WEST TAIERI HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

Otago Witness, Issue 2914, 19 January 1910, Page 10

WEST TAIERI HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

Beautiful weather prevailed' for the annual summer show of the West Taiori Horticultural Society, held at Outra.ra on the Bth. The entries were not nearly so good as last year —-some 60 less. This was most noticeable in pot plants and vegetable's. On the whole the show was good. There was very little celling for special mention; but a good deal of notice was taken of some flowers for exhibition only. Foremost amongst these was the collection of beautiful carnations shown by Mr S. Solomon, K.C., Dunedin. Another exhibit -was a bunch of very fine cactus dahlias exhibited iby Mias Carrutbers. In the out flowers Mrs D. E. Grant’s and Miss Carruthers’s exhibits of roses were much admired, while Mrs James Dow’s collection of cut flowers would have been hard to beat. Mr F. Parson’s collection' of stocks and Mr J. R. Nichol’s. spikes of the same flower were a. feature of the class. Mr J. T. Nichol’s collection of roses attracted a good deal of attention. As usual, the baking dar-pes contained nothing but high-class articles—such as the Taio.ri women folks have a reputation for producing. The total entries were 256. In the evening a large number visited the show. Messrs J. Newman and George Harvey judged the flowers and vegetables, and Miss Tweed, Wylie's Crossing, the preserved fruit, baking, etc. Mr C. Alills made an efficient and obliging secretary. The following is the prize-list: PLANTS IN POTS. Geranium, double (one entry)—Mies Kempshell; geranium, single (one entry)—• Mias Kempshell; geranium, any variety (one entry)— Aiks Kempshell; _ pot plant, grown in the open by boy or girl attending school in the Taieri (five entries) —Ruth White 1, F. Parsons 2, A. Milligan 3; hanging plant (one entry)—Mr T. A. White; collection ferns, four varieties (one entry) —Mr W. Sparks; collection pot plants, four distinct genera (one entry)— Miss Kempshell. CUT FLOWERS. Six annuals (20 entries) —Aiks Kempshell 1. Miss A. Carruthers 2; three carnations (two entries) —-J. S. Nichol 1 and 2; 12 flowers, other than annuals (two entries) — Miss Kempshell 1, T. A. Vv hite 2; three gladioli (two entries) —Alio Jas. Dow 1, Miss Carruthers 2; four _ geraniums (one entry)—T. A. White; six pansies (one entry)—Alias Kempshell; three penstemons (two entries) —Alias Carruthers 1, T. A. • White 2; three petunias (two entries) — Miss Carrot hers 1, J. S. Nichol 2; tbreo roses, tea, d.v. (three entries) —Aliss Carruthers 1 and 2 ; _ on© rose, any variety, named (four entries) —Aliso Carruthors 1, Airs D. E. Grant 2; three petunias (one entry)—Miss Carruthers; throe picotees (one entry)—J. S. Nichol; six phlox drurnmondi (on© entry)—Aliss Carruthers; four stocks (three entries) —J. S. Niohol 1, Miss Carruthers 2; six bunches sweet peas (three entries) —Aliss Carruthers 1, Aiks Kempshcl'l and Aliss B. M‘Leod (equal) 2 ; three sweet william (orre entry)—Miss Kempshell ; three verbena (two entries) —J. S. Nichol I, Aliss Carruthers 2; bouquet, bridal, unwired (one entry)—Aliss. Ivempisheil; table bouquet (two entries) —Airs D. E. Grant 1, Aliss J. J. APKenzic 2; bouquet of everlasting flowers _(two entries) —Airs D. E. Grant 1, Miss Kempshell 2; hand bouquet, unwired (two entries) —Miss Kempshell 1 and 2; bouquet, men’s buttonhole, made up by children’ attending school in the Taieri under 14- years (nine entries) —Dot Stanaway 1, Ethel" Blair 2, A. C. Mills 3; man’s buttonhole bouquet, unwired (14 entries) —Airs D. E. Grant 1, Mies Kempshell 2; floral wreath, made up by children, under 14 yeans, attending - school in, the Taieri (on© entry)—M. Grant; floral wreath (two entries) —Airs D. E. Grant 1, Aliss G. Snow 2; orre dress spray (unwired (seven entries) —Miss Kempshell 1 and 2, Alits J. J. Mackenzie 3; basket cut flowers (four entries) —Airs Stewart 1, Aliss C. Snow 2, Miss Ruth White 3; three spikes herbaceous or bulbous plants (six entries)—T. A. White 1. Mrs Jas. Dow 2: decorated hid: (six entries) —Mrs D. E. Grant 1, Aliss C. Snow 2; collection cut’flowers (one entry) —Airs Jas. Dow ; collection of geraniums, blooms, stands not to exceed 24 x 18 —- Miss Kempshell 1, T. A. White..2 ; collection of stocks (two entries) —F. Parsons 1, J. S. Nichol 2; collection of lilies (one entry)—Miss Kempshell; collection of roses (two entries) —J. S. Nichol 1, Airs D. E. Grant 2; collection of sweet peas (two entries) —Aliss Kempshell 1. Aliss Kofosd* 2; collection of annuals (one entry)—Aiks Kempshell; collection of poppies (two entries) —Airs John Dow 1, Aliss B. AULc-od 2. FRUIT. Twenty-four cherries (three entries) —Aliss E. Nichol 1 and 2, Rev. W. Spence 3: 24 gooseberries, dessert (one entry)—Aliss B. M ‘Lcod; 24 .gooseberries, jam (one entry)—Airs J. Dow; pint currants, red, picked (one entry)—Aliss E. Nichol; pint currants, white, picked (two entries) —Airs E. Nichol 1, Airs J. Dow 2; pint currants, black, picked (one entry)—Airs James Dow ; pint raspberries (one entry)—F. M. Wright; heaviest 12 straps currants (two entries) —Aliss E. Nichol 1, Airs James Dow 2; heaviest 24 gooseberries (one entry)— E. APLeod. A’EG ET ABLES. Beans, long (one entry)—A. Grant; cabbage, fit. for table (eight entries) —Airs Jas. Little 1, C. Low 2, H. Pidd 3; carrots, fit for table (fivo entries) —E. Al‘Leod 1. F. Parsons 2, C. Low 3: cauliflower (three entries) —Airs J. Little 1, F. Parsons 2, O. Alillar 5; potatoes, six white (nine entries) —W. Fraser 1, 15. APLcod 2, F. Wright 3; potatoes, coloured, six (throe entries—F. Parsons 1, Aliss B. APLcod E; onions, six spring (three entries) —C. Low 1. F. Parsons 2, James Bundle 3: beet, two (four entries) —Aliss B. APLeod 1, C. Low 2, R. B. Neill 3; turnips, four, two white and two yellow (three entries)—A. Grant 1,

Mias Kempshell 2 and 3; rhubarb red, four stalks (fivo entries) —F. M. Wright 1, E. M‘Leod 2; cschallots (four entries)—Mis J. Little 1, I*'. Parsons 2, C. Millar 3: lettuce (four entries) —R. Nidd 1, W. Fraser 2, Miss B. MT.eod 3; onions, autumn-sown (one entry)—F. Parsons: parsley (one entry)—W. Sparks; parsnips (six entries)— W. Sparks 1, C. Low 2, Miss B. APLeod 3; peas (four entries) —R. B. Neill 1 and 2, C. Low 5; peas, one pint, shelled (foul entries)—R. Nidd 1, Miss B. McLeod! 2, R. B. Neill 3: potatoes, round, white, six (one entry)—W. Fraser; collection of potatoes (two 'entries). —F. Parsons 1, C. Low 2; collection of vegetables, grown by exhibitor (one entry)—Miss B. McLeod; heaviest rhubarb (one entry) b. M. Wright. PRESERVED FRUITS, HONEY, CAKES. Honeycomb, one frame (two entries) Miss Kempshell 1, P. W. Fraser 2; best honey, extracted, about 31b (six entries) Miss Kempshell 1 and 2. P. W. Fraser 3; honey, sections, three (two entries) —Miss Kempshell 1 and 2; bread, milk, 21b or over (two entries) —Mrs John Dow 1 and 2; bread, yeast, 21b or over (one entry)—Miss F. Gna.nt; scones, girdle, plate of three (one entry)—Mrs John Dow ; scones, plates of three (four entries)—Mrs John Dow 1, Miss Niohol 2, Miss Sutherland 3; scones, oven, amateurs only (five entries) —Miss Agnes Shaw 1, Miss B. M‘Lccd 2, Miss C. Neill 3; cake, ginger (three entries) — Miss E. Nicihol 1, Mrs C. Milk 2, Airs Stanaway 3; cake, seed (four entries)—Mrs T. A. White 1, Mrs John Dow 2, Mrs Stornaway 3; cake, sponge (four entries)—Mrs Stan away 1 and 2, Mrs T. A. White 3; oake, fruit (three entries) —Mrs S tana way 1 and 3, Mm John Dow 2; cake, fruit, amateurs only (one entry)—Miss C. Neill; pancakes, plate of three (six entries)—Miss C. Dronnan 1, Miss Sutherland 2 and 3; collection of tea cakes, on tray (one entry)— Mrs J. Dow; shortbread (eight entries) — Mrs S. M‘Leod 1. Albs E. Niohol 2, Miss Sutherland 3: cakes, marble (six entries) Miss E. Nie.hol 1, Mrs C. Mills 2, Mrs John Dow 3 ; sponge roll (five entries) —Mrs John Dow 1, Mrs John Nedll 2, Miss Q. Drennan 5: bread, milk, amateurs only (three entries! —Miss B. MT.eod: 1, Miss A. Shriw 2, Mrs T. A. White 3.