Iris Show

Gisborne is believed to have staged the first all-iris display in N.Z. The exhibition blooms were of a very high standard and the colour range wide. On show for the first time were several blooms from irises imported from U.S.A. Among them was "Stepping Out" which was awarded the Dykes medal, the highest award in the world for an iris.

Mesdames Margaret Ibbotson and Janice Gordon admire the blooms.

Mrs O. J. Elliott with part of her own display.

Mr Ernest Grey (president of the Bonsai Society) and Mr Jack Harvey (secretary of the Iris Society) compare the blooms.

Mrs F. Wakeling, secretary of the Bonsai and Indoor Pot Plant Society, which shared the Guide Hall with the Iris Society.

Mesdames Una and Jean Green took great interest in the display.

Mr Cecil Forsyth, Wairoa (president of the N.Z. Iris Society), declared the show open.

Mrs J. V. Gibson with the help of several other women arranged "Borrowed from the Rainbow", an arrangement showing the many varied colours in irises.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 174 : December 4, 1968

Iris Show