BRILLIANT BLOOMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 September 1946, Page 5

BRILLIANT BLOOMS

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S ' DISPLAY DAFFODILS ON SHOW With a total of 149 entries, slightly more than last year, the annual spring show of the West Coast Horticultural Society, which opened this afternoon in the Greymouth Town Hall, provides a colourful display. Daffodils naturally predominate but there are sufficient other flowers to interest every garden lover and to provide an excellent contrast with the paler yellows, ■'creams and whites of the daffodils. The judge of the daffodils, Mr N. Burn, of Christchurch, and formerly of Greymouth, stated that the standard of blooms compared most favourably with those grown in Christchurch, particularly the incomparabilis in the open section. The trumpets were the weakest section, possibly due to the fact that they were the earliest in bloom and had passed their best. The champion bloom was an exceptional flower, being truly outstanding in the. show. Mr Burn also commented favourably on the staging, but pointed out that one competitor had made the small, but fatal, mistake of providing artificial support for his flowers. Mrs. R. T. Bush, judge of the decorative section also considered that an improvement had been shown by the exhibitors, as compared with previous shows. She said that the posy bowls and the posies 'were excellent and the requirements of the respective classes had been closely followed. Similar favourable comment upon the standard of the blooms was made by the judge of the cut flower section, Mr. R. P. Chibnail. The most successful competitor in the open section was Mr. AV. Buchanan of Karoro, who annexed the Kilgour Challenge Cup (12 varieties) and the special awards for incomparabilis and trumpet varieties. The winning trumpet, a fine specimen of “Tain” was also adjudged champion of champions. The White Challenge Cup (six varieties in the amateur section) wa’s won by Rev. E. O. Harding, of Runanga, who also won the special award for the best barri. The special award for the best leedsii was won by Mr. W. J. Preston, of Greymouth. The awards were as follow, the number of entries in each case being shown in parentheses:— DAFFODILS (OPEN)

Twelve varieties (2): AV. Buchanan 1. Miss Craig 2. Six varieties (2): W. Buchanan 1, Miss Craig 2. Six varieties, cup or crown (2): IV. Buchanan 1, Miss Craig 2, Three varieties (3): Miss Craig 1, Mrs. Rutherford 2. Three trumpets (2): AV. Buchanan 1, Miss Craig 2. Three cup or crown (2): AV. Buchanan 1 Eind 2. Three Incomparabilis (2): Miss Craig 1, W. Buchanan 2. Three Leedsii (2): AV. Buchanan 1, Miss Craig 2. Three Barrii (1): AV. Buchanan 1. Three Poeticus (1): W. Buchanan 1. Three double (2): Miss Craig 1. Yellow trumpet (2): Mrs. Rutherford 1, Miss Craig 2. Bi-colour trumpet (2): Miss Craig 1, W. Buchanan 2. White trumpet (2): W. Buchanan 1, Miss Craig 2. One Barri (4): Mrs. Rutherford 1. One Leedsii (4): W. Buchanan 1, Miss Craig 2. One Incomparabilis (5): AV. Buchanan. 1, Miss Craig 2. One double (4): Miss Craig 1, ■ Mrs. Rutherford 2. One Poetaz (2): AV. Buchanan 1, E. O. Harding 2. DAFFODILS (AMATEUR) Six varieties (4): E. O. Harding 1, D. Haglund 2. Three trumpets "(4): AV. J. Preston -1, Miss Craig 2. Three varieties (6): Miss Craig 1, Mrs. Hart 2. Three cup or crown (4): AV. J. Preston 1, E. O. Harding 2. Three Incomparabilis (6): E. O. Harding 1, AV. J. Preston 2. Three Leedsii (4): W. J .Preston 1, Miss Craig 2. Three Barrii (2): W. J. Preston 1, E. O. Harding 2. Three double (1): Miss Craig 1. Three polyanthus or poetaz (2): W. J. Preston 1 and 2. DECORATIVE SECTION. Best colour scheme bowl (3): Miss Prendergast 1, Mrs. F. W. Shallcrass 2. Evening spray and buttonhole (2): Miss Craig 1, Miss M. Cunliffe •2. Decorated table (1): Miss Cunliffe 1. Posy bowl (6): Miss Prendergast 1, Mrs. Shallcrass 2. Bowl spring flowers (daffodils excluded) (5): Miss E. Prendergast 1, Miss Craig 2. Bowl daffodils (5): Miss Craig 1 and 2. Basket (1): Miss M. Cunliffe 1. Floating bowl (2): Miss Craig 1, Miss Cunliffe 2. Posy (3): Miss Craig 1. Miss Cunliffe 2. ' CUT FLOWERS. Three kinds spring flowers (3): Miss Prendergast 1, Miss Craig 2. Camelias (3): Mrs. M. Keating 1, Miss Craig 2. Bowl daffodils (2): Miss Craig 1, Mrs. Hart 2. Ranunculus (1): Mrs. F. W. Shallcrass 1. Anemones (2): Mrs. Shallcrass 1, Miss Prendergast 2. AVallflowers (1): Miss Prendergast 1. Freesias (5): Mrs. Shallcrass 1, Miss Prendergast 2. Irises (1): Miss Cunliffe, 1. Polyanthus (2): Miss Prendergast 1, Mrs. Bertram 2. Tulips (1): Miss Prendergast 1. Double stock (3): Miss Prendergast 1, Mrs. Shallcrass 2. Flowering shrubs (3): Miss Prendergast 1, Miss Craig 2.. Vase, not classified (2); Miss Prendergast 1, Miss Cunliffe 2. Pot plant in bloom (2): Mrs. Dodd 1 and 2. Pot plant fern (1): Mrs. Dodd 1. CHILDREN’S SECTION. One daffodil (6): Margaret O’Donnell 1, Nancy O’Donnell. 2. Bowl mixed flowers (1): Margaret O’Donnell 1. The show will be continued to-mor-row.