Orchid Circle annual show

The Orchid circle of Ceylon celebrated its (75th) anniversary with an exhibition of orchids and an ornamental plant sale was held at the Viharamahadevi Park on August 27th 28th and 29th. Dr. Soma Edirisinghe was the chief guest.

The main object of this show was to encourage the young orchid lovers to grow orchids successfully and to participate in all orchid related activities by joining the Orchid Circle, the organiser said.

The orchid has a prestigious name worldwide and is grown in its many shapes and forms in every part of the world. Asian orchids have captured the world market with Thailand in the forefront of the world's producers.

They said the orchid circle has the distinction of being the first such society in Asia and the second oldest in the world. It was founded in 1934 under the distinguished presidency of D.S. Senanayake.

The annual show at Viharamanadevi Park provided its members an opportunity to exhibit their most exotic blooms and complete for a variety of prestigious awards among which was the D.S. Senanayake cup for the Best Orchid on show. It also provided an opportunity to view some beautifully landscaped groups of orchids in colourful array and to learn about growing orchids at the lectures held daily during the show.