CUT FLOWERS AND DAFFODILS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18577, 27 September 1928, Page 10

CUT FLOWERS AND DAFFODILS.

BLOOMS SURPASS ANY OF PREVIOUS YEARS. The Christchurch Art Gallery was transformed .to-day into a wonderful garden of spring flowers. According to competent horticulturists, the exhibits surpass both in quality and quantity those entered at any previous show under the auspices of the Canterbury Horticultural Society. Daffodils are a very strong class, but they are by no means the only feature. The society has made an endeavour this season to encourage the entry of outdoor cut flowers, and the response from horticulturists has been ample recompense for the society’s effort. The long table carrying these classes is a ma« of beautiful colours, and a wonderful* exhibition for this time of the year. Flowering shrubs and ericas are prominent in a tasteful entry by Mrs Ivory (St Martins), while the efforts of other competitors combine to the making of a comprehensive display. Hyacinths, anemones, primroses and polyanthus, all in glorious bloom, lend great colour to another table containing spring flowers. In the pot plants section, a large one, there are some exceptionally fine cyclamens and primulas. Exhibits not entered in the competitive classes are a striking feature. An exhibit by Mr E. F. Stead contains many fine rhododendrons, including the hardy Rhodo Bodartianum, little known locally, but a splendid grower; an alpine variety from Thibet: and an unnamed variety collected by Mr Kingdon Ward in China. Mr H. J. Poole, judge of the daffodils, has brought with him from Wellington a comprehensive collection of daffodils for exhibition only. They are an outstanding exhibit of over sixty vases of the latest and best in daffodils. Mr Poole won the New Zealand championship for daffodils at Lower Hutt recently. Another ’ fine exhibit of daffodils and narcissi was under the name of Sir R. Heaton Rhodes. The decorated tables were tastefullv arranged, and the collections of vegetables were quite up to standard. In the opinion of the judge the bouquets and baskets were very pleasing features of the decorative section. Tin ns. KB LIST. DECORATIVE SECTION. (Judge: Mrs H. Baxter.) r»Jnner table (15 entries) —L. J. Moore 1. Mrs . Merton 2, Mrs May vh c. Original dinner table (4) —Stella Coleman 1. K. Turner 2. Basket of flowers (10) —Mrs Rawle 1. L. J. Moore 2, Mrs .T. Faith v h c. Basket of flowers (girls under sixteen) (4)—K. Turner 1, Edna Browni 2. Vases of daffodils (9)—Mrs A. R. Ragg 1, L. J. Moore 2, Mrs Rawle v h c.- Flowers, school children (4)— Roma Broadway 1, Edna Brown 2. Bouquet narcissi (3) —Mrs Faith 1, L. .T. Moore 2 and v h c. Bowl of daffodils '*4)—L. J. Moore 1 and 2, Mrs M. R. Rawle v h c. Lady’s spray (6) —Miss R. Biliens 1, L. J. Moore 2* Mrs M. R. Rawle v- h c. POT PLANTS. (Judge: Mr W. J. Hu mm.) Open to All.—Group (l)—Mrs A. C. Johns 1. Cyclamens (3)—Colonel fftudholme 1 and 2. Primulas (2)—W. Bayliss and Son 1. Mrs A. C. Johns 2. Cinerarias (3) —Colonel Studholme 1. A. CJohns 2. Greenhouse plant, (3)—Colonel Studholme 1. Amateur.—Greenhouse plant (3)—Mrs M. A. Rawle 1, E. Beumelberg 2. LachenaHas Brow » 1- Cyclamens (2) —Mrs M. R. Rawle 1, G. T. Taylor 2. Cinerarias (4)—E. Beumelberg 1 and 2. Ferns (1) C. E. Patterson 1. CUT FLOWERS. (Judge: Mr W. J. Humm.) Open to All.—Tulips (I)—W. Bavlijss and Son 1. Hyacinths (3)—F. Merry 1, G. Rutherford 2. Anemones (3)—E. -F. Steafl 1 and 2. Single primroses'and polyanthus (10)—Mrs M. R; Rawle 1, t». Fisher 2. , Auriculas (l>—G. Fisher 1. Outdoor-grown (7)—Mrs Ivory 1 and 2. Camellias (3)—Mrs W. Lambie 1, Colonel Studholme 2.