Despite Hostilities, Quality Takes Precedence Over Quantity in 1938 Exhibition Shanghai, May 16.
seems a pity that the word "colourful" should have been 80 overworked for other purposes that it has become trite, for no other adjective would do full justice to the remarkable display of flowers placed on exhibition yesterday in the Masonic Hall, 1623 Avenue Road, by the Shanghai Horticultural Society. To the average man in the street, it has become little short of miraculous how Shanghai flower lovers, on the bare outskirts of one of the greatest commercial cities in the world, manage to. Produce, year after year, in the spring and the autumn, such abundance of sweet scents and glowing colours, of beauty and quality, This year's spring flower show deserves" even greater credit. In 1037, the society experienced trouble arranging the spring show, owing! to the impossibility of securing the Hace 'Club premises, while the aw tumn show had'to be cancelled entirely owing to the local hostilities, 'Ax the president pointed out in his annual report. for 1097, most_ of the exhibitors' gardens were In the out: lying districts and members were hard nit. But yesterday's show, although if seemed to be slightly smal.
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Mrs. G. E Mitchell, The "Sir Peter Grain Perpetual Challenge Trophy" for the best ex-Mise Baste Stiva, hibit in the show was won by Mrs.
B. Dunn, who was also first in the banquet table competition. The National Sweet Pea Society's medal was awarded to Sir Victor Sassoon INF. for his six bunches of sweet peas, ching while Mes, J. R. Main was awarded Fern, the National Rose Scelety's Medal for her exhibit in class 6. the special School Champion- cing ships, Keen rivalry was soon, the Cathedral School for Girls winning the prize with 114 points. Their nearest competitors, "the—Public School for Girls, secured 54 points, The full list of awards Is as fole Gasp 2. Artichoke, globe, Lady Bats, Rest Exdublt tu, hibit In, the Show: rhe Sir geal "School for The Puplle The Publis Sehoot for Girl 3, The ara 6. hiténe 4, Beet, alx:—1, Lady Maze: 2, Sits B, Boban"
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