SPRING FLOWERS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14012, 17 September 1909, Page 3

SPRING FLOWERS.

A BEAUTIFUL SHOW

The bccond annual spring flower show promoted by the Whiteley Church wan well attended yesterday aitcrnoon and evening. I he' Whitcley Hall, in which building the show was being hold, was filled with a beautiful display of spring blooms, daffodils being the main feature. Considering the weather experienced latterly and also that the season is rather advanced for bulbs, the quality of the blooms was excellent. The decorative tables and mantles were work* of art? and the vases, baskets and bowls of flowers evince considerable skill and taste in the arrangement of the flowers. The champion daffodil ot the show was a Glory Leiden, shown by Mr. J. Gibson. The Morshcad Nursery Company and Mr. J. R. Duncan have large displays oi cut blooms and specimens of flowering shrubs. An exhibit attracting a deal of attention was a fine iris grown by Mr. Newton King. It is the finest we have seen. The same might bo said of an asparagus plumosa trained over a frame work about seven feet high and shown by Miss Black. Mrs. C. Webster forwarded a fine branch of Waratah bearing five (-" six large blooms. Mr. V. Davis judged the cut blooms, and Mesdamcs W. L. Newman, C. Webster and T. Brash the decorative section. The sweets and fancy [ goods stalls, and the afternoon tea and supper rooms, conducted by the ladies of the congregation, did an excellent business, and an "art gallery" and shooting gallery came m for a good patronage. Following is> the prizefist :— CTT FLOWKKS. Narci:if . -Throe- long tmmpots, .1. Gibson 1, .1. 11. Frethc> 2, A. \Y Wood 3, six long trumpets, .}. (■!■ son and J. Fret hey, 1; Hire? inediu. i trumpets, J. H. Frethev 1, J. Gibsr>,i 2, Miss M'Gahoy 3; three short tiunpets, J. Gibson 1, J. H. Fivthe.v 2, A. W. Wood 3; collection, J. H. Frothy 1, J. Gibson 2. Polyanthus— J. Gibson 1. Ancmnn/., — Three single, N. Allen 1 and s, 1 mention, J. Gibson 3; collection. .). Gibson, 2.- Hyacinth, single, J. Gibson 1. Collection of primro><'B\ and polyanthus, J. Frethoy 1, J. Gibson 3. Collection of Azaleas— J. Gibson 1. Three camellias, E. Billing 1. One sprig of heath, J. Gibson 1 ; throe heaths, J. Gibson 1. Two Buttonholes— Miss Irene Frothoy 1, Master Alf. Whitham 2 Bouquet of Violets — Mfss Irone Frcthey 1. Decorated Tables. — Mrs. Gibson 1. Mrs. Frotho.v* 2, Miss Black 3. Decorated Mantelpieces — Mi>-s Awbury 1, Mrs. Frothoy 2, Mrs. Gibson •'<. Vase of Flowors — Mrs. Frethev 1, Mrs. Gibson 2. Bowl of flowors, Mrs Frethcy 1. Basket of flowers, Mrs. Frotho'v and Mrs. Gibson 1, Min> M'Gnhey 2, Miss Barnott 3. Fine collections of blooms for exhibition only wore shown by Mosdanws Walker (Ngaoro), Vickery (Tikorangi). T. G. Sole and Burgess (Now Plymouth), Messrs. Sanders (Ngaoro), K. W. Shaw, J. Gibson, mid J. H. Fiothey (Now Plymouth). The show and sale of work will bo continued this afternoon and evening. The price of admission to-day is reduced to sixpence.