HORT1CU LTURE 



July IS, 1903 



A Famous Avenue 



u, hope that they nun live, and 



ish. 

 ■•Yes, while ou earth a thousand discords 



ring, - ., 



Man's fitful uproar mingling with Ins toll, 

 Still do thy sleepless ministers move o 

 iii.ir glorious tasks In silence perfecting, 

 working, blaming still our vain tur- 

 moil 

 Laborers thai shall not tail when man is 

 gone." 



WM. McM. r.l;<>\\ .V 



S'orth Easton, Mass. 



After the 



The complete destruction of the 

 magnificent avenue of lime trees ou 

 King Edward's Sandringham estate, 

 about which a short note appeared in 

 an issue of HORTICULTURE last 

 spring, removes what is probably the 

 most "famous and widely known ave- 

 nue of trees in Great Britain. Every 

 vear thousands of people are attract- 

 ed to this beautiful, picturesque cor- 

 ner of East Anglia to see the magnifi- 

 cent oaks which abound in the dear 

 park, and also to see the more inter- 

 esting memorial trees of which there 

 are several hundred planted on the 

 lawns and driveways throughout the 

 estate. 



There are three avenues at Sandring- 

 ham, all mote or less interesting to 

 the visitor. First we may see the 

 Princess' 1 'rive, a beautiful avenue 

 winding thiough some fine woodland. 

 We then come to the more modern 

 Coronation avenue, which is close upon 

 two miles long- II is interesting to 

 know that the entire cost of making 

 and planting this avenue was defrayed 

 by the farmers and tenents on the 

 estate, who wished to show in this 

 il way the esteem in which they 

 held their "Royal Landlord." At the 

 commencement of this avenue we no- 

 tice thai si me of the young oaks were 

 planted by King Edward, Queen Alex- 

 andra, Hie Prince and Princess of 

 Wales Ihe King and Queen of Norway, 

 the King of G < ere. the Ge man Em- 

 peror, the late King of Portugal and 

 many other eminent men and women. 

 In these few notes, bowi ver, 11 is 

 more with the main driveway, or Nor- 

 wich avenue, that I would deal. It 

 js jn ird to 1 elieve that Ihose 



i-able trees, which had weathered 

 the storms and gales of cenl 

 were completely wrecked in the 

 spai e of two minutes. Yet it i 



i us limes are no moi e as a 

 ace .-it the ai con ng 1 holo- 



graph will show. No more will the 

 tonrisl pay homage to their impres- 

 sive el we maj ij ha1 

 while its beauties aie bul a memory 

 its fame is immortal. 



During the time of the Saxons, it 



appears 1hat most of the land in the 

 vicinity of Sandringham belonged to 

 the bishops of East Anglia, and even 

 at the present day we may see some 

 fine old oaks in the pleasure grounds 

 and in the great deer park which were 

 planted by these owners. Hr'story also 

 tells ns that a residence existed on the 

 present Sandringham site during the 

 stirring lifetime of William de Albini 

 and Walter de Montalt, and it is quite 

 possible that many of the fine trees, 

 which grace the Royal estate today 

 were planted by those gentlemen. 



Before the Storm. 



Since those early days, however, the 



has change l hands many times 



In the vear 1802 it was bought bj 



the present King of England, and ever 



since has been his home, in the truest 



[ ng of the word. We know 

 King to be a most enthusias i 

 dener, a sincere admirer of the beauti- 

 ful in nature and in art, and the 

 Of these noble trees must have been 

 a matter of considerable regret to him 

 We tray take it lor granted that in 

 near future a new avenue will 

 be n ade. and fresh trees planted. Let 



AN APPLE OF GOLD. 

 Paris awarded a fruit of pure Hes- 

 perian gold to Venus as the fairest of 

 the Olympian divinities gathered at 

 the bridal of Peleus and Thetis, and 

 this so inflamed the jealousies of Juno 

 and Minerva that they did not cease 

 their machinations until Troy was de- 

 stroyed. 



The National Apple Show Associa- 

 tion of Spokane, of which Harry .1. 

 Neely is secretary and manager, pur- 

 poses awarding an apple, molded of 

 virgin gold, dug out of the hills in 

 the Spokane country, to the grower 

 showing the most beautiful specimen 

 of fruit at its first annual exhibition 

 in Spokane, Dec. 7 to 12; but instead of 

 bringing about discord, as it is re- 

 corded followed the judgment of Paris 

 in disposing of Eris' gift, it is designed 

 that the award of the 20th century 

 shall be the means of placing the apple 

 in its rightful classification— as the 

 emperor of all fruits. 



Modern history contains no refer- 

 ence to a similar award and for this 

 reason, in addition to the intrinsic 

 value of the trophy, it is believed the 

 announcement of a prize of a golden 

 apple will be the means of bringing to 

 the Spokane show the best specimens 

 of the skill of the foremost growers, 

 not onlv in America but from various 

 parts of Europe, as well as buyers from 

 the Orient and the Islands and othe- 

 countries. 



National attention is already directed 

 to the festival next December, and the 

 inquiries from eastern, middle-west. in. 

 southern and Pacific coast states and 

 from the various provinces in the Do- 

 minion of Canada, so far received by 

 Mr. Neely, indicate that already pre- 

 parations are being made by growers 

 in numerous districts to compete in 

 practically every class, ranging from 

 the best single apple to car-load lots. 

 The prize list yet in the preliminary 

 stab of its preparation, will be the 

 largest and most comprehensive of- 

 fered anywhere in this or any other 

 country in the world. Not less than 

 in tracts of land, and at least $25,000 

 will he offered in premiums. 



"RESULTS." 

 Here is the story briefly told by an 

 who offered geraniums and 

 santhemums in Buyers' Directo 

 July llth issue of HORTICULTURE: 

 Somersworth, N. H. 

 ■Results: goods sold. Thank you." 

 G. S. RAM3BI RG " 



"GOOD SATISFACTION." 

 Northboro. Mass.. July 11. 1908 

 "You:- publication has given good 

 satisfaction. Shall use your columns 

 again soon with advertisement. Many 

 an issue is worth more than the year's 

 subscription. •!• L. MOORE. 



