SPRING FLOWER SHOW.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18577, 8 December 1923, Page 15

SPRING FLOWER SHOW.

WJHE AUCKLAND SOCIETY. - MANY FINE BLOOMS. ,1 ■ • STS"EE t PEAS AND CARNATIONS. ' Manv fine blooms were exhibited at •' the Auckland Horticultural Society's - 1 Flower Show, held at Epsom yesterday in V ' connection with the Agriculture! and f Pastoral Association's Show. * The Brett Rose- Challenge Cup, for the exhibitor scoring the greatest number of % ooints in the rose classes, was won by D Hay an( * Son and Cutler, while G. ti Dickson exhibited the champion rose. - Tho quality of the roses had suffered as ■ result oi the lateness of the season and Sie recent spell of dry _ weather. \ collection of nansies shown by Mr. 'A * Finer are worthy of special mention, ' yiincr 'the best seen 'for several years. A Slav of gladioli by Mr. J. Cullen and Sand displav V Miss E. Whitney both attracted considerable attention'. bweet K as and carnations were easily the most Ln-ilir blooms, and some of tne exhibits co daises' were extremely beautiful. '"S hiterestinc fart— of the hortirult * al i,how is the exhibit, in winch are < shown the results of a series of expen?er.ts in fertiliser values conducted by ft*!cric'»''ural branch of the Seddon I Memorial Technical College. These take the form of tests carried out. in glasses | and clover., with a variety of manures. HIS PRIZE LIST. M^D ... .MM ' Distinct varieties, 36 | v lJ 'and son and Cutler; 24 ?K S . I) Hav and Son and Cutler; 1WmSs .1) ' Hvv and Son and Cutler. Hy-Teat-Distinct varieties, b blooms: D. O Sri mid Cutler; 6 blooms: 1). i Hav and lon an Cutler. Polvantha-A. S&daH Climbinc--A. Sandalf. NovelI). Hav a lift Sou and Cutler. i - 1 ri£ . e c \nio"eur rinses : Distinct varieiiH 6 blooms— Sa idall 1: Northcote D>s1® ; School ° Hybrid Teas, distinct varJtKt'" 5 blooms—A. Sandal!. 1. „ Hybrid Perpetual?— Any variety: A b.nidall. Hybrid Tea?— Any variety: Mrs. E. A. Leighton 1" A- Sandall. '2. Teas— variety: Mr«. E. A. Leigh ton. . Carnations. —Foliage clashes: Iwenty-iour blooms —E. Cordes: twelve varieties: L. Ccrdes; sis blooms: E. Cordes. Perpetuals Six blooms; K. Cordes: six blooms, three varieties: S. Elliott. Picotees—Six blooms: S Elliott; three blooms: S. Elliott, 1: L. Cordes 2. Perrftualft—S. Elliott. Border— E. Corde?. 1: S. Elliott, 2. Carnations. —Amateur classes: Twelve distinct varieties carnations and picotets; Mr. B. Cordes. cup and bronze medal: J. A. Skinner. PerpetnalsS. Elliott- Border Sis blooms: J. A. Skinner, 1 : S. Elliott, -. !sordnr—Three blooms; S. Elliott, 1; J. A. Skinner, 0. Picotces— Sis blooms: J. A. Skinner, 1; S. Elliott, 2. Picoteey-—Three blooms: J. A. Skinner. 1; S. Elliott. '2. Open and amateur—Twelve blooms: E. Cordes. 1. ' Collar Classes.—Open and amateur: Twelve blooms —E. Cordis, 1; J. A. Skinner, 2. Six blooms —E. Cordes. 3; S. Elliott. 2; J. A. Skinner, [!. Selfs Six bloom's: E. Cordes, | 1; J. A. Skinner, 2. Six blooms: E. Cordes, ; ; 1: J. A. Skinner. 2. Picotees—Six blooms: ' S. Elliott. Champion bloom—E. Cordes. Visa, arranged for effect—E. Cordes. Sweet, Peas.—Twelve varieties: Mrs. ,T. T. Bodle. Six varieties—Mrs. J. T. Bodle. 1; C T Edg'terley 2. Distinct varieties—Mrs. J.'T. Bodle, 1; A. Fenton. 2: C. H. Edgerley 3. Vases—Pink or white: O. H. iviCtrley. 1; Mr?. J. T. Bodle. 2. Pink or rose—Mis. J. Bodle. 1: C. H. Edger ley. 2. j Scarlet or crimson—C. H. Edgerley. Salmon j or orangt—A. Eenton. 1: It". J. 1. Bodle, 2. j Flakes or fancies—Mrs. J. T. Bodle. Lavender or blue—A. Fenton. 1: Mrs. J. T. Bodle, j 2 Any picotee. edged— ,T. J. Bodle. , Colour blending and effect-C. rf. Edgerley. 1. Bouquet of sweet peas Mrs. J. T. Bodle. _ ~ T ~ ~ Gladioli.— Twenty-four spikes: J. C ullen, 1; H Burns, 2- Twelve spikes—J. Cullen, 1. Sis spikesJ. Cullen. 1. Candavensis hybrids—J. Cullen 3- Lemoine. 'hybrids— (•pikes: V/m. Cullen. 3. Six spikes—R. Burns. X; J. Cullen. 2. Three spikes—J. Cullen 1. , , . . _ , Cut Flowers—Delphinium : Open and amateur; R. Burns, X. Antirrhinum—Mrs. E. A. Leighton, 1. , . , „ Pansies.—Twelve varieties: A. H. Finer. 1; -Dorothy Davis, 2; Win Cullen. 3. .Six varieties—A. H. Finer. 3; Mrs. E. A. Leighton, 2: Dorothy Davis, 3. Dark—Sybil Devis. 1. Brown—Sybil Davis, 1. Yellow or white —A. H. Finer, J. School Classes.—Collection of vegetables: Northcote District School 1. Collection of Flowers—Northcote District School. 1. Collection of Flowers—Win.iCullcn, X.