GARDEN CLUB

Southland Times, Issue 21949, 25 February 1933, Page 10

GARDEN CLUB

AUTUMN DISPLAY. A DECIDED SUCCESS. The Invercargill Garden Club held its autumn display in Everybody's Hall ! yesterday. It is not too much to say ( that.it was; one of the best shows the club has held, for it was successful in every way. There was good competition throughout, while in both flower . and vegetable sections the exhibits I were of good average quality. Despite I the hail, wind and rain that has been ( experienced this month, hardly any of | (he flowers displayed any evidence of ' j the recent rough Weather. j Yesterday’s display reflects great ..redit both on the competitors and on j ;he Garden Club. The president of the ' > ' club is Mr J. L. Lennie, while Mr A. j H. Smith is secretary. The club is to I ’ be commended for its energy and ef- i fort in holding spring, summer and I autumn displays, for they are in a large measure serving to maintain a live interest in horticulture. Mr C. S. ' Longuet, who judged the cut flower section, is one of the oldest members, and was once a member of the Southland Horticultural Society. With regard to the cut flower section, Mr Longuet said that the sweet peas were well up to standard and in good condition, while the varieties were reasonably up-to-date. The asters were only medium, he said, and the exhibits should have been both of better quality and larger in number. The gladiolis were rather poor, evidently having suffered through carriage. There were a few good, blooms, but those, in competition were disappointing generally. The dahlias were very weak, the show probably being too late ■in the season for these.. There was a large - number of entries for the Skene Shield prizes for girls. - These entries, were set up with good taste, on the whole, while all the entries contained a good collection of flowers, both in quality and variety. The exhibits were really effective, probably because the competitors were given a free hand in acquiring the blooms, some of which had evidently come from greenhouses. Taken all round, the exhibits were very attractive, as attractive as anything in the show, Mr Longuet said. The judge of the decorative section, Mr P. A. Plumer, said that the entries showed an improvement on the previous year. The baskets were particularly good, especially the one gaining first prize, while the aster section was one of the best he had viewed for many years. The sweet peas were quite a creditable display. There was one very fine vase of lilium philipinensis. One bowl of newer varieties of delphinium was most pleasing. The carnation section ' also was a particularly strong one -and as good as the judge had seen for a number of years. Mr J. A. Lennie, judge of the vegetable section, ■ said that in the ' i open class there could have been a ; little more competition in the root sec- I tions, such as carrots, parsnips and beet. The same thing applied to the I sections devoted to cauliflowers, let- ] tuce and potatoes. Taking the class as ] a whole, there was some marvellously good stuff in-fit, Mr Lennie said. With regard to the sections where there was limited competition, what there was 1 was of excellent quality, showing the result of good cultivation and also excellent type. There was little competi- * tion in the pods section, but what had been entered was good. A feature conspicuous by its absence was the col- ( lection of vegetables, no entries having | j been received. c With regard to the amateur class, Mr t Lennie said there was better competi- < tion in almost everything in this class, < while several entries had good collec- I tions of vegetables. These vegetables

were true to type also, while they showed the result of good cultivation. The onion section in the amateur class was exceedingly good, there being good competition in addition. They were well grown and ripened, showing the result of early sowing and good cultivation. A splendid standard was shown throughout, there being one particularly good entry of twelve Arran Banner white potatoes, these taking first prize for the class in the amateur section, and first for the best twelve potatoes in the show. A pleasing feature all through the vegetable section was that the vegetables were exhibited true to type. Commenting on the fruit section, Mr Lennie said there was good competition, while the fruit shown was clean and of good quality. In the tomato section the entries consisted of wellgrown tomatoes of excellent quality and evenly ripened. In the Skene Shield section for boys, Mr Lennie said there were six good entries, while the boys who were awarded prizes were to be commended on the quality of the vegetables they had staged. It would be a good thing for the other boys to observe the varieties of vegetables staged by the prize-winners and their quality, as it would be an advisory way of suggesting to the boys the fine opportunity they have of growing main vegetables which are in daily use. Mr J. A. Stewart, of Karitane, contributed an excellent display of vegetables, while Reilly’s (Dunedin) set up a fine display of gladioli. The following is the list of prizewinners: CUT BLOOMS. (Judge, Mr C. S. Longuet.) Collection cut flowers: Mrs T. Aitken 1, C. G. Hayes 2. Collection cut flowers (12 kinds): C. G. Hayes 1, Miss I. M. Craig 2, T.. J. Meadows 3. Twelve varieties sweet peas (3 blooms each): C. G. Hayes 1, Mrs Craig 2, Mrs Crichton 3. Six varieties sweet peas (3 blooms each): I. M. Craig 1, C. G. Hayes 2, Mrs W. Smith 3. Three varieties sweet peas: G. M. Broughton 1, C. G. Hayes 2. Six Asters (double): Mrs G. Miller (Ryal Bush) 1, Miss Joyce Challis 2, Mrs Randall 3. ' '■ Three, asters (double): C. G. Hayes 1 and 2. Six asters (single): Mrs Craig 1. Six dahlias (double): Miss Margaret Baker 1, Miss E. Aitken 2. Six carnations: Miss Aitken 1. Twelve (varieties) gladioli: T. J. Meadows 1. Three gladioli (varieties): W. H. Little 1, Mrs Drummond 2. Exhibit any other flower: C. G. Hayes 1. DECORATIVE SECTION (any foliage.) (Judge, Mr P. A. Plumer.) Vase sweet peas (red): Miss I. M. Craig 1, Mrs Drummond 2, Mrs Randall 3. Vase sweet peas (lavender or blue): Mrs Craig 1, Mrs T. D. Smith 2, Mrs Crichton 3. Vase sweet peas (pink): I. M. Craig I 1, Mrs Crichton 2 and 3. Vase sweet peas (any other colour): i Mrs Crichton 1, Mrs Randall 2 and 1 3 Bowl asters: Mrs W. Wicks 1, Mrs F. Hinton 2, Mrs Wicks 3. Vase dahlias: Mrs P. A. Thomson 7 Vase of carnations: Mrs F. Hinton 1, Mrs Acton 2, Mrs Allan 3. Vase of Iceland poppies: Mrs P. A. Thomson 1. Bowl Iceland poppies: Mrs P. A. ; Thomson 1, Mrs Catheral 2. i Basket of flowers: Mrs Craig 1 and i 2, Miss I. M. Craig 3. ; Bowl any other flower: C. G. Hayes 1, Mrs P. A. Thomson 2, Mrs Acton ! *>• . ' i Vase any other flower: Mr H. Carson ! 1, Mrs W. Smith 2, Mrs P. A.' Thom- | son 3. ' ‘

I Bowl roses: Mrs W. Wicks 1. | Floating bowls (girls): Miss Olga i McMurdo 1 and 3, Miss Helen Crichton i 2> I Floating bowl: . Mrs Drummond 1, ; Mrs Cochrane 2, Mrs Catherall 3. j VEGETABLE SECTION (Open Class). I (Judge: Mr J. A. Lennie). 7 | Six carrots (long): W. Crichton 1 3 I and 2. t j Six carrots (short): W. Crichton 1. - ' Six parsnips: W. Crichton 1 and 2. f ! Six beetroot: W. Crichton 1. 5 i Twelve potatoes (white): W. Crichj ; ton 1, Mrs C. Blomfield 2. r- Twelve potatoes (coloured): Mrs C. t ; Bloomfield 2. f ! Twelve pods beans: W. Crichton 1. Twelve pods French beans: W. i ! Crichton 1 and 2. i | Two vegetable marrows: . Mrs Craig : 11, T. Meadows 2, Master B. Chailice 3. , j Three cabbages: W. Crichton 1. > | Three cauliflowers: W. Smith (Earn . i Street) 2. I I Three lettuce: W. Smith 2. • Six onions: W. Crichton 1 and 2, W. Smith 3. ' Heaviest potatoes: J. Hollaron 1. VEGETABLE SECTION (Amateur). (Judge: Mr J. A. Lennie.) Collection vegetables (six kinds): Mrs Craig 1, T. J. Meadows 2, Mrs Craig 3. Six carrots (long): T. Meadows 1, T. G. Hayes 2. Six carrots (short): Mrs Drummond 1 and 2, Mrs Powell (Tisbury) 3. Six parsnips: Mrs Cochrane 1, T. J. Meadows 2, Mrs Craig 3. Six beet: Mrs Craig 1, Mrs Powell 2, Mrs Drummend 3. Twelve pods peas: Mrs Thomson (Kennington) 1, S. Thompson 2, J. G. Hayes 3. Twelve pods beans: S. Thompson 1, Mrs Craig 2. Twelve pods beans (runners): Mrs Drummond 1 and 2 Mrs Craig 3. Six onions: Mrs O. P. Fogarty 1 and 2, S. Thompson 3. Twelve potatoes (white): Mrs Drummond 1 and 2. Twelve potatoes (coloured): Mrs Craig 1, Mrs Drummond 2. Three cauliflowers Mrs Drummond 1. Three cabbages: Mrs Drummond 1, Mrs Craig 2, C. G. Hayes 3. Three lettuces: Mrs Meadows 1, Mrs Craig 2. FRUIT (Open). (Judge: Mr J. A. Lennie.) Dish apples (dessert): T. J. Meadows 1, W. Smith 2, Mrs C, Bloomfield 3. Dish apples (cooking): D. Cochrane 1,2 and 3. Dish tomatoes: R. J. Philpot 1, W. Crichton 2, Mrs C. Bloomfield 3. SPECIAL CLASSES. (Skene Shield.) Collection vegetables, six kinds. Open to boys attending schools only (Judge, Mr J. A. Lennie): Harry Crichton 1, Gordon Hayes 2, David Drummond 3. Collection flowers (six kinds): Open to girls attending schools only. (Judge, Mr C. S. Longuet): June Hayes 1, Mary Catherall 2.