KARORI ROSE SHOW

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 131, 30 November 1939, Page 21

KARORI ROSE SHOW

MANY FINE BLOOMS

LIST OF AWARDS

Opened yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Knox Gilmer, the Karori Horticultural Society's Rose Show demonstrated'the skill of suburban horticulturists in raising choice flowers and vegetables. Roses, naturally, took pride of-place in the show, but there " : were" jnsny other beautiful early summer flowers such as sweet peas on the -show benches, and the succulent vegetables almost made the mouth water. -Flowers from the reserves' anti :'iropxfih& garden circle of this - .Tpwrisy^omen's Guild added to the show their.quota of colour and scent,. especially . fine being some antirrhinums. ;:The decorative classes were an outstanding fea.ture of,the show.. An interesting exhibit was a bowl of native flbwers, 15 "varieties in all, frdm i the garden of Mrs. G. J. J. Feil. ■■- ; ■?■>■.:. The following awards were made:—S". K. Porteous won the trophy ,bearing his ' name for six varieties of 'roses';' \V. F. Askwith won the Nathan Trophy for six blooms with foliage,' and .he . also, exhibited the champion 'rose, a "Una Wallace": and R. M. Porteous won. the G. S. ' Ni'coll. Trophy for three distinct varieties of ,roses and' also the trophy for most points in rosa classes. ;■ \ . ■ •-■'. Roses. —K. it. Porteous, 10 firsts, 4 seconds; W. E. Askwith, 3 firsts, 3 seconds; (1* S. Nicoll, 3 firsts, 7 seconds; F. .K.; Porteous, 1 first; Mrs. H. A. fMcLeod, 1 second. Roses,' Western Suburbs.—Miss R. ' Wright, 1; Peggy Baker, 2. : " Roses, Novice.—Mrs. G. A. Bluudell and Mrs. G. J. J. Feil, 1 first each; Mrs. Manton and Miss R. Wright,.!' second each. . . Cut . Flowers. —J. S. Vickars, 4 firsts, 3 seconds; Mrs. Cummins, 2 firsts, 2 seconds; Mrs. R. R. Martin, 2 firsts, -1 second, 1 third; Mrs. R. M. Jack, 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs. Whitiington, 2 .firsts ;■' . Mrs. G. J. J. Feil, 2 firsts: W.. B. Askwith, 1 first, 2 seconds; Mrs. R. Watchman, 1 first. 1 second, 1 third; Mrs.' J.'C...Jordan and Mrs. W.: P. Pringle, 1 first and 1; second each; W. Heath, Kgare Hare.: Mrs. j:. Wilson, Mrs. Paetz, Mrs. Ray, Mrs. & A.^ Blundell, Mrs. w... Simm, Mrs." J. Cablej- Mrs. Hatch, and C. McKavanagh, ; 1 first each* Mrs. J.. Wilson. Mrs. R. H. Johnston, Christine Salmon, Mrs. J.B. Palmer, -Miss-Wil« son, C. R. V. Swan, Mrs. G. Jan,isch, .Mrs. Waddell, Mrs. H; Ji White, and P.:; GuilfoyJe, 1 second each; Mrs. P. H.. V. Norman, 1 third. ' ' . ■ .'■■ -." '■ ', ■ .'■' '■-.- ' .■•-■'■• Decorative Classes.—Mrs.. G. S. :Klcoll, 4 firsts, 1 second .4 thirds; Mrs. R.H. Johnston,. 4 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs. R. Rl Martin, 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 tHira; Joyce Purdie, 2 firsts; Mrs. G:McD"onagh,:l\first, 1 second; Sirs. Davison, 1 first; Mrs". Abernethy, 1 first; Mrs. WhHtingtoh; l secoadr Mabel Haines,. 1- second ; Sirs. G. J.: J.i'lTeil, 1 second; Mrs. C. J.. Morrish, 2 - seconds; Mrs. H. J. White, 2 thirds. -/:/".;;. Decorative, Intermediate.—Joyce Purdie, 3 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; Valerie'.; Martin, 1 first, 1 second; Ngare Hare, 1 'second,- 3 thirds; Gillian McDonald and M. Poland; 1 second each. . 1 • • ■. .• "- .r . Children's Classes.—Peggy Pritchard, 2; firsts, 1 second; Elizabet* Tennant, 2 firsts, lr;third; Richard Caldwell and Nwrßia; Maxwell; 1 first and 1 second each; Margaret, Stevens/ Peter Seager, Deidre McDonald, Betty , Robinson, Audrey Cook, Barbara' Burnett, and B:ruc» Purdie, 1 first each; Oenbne Wood, 2 seconds; Christine Salmon, 1 iscond, 1 third'! Catherine Steele, Hilary Wilton, Dorothy Wood, :»nd Verna Leadbetter,- 1 second each; ' -Nancy Caldwell, 1 third. <.. : ':. ' Vegetables.—Mrs. P. C. Jordan, 3 firsts; 1 third: J. J. Whltehead,- 2 firsts, 1: second; 1 third; J. Cable, 2 firsts, 1 .second; W. Heath, 1 first, 1 third; Mrs. Whittlngton; X first, 1 second; H. Urquhart; 2 seconds,' 1 third; Mrs. Abernethy, 1 second, 2 thirds;'. W.: F. - Newcombe, 2 seconds; Mrs. Dinnie, 1. T flrst; ;G. Janlsch, 1 first; C. McKavanagh, 1 second, 1 third; C. R. P. Swan; 1 third/.