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Domain when it is mentioned that there are in it 424 miles of 
gravel roads, 68 miles of grass drives, 78 miles of fencing, and 
several large ponds or lakes, one of which is the well-known 
Virginia Water covering an area of 150 acres, It would, however, 
be impossible in the space at our disposal to speak of the splendid 
arboreal treasures and interesting features which were brought 
under notice in the course of our drive of 20 miles through 
the most lovely woodland scenery of this favoured district of 
England. 
‘*The noonday sun 
Now shone upon the forest one vast mass 
Of mingling shade,” 
and to most of us every foot of the way was new, and therefore 
deeply interesting. 
Driving off from the Shaw Farm sharp on 2 o’clock, we soon 
cross the Long Walk, a magnificent avenue, along which we will 
return in the evening, and pass out on to the public road in the 
suburbs of the town of Windsor. Turning to the left along 
King’s Road, which for some distance bounds the Park, we note 
that many of the fences around the villa and cottage gardens are 
formed of split oak pales, which have a neat, rustic appearance, 
and are said to be almost as durable as iron. The gardens and 
grounds attached to the villas were prettily furnished with choice 
trees and shrubs, among which were many nice examples of 
Conifers and other ornamental species. Near the entrance to 
Queen Anne’s Ride stood a splendid specimen of the weeping 
willow, Salix babylonica, displaying great beauty of form. 
QUEEN ANNE’S RIDE. 
Entering the Park again by Queen Anne’s Gate at the end of the 
King’s Road, we are in the grand avenue known as Queen Anne’s 
Ride. It stretches from here right across the Park to the 
boundary near Ascot, a distance of about three miles, and is 
formed of fine old trees, mostly elms, set in a single row on each 
side. Between the rows of the trees is a fine grassy expanse of 
springy turf, over which on a fine day thousands of pedestrians 
are said to speed on their way to Ascot races, and the gay sight seen 
on a bright summer’s day is not easily forgotten by those who have 
once witnessed it. In the Great Park on our left, and not far 
from the entrance to the Ride, is the Royal Review Ground. On 
it stands a fine oak, known as the Queen’s Review Oak, near 
