flowers of any large-flowered legume. Grateful acknowledgement is made to 
the Managing Director of Dunlop Malayan Estates Ltd., Malacca, and to the 
Manager of his Gomali Estate, Gemas, who helped us to supply the requisite 
material in the form of Centrosema pubescens, a standard creeping cover plant 
of rubber estates. 
XXVIII. EXHIBITION AND SHOWS 
68. The usual two major shows, the Malaysian Orchid Society annual 
show and the Singapore Gardening Society annual show, were staged at the 
Singapore Turf Club, and the Botanic Gardens contributed extensively in 
exhibition material and in personnel. Mr. Alphonso was Show Manager for 
the S.G.S. show, and Mr. Lam Hin Cheng was Show Secretary, and for the 
M.O.S. show Mr. Alphonso was Show Chairman and Mr. Tan Kim Ho was 
Show Secretary. Many other members of the staff served as judges at both 
shows, and on each occasion the Botanic Gardens put up a large non- 
competitive exhibit. Though the Botanic Gardens does not compete at S.G.S. 
show, the Istana Negara Domain has regularly entered in the open professional 
classes, and in 1964 it won the Show Championship Cup with the highest 
aggregate of points scored, and also it won a number of other challenge cups 
for various classes of pot plants. 
69. It was again, as in 1963, impossible to stage a normal exhibit at 
the Malayan Agri-horticultural Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, but a token 
exhibit of cut blooms was sent. Judging by the number of letters received and 
statements made by visitors to the Gardens, the absence of a proper exhibit 
by the Botanic Gardens is sadly missed. It is hoped that in 1965 the Gardens 
may be present again. To a number of other exhibitions which are listed 
below, there were sent cut orchid blooms. In some instances Messrs. B.O.A.C., 
QANTAS or Air India carried the consignment and arranged clearance for 
which we wish to make grateful acknowledgement. 
Delhi Horticultural Society Show, India. (Replica cup awarded). 
Philippine Orchid Society Show, Manila, P.I. 
Jesselton Gardening Society Annual Flower Show, Sabah. 
Kedah State Agri-horticultural Show, Alor Star. 
Chelsea Flower Show, London. 
Blind Bazaar, Jesselton, Sabah. 
Viennese International Horticultural Exhibition,Austria — Two con- 
signments. (Bronze medal awarded), 
Sarawak Society for the Blind, Kuching. 
Siam Society of Plant Culture Exhibition, Bangkok. 
Queensland Orchid Society Show, Australia. 
New York World Fair, for Pavilion of Malaysia, New York — four 
consignments. 
Orchid Night, Alor Star, Kedah. 
Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, London. 
Sarawak Orchid Society Show, Kuching. 
Selangor Orchid Society Show, Kuala Lumpur. 
Penang Gardening Society Flower Show. 
New Guinea Horticultural Society Show, Port Moresby. 
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