WINTER FLOWER SHOW

Evening Star, Issue 21716, 10 May 1934, Page 11

WINTER FLOWER SHOW

DUNEDIN EXHIBITORS COMPETING WITH VISITORS SINGLE CHRYSANTHEMUMS GLORIOUS A second visit to the Dunedin Horticultural Society’s show now on in the Early Settlers’ Hall confirms the first impressions as to quality and pictorial effectiveness. It is a really good show, praised by all who attended yesterday and this afternoon, and persons who pay a visit to-night need not fear any lessening of the beauty for want of light, as the big hall is abundantly supplied with suitable lanterns. Several feature exhibits that were not staged in time to be seen when our first notice was written deserve to be mentioned. Special commendation is due to the exhibition in the decorative section. The bowls and buttonholes may be classed as artistic in the full meaning of that much-abused term. A display of tree marigolds sft high, of tho French type, is from the garden of Mr E. R. Burton, in Alva street. Mr F. J. Smith, of Ravensbourne, shows a nice collection of rock and alpine plants. Mrs R. H. Rhodes, of “ Came,” Timaru, has a stand of about one hundred varieties of rare plants, and this is of such outstanding interest to botanists that the committee has awarded it the Royal Horticultural Society’s medal. The full list of trade exhibits is as follows: —Breeze Manufacturing Company (flower pots), Messrs Granger and King (specimen blooms and floral work), Messrs G. and J. Manson (garden tools, etc.), Mr F. A. Smith (pansies), Messrs Matheson and Roberts and Skene’s Ltd. (general displays), Mr R. More (clematis), Mr H. A. Christie (new Solanum variety of Wendlandii). The display of single chrysanthemums is simply amazing. Some of the big ones are twice the size they used to Phyllis Cooper is one example, and there are Healesvilles that measure seven inches. The award for premier white went to Mr H. T. Trevena, with Mary Jamieson Irvine. The same competitor won the pink with College Girl. Healesville Bronze and Red Rover_won other premiers for him. Mr Fred. Moir took the premier yellow with Phyllis Cooper, and Sheila won the crimson for Mr A. G. Rigby. The champion awards in Japanese chrysanthemums were thus announced : —Yellow, Mr J. G. Luck, a beautiful bloom of Lady Talbot; white, Mr S. Austin, a really fine William Turner; pink. Mr J. G, Luck, a fine bloom of Anadinntli Ghosh; other colour, Mr J. G. Luck, Majestic; champion of cham-

pions, Mr J. G. Luck, Lady Talbot. At tho meeting of the Chrysanthemum Certifying Committee to adjudicate on tho new seedlings presented, the members saw three very beautiful introductions:—(l) Mr H. T. Trevena’s Fireside, a beautiful blood-red single; (2) Mr Trevena’s Golden Sunset, a pure yellow of the peach-blossom type; and (3) the seedling securing the highest points, presented by Mr John Black, a glorious orange bronze, named Winifred. Each of the three varieties was awarded a preliminary recommendation, all of them showing definite promise. These were judged on points for the Alexander Stewart Cup, and the records will be kept. This cup was presented by Mr Stewart as a .challenge cup, to be held by the exhibitor receiving the highest points for a single chrysanthemum seedling introduced before the Certifying. Committee during the season. It is expected that other specimens will be before the committee at a later date. The following statement completes the prize list:--CHRYSANTHEMUMS. AMATEUR CLASSES. Twelve varieties Japanese.—A. G. Rigby 1, J. A. Hollows 2. Six varieties Japanese.—J. G. Luck 1, A. G. Rigby 2, J. A. Hollow's 3. Three varieties Japanese.—J. G. Luck 1, A. G. Rigby 2, G. A. Harbrow v.h.c. Three Japanese, white. —J. W. 01phert 1. Three Japanese, yellow.—J. G. Luck I, J. W. Olphert 2. Six varieties Japanese, other than white or yellow.—J. A. Hollows 1. One bloom, any variety other than Edith Cavell or William Turner. —J. G. Luck 1,2, and 3. One bloom William Turner, grown in open ground.—S. Austin 1, E. D. Garland 2. __ _ , One bloom Edith Cavell. —L. N. Potter 1. One bloom, any other variety, grown in open ground.—A. Nicholson 1, J. W. Olphert 2. Six varieties Japanese, . outside grown.—S. Austin 1, S. Tonkin 2, J. W. Olphert 3. Six varieties Japanese, open ground. —J. W. Olphert 1. Three varieties Japanese, outside grown.—S. Austin 1, E. D. Garland- 2, J. W. Olphert 3. Three varieties Japanese, open ground.—S. J. Webb 1, G. Harbrow .2, J. W. Olphert 3, Rev. A. Mead h.c. SINGLE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Six varieties.—D. Brett Shaud 1, A. G. Rigby 2. .Three varieties.—A. G. Rigby 1, D. Brett Shand 2. White.—D. Brett Shand 1, T. Johnston 2, A. E. A. Keast h.c. Yellow, other than Phyllis Cooper. D. Brett Shand 1. . Phyllis Cooper.—Fred. Moir 1, D. Brett Shand 2, E. D. Garland v.h.c. Pink.—D. Brett Shand 1, A. G. Rigby 2, Mrs C. W. Duncan h.c.

Crimson. —S. J. Webb 1. Bronze, other than Bandmaster.— Rev. A. Mead 1, S. J. Webb 2. Bandmaster. —15- Brett Shand 1, TJohnston 2. „ . , , Any other colour.—R. Anderson 1, A. G- Rigby 2. DECORATIVE SINGLES OR SEMI-DOUBLES. Three varieties. —W. Blackburn 1. One variety, any colour.—A. G. Rigby 1, W. Blackburn 2. Six varieties, exhibition or decorative single.—S. J. Webb 1. DECORATIVE DOUBLES. Three varieties.—T. Johnston 1, A. G. Rigby 2. ' c T One variety.—T. Johnston 1, S. J. Webb 2. OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY WON A PRIZE. Three varieties Japanese.—E. Pemberton 1, A. Jamieson 2, G. W. Socket Three Japanese.. outside growm—A. Jamieson 1, A. Nicholson 2, A, E. A. Keast h.c. One Japanese, open ground.—J. W. Barron 1, J. Kenyon 2, L. N. Potter ' One variety decorative double. —L. N. Potter 1. FRUIT. - OPEN CLASSES. Six varieties apples.—Stephen Higman 1. • . r, r Five cooking, one variety.—C. J. Stapleton 1. AMATEUR. CLASSES. Three varieties apples, dessert.—Stephen Higman 1. ’ , Five apples, dessert.—Miss A. Cable ' Three ’ varieties cooking apples.—E. Pilling 1, Stephen Higman 2. Five apples, cooking, one variety.— A. Wilson 1 and 2, E. Pilling 3. _ Five pears, cooking.—Miss A. Cable 1.