CHRISTCHURCH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4869, 7 December 1883, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

+ Annual Bosb Show. Ihe following is the prize list :— Out Flow-B- (Open Class). Thirty-six roses, varieties —0. Frioker (gardener to Mr Murray •Ay nsley), 1; Hon E. 0. J. Stevens, 2. Twenty* four roses, in eight varieties, one fullblown bloom, one half-blown, and one bud of eaoh— H. Burrell, I ; B. N. Newby,2. Eighteen roses, varieties— A. T. Hobbs, 1 • H. Burrell, 2. Twelve roses, varieties— D. Oraw, 1 ; A. T. Hobbs, 2 ; F. Hobbs, 8. Six roses of one dark variety •-- H. Burrell (gardener for Mr W. Strange), 1 ; Spioer end Son, 2. Six roses of one light variety— J, Foster (gardener for Mr G. Jj. Beath), 1. Eighteen rosea, nine tea or noisette, and nine other kinds, staged alternately, varieties — Nairn and Sons, 1 ; Spioer and Son, 1. Twelve roses, tea and noisette, or either, varieties — 0. Frioker, 1 ; Spioer and Son, 2. Bpergne of rOßes— Spioer and Son, 1. Gut F-OW--S (Amateur Class). Twenty -four roses, varieties— F. H. D. Jones, 1. .Eighteen roses, varieties — - Q. -leto_er, 1 ; tf. H. D. Jones, 2 and 8. Twelve roses in four varieties, three blooms of eaoh — F. H. D. Jones, 2. Six roses, varieties — F. H. D. Jones, 1. Six roses, three of one dark variety, three of one light varioty —J. Oullen, 1 ; J. Beattie, 2. - Twelve roses, six tea or noisette and six other kinds, staged alternately, varieties— J. Oullen, 1. Epergne of roses— F. H. D. Jones, 1. Amatbubs (Who have never taken a Prize for Bosea). Twelve roses, varieties— J. G. Davis, 1 ; 0. J. Sogers, 2. Six roses, varieties— J. Beattie, 1 ; J. G. Davis, 2 • W. Howell, 3. Pot -tos-S (Open Olass). Six roses, varieties, in pots not exoeeding nine inohes in diameter— Nairn and Sons, 1 and 2. Three roses, varieties, in pots not exceeding nine inohes in diameter — Nairn and Sons, 1 ; J. NanoarroWf 2, Pot Bosbb (Amateur Class). Three roses, varieties, in pots not exoeeding nine inohes in diameter — F. H. D. Jonea, i and 2. Amatbubs (Who have never taken a Prize for Pot Boses). Three roses, varieties, in pots not exceeding eight inohes in diameter— J. Bogers, 1. Othbb Exhibits (Out Flowers). Open Chus. — Twelve pinks, not less than six varieties— J. Sogers, 1 ; X>. JNairn and Sons, 2; D. Oraw, 8. Six delphiniums, varieties, single spikes — D. Oraw, 1. Amateur Class.— Six .pinks, varieties— W. Howell, 1 ; D. Oraw, 2; J. Oullen, 3. Six delphiniums, at least three varieties, single spikes— W. Howell, 1. _ix peonies, at least three varieties— J. Beattie. BTBAWB-881-S and Ohbbbibs. Fifty strawberries (open class)— D. Oraw, IjF.H. D. Jones, 2 ; J. Allen, 2. Fifty strawberries (amateur class) —W. Howell, 1 ; J. G. Davia, 2. Fifty cherries, dark (open olbsb)— T. H. Potts, 1, 2, and 3. Fifty cherries, light (open olass) — T. H. Potts, 1, 2, and 3. Extba Pbizbs. Sooiety's Champion Oup for best 24 roses, out blooms (to be won thrioe)— Hon E. 0. J. Stevenß. Hon B. C. J. Stevens, £3 and £2, as firßt and seoond prizea, for the best exhibit of roses of twelve varieties, three blooms of each— A. T. Hobbs (gardener to Mr Peter Cunningham), 1 • Spioer and Son, 2. Mr B. W. Fereday, 14a and 7s, as first and seoond prizes for beat twelve roaes, in four named varieties, three blooms of eaoh — A. T. Hobbs, 1 ; Spioer and Son, 2. Mr John Hopper, 7s and 3s, as first and seoond prizeß for the best six blooms of "John Hopper" rose— A. T. Hobbs, 1 ; E. 0. J. Stevens, 2. Mr David Craw, 6s and 4a, aa first and second prizea, for the six beat delphiniums — Hon E. 0. J. Stevens, 1 ; D. Oraw, 2. Amateur Class. -MrS Greenaway, £1 Is for the best eighteen out blooms of tea or Noisette roses ; open to amateur exhibitors who have never taken a prize for roses— J. G. Davis. , Mr A. Carriok, 10s for the best cix roses, varieties, exhibited by amateurs who have never takon a prize for roses— Mrs Devenish Meares. Speoial prize awarded by the judges to J. G. Davis for 64 varieties of pansies. The following exhibits reoeived Bpeoial commendation from the judges: — D. Craw, stand of ranunoulua ; A.-M. Ollivier, stand out blooms ; J. Mfcffatt' -(gardener to Mr T. I. Joynt), Btand of 36 roseß ; W. Young, pair of ououmbera; W. Gimblett, 4 stands of roses ; T. B. Craig, stand of roses and peonies ; S. Manning, stand of rosea ; J. B. Armstrong, American tulip tree and Himalayan primrose ; H. Fox, oabbages and lettuces from seed supplied by Sutton and Bone ; Duncan and Son, epergne of roses ; J. Bogers, bosket of roses ; W. Howell, stand of fanoy pansies ; D. Craw, three stands pansies ; J. Guntrip, two stands of rosea; J. Oullen, collection of ferns and flowering plants ; Duncan and Son, collection of greenhouse plants.