Today ,( Thursday 19 September ) was spring show day for the Rongotea & District Horticultural & Produce Society , established 1909 , and a good muster of Central region growers staged just over 200 blooms for judge Reg Cull to assess . 
His choice for Champion Bloom was a fine CHANSON , grown by John Hollever and staged by Brian MacKenzie .Brian staged all John,s flowers on the day , as well as his own blooms ..He had a good show for both of them .
Premier Div 2 was a big , clean CHAMPEEN , again a Hollever flower .
TRUCULENT wasDiv 3 prem , again from John Hollever .
Brian had one of his own , a big and round CROWNDALE , to take the double premier.
Brian also had the Div 7 prem with a well reversed , 3 headed , INTRIGUE ..
The recently registered EURYTHMIC was Div8 prem for the tazetta champion Wilf Hall .
Wilf also had the poet premier with a Max Hamilton seedling , M H 114 – 03 .
MENEHAY , very consistent , was premier split for John Hollever .
Historic prem was GRANDE MONARQUE for Julie Harris .
Amateur prem was a nice POLAR CONVENTION for Joan Marshall .
Novice prem was a bright KIWI CARNIVAL for Dennis Rodgers .
Childrens prem was a very bright but unknown pink , from probably a very bright but unknown child , who must have a mother somewhere , but I couldn,t find a card .
Premier miniature vase was 3 seedlings , 10 – T – 39 , 10 – T – 14 , and 10 – T – 13 , all 8 Y – o , from Wilf Hall .
Single mini vase was SNIPE , from Central patron , Elsa Stern .