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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24738, 15 October 1941, Page 9

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Presbyterian Church Flower Show.— The annual spring show was held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday last. The display of blooms, especially In the narcissi section, was a nbtable one and the decorated tables and stands gave the interior of the hall a very artistic appearance. Two of the three cups were presented to the secretaries this spring for the first time by Mrs P. M. Renton, of Dunedin, and Mr D. Finlayson, of “ Lochindorb,” Purekireki. The cups are to be won throe times in succession or four times at intervals. Dr H. N. Johnson is the present holder of the two cups in the narcissi section for this show and Mrs Canon the cup in the decorative section. The judges in the baking and fancywork sections were Mrs Sutherland and Miss Lang (Balclutha), and they also helped Mr Clark with the decorative section. Mr Clark (Lawrence) judged the cut blooms which, he said, were excellent. The champion blooms were exhibited by Mr R. Crew, the names of the flowers being as follows:—Trumpet (Sincerity), Incorparabilis (Hades), Barrii (Seedling), Leedsii (Hulta), champion of champions (seedling). Mr Clark commented on the various sections before the president (the Rev. A. R. Harper) presented the prizes. The prize-winners in the principal sections were as follows; Pot plants: Mrs Pritchard. Cut blooms: Mrs Pritchard 1, Mrs Keelty 2. Narcissi (open or amateur), class I—Cup: Dr H. N. Johnson. Mrs Renton 2, Mr R. Crews 3; class III; Dr H. N. Johnson; class IV: Dr H. ,N. Johnson. Flowers other than narcissi; Mrs Duley 1, Mr Athol Tabor 2. Decorative: Cup: Mrs Capon: runner-up. Mrs Keelty. Vegetables; Mr T. Barr 1. Mr Athol Tah*r 2. Baking—Class I: Mrs McCullough; class II: Mrs Craigie, Mrs McDowell and Mrs Finlayson (equal): class III: Mrs Chapman-Cohen. Farm produce: Mrs T. Hunt. Fancy work: Mrs C. Roger.