Beautiful Blooms

The delicate shades of colour, from purest white to deepest pink, had to be seen to be believed at the Poverty Bay Horticultural Society's annual camellia show. These colours were, in turn, enhanced by the deeper cerise blooms also on show.

Courts, arranged by various garden clubs, were on show around the perimeter of the War Memorial Hall, completing a very serene display.

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Mrs A. D. N. Manuel's red reticulata "Buddha" was one of the two premier blooms in the show. The other was Mrs F. B. Smith's camellia japonica,

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named Betty Sheffield Supreme. This bloom is white with a variegated pink edge.

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The Bonsai Society's court.

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The Te Hapara Garden Club's "Two By Two"

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The Kaiti Garden Circle's "Modern and Abstract."

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The Gisborne Garden Club's "Eastern Court"