TAIERI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 1834, 14 January 1887, Page 11

TAIERI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The summer flower, fruit, and vegetable exhibition under the auspices of the above society, held at the Volunteer Drill Shed, Mosgiel, on Saturday, was in every respect as successful as former shows of a similar kind at the Taieri. During the afternoon there was a large attendance, and in the evening the building was crowded. Among pot plants the Calceolarias were very fine, and the fuschiaa were quite up to the mark. Among cut flowers Pelargoniums formed the special feature ; there were exceedingly handsome table bouquets ; the carnations and pinks were excellent, but the roses were not particularly good. As usual, at the Taieri show there was a better lot of vegetables than is ever seen at any of the Dunedin shows. The cabbages, cauliflowers, pease, potatoes, and rhubarb being well worthy of mention. The exhibits in fruit were good, and Mr C. Sonntag, of Kaikorai, one of the judges, stated that larger gooseberries could uot be shown any where— one lot of 24 weighed no less than lib lOoz, while another lot of a similar number weighed just an ounce less. Appended is the prize list : —

Cut Flowers.— Six bloom 6 roses— Mrs Twinning (Dunediu), 151 5 J Brown, 2 ; W Weir, 3. Four spikes sweet will'amß (2 light 3 dark)— S Sinclair, 1; J Hendry, 2 ; A Dalgleish, 3. Six blooms show pansies — J Brown. 1 and 2 ; W Smith, 3. Hand bouquet of flowers— Miss Grace Gow, 1; Miss C Nimmo, 2; Mrs Twinning, 3. Three blooms roses (different varieties)— Mrs Twinning 1 ; W Smith, 2 ; John Brown, 3. Four spikes ten-week stock (different varieties) — J Brown, 1 ; A Sinclair, 2 ; John Brown, 3. six. spikes sweet William (not less than. three different varieties) — Miss Grace Gow, 1 ; Mrs G Howell, 2; J Hendry, 3. Four blooms pinks— W Smith, 1 ; Mrs J Freeman, 2; James C'osbie, 3, Two spikes phlox (herbaceous)— A Sinclair, 1 ; S Sinclair, 2 ; Mrs Whyte, 3. Four blooms pansies (different varieties)— W Smith, 1 ; James Crosbie, •2 ; G Hendry, 3. Four trusses geraniums (different varieties) —John Brown, 1 and 3 ; James Crosbie, 2. Six bunches annuals (6 different varieties)— W L Christie, 1 and 2 ; James Christie, jun., 3. Four spikes antirrinums (different varieties)— W Smith, John Melrose, 2. Table bouquet — Mirs Gow, 1 ; Mrs Carlyle, 2 ; Mrs Twinning, 3. Four blooms roses (different varieties)— D L Christie, 1 ; Miss Christie, 2; J Christie, 3. Four spikes penstemons— Geo Thomson; 1; Jas Crosbie, 2; Mrs Twinning, 3. carnations— W Smith, 1 and 2; W Stenhouse 3. Herbaceous plants— Mrs White, 1 ; Mrs Purvis, 2; Miss Shore, 3. Delphinium— W Smith, 1; Mrs Twinning. 2. Annuals— J Christie, 1 ; W L Christie, 2 ; A Wedderspoon, 3. Collection of cut flowers— W L Christie, 1 ; Mrs Ing'es, 2 ; Mias Shaw, 3. Table decorations — Mrs B Purvis. Bridal bouquet— Misa Green, 1 ; Mrs Purvis, 2 ; Mrs Twinning, 3. Pelargoniums — W Smith, 1 ; W stenhouse, 2 ; W L' Christie, 3 Collection of herbs7 Mrs Currie. Fancy pan9ies — W Smith, 1 ; J Brown, 2 and 3. PotPlants*— One|plant;Bcarletgeranium(single)— John Brown, 1 and 3 j S Sinclair, 2. One plant Hydrangea- Mrs George Howell, 1 ; W L Christie, 2 ; W Smith, 3. One light fuschia— S Sinclair. 1 ; J Brown 2 and 3. Light geranium (single)— James Crosbie, 1 and 2, John Brown. 3. One dark fuschia- S Sinclair, 1 ; J Brown, 2 ; J Orosbie, 3. One geranium (double)— James Crosbie, 1; William Smith, 2; B Sinclair, 3. Three plants ferns— James Christie, jun., 1 ; Mrs Geo Howell, 2 ; Miss Ettie Allau, 3. Best _ three pot plants — J Christie, jun.," 1 1 and '3; Henry Purvis, 2. One pelargonium (show)— J Brown, 1 and 3 ; A B Stenhonse, 2. One foliage begonia— Mrs Twinning, 1; W Smith, 2; S Sinclair, 3. Plant grown in window— Miss C Nimmo, 1 ; W C Sinclair, 2 and 3. Begonia in flower— W, Smith, 1 and 2, J Christie, nm., 3. Two plants calceolaria -H L Christie, 1 ; J Christie, jun., 2 and 3. Plant musk— G Murdoch; 1 ; Q Henry, 2. Petunia A Sinclair, and 3 ; H'L Christie, 2. f

Fhuit — Collection of early fruit — Miss Gow, 1; H Sutherland, 2; Miss Mowell, 3. Strawberries— D L Christie, 1 ; James Eos 9, 2. Raspberries— o Beath, 1 ; Miss Christie, 2 ; T Aitken, 3. Eed gooseberries—John Hislop, 1 and 2; Miss Eenton, 3. Light gooseberries— R Steele, 1 ; John Melro3e, 2 ; A Uavidsqn, 3. Whitecurrants— Mrs Todd, 1 ; John Andrew, 2 ; W Cameron, 3. Red currants— John Brown, 1 and 2; T Aitken, 3. Black currants— Miss Runcimau, 1 and 2 ; John Brown, 3. Cherries— J Algie, 1 ; J Hislop, 2 and 3.' Collection of fruit— Miss Gow, 1 ; U Sutherland, 2 ; Miss Powell, 3. Heaviest strawberries— D L Christie, 1. Heaviest red fooaeberries— J Melrose, 1 and 2, John Hislop, 3. [eaviest light gooseberries— A Sinclair, 1 ; J Mel-

rose, 2 j JMTaggajt, 3.' Heaviest red currrnti— J Brown,. 1 and. 2; T_ Aitken, 3. Heaviest black currants— John Brown, 1 and 2 ; Miss Hunciman, 3. Vegetables. -Early carrots— John Rankin, 1 ; A Sinclair, 2 and 3. Early round white potatoes— A I)algleißh, 1 and 2; D L Christie. 3. Kidney potatoes — D L Christie, 1 and 2 ; W Weir, 3. Karfy potatoes (red;— W R Charters. 1 ; A Dalgleish. 2 ; T Stoddart, 3. Rhubarb— T Stoddart, 1 ; John Rankin, 2 and 3. Lettuces -A Davidson, 1 ; A Tait, 2 ; T Stoddart, 3. Turnips— A Tait, 1; Jos Allan, 2; G Murdoch, 3. P*as (in pods)— J O'Donnell, 1; George Hendry, 2 ; John Kankin, 3. Peas (shelled)— J Rankin, 1 and 2; G Hendry, 3. Shallots— T M'Kay, 1 and 3; J Rankin, 2. Cauliflowers— E Charters, 1 ; J Smeaton, 2. Early cabbages — J Renton, 1 ; T Stoddart, 2 ; J Smeaton. 3. ~ Basket of vegetables— Q Hendry, 1 1 ; A Dalgleiih, 2; W Weir, 8. .