LOVELY BLOOMS

Southland Times, Issue 22011, 10 May 1933, Page 12

LOVELY BLOOMS

CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. AN ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY. One of the outstanding attractions in the Drill Hall is the Garden Club’s Chrysanthemum. Show which is being held in conjunction with the Winter Show. The weather has not been kind to outdoor flowers in the past month, but in spite of this disadvantage the display of blooms is of a very high standard. The judge of the cut flower and pot plant sections, Mr W. Smith, said he was greatly surprised with the quality of the blooms when the unfavourable climatic conditions were taken into consideration. It reflected great credit on the growers. In the open section for twelve chrysanthemums he said that the flowers shown by all four entrants were so uniformly good that he had grave difficulty in separating them. All were worthy of a first prize, for all were large, well-shaped and fresh. One slightly inferior flower was the only factor enabling him to differentiate. The classes for nine, six and three blooms were also excellent, with some distinctive new blooms. In the single bloom classes there were magnificent blooms. The premier white went to P. A. Plumer with a William Turner 6jin deep and 6]in in circumference—a lovely bloom. Usually this championship is won by a Lady Talbot, but none were shown this year. The premier yellow was a Rodger Thomson shown by Mrs W. Smith, and the premier pink a Miss Tucker shown by Mrs A. H. Smith. The premiership in any other colour was gained by R. Petrie with an Edith Cavell—a redish bronze of such outstanding quality that it was pronounced the champion bloom of the show. Mr Smith said that in the amateur sections the flowers were not quite as large, but were of perfect shape. The single chrysanthemums were also very good, but one fault he remarked upon was that the stems were cut too short. Exhibitors would make a better display if they kept the stems as long as possible. The pot plants were good. The winner of the collection showed more variety and had more plants than the second prize taker who confined his collection to doubles. The single plants were very good. The'judge of the decorative sections, Mrs Bain Challis, said that the display was not up to the usual standard, the weather no doubt largely accounting for this. Outstanding on the table was a bowl of spindle tree foliage and berries, a vase of gerberas and a floating bowl of winter roses and autumn foliage. In the class for decorated baskets the entries were well below those of other years but the winning basket was most artistic. The winning floral design, depicting the sun, moon and stars, was a creditable effort. The first prize bowl of double chrysanthemums was also outstanding. The prize list is as follows:— POT PLANTS (Open). CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Collection of pot plants—J. Bayne 1, H. B. Wood 2. Three pot plants double—H. B. Wood 1 and 2. One pot plant. double—H. B. Wood

Three pot plants, decorative—C. G. Hayes 1. Three pot plants single—H. B. Wood 1 and 3, J. Bayne 2. One pot plant decorative—T. J. Meadows 1. One pot plant single—H. B. Wood 1, J. Bayne 2, T. J. Meadows 3. One pot plant specimen disbudded— J, Bayne 1. CUT BLOOMS (Open). Twelve chrysanthemums, double—P. A. Plumer 1, C. G. Hayes 2, N. Carter 3, J. Bayne h.c. Six chrysanthemums, double—P. A. Plumer 1, H. B. Wood 2, W. Stapleton 3. Three chrysanthemums, double—P. A. Plumer 1, H. B. Wood 2, Mrs A. H. Smith 3. One chrysanthemum, double—Mrs W. Smith 1, P. A. Plumer 2, H. B. Wood 3. Premier blooms—Yellow, Mrs W. Smith. White, P. A. Plumer. Pink, Mrs A. H. Smith. Any other colour— R, Petrie. ■» Champion bloom in show—R. Petrie (Edith Cavell). Three vases chrysanthemums, single—Mrs W. Smith 1, J. Bayne 2. One vase double decorative —Mrs A. H. Smith 1,2 and 3. One vase single pink—Mrs T. Aitken I, R. Petrie 2. One vase single white —W. Stapleton 1. One vase single crimson—Mrs Peddie 1, J. Bayne 2. One vase single bronze—W. Stapleton 1, Mrs W. Smith 2. CUT BLOOMS (tyro). Six blooms, double—F. D. Aitken 1, L. Rowland 2. Three blooms double—J. D. Speirs 1, F. D. Aitken 2, L. Rowland 3. One bloom, double—R. Petrie 1 and 2, J. D. Speirs 3. Three vases, single- -R. Petrie 1, Mrs T. Aitken 2, R. Petrie 3. Three vases double decorative —Mrs T. T. Aitken 1. DECORATIVE SECTION (open). Bowl double chrysanthemums, double disbudded—Mr C. G. Hayes 1. Bowl chrysanthemums, double (sprays)—Mrs Craig 1, Miss Craig 2. Bowl chrysanthemums, single—Miss Craig 1. Vase chrysanthemums, single—Eric Campbell 1. Vase chrysanthemums, double —Mrs W. P. Wicks 1. Vase any other flower—C. G. Hayes 1, Eric Campbell 2 and 3. Floral emblem —Mrs Craig 1, Miss Craig 2. Bowl autumn flowers and berries— Mrs Craig 1. Vase autumn flowers and berries— Mrs W. P. Wicks 1, Mrs J. C. Cooper 2. x Decorated basket—Miss Craig 1, Miss E. Aitken 2. Floating Bowl—Miss M. Reese 1, Mrs Catherall 2, Miss Craig 3. DECORATIVE SECTION (Tyro). Vase chrysanthemums, single—Mrs G. McKenzie 1, Mrs Mayhew 2. Vase chrysanthemums, double —Mrs Peddie 1. Basket chrysanthemums—S. Aitken Bowl any other flower—Mrs Catherall 1. T _ Vase any other flower—Mrs J. C. Cooper 1, Miss Corner 2, Mrs J. C. Cooper 3.