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nearer to the mansion and more easy of access. In a broad 
channel led from the river, lovely white and yellow water-lilies 
were growing abundantly; and in the borders of the garden were 
numerous trees of apples, pears, plums, damsons, and medlars, 
hanging thick with the most luscious fruit. The high old brick 
walls of the garden, which formerly were covered with fruit trees, 
are now planted with a collection of all the choicest varieties of 
hardy climbers, which will have a beautiful effect when they 
have fully draped the surface. Within the walls, a useful home 
nursery has been formed, which was full of an excellent selection 
of healthy young stock. : 
The Warren plantation adjoins the Vineyard, and is about 
sixteen years old, a fine thriving mixed wood. An oak near the 
keeper’s cottage is 32 feet in girth. A vigorous plantation of 
6 acres of young ash was seen hard by the Hertford Road, and 
near it is a fine sycamore avenue which leads to the mansion- 
house. This finished a pretty complete perambulation of the 
home park and woods, during which many things to interest and 
admire were seen. Much approval was expressed in regard to the 
manner in which the parks and woodlands are looked after; and it 
was generally agreed that Hatfield, in all respects, had come up 
to the high expectations formed of it by the company. 
At two o’clock the visitors were entertained to a sumptuous luncheon in 
the Red Lion Hotel, about sixty gentlemen being present. Mr Miller occupied 
the chair, and Mr Barton was croupier. After the usual loyal and patriotic 
toasts had been duly honoured, 
The CHAIRMAN proposed the toast of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural 
Society. He welcomed them there on behalf of Lord Salisbury most heartily. 
He was in hopes that Lord Cranbourne would have been with them to preside 
at the luncheon, but unfortunately his Parliamentary duties—which now- 
a-(lays extended into the middle of August—compelled his Lordship to go 
to London by the next train. Lord Cranbourne had asked him to express 
his regret that he was unable to be present. He had said that he welcomed 
them most heartily to Hatfield; though he felt the Society had put them on 
their metal in coming to them after visiting the New Forest and the Royal 
domain of Windsor. But they had done their best to show them a small 
part of the estate, and he hoped that they should derive mutual benefit— 
the Society from seeing how an English nobleman’s home woods and 
policies were managed, and the officials on the estate, from hearing the 
comments and fresh opinions expressed upon their work by the members of 
the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society. He believed the Society was one 
of the most flourishing in the country; and he was also convinced that the 
good work it was doing north of the Tweed would aid them much here in 
the south. He hoped that in some future year they might meet again. 
