HAWEBA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 18 December 1913, Page 7

HAWEBA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

ANNUAL SHOW.

The weather, which has been so adverse for some time, was kin^ enough to break this morning early. Consequently, though it had been responsible tor much spoiling of blooms, it was fine for the show itself. This opened toniay at two o'clock, and the attendance, considering everything,. was.quite good- As a display the benches created quite a favorable impression. The outstanding feature was, of course, the sweet peae. It. was fortunate,for the Society that Mr Westaway, who scored practically j all the prizes and the rose bowl last year, was opposed By Mr Holder, ,of Porirua. The result was \ a display of sweet peas such as perhaps has never been seen in Hawera before. The judges (Mr and Mrs Reader, of Stratford) were very complimentary, and spoke very well of the whole show. Of carnations, Mr Reader says that there is evident, .here as in Wanganui-and several .other shows he had visited, a want of knowledge; of varieties. This was a distinct handicap to judging. He favorably commented on the pansies, in which Mrs J. Garnett scored all the honors, and the collection of flowers shown by Dr. Thomson and Miss R. Goodson. Miss^ Lysaght'sJ on exhibition only, were also a fine collection. The vegetables, though not a large section, included a lot of very well-grown, well developed samples. The prize list was as follows. — CUT FLOWERS.

Carnation, one. —Mr 6. S. Watte 1 Mrs W. J. Bright 2. Carnations, selfo, 3.—Miss S. Hamilton l, ; Mrs Bright 2. Carnations, Bizarre, 3.—Mrs Bright i 1, Mrs Macdonald 2. Carnations, six.—Miss A. Hamilton 1, Mrs Bright 2. Mrs Macdonald was disqualified for having seven blooms. Campanula, collection.—Mr P. Thomson 1. Canterbury Bells, collection.—Miss Rae Pease 1, Mrs-Macdonald 2. Geraniums, collection—Mrs Macdonald 1. Gallardia, collection—Mr P. Thomson 1, Mrs Bright 2. Larkspur, collection—Mrs C. Bi*choff, 1, Miss Stringer 2. Iris, collection.—Mrs Treadwell 1. Lily, one.—Mrs W. T. Good 1, Mrs Macdonald 2. Nasturtium, collection.—Mrs Macdonald 1. Nemesia Strumosa.—Mr J. JL Hogg Neme^i, collection.—Mrs J. Garnett 1; Mrs R. A. S. Browne 2. Pelargoniums, collection.—Mrs R. A S. Browne 1. ■ Penetemons, collection. Mr P. Thomson 1, Mrs Lennon 2. Petunias, double.—Mrs Macdonald 1 Roses, one.—Mrs O'Callaghan 1. Roses, three.—Mrs R. Burke 1, Mrs Gillies 2. v Roses, six.—Mrs Gillies 1, Mrs O'Callaghan 2. Roses, twelve,—Mrs O'Callaghan 2. Roses. Polyanthus, collection.—Mrs Gilhes 1, Mrs O'Callaghan 2. i Roses, Wichuriana, collection.—Mrs Gillies 1, Mrs Tonks 2. collection.—-Mr J. L Hogg 2. Sweet William, collection.—Mrs J. Garnett 1. Viola, collection.—Mrs J. Garnett 3, Mrs Lennon 2. Clematis, one.—Mrs W. T. Good 2, White flowers, collection.—Mrs Macdonald 2. Yellow flowers, collection.—Mrs Macdonald 1. Snapdragon, collection.—Miss R Pease 1. Mrs O'Callaghan 2. Cut flowers, collection. —Dr. Thomson 1. Pansies, six.—Mrs J. Garnett 1 and 2. ' ■■ Pansies, twelve.—Mrs J. Garnett 1. Pansies, collection.—Mrs J. Garnett 1, Mrs R. A. S. Browne 2. - DECORATIVE. ' Buttonholes, three.—Miss D. Lovell 1, M. Parrington 2. Baskei of roses.—Mrs R. Burke 1, Miss A, JKimbelK Z. - - -. "^ Bowl of flowers.—Mrs Bell 1, Mrs Lennon 2.

Dinner-table, decorated.—Mrs Lennon 1, Mrs Foyster 2, Miss Stringer v.h.c, Mi«s S. Hamilton h.c. Decorated mantelpiece.—Mrs Foyster 1, Miss S. Hamilton 2, Mrs Welsh v.h.c. • Lady's 6pray.—Miss D. Lovell 1. -Three vases.—Miss W. Stringer 1, Miss D. Lovell 2. CUT FLOWERS ((Children 11 and under 14). Buttonhole.—Mollie Page 1, Rona Barker 2. i Hand bouquet.—Rona Barker 2. , Flowers, collection.—Miss R. Goodson collection.—Ned Williams 1 Rona Barker 2. Vase of flowers.—Rona Barker 1 Mbllie Page 2. ' Native Fern in pot.—M. Dolan 1. Children under 11 years. Buttonhole.—Joan Fage'l, Geraldin e Goodson 2. Vase of Flowers.—Patricia Lennon il, Joan Page 2, SWEET PEAS. IThree hunches.—G. C..Holder 1, W. Westaway 2. ■ . Six bunches.—G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2. ' - . Twelve bunches. —G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2. White, one.—G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2. Crimson, one—G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2. Rose, one.—G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2. Yellow, one.—G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2. Blue, one.—G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2; > Blush, one.—G. C. Holder 1, Miss lamilton 2. Pink, one.—G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2.' Cream Pink, one.—G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2. Orange, one.—G. C. Holder 1, W. Westaway 2. - Lavender, one. —Mrs Burke 1, «'. Westaway 2. Maroon and 3ronze, one —*». v^. Holder l.^Miss S. Hamilton 2. Picotee Edge, one. —W. Westaway 1 G. C. Holder 2. Bicolor, one—W. Westaway 1. Striped, one.—W. Westaway 1, G. CHolder'vegetables. Six turnips.—H. Halliwell 1 and 2. One exhibit, the judge said, was swedes, not turnips. It was a very fine sample and considered worth a first prize. Six carrots. Shorthorn.—Mrs Tonks 1, J. Tait 2. Six onions.-r-Mrs Tonks I. Two cabbages, table.—Mrs Tonks 2. Two cauliflowers.—Mrs R. Burke 1, F. W. Carey 8. Three lettuce.—Mrs Tonks 1. Broad beans, twelve. —Mrs O'Callaghan 1, Mrs Tonks 2, Mts O'Callaghan 3. (Three very fine well grown samples). Rhubarb, six stalks.—H. Halliwell 1. Peas, 25 pods.— C. E. Parrington 1, Mrs Tonks 2. . * . - Potatoes, any. variety, six.—J. Tait 1, Mrs Tonhs «. . Potatoes, Kidney, twelve. —J. Tait 1, W. J. Bright 2. i Three very fine lots—Dakota Red, Up-to-date and Sutton's Supreme— were shown on exhibition only by Mr J. . Tait- - -