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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, Obctober lith, 1978-1) purple. They eau be ~dwarf, -ion and other varieties. The medium and tall heigb.ts and DilIings received a well flowers of different forms - deserved round of applause pompon, single, double, cush- for their presentation. Annual convention held in Lakefield United Church On Saturday, October l4th, twelve members of the horti- cultural Society attended the district four annual convent- ion held this year at Lake- field. There was a most interesting programme and a delicious luncheon with enter- tainment following was serv- ed in Lakefield United Church. The highlight of the day by unaniîmous consent was the taik given in the afternoon by Miss, Mart:h-q Veldhuis ol Dundas, Ont. As ide from lier vast knowledge of plants, particularly in the field of cacti, bromeliads, and exotie plants from ail parts of the world, Miss Veldhuis is a talented and gifted speakoer and has a natural and spontaneous sense of humour whîch was constantly preseift throughout her taik. Ail in ail a mnost enjoyable and reward- ing day for the members who attended this convention. Resuits During the recent horticul- a silde presenitation and talk themunis. Also in the photo is Newcastle who had the job of tural show Mr. and Mrs. op how to care for chrysan- Mrs. William Buckley of judgîng. DAlin o JflJfl GanT fllh inv 6 Chrysanthemunis were the featured flower at the Fali Show held last Thursday eveutng by the Orono Horti- cultural Society. Fortuuately, the Chrysanthemunis were flot servereiy damaged by the sharp frost eariier lu the week and there was keen competi- tion in this class, and a large number of entries. The fail arrangements using dried materials, fruits, nuts, -flowers, foliage and driftwood, were most attract- ive and imaginative. Iu the other categories also, the wide variety of the exhibits mnade a beautiful display ranging al the way froni Afrîcah Violets, Begonias, Geranlunis, Coleus and other coioured Foliage plants. An- other interesting display fea- tured a collection of herbs, each entrant submittlng at least three varieties, and there was also keen competi- tion lu the vegetable section. Madeleine Buckley was the judge of the show and her comments were much ap- -preciated, especially her helpful hints on how to gain points when presentingy items for show. The guest speaker, Mr. Bernard Dilling, assisted by Mrs. Diiling on the projector, showed somne beautiful slides taken lu his owu garden at different seasons of the year and following the slde show, gave a most interesting and useful talk on how to care for chrysanthemunis, including the taking of cuttings and the ongoing care of watering, fertilizing, pinching of shoots to increase the number of bloomis and to avoid straggly plants, pest and disease control, etc. Chrysanthe- munis are the stars of the late summer and fali gardens and, as illustrated by the sldes shown by Mr. Dilling, comne lu ail shades of yellow, orange, bronze, red, pink, mauve and Foliowing is a list of the prize winners: Class 1 - 3 Geranluni Blooms 1. Minnie Zegers 2. Hilda Coathani 3. Doreen Lowery lass 2 - One Coleus Plant 1. Edith Luec[tKe 2. Donna Scott 3. Minnie Zegers Class 3 - "Your Favorite House Plant" 1. Edîth Luedtke 2. Minnie Zegers 3. Carol Mstert 4. Cory VanLith Class 4 - "Thanksgiving Arrangement" 1. Mînnie Zegers 2. Edith Luedtke 3. Carol Mostert Class 5 - Arrangement "To the Wild Country" 1. Minnie Zegers 2. Nellie Baird 3. Isabelle Chailice Class 6- Container of Munis (one variety> 1. Cory VanLith 2. Irene Haitsma 3. Cyril Baird 4. Otto Coathani Class 7 - Container of Munis (Mixed varieties> 1. Ann Evans 2. Irene Haitsma 3. Minnie Zegers 4. Irene Haitsma Ciass 8 - Collection of herbs 1. Minute Zegers 2. Isabelle Chailice 3. Ann Evans Ciass 9 - Spanish Onons 1. Edith Leudtke 2. Cyril Baird 3. Minnie Zegers 4. Frank Zegers Jr. Class 10 - One winter cabbage 1. Irene Haitsma 2. Edith Luedtke 3. Cyril Baird 4. Isabelle Challice one of1 the mnany. beautiful displays at the iast horticultural show. Orono Horticultura I Society fali show NEWCASTLE LUMBER LTDU Newcastle Lumber Îs going to clean up their act. We are going to have an Auction Sale to clear out ail of our end-of-line merchandise. Everythîng must go, and what better way than to auction it off to the highest bidder. We are having the famous, award winnîng auctioneers, The Stapleton Brothers to assist us with our sale., So if you want to see some bargains, of a life-time, corne one, corne ail to Newcastle Lumber, October2, 1978. 10:00 - 4:00 Home'I Hardware NEWCASTLE LUMBER N EWCASTLE, ONTA RIO 21 J?