Emile Etienne Metard won second prize for his pansies in the annual Palmerston North Horticultural Society’s Flower Show. He won a garden hoe.
This was in 1881. In all likelihood, Emile loved his pansies. Getting second place for his pansies in the annual Palmerston North Horticultural Society’s show of 1881 was a moment of glory. He thought of the occasion with pleasure throughout his life, especially when he used the garden hoe he had been awarded.
It is fast heading towards two centuries since Emile won second prize for his pansies in the annual Palmerston North Horticultural Society’s Flower Show. The hoe has done its dash. The pansies are dead. Sorry Emile Etienne Metard, but no one gives a damn.