KARORI ROSE SHOW

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 134, 3 December 1936, Page 22

KARORI ROSE SHOW

TRIUMPH OVER, WEATHER

Although the Karori flower gardens have, like others, suffered from the recent unseasonable weather, yet?a very creditable display was in evidence ;yesterday at .the. summer "show 'of .-theKarori Horticultural Society. Roses were naturally the main exhibit, but there were in addition many other beautiful flowers. "Entries were fewer than usual owing, to the weather, but the quality of the exhibits, was. good considering the circumstances, and the show, which was opened by Mr, R. A. Wright, M.P.., wfis well patronised. The following it the prize list:— Roses.—R. M. I'orteous, five firsts and champion bloom- (a ."Mrs. Henry Morse"); G. Sy Nicoll.'-four. firsts, three seconds, and. One third; A. H.. Johnstone, two firsts; F."'K.'Porteous, one first and one second; J. Whitehead and Mrs. G. J. J.'.Feil, one first.-each; W. E. Askwith, \. twbI"seconds and one third; Mrs. Anderson, one-second. Cut j JFloWeiis.T^-Mrs.' ■ Creely-,.. five firsts, twbiS^onds, and one,,third; Mrs. G. Jariisch,..ffir,ee;firsts and one second; Mrs. G.'.J, ■■?. > twq Ntwo seconds; 'sKd 'brie ■. third;. v-^Mrs/ FKS. Grant, two firsts and three -seconds; W. H. White^:£'-two: Ijfirsts .;'and-two seconds; > MrS.!'?Ahders6n,. !\#j'6 "firsts; Mrs. G. S. Nicbllv; one first, one second, and one'third;,Mts. Marklem: and Mrs. J. B. Palmer,,one first each;,. Mrs.'R. Hare, one-second. ■' Pot Plants>~Mrs. -R. Martin, 1; Mrs. H. Hare, 2, m;,. - ■ .•■/..■ Decorative Classes.—Mrsi'R. Martin, three firsts, two seconds, and two thirds; Mrs. G. J. J. Feil, three firsts and one second; Mrs. G. S. Nicpll, three firsts, one second, and one third; Mrs. R. H. Johnstone and Mrs. E. Purdie, one first and one second each; Mrs. G. Evatt, one first; Mrs: L. H. Woolley, two seconds; Mxs. Jack, one second and one third. „ _ ~ Children's Classes.^-Joyce Purdie, three firsts and one second; N. Hare, one first, three seconds, and one third; Beverly Webster, two1 firsts, one second, and one third; Nan s Thomson, two firsts; Kowhai; Wiblin, Margaret Tustirr,' S^ Evatt, and Margaret Bennett, one. first; each; Nafic^ Barkart, one first and one: second; •M. RiMiller, one first and onethird; Peggy;' Barker, one second aiid' one third; Rachael Miller, two seconds; Elaine Seagar and Barbara Burnett, one third; each. " ' ' ''.'. .