PENINSULA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3994, 30 September 1930, Page 21

PENINSULA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

ANNUAL SPRING SHOW.

ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY OF FLOWERS.

Spring flowers in profusion made a very attractive showing at the Peninsula Horticultural Society’s annual show, which was held in the Coronation Hall, Portobello on Saturday afternoon and evening. An excellent display of vegetables, children’s work, and also needlework was a feature ot the show. The finest display was made with narcissi. The beautiful blooms shown were considered excellent for this time of the year. The decorated table was a riot oi colour, the full yellow blooms being prominent. The show was well up to the usual standard, but there was a lack of several spring flowers, such as anemones, which have been kept back in growth owing to the adverse weather conditions. Alany of the entries in the children’s classes came from several parts of the Peninsula. The entries in the cooking classes were the largest seen at any Peninsula Show. Taken all round, the goods' displayed in this section were of a very high standard, especially the sponges. Although not quite up to usual standard of the show, the display of primroses was very good. The Peninsula excels in the growth of this flower, and some beautiful vases of matured blooms were shown. In the decorative section a feature of the prize tables was the attractive display of hyacinth and poppies. The blooms were beautifully coloured and well arranged. The narcissi display was also artistically arranged, and a pleasing feature of the show was the arrangement of flowers by the children, all -showing good taste in colours. . The decorative baskets A)' ere very pleasing and well arranged. The first prize, a basket arranged by Airs J S. AFCartney, consisted of narcissi, pansies, and forsythia. with lycopodiuna as foliage, was of particular merit. The remaining baskets were well up to the usual standard seen at these shows. Some beautiful freesias were exhibited by Airs O. North, and two very artistically arranged shower bouquets were show-n by Airs Weddell. In the cut flower class, pelargoniums made a very fine showing, while the hyacinths' exhibited were well grown and of good colour. The flowers exhibited in the children’s classes were all of splendid quality, pansies and wallflowers being a feature.

In the.narcissi section, the best yellow trumpet in the show was wonderfully well grown and the colouring was excellent. The blooms were of the Lord Roberts variety. One specially good vase of Emperor trumpet and several beautifullygrown King Alfred blooms were exhibited. There was also one vase of yellow incomparabilis of very fine quality, and also one very nice vase of bernardino. The colour of the blooms left nothing to be desired. All the flowers were very clean, and the judges were pleased to note that several varieties of narcissi, which are t ow easily procured, are coming into more prominence at the Peninsula Shew. In the children’s exhibition some commendable work was shown, but the judge said that the outstanding fault in the handwriting was the diversity of style in both classes. There was no marked difterence between the work of the competitors. The drawing was realiy gmd, and Gie same remark applied to the fi'-wor section of drawing, in which the colouring was also tasteful.

The vegetable section was considered good for this time of the season. The display of broccoli, onions, and leeks was very good. The display of seed potatoes was also a very fine one. All the flowers, particularly wallflowers, were well grown. The show, which was well attended on Saturday evening, was a credit to the committee, which is an enthusiastic band of workers. It was due to the energy and enthusiasm shown by the committee that such an excellent display was made. A word of praise is due to the secretary (Mr J. Seaton), who proved himself a master of detail by having everything well organised.