ST. JOHN’S FLOWER SHOW

Grey River Argus, 21 September 1944, Page 6

ST. JOHN’S FLOWER SHOW

GOOD DISPLAY OF SPRING D LOOMS. There were good entries in practically every class at the St. John s Soring Flower Show held yesterday, the total entries being greater than those received last year. As at the other spring shows, blooms were of a very high standard. The West Coast Horticultural Society’s blue r it>bon for the champion bloom in the daffodil section was won by Mr W. Buchanan, of Karoro, who repeated his success a't other shows. Awards were: Daffodils- —-Twelve varieties: W. Buchanan 1, Miss J. ■Craig 2. Six trumpets: W. Buchanan 1, Miss Craig 2. Six cup or crown: W. Buchanan 1 and h.c., Miss Craig 2 Six (three varieties): W. Buchanan 1, Miss Craig 2. Three (three varieties): W. Buchanan 1, D. Hagland 2, Miss Craig h.c. Three trumpets: W. Buchanan 1, Miss Craig 2. Three-cup or crown: W. Buchanan 1, D. Hagland 2, Miss Craig h.c. Three of any vitriety: W. Buchanan 1, D. Hagland 2, Miss Craig h.c. Three doubles: Miss Craig 1 and 2, W-. Buchanan h.c. J'onquils: Miss Craig 1 and 2. Folyanthii Narcissus: W. Buchanan I', Miss Craig 2. Cut Flowers—Camelias: Miss Craig 2. Bowl of daffodils: Miss Craig 1. Vase of anemones: W. Buchanan 1, Mrs W. E. J. Steer 2. Vase of ranunculus: Mrs Steer h.c. Vase of wallflowers: Miss E. Prendergast 1. Vase of freesias: Mrs G. Harker 1. Bowl of polyanthus: Miss Prendergast 1, Mrs D. McKay: 2. Any other flower: Mr Buchanan 'l, Miss Prendergast 2, Mrs. •Harker h.c. Double stock: Mrs Steer 1 and h.c., Mrs Roud 2. Any shrub: Mrs Steer 1, Mrs McKay 2, Miss Prendergast h.c. Collection- of cut flowers: Mrs Steer 1, Miss Craig 2, Miss Prendergast h.c. Decorative —Large bowl spring flowers: Mrs L. Anderson 1, Mrs W. E. J. Steer 2, Miss E. Prendergast and Miss J. Craig h.c. Three vases: Miss Craig 1. Three kinds spring flowers: Miss J. Craig 1. Buttonhole for children: Master D. Craig 1 and 2, Alison Anderson h.c. Bowl of mixed daffo-. dils: Mrs Steer 1 and h.c., Miss Craig 2. Large bowl of trumpet daffodils: Miss Craig 1. Flowering shrubs: Mrs Harker 1, Miss Craig 2. Floating bowl: Miss Craig 1 and' 2. The judges were: Daffodils, Mr E. Yates; cut flowers, Mr E. Yates and Mr O. Jackson; decorative, Mrs Stanley White and Miss Broad. Mrs O. McLean was secretary of the Show for the tenth successive year, and Mrs W. E. J : . Steer was in charge of the flower section and Miss Clements of the decorative section. Stalls were conducted by the following: Delicatessen, Mesdames Daniels, Fairmaid, Roud, and Brebner; cakes, Mesdames H. Hooper and Thomas; work, Mesdames Gunn, Tucker, Campbell, Evenden, Fairhall, Sutherland, Feters, Dowdall, and Miss McDonald; tearooms, Mesdames Shannon, Chisholm, Orr, Anderson, and Miss Beynon.