HORTICULTURE

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 7

HORTICULTURE

THE WELLINGTON SOCIETY A meeting of the general committee of the "Wellington ,'Horticultural Society was held on Tuesday. Mr. Thomas AVaugh, vice-president, occupied the chair. Before starting, the business of the evening the chairman moved a vote; of sympathy and condolence with the relatives of their late president, Mr. J. B. Harcourt, who had passed away since they had last met. The members present stood in silence as a tribute to his memory. . The chairman stated that Mr. Harcourt had been actively connected with the society for many years, and had been president for the last sixteen years. He. was a keen horticulturist and flower-lover, >wlio had given of his best for the society. Fifty years ago he had about three acres of garden around his home in Hawkestone street, and while this area had been much' reduced in recent years owing to building operations, his interest in his garden ami love of flowers never failed. The secretary and treasurer presented the annual report and balance-sheet for. consideration. The annual meeting was set down foi-sth July, in the Dominion Farmers' Institute. The secretary reported that Mr. George Cooper would give a talk at this meeting on his visit to i gardens in Britain and the Continent, and Mr. James Bell,.who had been so. successful with his chrysanthemums at the recent show,.would give a talk on growing of chrysanthemums for show purposes. . : Inquiries were received from Taranaki and Christchureh regarding the date of the spring show. As several other societies were waiting to arrange their dates, it was decided to book the Town Hall for 10th September, spring show; 21st November, summer show; 23rd April, 1929, autumn show. The secretary was instructed to convene a meeting of the suburban delegates as car]y as possible sOsas to determine their dates for the season. Subcommittees wore set up to revise the regulations, and bring them up-to-date. Messrs. Sievers and Thornton and Taskcr were authoirsed to investigate the possibility of having a standardised schedule for all suburban societies. It was decided to present the "Miss Bose Joseph" trophy to the Brooklyn Society at the annual meeting. The secretary reported that Mr. Beavis had won the "W. E. Bock" medal, presented to the most succossful exhibitor of that society.