SPRING FLOWERS
-... ■ .•■— 11l ■.. . . ..-..■■■■■■..-■■>-■( THK SHOW PRIZE HST. The Weliingto* Horticultural Society* Spring Show wa«, opened yesterday »ftornoon by the Mayor, Mr. R. A. Wright. There - was a good attendance, ■ and the iadmirable display of daffodils;was,greatly admired.' The numerous new varieties aroused much interest; '' "''■" " Messrs. T. Waugh and Sons, of Lower Hutt, ,;t00.k.,a1l the. prizes .in ,tha open section, securing 26 first and 3 second prizes, while Mr. Robert Gibson; of Manaja, netted one first and pne-^epond award. Two other exhibitors, Mrs. J. B. Finlay (Day's Bay) and Mr. G. A. Ol^rk each secured <3he fitgt prize and one second award went to Mr. George H. Smith (Kavori). The remaining awnrda were »« follow :', Amateurs. OpUeotion of D»ffodils > ""30;*ii|tia(!f'y»ri*-.* ties—Robert Gibson, 1. ": .:-..■-■ Barrii , Daffodils-rrß. Frethy (Lowsr Hutt), -1. ' " , '• Tazetta or Tazetta Hybrids—B Frethy, 1 and 2.- -'—-' .;":;; ■.'.■;' '.'Novicee Six vases Daffodils—a A Claik, 1 . , Three vases Daffodils—G H Smitb, 1. "..';'; j'\* Miscellaneous s ', Three yasps Cainelli!! s—J J Kerdako 1. Throe -vasps Rhododendrons—M P Poiteous (Khandallah), 1 and 2. T-~ The award in the competition for thebest decorated eshibjt pf cut n»rcisi£went to Miss WaugH, md Messrs. T> W.augh and Spjis wore pljced second. : V
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Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 61, 9 September 1921, Page 11
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192SPRING FLOWERS Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 61, 9 September 1921, Page 11
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