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Messrs. J. Cheal& Sons, Crawley, exhibited a mixed collection 
if Dahlias. 
Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, exhibited a charm- 
ng collection of cut Roses. 
Mr. B. Ladhams, Shirley, Southampton, had a large col- 
ection of Hardy Flowers. 
THE JUDGES. 
The following gentlemen kindly acted as Judges, and the 
3est thanks of the Society are due to them for their labours : 
VTessrs. H. Balderson, W. Bates, G. Bunyard, J. Cheal, W. 
3rump, A. Dean, J. Douglas, J. Eraser, M. Dunn, T. Glen, 
W. J. Grant, J. Hudson, W. Iggulden, W. Jarman, W. Jefferies, 
H. Markham, J. Mclndoe, J. McKenzie, E. Molyneux, G. Norman, 
k. Outram, G. Paul, A. H. Pearson, T. F. Eivers, C. Ross, J. 
Smith, 0. Thomas, A. Turner, J. Walker, J. Watkins, A. Weir, 
J. Wright, and George Wythes. 
THE OPENING AND LUNCHEON. 
The Show was opened at 12.30 p.m. by the Sheriffs of Lon- 
don, Mr. Alderman Samuel and Mr. Alderman Hand, who drove 
down to the Palace in state, and were received at the chief 
entrance by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., President of the Society, 
and the other members of the Council, and by the members of 
the Gardeners' Company, by whom they were conducted round 
the Show, inspecting the objects of most interest. 
At 1.30 the Sheriffs, with Mrs. Samuel and Mrs. Hand, 
honoured the President with their company at luncheon, when 
about one hundred in all sat down. 
The Pkesident, in proposing the toast of " The Queen," said 
that he did so with the greatest satisfaction, because Her Majesty 
had long been the Patron of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
and had always taken the greatest interest in its welfare, the 
present continuance of that interest being admirably expressed 
by the magnificent display of fruit which she had so graciously 
directed to be sent from the Royal Gardens, and which con- 
tributed in no small degree to the additional interest and beauty 
of the Show. 
The Pbesident next gave " The Sheriffs of the City of Lon- 
don," and after thanking them most cordially for the encourage- 
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