N.Z. HORTICULTURE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 5, 6 July 1939, Page 15

N.Z. HORTICULTURE

CENTURY'S PROGRESS

NATIONAL SHOW

WELLINGTON SOCIETY

A hundred years of horticultural progress in New Zealand will be marked by a Centennial Horticultural Week commencing on January 20, 1940. An arf'ouncement to this effect was mad© at the annual meeting ol the Wellington Horticultural Society last night by the president (Mrs, Knoj? Gilmer), when moving the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet, In spite of the coldness of the night there was c large attendance.

Appealing for the cooperation of all societies? in Wellington to assist to make the national'show that was to be held oij the Tuesday and Wednesday of Horticultural WeeJ? 3 success, Mrs. Gilnaev said the celebration would be ap' propriate because the seeds that Shad led" to the establishment o* horticulture in this country were brought out from the Old Country in the begin* ning. The National Flower Show would be one of the outstanding features of the Centennial celebration?, and a meeting of societies would shortly be called in order to set up a committee, . •

"I am pet afele to tell you tonight whether the show will be staged In Wellington or out at th<* Exhibition/ said Mrs? iC3ilmer f "but if accommodation- at, the Exhibition can be, ar» ranged I think we can put on one of the greatest shows fver -seen in this Dominion." :^ ;

Kef erring to the affairs pi tlj© society during the past year, Mrs. Gilmersaid it was obvieus that the number of hortieuitural ejtithusiaste in Wenington v/as ihcreasing, She relerreS to ; the coming celebration of Arbor Day, which she said would bg on a, scale not equalled for many yearg. ' The society wqs co-operating with the Wei-j lingtpn Beautifying Society m a ;..:tree- j planting ceremony, .-.. : : Speaking of the proposed Wew.-'Zea* land National Tr^ist Board, whien it was hoped tp establish on the setms liifes as the National trust Of England, Mrs. Gilmer commended - tfoe proposal and said there were many M& torfcal trees in New Zealand that could be looked after by such a board, UNBAtANCBP B^JJOli'g, The fact th&t only, two ©if the shows held by the society during the year finished with a balanced budget, aJ» though they were well attended, was referred to in the annual report 3S ©n indication of & need for some improvement in general organisation. The tnen> bership'was stated to be 438, an mv provement on the former year. The report stated that the total membership was, however, too small for so large a city. Th# president announced that their Excellencies Viscount and Ls4y Galway would again be patrons of the society for the ensuing year. .

The election of Tqfficer? resulted ;w follows:^—President, Mrs. Gilmer; vicepresidents, th<? Mayor (Mr- T C. A, Hislop) and Mrs. Hislop, the Bishop of Wellington, the Rt, Bey H. St. Barbe Holland, Lady Myers, Lady Beauchamp, Lady Norwood, Lady ghirtelifle, Megdames David AiJsen, David Allan, MissM H. Archibald, Mesdames D. A. Ewen, P Fraser, F. S. Herbert, W J % Kislopj, Geo, Johnson) J ? B, Maeewan, C G, F. Moriee/ Arthur Pearce, B. Sutherr land, diaries Haines,, Sir Jam'gS ..•■§. Elliott, {Sir Jaipeg T. Gra^e, Sir CaarJes Norwood, Sir Cfitarles Staftism, Messrs, H. Baillie, W. H. P Barber. B. j. M, Bum, Geo. Copper, W. Duncan, J. M. Reining, H. A, Fpx, Mops B. Glbfe©HS, Dr. G. W. Harty, Capififn S- Holm, Dfi S: H, M. I/uke, Messrs ; J. W> Sfsthewg, j; G. MaefeeJß!?ie, Le« McKenzie; o,' S, Nlcoll, % A. Mieol, p. ci PeaiepcjE, S. 0. Pesi-ee, J, J ? Seich, H/J/fUgfttmi, TC. B, Y. SeddoQ/W- Jr f a W. Tringham, T, Waughf generaJ eonv mittee, Messrs. F, W. Ashby, Jamei BelJ, F J, Brooteer, Geo- C, Clsrlte, H, J Crewes, J. @. GliwoiHr, W- S, GrifSthg, p.. 0. McGirr, a M- Pi»teoug, W. d. E©ujgh, J, W Sinclair, A, St**aj?t, a. Watts. Mesdameg R. M, Arkw. H, D. Befijieti, D. Blaiefcmor©, F. W- Soyia, G. C- Clarke, A, J, 4u Font, W- M>\ U- Grapes. Charles Haines, G, §, Nimll, j W. p. Rough, and Misses E. A. Beag* fey, A. W, Sjrlin, V. 1. Jaqpfegen; wditor, Mr. J f L, Afciis,- treasurer, Mr. 3R. M. Porteous; secretary, Mr, H. H, MJUer. I

At the conclusion of the business

section of the.- evening important ttxr phies won during the year were presented by Lady Myers. The Bledisloo Trophy tor native plants, won by Mr. W.\H.. Barber, was received on his behalf by his daughter. Mrs. D, Mountier. Miss ?oe May. Cor* rigah won Miss Eglin's prize for most points in the children's section throughout the year.

The speaker for the evening, in JM> cordance with the society's custom, wa» Mr. 3, A, McPherson, director of tiie .Christchurch Domains Board. His subject was "Hardy Trees and Shrubs."