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An Agri-Horticultural Show hel d under the auspices of the Colombo 

 Agri-Horticultural Society in the Victoria Park was opened by His Excellency 

 the Governor on the 22nd June. The reports of the scientific advisers of the 

 Ceylon Agricultural Society, who acted as judges in the various classes of 

 exhibits, are tabled at to-day's meeting. The following side-shows attracted 

 much attention :— 



Exhibit of Forest Produce timber. 

 Demonstrations in Bee-handling. 

 ,, in Lace-making. 



,, in Ginning of Cotton by Machinery. 



,, in Manure: Photos showing growth of trees manur- 



ed and uumanured, &c. 



The thanks of the Society are due to the Conservator of Forests for 

 having at their request arranged so complete an exhibit of forest timbers at 

 short notice. 



A special feature of the Show was the exhibits of paddy, dry grains, 

 and other native products sent in by Local Societies throughout the Island to 

 compete for the special prize of Rs. 100 or Gold Medal offered by the Ceylon 

 Agricultural Society. Many of the exhibits attained a very high standard of 

 excellence — the collection of paddies sent in by Mr. P. B. Nugawela, Ratemahat- 

 maya of Harispattu, on behalf of the Kandy Branch, being in the opinion of one 

 of the judges the finest he had ever seen. So good were the exhibits that the 

 judges recommended that two Gold Medals be awarded to the Katunayka and the 

 Matale collections ; and two Silver Medals to those from Kandy and Jaffna ; while 

 the following were Highly Commended :— 



Exhibit by Vidane Arachchi of Werakeve, Salpiti Korale. 



Do. Mr. Harry Jayawardene, Mudaliyar of Pasduu Korale East, 

 Kalutara District. 



Do. Vidane Arachchi of Kamburugamuwa, in the Weligam Korale. 

 Do. Mr. P. B. Alawatugoda, Ratemahatmaya of Kotmale, repre- 

 senting the Nuwara Eliya Branch. 



Exhibit of Bowstring Hemp by Mr. H. J. Perera, junior, of Uda Pussellawa. 

 Other competitors were : — Kegalla (through Mapitigama Ratemahatmeya), 

 Vavuniya, Telijjawila, Ratnapura, Trincomalee, Gampola, Chilaw, Kurunegala 

 (through Mr. W. D. A. Gunaratne, Muhandiram), Kaudaboda Pattu (Matara), 

 Welimada, Nawalapitiya, Kudagama. 



Several of the exhibits included more or less complete collections of native 

 agricultural implements. A similar collection of improved Indian implements was 

 received from the Agricultural Munshi of Vizianagrani too late for the Colombo 

 Show, but will be exhibited at the Kurunegala Show in August. 



A selection from the best of these exhibits has now been handed over to Sir 

 Stanley Bois, Chairman of the Ceylon Committee at the World's Fair, St. Louis, to 

 be despatched to the Imperial Institute to supplement the collection of Ceylon 

 produce on exhibition there. 



Experimental Garden.— The garden attached to the Ruwanwella. school is 

 now being prepared, and a supply of seeds, forwarded by the Superintendent of 

 School Gardens, was handed to the teacher at the last meeting of the Three 

 Korles and Lower Bulatgama Local Society. 



A quantity of Sea Island cotton seed is being imported by the Director, 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, to plant 50 acres in September at Maha-iluppalama. 



