THE HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8246, 13 May 1895, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

It is with the utmost pleasure we are able to state that the exhibition of tbe Nelson Horticultural Society, which opened on April 24th, proved one of the very best we have ever witnessed. A very high standard of excellence was reached, and in \iew of tbe fact that outsiders entered tbe lists, tbe fact that local exhibitors seonred the chief awardß must be accepted as gratifying. For the Challenge Cup, three competitors did their utmost, and last year's winner, Mrs Merriok, came within an ace of securing the coveted cup. By only half a point was thia exhibitor defeated, the Judge, after a careful and I intricate calculation, giving bis verdict in favor of Messrs Bolton Bros., by a moat narrow margin, a Wellington exhibitor taking third place. Thus Mrs Merrick and the Messrs Bolton Bros, have each secured an interest in the Challenge Cup, ami they will have to prove next year which is the better, so that the final competition is certain to be one full of interest. In alluding to the exhibition of chrysanthemums, it is necessary, in the first place, to epeak of the general excellence faohieved. By a small fraotion Messrs Bolton Bros, secured the ohief award, but their success in no way detraots from the high order of merit which other exhibitors are entitled to. In the amateur olass for 24 Japanese, the contsst was just as close, and had it not been that classes were provided for those who fhave not hitherto been successful in the front rank, it is probable that some excellent exhibits would have been wanting. However, the precautions taken tad to the exhibition of many flowers that can ecaroely be said to have been of second rank, for in general competition they excelled. The opinion expressed by tbe jodge was highly ' complimentary, and in respect to seedlings Mr Cooper was oonstrained to give special certificates to both Messrs Bolton Brjß. and Mrs Merriok, as well as to Mr S. Bolton. From the prize Hat it will be sem that Mrs Merriok wbb eminently successful, and the epeoial olass gave encouragement for others to oppose the ve'erans, a oompe iti n in whioh a very fair amount of success was aohieved. The bouquets end tv t nholes shown yesterday were very nomercu- a3 well as excellent, the latter numbering over 80, and altogether there was an advanomer.t in point of excellence. Tha fruit oalled for special mention, and such exhibits of apples as those made yesterday were altogether exceptional. Mr Wiesenhavern'a fioe collection of appled wer6 awardei the first place, an 1 in a'most any exhibition th9y must hive taken the premier position ; while Mr F. J. Hingston'a were very close np. The exhibits of grapes, there being an unusually large number, of lemons, of nuts, of peaches, <ftc, were all excellent, and tbe display of vegetables was remarkably good. The table deoorations were moon admired, and so were the floral designs. A monogram NHS in brown and yellow ohrysanthemums on a wbite ground, shown by Miss Burford, L:ka moet prominent position. At three o'clock yesterday the exhibition was formally opened by his Worship the Mayor, Mr F. Trask, who alluded to the magnificent display, and complimented tbe Society on their successful efforts. He expressed a hope that the number of visitors would be equal to the merits of the show. After the exhibition had been declared open, Mr Wiesenhavern intimated his intention of presenting his very fine exhibit of apples to the Mayor, who expressed trs appreciation. The bouquets, but:onholes, designs and decorations, including the bouquets of benies and a shower bouquet of nasturtiums by Miss Gascoigne, attracted very much attention yesterday, and we have no doubt that the number of visitors to-day will be very large. The exhibition, which realised close on £29 yesterday, will be open from 2 30 till 5 o'clock this afternoon, and from 7 till ten at night, sohool children being admitted for three pence. PRIZE LIST. Silver Challenge Cup, valued at ten guineas, subsoribed by Messrs L Adams, F Langbein, F Hamilton, J Gannaway, W Tyree J Solanders, T S Merrick, F Trark, L Sheather, H Dodson, H Calders, and B H Moller, with three Illuminated Diplomas, and cash prizes of 20s, 153 and 10s, presented by the Society • —For the 12 best Jaanese and 12 best Chinese cut blooms. Bolton Bros, i Mrs Merrick ,2 J J Kerslake (Wellington) . . 3 Class I.— Pot Plants. 3 incurved, distinct varieties, S Bolton 1 •' 3 Japanese do, S Bolton 1 ; best Japanese S Bolton 1; best incurved or large flowering; Chinese, S Bolton 1 ; best anemone, variety, 8 Bolton 1 and 2. j Class 2. — Cut Blooms 6 Incurved, distinct varetifs (Chinese) Bolton Bros 1, S Bolton 2 and highly commended ; 24 Japanese, distinct varieties Bolton Bros 1, EHale 2 ; 6 Japanese, distinct varieties, Bolton Bros 1, Mra Merrick 2. S Bolton, junr., and E Hale commended;' 6 Japanese, yellow blooms, 3 variaties, 2 of each Mrs Merriok 1 ; 0 Ja; anese, white bloom?, 3 varieties, 2 each, Mrs Merriok 1 ; 6 anemones, flowered, not les3 than 3 varieties, Bolton Bros 1, Mrs Merrick 2, E Hale commended ; the best bloom, any variety. Mrs Fiven 1, Bolton Bros 2, J Fiven commended ; 6 trusses pompons, distinct varieties, 2 blooms on each truss, A R Kiiching 1, one exhibit disqualified for having more than two blooms on each truss ; 3 best seedlings locally grown, 8 Bo:ton 1, Mrs Merrick 2 (five exhibits). Amatbub Classes. Class 3, —Pot Plants. Group chrysanthemums staged for tffeot, Mrs Merrick 1 ; 3 Japanese, distinct varieties, Mr& Merritk 1 ; 3 pompoos, Mra Merrick 1 ; 1 Japanese, Mrs Merriok 1 ; 1 anemone flowered, Mrs Merriok 1 and 2. Class 4.— Cut Blooms. 12 inounved, distinot varietiee, J. Fiven 1, Mra Merriok 2 ; 6 inoarved, do, J. Fivan 1 ; 24 Japanese, do, Mrs Merrick 1, J Fivea 2, Mrs Tibbie and J- E. Hounseil highly com- [ mended ; 12 Japanese, do, J. Fiven 1 ; J. E. 1 Hounsell 2, Mrs 'libble highly oommended; 6 Japanese, do, J, Fiven 1, J E. Hounsell 2; 6 Japanese, yellow bloome, 3 varieties, J. Fiven 1, Mrs Gannaway 2 ; 6 Japanese, white blooms, 3 varieties, J. Fiven 1, Mra Gannaway 2 ; 6 aneomone flowered, 3 varieties, Mrs Tibbie 1 ; best bloom any variety, J. Fiven 1, Mrs Fiven 2. Special Cljes fob Amateur* who had nev*r TAKEN A FIBST PfilZS FOB ChßY SANTHEJUUHS . Cuss s— Cut Blooms. 12 blooms any seotion distinct varieties, Mrs Fiven 1, Mrs W Lane 2, Mrs Ganaaway highly commended, Mary Dam (Westport) oommended ; 6 blooms any section distinct varieties, J Ea?t 1, Mrs W Lane 2, Mrs Fiven highly commended ; best bloom any variety, jMary Dam (Westport) 1, Mrs W Lane 2; best arranged group chrysanthemums with foliage, 12 or more Darned, ai ranged in not less than four vases (Dr Boor's prize), Miss Bell 1, Misß 0 M Gascoigne 3 ; premier Japanese bloom seleoted from all the exhibits (Mr T S Merriok's prize), Bolton J3roe, name of flower •• Coronet " ; 6 ostrich plumes, not j less than 6 varieties (Mr E Greeo V prise),

Mra Merrick 1'; 12 anemone flowered, six varieties, outdoor (Mr B Muir's prize), Mrs Merrick 1 ; best collection chrysanthemums growing in pots, open to all (Mr J Graham's prize), 8 Bolton 1,

Class 6— Open to all Comers.

6 ooleus.^Mra" Gannaway 1 ; best collection fj-np, Mrs Bain'l ; 3 flowering begonias in pots, S Bolton 1 and 2 ; 6 show dahlias, Miss Fiven 1 ; 6 cactus dahlias, no prize awarded, some of the blcoms being disqualified, but E Bale's exhibit was oommended ; 3 petunias in pots, Mrs G Bennett 1. Bouquets, Decorations, Etc. (Judges : Miss Gasocigne, Mra Kobinsoo, and Mrs Blackett). Open Class. Best hand bouquet of ohrysanthemums (any foliage), Mrs A R Kitching 1 ; best bridal bouquet of ohrysanthemums, Miss M E Kitching 1, Mrs A R Kitching 2 ; best table decorations (any flowers or foliage), Miss A i M Bell 1, Miss D A Johnston 2 ; best wreath of chrysanthemums, Miss Alice Sheather 1 , Miss Ada HaleJ2, Amateub Class. Best hand bouquet of chrysanthemums (any foliage), Miss A M Bell 1, W H Irvine 2, Miss Gannaway oommended ; best bridal bouquet chrysanthemums, Miss A M Bell 1, Mrs Liley 2, Miss Grace Hale oommended. Speoials. Best bouquet ot berries with foliage by school children (Dr Hudson's prize), Beatrice Kitohing 1 ; Isabel Hobden 2 ; best deßign of chrysanthemums made by girls attending any ooliege or Bohool (Mr J L Adams' priza), Cornelius Johnston 1, Mis a Fhair oommended; beet floral design ot chrysanthemums (Miss Track's prize), Amy Burford 1, Mrs Lsery . end Emily Froßt commended; best bouque; by Girls' College boarders (Mies Bell'u priz:B), Gertrude Nelson 1, May Noswottby 2, Marian Wright 3; best wreath of ehrjsanihemums made by 1 iris, any foliage (Mrs T S Merriok's prize), Mabel Bam ford 1, R Be Ancell oommended ; best wreath of white chrysanthemums (Mr J Ha!e's prize), Ada Bale 1, M Kitohing commended; best han^ bouqoet made by girls attending any sohool (Rev Father Mahoney'a prize), Madge Maokay 1, Beatrice Hitching 2 ; beßt buttonhole made by children under 15 (Mr A W Bain'u priztt. Hilda Bamford 1. Clarice Bain 2, F. Hale 3, Bertie Bird highly commended, B Kitohing commended ; best hand bouquet made by State school girls between 12 and 15 years (Miss Gaecoigne'a prizes), Eeatiioe Kitohing Ethel Dement 2 ; best hand bouquet of obrveanthemums made by Stata Sohool girls between 10 and 12 years (Miss GasoDigne's prize), J Liley 1, Ella Ancell 2 ; best hand bouquet of chrysanthemums made by Btate Sohool girls under 10 jeara (Miss Gasooigne'a prize), H Bamford 1, Clarice Bain 2 ; test pot plant, any kind, bona fide property of a child, Bertie Bird 1. Fbcit, Vegetables, &c. (Judges: Messrs John Hale, B Molier, and H R Bell.) Class 7 — Open to all combes. Bunch dark grapes, I M Bunley 1- Mrs Merrick 2, D M Chapman and S Bolton oommended ; bunch light grapes, Mrs Merrick 1, J C Bolton 2, D M Chapman commended ; bunch oudoor grown grapes, W Besley 1, T Liveeay 2, H Livesay oommended ; 12 dessert apples, 3 varieties, C Wiesenhavern 1, F J Hingston 2, Mrs R Moßae and H Livesay commended ; 12 kitohen apples, 3 varieties, C Wiesenhavern 1, F J flingstone 2, H Livesay and W Dawe commended; 12 keeping apples, 3 varieties, C Wieeenhavern 1, H Livesay 2 ; 6 pears. 1 variety, J Ward 1, J Pidgeon 2. Miss Jessie Black and H Livesay commended ; 6 lemone, H Livaeay 1, W Barnett 2, F Hamilton commended ; 6 quinoep, W Eetcourt 1. Miss Johnston 2, F V Knai<p and J Hington commended ; 24 walnuts, H Clouston 1, W C Harley 2, Mrs Floyd and A White commended ; 24 filberts, J Ward 1 ; 36 Cape gooseberries, Miss I Johnston 2, Mrs Warren 2 ; dish tomatoes, J C Burford commended ; chestnuts, J Ward commended ; persimons, F Hamilton highly oommended ; peaches, F J Hingston. highly commended ; medlars, J Ward highly commended ; be*t collection apples, not less than 12 varieties, 4 of each, to be named, Ist prize by Mr H DodsoD, 2nd by Mr S Bolton, C Wiesenhavern 1, F J HingEton 2, H Livesey and W Dane commended. Class 8— Vegetables. 3 Red cabbages, Mrs Merrick 1 ; 3 red beet, J Ward 1, Girls' College 2; 6 turnips, J Ward, H Bradley 2; 3 heads celery, L Sheather 1, J Ward 2, J M Sunley commended; 6 onions, W Eetcourt 1, W L Avery 2, J Ward and H Bradley commended ; 6 carrots, Nelson Grils' College 1 ; 6 parsnips, J Bartlett 1, Mr Tibbie 2; 3 vegetable marrows, W O Harley 1, Boys' College 2, Mr Floyd oommended ; pumpkin, I Fields 1, H Bradley 2, T S Chisholm and J Ward commended ; 6ib. weight Jerusalem artichokes, Girls' College 1, J Ward 2; green peas, H R Bell highly commended ; best dish 12 brown river potatoes (Dr. Hudson's prize), J Ward 1 Class 9. — Sundbiks. 3 pots home-made jam, F J Bingston 1, S A Johnston commended ; 3 bottles preserved fruit, Mrs J Johnson 1, James Rankin 2, S A Johnson commended ; jar honey, Mrs Merriok 1, W L Avery 2 ; lib. honey in comb, W J Avery 1, Mrs Merrick 2; 3 bottles pickles, Mrs Johnston 1 ; sauces and raspberry and blackberry vinegars, F J Hingston highly commended. Special Class. (Judge .* Mr Giblin.) Best bushel barley, S Avery (Riohmond) 1, Htrley & Sons oommended. This Show was again well attended yester- y day, and we are plad to learn that the receipts have been in excess of those of last year. Mr F. Cooper, the Judge of chrysanthemums, and who returned to Wellington last night, deolared the Show to be the best he has Been in New Ztaland, and he was full of admiration of the fine blooms exhibited. He said, indeed, that there waa not a single one there that was not fit for exhibition, and he spoke most highly of the seedlings raised in Nelson. We omitted to mention yesterday that Mr John Hala exhibited a number of palms, and that Mr Jesse Piper showed a specimen of the American broom, as well as silk from worms kept by himself, and spun into guards. Miss W. H. Irvine received a highly oommended card for a very beautiful shower bouquet of chrysanthemums, and Mr J, Ward received the second prize for carrots. Mr T. S. Merrioks' prize for the best wreath of chrysanthemums made by a girl was won by Mabel Bamford, cot Burford as stated in error yesterday. The fruit oommanded further admiration yesterday, and tbe maanificent apples were a great attraction. Mr Wie-enhaverc showed nearly sixty different varieties from his orohard, which contains, we believe, some 3000 trees, aU of ve>y be,t varieties, many having been obtained at very considerable trouble. Mr Hingaton showed 66 different varieties of Rood, clean fruit, his orohard containing 1500 trees. During the time the Show was open Mr Hingstoa was in attendance, showing the working of an apple parer, whioh did its work extremely well, and brought in a emaU revenue to the Society, for which fact its owner merits thanks. We learn that the prize for sauces and fruit vinegars vras won by Mra F. J. Hingstoo. On both evenings Miss East (piano) and Mr R. Bird (cornet), the latter kindly volunteering his services, played a number of selections in a manner that called forth very complimentary remarks. In closing the nctice of the Show, we must mention the gcod Eervices rendered by the hon. Secretary, Mr Burford, and by Mr Bain, who, with assistance, arranged tbe exhibit?.