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1. The competition shall be open to all residents in Singa- 
pore, Penang, Malacca, and the Native States, 
2. All articles exhibited for competition shall have been 
grown by the exhibitor, or must have been in his possession 
at least four weeks before the day of exhibition — Bouquets 
and Table Decorations excepted. 
3. It should be distinctly understood that all plants exhi- 
bited in Section II. must be in flower, and fruits and vegeta- 
bles must be fit for use. The plants in all classes which 
contain more then one kind, must be dissimilar kinds, except 
in class 48, 
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4. All articles included in any entry must be arranged, 
and the Exhibitors and Assistants must finally leave the shed 
by 6 p.m. on the day before the Exhibition opens — except 
Exhibitors in Sections IV., V. and VI., and class 48 who will 
be allowed to remain until 10 a.m. on the day of opening. 
Plants in pots cannot be received later than noon the day 
before the opening day. 
5. The arrangement of the exhibits shall be subject to the 
directions of the Committee. 
6. The Committee will appoint Judges, from whose deci- 
sion there shall bo no appeal. 
7. The Judges will have authority to withhold the prize 
when they are of opinion that there is not sufficient merit to 
justify an award ; or to award special prizes for anything not 
mentioned in the Schedule. 
8. No Exhibitor shall be awarded two prizes in the same 
class, or more then five prizes in the same Section. 
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