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Flower show chaos and quips across the empire
A London flower show tale unfolds with bookies betting on blooms and doped chrysanthemums. Elmer Twitchell warns such dops extend beyond Britain as scandals, from Regal Queen petunias to a mickey finn garden exhibit, rattle horticultural circles amid tariff chatter and wartime quips.
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