MOTUEKA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 74, 31 March 1892, Page 2

MOTUEKA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The oapaoity of the fine teat belonging to the above Sooiety was tested to ita utmost yesterday to contain the numerona and really good exhibits that were sent in for competition as weilaa for •• exhibition only." The rapid strides this Sooiety.has made, not only iv the number but in the quality of exhibits is vary noticeable, and it is evideuVthafc ere another show is held the marquee will nave to ba considerably enlarged. : It mast hare been gratifying to the Committee to noiaoa the evident interest taken in the Show by outsidera, there being aome raally beandfal exhibits of both flower and fraits sent from Nelson and Spring Grove. o *Mr John Hale exhibited some rare and beautiful varieties of the different sections of the ohtvuanthe* mum, aud alao oaotua dahlias, whtob, were deservedly admired. The came gentlemau sent Borne specimens of large flowerinj? orana, aa alao did Dr Boor, both oJ whioh - were duly admired | from Spring Grove oame a most tempting collection of apples • sent by Mr Oharlea Wieaenhavera fromTiia colebrated orohard. Theae competed foe Messrs Rankins 1 special prize, wfiioh waa duly awarded to them, being the most oomplete colleotion sent in. Almost equal to it was the superb collection sent by Mr jainw Chapman. For Mr Kirkpatriok's special prize some good exhibits were placed, "that of Mt W. Soott taking first prize, This consisted of a grand trophy of fruit on a highly ornamental stand composed of four tW ■ eaph.fcier being laden with the ohoioeat varieties of fruit in eeaeoo. The whole show of frait was remarkably good, the exhibito. numerous, and of great variety, ooasiacing of apples, pears, peaohe&, medlars, oranges, grapes, quinces, melons, «?0,, and not least among them was a splendid dislf of strawberries exhibited by Mr Jellicoe. The vegetablaa were well represented, and were very fine. Potatoes as usual were numerous. - •- • One very fine colleotion oajfc for aueqlal mention, namely, that from Mr H. BodSwu : • consisting of 22 varieties shown aa ■««•«*: - ---! ample.. The. , f*m«y ,of S %i& utmost to obtain the lion's shire o'lspioe, ooosiating as they did of every oonce&l shape and aize, from those that 'took nearly - " two men to carry to othe?s t^siee i o£ a respectable gooaeberry. The?e afcfcradted. tauoh. attention,- and being "a very twbM veget ible were well worthy of ti^e rooai jfchoy ocoapied. Tho hotd^ pwdftca"; wais '. alao aa ' exoellent feature in fihlt>, *km ionA. fch e : ;, exhibits, wero numeroas^n^ail'mio^tflhd : : it must have been difßqalfc for the ( iasgel to : arrive at a prbpeV ■-'• :^ was v^rgood, the «pf &i^Sjd ?M special prige waa .4w*r4dd;;^l^af'F» t a'« i^ exhibit, whwh waa held^to %Miw'&'3«i ninetou, beiAlar>«l|-i^^v^; :^raiS^{?2!|^| evidences bf to& maoh oWe.\ jfc^ajftlSSfcif 3WM overworked, oausing it to w'kiiimF^l Tho eamemay be said of the i Wsm fcha Society's prise; to wljohin^. handed L f IS that a little tod muoh and jellies alao found a pfao>*'Mi[&-il|inff^^ taking the honours for iheao; ThelWofi^^ pot plants waa, yecy. feir= ; '^rt'.-^aSiyeVw^ showed rt: lovely plant oil^SdlumWdl^ *lso «; eae : .?!%&., .Of";aa : f^«aT|ct^le^Wi goaui, , the leavte; .b9snj .^aU#?^i®H

well formed. Miss McGlaßhan and Mrs Pattie showed some very nice specimens of donble and dingle petunia and also some good tuberous begonias in flower, In out Sowers the Dahlia took the lead, the competition being rather keen, Mis R. Puttie coming off first with a lovely Btand of six blooms. Very close on them, howevor, was Mies Cook's colleotion of six beautiful sorts, Thebouquets were not quite so plentiful ns at prsvious shows, but in taste and form they wero much better, Wreaths, baskets of ilowere, trophy of grasses wero each and all very well and tastefully arranged, and would have done credit to shows of muoh greater., pretensions. For exhibition Mr Huffam sent some pretty vari6tied of Oookeoombeß and Mr Budden a fine colleotion ot twenty- four sorts ol Dahliaß. Tho same gentleman also exhibited a seedling Dahia raised by him this soaaon and named " George Cook." The colour is a very dark maroon, aud ihe flower is large in size and peifeob in shape. The native exhibits wero nof» very, plentiful, This may be accounted for by tho laoi that this being the busy season with our farmers there has not been Buthoieut time to look them up. What wero Bhowh, however, were very good. TheEo was rvnioe plant of fnohaia prostrata from Mr JBoyes, a good speoimen of the rod fronted oyathoides from Mr Jennings, and also the ÜBual pr6tty display ol fern 3 from Mrs Manoy. The Nelson Orchestral Band was iv attendance and discoursed sweet mueio during the afternoon and evening. Tho Show, both iv way ot exhibits and financially, was a .complete suoeees The attendance during the evening was between 700 and 800.