Spring Exhibit of the Shanghai Horticultural Society The annual spring flower show of the Shanghai Horticutural Society which, took place on Wednesday afternoon and evening in the Town: Hall was a very artistic and interesting exhibition. Newcomers -to China who visited the display were heard to express great surprise that such beautiful blooms and succulent vegetables could be produced here, and even those more familiar with the possibilities of local gardens were quickened to new appreciation of their achievements, The exhibits were displayed to good advantage, the back of the hall under thy clock being effectively massed with evergreens an foliage plants and the stage trellised with red rambler roses, in front of which vegetables and fruit were decoratively set forth. Tables ran along the two sides of the hal!, filled with beautiful plants, while the smaller stands in the middle of the room vere adorned with cut flowers. A row of charming pictures was pre: by tables. which featured special colour arrangements, and a table filled with crimson roses had many admirers, as.did the dwarf Japanese trees which made an effective background for the gay colors of the flowers.
The outstanding feature of the exhibition, however, was the excellent quality of the foras which attracted the attention of all vista tors. The Municipal Gardens exhibit of vegetables, which was massed in front of the graceful arches of roses, also Municipal Gardens products, occasioned much comment and showed the results which can be obtained from the use of sludge from the Municipal sewerage scheme.
The prize awards are as follows;
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