FLOWER SHOW.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16330, 20 January 1921, Page 8

FLOWER SHOW.

A BRILLIANT DISPLAY, A very fine display of blooms is to be seen in the latrquee at Victoria. Square,* where the Canterbury Sweet Pea, Carnation and Rose Society is holding its sweet pea and carnation show. The entries are well up to tile standard of previous shows, and the exhibits throughout are all of excellent quality. A particularly fine display is on exhibition from the Wools ton Tanneries, the ruanv and various blooms making & gorgeous d:aolay Mr T. Wade and Mrs W pe tit ire exhibits. Mr H. Land cry and Mr T. E. Whitfield were the -foremost exhibitors of carnations and carried off practically ad het prises iu this section. Mr V. MfulholLand took the premier honours in the sweet pea section. In tho gladioli section the judge (Mr W. Jones) stated that he had never seen better blooms in twentyTho judges were:—Carnations, Mr W. Taylor; sweet peas, Mr C. James; all other classes. Mr W. Jones. The show will be opqn this evening and to-moiTow from 10 ?.~m. till 10 p.m. The following is the prize list, the number of entries being given in parentheses:— 0 CARNATIONS (Openb Twelve carnations self, distinct varieties (1> —H. Landery 1. ‘ Twelve fancy, distinct, varieties (2) —H. Tanderv 1 and special for promier bloom (“ Mayenco T. Whitfield 2. Six perpetual, smooth edged (1) —T. Whitfield 1 and special for premier bloom (“ H. Gazzard Six yollpvr ground and six white 0) H. Landery 1. Collection of 24 carnations and picotees (2) —H. Landery 1, T. Whitfield 2 aucl two specials for premier blooms (“Annie Laurence” and “Vanity ). Collection of 3G distinct varieties carnations and picotees (1) —H. Landery 1. Six carnation?, sei is (2) —XI. Landery 1, T. Whit-

field 2. Six fanev (2) —T. Whitfield 1. H. Lander-' 2. Six fancy picotees. three white and three yellow (2) —IT. Landery 1. Collection of seedlings (2) —G. Renting ton award of merit. CARNATIONS (Amateurs). Collection of 24 carnations and picotees fl)—T. Whitfield 2. Six carnations ana six picotees (1) —G. Penlinerton 1. Six carnations. solfs (2) —G. Perilington 2. Six carnations, fanev (2) —T. Whitfield 1, GPenlington 2. Throe yellow ground and three white ground picotees il) —G. Tenlnigton 1. Three carnations, seifs (3)—T. Whitfield 1. Mrs T. H. Moore 2. Three fancy carnations (2)—T. Whitfield 1, G. Penlmg- . ton 2. Three yellow ground picotees (2) — D. J. Pegley 1, G. Penlington 2. _ Three white ground picotees (2) —G. Penlington 1 and special for awnuVr bloom (‘ Margaret Lennox”), T. Whitfield 2. NOVICES. Six carnations, distinct varieties (s)—B. J UeglcY 1. W. Adams 2. Three catnati"ons| e distinct varieties (7)-B. J. Pegler 1, A. S. Ward 2, T. Pacre, P_en._h c. Three carnations, seifs M) —’L. J. Pegley 1, P. Mulholland 2. Tiirec picotees, distinct varieties (4)—B. J. Pegley I. SWEET PEAS (Open). Vase white, six r-pikes of each (2) —F. Mulholland 1 and 3, vase sweet poas, scarlet or red (1) —F. Mulholland 1. Vase sweat peas, lavender (1) —F. Mulholland I. Vase pink (1) —if. Mulholland 1. Vase buff.- cream or ivory (1) —F Mulholland l and 2. Vase any variety and colour otherwise than shown in other classes (1) —F. Mulholland 1. SWEET PEAS (Amateur). Seven varieties, six spikes of each (1) —FMulholland 1. Three varieties (3)—Mies Whitfield lj Miss E. M. Hill 2, Mips E. Raymond h c. Vase pink or fight fed (4) —Mjhs Whitfield 1 and special for premier bloom, Miss E. Raymond 2. Vase white, cream or ivory (3)—M-iss E. M. Hill 1, Miss Whitfield 2. Vase mauve, lavender or blue (3) —Miss Whitfield 1, Miss E. Raymond 2. Vase red, scarlet or crimson (2) —Miss Whitfield 2. Vase any other colour (2) —Miss Whitfield 1, Miss E. M. Hill 2. SWEET PEAS (Novice). Six varieties, six spikes of esch (4) —C. Jeffreys B. J. Pegley 2, Mrs W. Lambie h c. Vase pink or light red (5) —B. J. Pegley 3, T. Dacro 2. Vase white, cream or ivory (3) —B. J. Pegley 1, Trevor Mulholland 2 Vase mauve, lavender or blue (3)—T. Dacro. sen., 3, B. J. Pegley 2. Vaso red, scarlet or crimson (2) —T. Dacro, sen., 1, B. J Peglev 2. Vase picoteo edged (3' —Mrs W. Lambic 3. Vase, any other colour (4)— C Jeffreys 1, T. Dacre, sen., 2. ROSES (Open?. Twelve roses (1) —P- Mulholland I. Three varieties ro3cs (3) —F. Mulholland 1 and 2. Twelve varieties r-oses, one bloom of each (2) —B. Lloyd 1. Six varieties roses... one bloom of each (2) —Mrs W. Lambie 3. Three varieties roses (4) —B. Lloyd 1. T. Whitfield -2. Mrs W. Lambie 3. Three roses, .distinct varieties (2>—B. Lloyd 1. Mrs W. Lambie 2. Six roses, distinct varieties (2) —Mrs W. Lambie J. Miss A. Roberts 2. Premier bloom iig) show—Woolston Tanneries (“ Mrs John Lang"), in non-competitive exhibit. DAHLIAS. Six cactus dahlias (4) —Mrs W. Lambie *, Miss A. Roberts 2. GLADIOLI AND VIOLAS. Best collection violas (2) —F. Mulholland 1 end 2. Six gladioli, one of each kind (3)—R. J. Houlihan 3. Mr 3T. 11. Moore 2. Three gladioli, one of each kind (5) —G. T. Taylor 1, K. ,7. Houlihan 2. Six cactus dahlia-* fS) —Mrs V. Lambie I. Six collarette dahlia* (1) —Mrs W. Lambie v h c. LADIES* DECORATIVE CLASSES. One basket o? roses (2) —Mrs J. M*y 1, Miss Saunders 2. One basket of sweet pens (2)—-Mrs T. H. Moore 1. Miss A. Saunders 2. One vaso Marguerite carnations 0) —Mrs 7’. EL Moore. Oi» bowl roses (1) —Miss Fairey X. One basket carnations (2 ) —Mrs T. H. Mooro 1, Miss A. Saunders 2. One ©pergno carnations (1) —Mrs T. 11. Moore 1. ~ VEGETABLES (Open). Best collection culinary vegetables, twelve distinct varieties C’4) —A. Soanes 1. Mrs T. H. Mooro 2, G. Penlington 3, T. Wade v h c. Special prize for staged exhibit—A. Soanes.