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by the members. Windsor Castle, the home of kings—cradle of 
the Royal race of England—was to be visited, and by many of 
the company for the first time. Loyalty welled up in every heart, 
and it would not have surprised anyone to see the members 
gathering in a ring round the Jubilee Statue of Her Majesty, 
and lustily singing, “God Save the Queen.” For we could not 
forget—we members of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society 
—that Her Most Gracious Majesty, who is Patroness of the 
Society, has on more than one occasion shown great interest in 
its objects. In the Jubilee year the members had the privilege 
accorded to them of spending two days in the Royal Forests at 
Balmoral. On the present occasion Her Majesty, through Sir 
Henry Ponsonby, not only graciously acceded to the request of 
the Society to be allowed to visit Windsor Castle, the gardens, and 
forests; but was pleased also to express her desire that the members 
should see the Royal farms, parks, and other objects of interest 
with which the Royal Domain so richly abounds. 
WINbDSOR CASTLE. 
After breakfast a start was made at 8.30 A.M. prompt, so that 
all the most interesting objects in the Royal Domain might be 
seen within the day. It had been arranged that Windsor Castle 
was to be first visited, and fully a couple of hours were required 
to give even a glance at the multitude of objects of interest 
in and around the Royal residence. To mention only a few that 
are usually seen by the public, viz., the State Apartments, com- 
prising a magnificent suite of some seventeen rooms; St George’s 
Chapel, the Albert Memorial Chapel, the Round Tower, and the 
Curfew Tower—each the centre of many historic incidents, and 
stored with the best that art and wealth can produce—these 
alone would be sufficient to occupy a long day to examine them, 
with even a superficial glance at details. The inspection, therefore, 
of the Albert Memorial Chapel and of St George’s Chapel were 
postponed until the next morning, so that more time could be 
devoted to-day to the inspection of the grounds, gardens, farms, 
parks, and woodlands. 
The members were met at the entrance to the Castle by 
Mr Leonard Collmann, Inspector of the Palace, who personally 
conducted the party over the Royal Mews, or stables, with 
