The gardens of the Temple and Inner 

 Temple are a mass of these regal flow- 

 ers. They are arranged in beds and 

 borders, thousands and thousands of 

 them, showing every variety and 

 colour, and massed to display them to 

 the best advantage. No invitation or 

 permit is necessary, and the whole 

 world of London may visit and enjoy 

 them ; and it does. During the cold 

 nights the flowers are protected by 

 muslin curtains drawn over them. 



These exhibitions have been held 

 since 18^0, each year in November. 

 At the first show about five hundred 

 varieties were exhibited, and it was 

 considered a marvellous number. Last 

 year there were over two thousand, 

 and each year sees anywhere from a 

 dozen to twenty new varieties. 



The Lord Mayor's show, held on 

 November 10 in London, is one of the 

 great events of the year, and there is 

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