THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NELSON.

Colonist, Volume XXVII, Issue 3943, 23 September 1884, Page 3

THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NELSON.

To tJie Editor of the Colonist. .-JSiu, —On Saturday afternoon • one of-the oldest members of the Society and I had a conversation about the method, manner of management, rules to be adheared to, and the aim for which, s the 'Society should be upheld. In his past experience my Mend admitted that he has been over 20 years in connection with the Horticulcural Society of Nelson, during which time he has neglected , (infa way)'!his reguiai' money making-business to advance the interests of the Society., ..In his own words, " I pushed and pulled with a loss, when the others only made a tug on Show day; or ajfe^hoursipreyious/'; Simple, the explanation is, but analyse his statement, "I pushed and pulled with a loss." "The others made only a tug on Show day, or a few,,-hours ■ previous.",.-,-, The -.simpleftruth 'stand3jfbrtia prominently.'' He »tr"u'ggled' uselessly i ' in:' a way; to ■ his! own ° disadvantage, while the majority basked inTthe-Virtue of their laziness, *' Sic transit gloria mundi," Ifcgltfryiha'd-; crowned Mi: 'endeayprs itK£ jtiit .•f :the.membera,wo.u}d i :h»vs i pa^ the same ratio as the busy bee, while at the same time they were only "drones."5 these remarks .to one side, and from a public p"oint^oi fiewye¥ {flB 'unraVel'^o^'myirery } which'.preJventCtha.fSocietyjJibmrbeingra sue- i cess. Unity is required, and a steady Com,;Vhote fAim, 'ought; t«ibe'i;to ;pußh| preventing others who have a pet theme from kicking over their traces,^anJ impartial judgment, and last, .but not least,. qualified judges. Oti:the latter point the desirabilityi of adhering to Rule 12 of the Society,. many: grave blunders might be omitted in the judgment of/ jflowexs,^^tef 1 TlHscussioii ;/pught • Jh» ~-b» eDCouragedrfgariviiK jt^PolQl^o^merit in a florist-flower', <&c.; which'would "give the judges, a-footing to w^ork upon, from which they could not? deviate without committing an apparent blunder. A Committee to be in attendance 'to ad jmt • matters should, a proteat be made. In fact, the whole machinery: should t be w^llf ojUed with; In ApOQ-; elusion, 1 would Buggeat, ia stageing "plants for .competition, tbafcthe tables for eachxlass of i^'flow^^^ihoul^jbe martea^so! that there 'would-be no shifting 'and damaging mounted ■pecimens, which is bound to occur! iri-frecfuen^n andlihgiSiiA' j 3U.SL_ sJ Af'i j ■ ' Your§^i&6'J,S tIS i J. McGnraoß. •• insSeptember;«22?xitßß4i'T' y r.Si-.lilJlAO ;