. Aitken, 2. Radishes: Miss Baltersby, 1,2 and 3. Shallots. 12. pickling: Miss Battersby. 1; W. A. Morion, 2 and 3. Fruit. Collection of fruit: Miss Battersby, 3. Cooking apple*: W. Aitken. 1 and 2: IV. A. Morton, 3. Desert apples: Miss Battersby. 1 and 2., Six tomatoes, grown outdoors: Mrs. D. Stafford. 1; W. A.Morton, 2.