In the centre of the building were the medal groups. Mrs. Ezra's group was thie most showy, as it was the biggest! and showed only the three colours, white, gold, and purple. The ' white flowers were of the variety called -"ear-picks," since their petals resemble the earpicks used in Chinese b&rber shops. This group only took the second prize, however, as the one brought in by Mrs. F. Ayscough seemed to represent more skill and care in tending. There were six pots in this group, each filled with a different variety of—chrysanthemum, some of which are very difficult to train. The group of single blooms which had been rooted late in the spring were most interesting. Ju these groups there Were several blooms that, resemble the tiger lily in colouring. The petals of these are red inside and gold outside, so that the Chinese call the flower "red heaven and gold ground." Mr. Macgregor pointed out a pot of stiff white chrysanthemums which he said were over-fed and remarked that over-feeding makes a gross flower out of one which should have been dainty. At the rear, there were terraced pots of flowers of every colour, which were very effective, There' were primrose, cerise, a kind of grey-lavender, many colours tipped with white, and many, too, that defy description.
Further back on one side was an exlgbition of foliage and scarlet sage, heliotrope and—poinsettias, which was very effective. Here there Was a pot of colton. the decorative grass which is so abundant around Singapore, and a huge tropical foliage plant which resembles a begonia, and a variety of fern called the "deer's horn,"—which has a huge centre like a pineapple, Tue Vecetaste Section.
It was on this side that the vegetables were exhibited and this
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