FLOWER SHOW.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18572, 26 November 1920, Page 6

FLOWER SHOW.

ST JOHN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, LYTTELTON. The fifth’annual flower show in connexion will St. John’s Presbyterian Church Lyt- - telton, was opened by the Mayor of Lyttelton (Mr W. T. Lester) yesterday afternoon in •' the church schoolroom. The judges were:— f Flowets and vegetables, Mr R. Nairn; cooking, Mr F. G, Norton. The stallholders wereßefreshments, Mesdames E. A. Wilson Hatchwell, Green, Stanley and Henderson; work, Mesdames Nystrom, Johnston, Ayers and Swaley; variety, Mesdames Todd, Hendry and Partridge; sweets, Mrs Bromley and Junior Girls’ Bible Class; produce, Mesdames Geo. Wilson. Mills and Clow; household, Mrs M’Murian, Mieses Roes and Clark; cakes, Mesdame3 Clark, Pitcaithly, W. Miller and T. Henry; flowers, Mrs M. J. Miller and Mis 3 Meikle. The following is the prize list: POT PLANTS. Six plants—G. Rutherford L Three plant* • —G. Rutherford 1. Two pelargoniums, die- ;... * tinct varieties —Gt Rutherford 1. Two Zonal, pelargoniums (geraniums), distinct varieties—G. Rutherford'; 1 and 2. Pot or, . basket asparagus—Mrs G. Rutherford I. Tws ferns—fr. Rutherford 1. Plant in bloom, any kind of plant—G. Rutherford 1 and 2.,- Fuchsia—Mrs Fisher L { / CUT FLOWERS. . ” * Collection roses, not to exceed 12 varieties —M. J. Gilpin 1 and special. T. Arkley 2. • Three vases of roses, distinct varieties—J. T. V .,L, Norton 1. Six roses not less than threevarieties—M. J. Gilpin 1 and 2, J. Preston ho. Three distinct varieties roses—T. Ark- :,L , ley 1, J. Preston 2, Rev F. L. Frost Three carnations—Mrs E. Green 1, Mrs G. uJ Rutherford- 2. Specimen rose—T. Arkley 1, - and 2, M. J. Gilpin h c. Collection hardyflowers, not to exceed twelve vases, one variety in each—ML J. Gilpin 1. Mrs G. Ruth- ..km, erford 2. Three peonies—E. Green I, Mia . G. Wilson 2. Collection sweet peas not to exceed twelve varieties—T. Arklev 1 and special. Six varieties sweet peas—T. Arkley 1. L-I Three varieties sweet peas—T. Arkley 1, *1 Vase sweet peas, varieties—T. Arkley 1 ana 2. umii DECORATIVE SECTION. < ?>; Table decoration—Miss Green 1, Mrev Cousens and Mrs Green equal 2. Gemtlo-f man’s buttonliolo—A* Xicilis 1* X C&mwrDfli 2. Bowl flowers, any foliage—MiSS Green i> Mrs G. Rutherford 1 For children under --! fifteen: Bowl of flowers, any foliage-Jeec . Cousens L Gentleman’s buttonhole—Yvonne Livingstone 1, lan Wilson 2. VEGETABLES. i Collection vegetables grown by compete j,' titor residing ’in Lyttelton—W. Foster 1, W, _ T. Huston 2. Variety of vegetables, open— ••■>.* W T. Huston 1. Collection three vego* tables—J, Preston I, 2 and hc, R. Clow h c. Collection of vegetables (special prize) * —W Foster 1. DOMESTIC SECTION. : ” Queen cakes—Miss M’Aulifiei 1, Mrs T. Lester 2. Shortbread—Mrs J. Wilson 1, Mrs \ & H Bladder 2. Sponge sandwich—Mrs T. Lester 1, Hiss J. Murray 2. Plate six pike*' lets—Mrs H. Bladder 1, Mrs W. Mills h a ' * Plate pastry—Mrs F. E. Sutton 1, Mrs K, L” Green 2, Mrs Nystrom h c. Sponge sand .J.; wich, men—Douglas Wilson I, J. Cameron 2. Sponge cake —Mrs W. Miller 1, Mrs K. Bromley 2. Sultana cake—Mrs J. Pare 1, Miss M’Auliffe 2. Plata six soones—Mrs J; —2 Page 1, Mrs H. Bladder 3. l)u ; CHILDREN’S SECTION Writing, half-page of foolscap, children - 1 under fourteen —Edith Coleman 1; under >a * i twelve—Jack Partridge 2. Mapping, nudes fourteen, map of South Island of New Zea- IA I land —V. Dromgool 1, Aldridge Carson ‘A v>v Dressed doll, open to pupils of Lyttelton schools—Jean Henderson 1, Freda Foster- A j s COTTAGE GARDEN COMPETITION. ■ -r Thero were eleven entries in this section. Tho competition was judged uiyier four V headings, as follows:—Flowers (maximum 'GO " points), vegetables (SO), fruit (20), order and ; cultivation (20). Result:— : L

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