DAFFODIL SHOW

Evening Star, Issue 15914, 21 September 1915, Page 1

DAFFODIL SHOW

Th« advent cf sprinsr has a peculiar charm for the horticulturists, for it is then that the _ narcuseus, the queen of epnng flowers, is seen in profusion in our gardens. No one is loth to see the narcuseus, for with it come warm days and sunshine—-and who does not welcome sunshine after the dreary winter with its many disadvantages? The alteration of the date of the daffodil show will no doubt suit some growers. Port Chalmers horticulturists state that the daffodil is late, and some of the growers on the mils eurromming Dunedin claim to be e ™J'; Whilst it is not possible to obtain a date to suit everyone who would like to exhibit daffodils, the Dunedin Society, by holding their show nest Saturday, together a fair representation of the many varieties of the daffodil at People who maintain that this is not a time for pleasure can afford to yifit the daffodil show without any scruples regarding the educational merits of 'he show—apart from anv violation O; patriotic principles, for there is no imre patriotic body in Dunedin than the Horticultural Society or their membe.i. Besides giving a substantial money P ran ‘t to the patriotic fund, hundreds of bunches of flowers have been gratuitously given to stallholders on the streets to help swell the patriotic fund. On this principle alone the Horticultural Society are deserving of liberal patronage on {Saturday next.