SHOW FIXTURES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1797, 30 April 1886, Page 7

SHOW FIXTURES.

CHRYSANTHEMUM. Christohurch.—May. Dunedln.—May 13. Oamaru.—May.

ANSWEIIS TO COBKESPONDENTS; C. E. W. asks : Is this month or next the best f» planting young P. insignia, C. macrocarpa, &.C., and if they would want any shelter fr.-m troat ?—? — From the middle of April to the middle of J£ay we consider the best time for planting young forest tre-ssuch a^ named, "lheyare both easily handled, and if, as is gccin ly done, they are litt€d"»ith a bole 01 trrowu in pots, uot the slightest risk is run, ivoviUied i he ground is draiutd and ordinnry care used. Koth are quite hardy, and will stand our hardest frosts. One advantage of having them early in the ground h to ( unble. them to overcome the slight, check caused by the stiift, and 'which they will a -on do so long as there js some heat in the soil. J. D.— Therd -n-e no prizes to be awarded for fruit afc iho May .>ho\v of the Dui.ediu Society, thw object hei g pi incipal y chrysanthemums ; but we would reeonmiaiiU t ruitt-row'eislo tend their best samples, us thwe is no i-ntry money, aud with the nameaf grower Hiifl locality affixed to tho exhibits epeuial attention -would b-'direeted U.e-fcto, aud possibly s mat; ad\ anUge in tho future might be gained. AppijE ijPKi'iMENb. — We have such a large number of samples tent that more lime iB needed for deciding as lo names than wns expected." Circumbt.i'.ceti havo occurred -which prevented those fr.ends who were giving assistance holding meetingb at tho time bxed, and it is found that »ho characters of the truits are so much altered by the differences in locality and climate when grown as lo retuJei" tho t j sk aomewlmt difficult. Of course some ot them ooutd be named off-hand, as uo difficulty exists legnrding them, but the exceptions are most numerous. Waiiiumo.— Will wiitc regarding the potatoes. J. F.— We are not acquainted with any plant named rhiM. and iancy you must have maae a mistake, as we do not find it in any catalog). e. You might send some description jegiirdiiig i' , and x>ossibly ue will bo able to g'Ve you thu information. yuiihiM'. — Flower «hm\s and horticultural societies arc old institutions in Otajjo, having had their origin almost with the landing of the lirst settlers. There are so:ne oi the old original gardeners still ii'nong üb, fcuch as Mr John Andeison of Caverbhnm, David Uo-ueis of Clutha, James Gebbio of Dutiedin, and others we could mention. Ifon*; of 1 hem now take any active part in exhibitions, their atteudlcn being more devoted now to fnirtiing than to giiideniug. There is no doubt there has been more room 1 r tho 1 tter t.nvde, and it-hns paid better than thu former ; but probably these old Ji'.tliers htill fake a lively i.teiest ijti nil horticultural affairs.