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HENDON CONGREGATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL FLOWER SHOW.The Annual Flower Show in connexion with the Hendon Congregational Sunday School was held on Monday in the Schools in New Brent Street. A great feature of this show (which is now in its fourteenth year) is, as many uf our readers know, that the children of the School receive packets of seeds at the proper time of the year, and from those seeds they have to grow their plants for competition. Of ), course, that is only one department of the show, but it is a prominent one. We ought to say that it is to Mr. George Arundel!, who has been so long identified with the show, that this year’s success is largely due. ,When the show opened, at four o'clock, the rooms were found to be prettily decorated with evergreens, Chinese lanterns, and hanging baskets, the latter kindly lent by Mr. E. T. Ritchie, and Mr. Evans (of Sunny Lodge). In one corner of the room was to be seen that “ hardy annual,” the sh fountain, which Mr. Reid kindly fixes in a little rockery. The lobby between the two rooms had beer fitted up with a stall for the sale of “ button-holes.’ It had been very prettily decorated with flowers fairy lights, and a tracery of creepers, by Miss Jane) _ Dunlop and Miss Chapman, who were also ir \ charge of the stall. The general decorations wen done by Miss Hughes, Mrs. C. Odell, Miss J Dunlop, Miss Windsor, and Messrs. C. Odell, G on Arundell. and G. Brandon. Flowers, plants, c. were lent (for exhibition only) as follows :—Mrthe Ritchi^fcegonias, coleus, fuschias, terns, c., Mr *’’’ Warbumm, aspidistras, draccenas, palms, c. ; MrsGarrett, and Mr. J. C. Marshall, draccenas, camiat begonias, ferns, coleus, c.; Miss Metcalfe, aralia; pandanas, fuschias, palms, and caladiums ; MiJ*1! 1 Evans (of Sunny Lodge), begonias, geraniums, c. Mr. Rouse, aspidistras, coleus, maidenhair ferns,group of gloxinias, geraniums, c. At the lowe end of the large room were shown the flowers whic the children brought to the flower service in thchurch on Sunday.FY | The competitive exhibits were not quite up to th average of previous years, but that probably Wc owing to the weather which has been experience during the past season. The falling off was chiefl in the direction of numbers rather than qualit 8cr - An exhibit calling for special notice was a windo box, by Mr. Bowyer. This won the first prize : its class, and well deserved it, for it was a perfe picture. The first and second prize geraniums we very good ; the second was the finer plant, but tl81 first had the better show of flowers. The children I ] bouquets of wild flowers made a very pretty displa and so did the water bouquets, of which there we a few.When the seeds were distributed to the chiIdr 1 similar assortments were also given to the teache: and the Teachers’ Prize was won by Miss Charslt 1 who showed the best collection of flowers gro\ from the seeds supplied.In the vegetable department Mr. Bowyer show some very fine cucumbers, which took the first pri. A splendid marrow was shown by Mr. Heavinghc (not for competition), and Mr. Bowyer showed very good assortment of vegetables, for which got first prize.During the evening short concerts were given the large class room.A well-served refreshment stall was established gain one room under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Odell, with the assistance of their brother i3
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Middlesex Courier
London, Middlesex, GB
Fri, Aug 11, 1893
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