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by H.M. the King of the Belgians in 1887 ; Abies Alberti- 

 ana by H.R.H. Princess Dagmar of Denmark in 1867 ; Abies 

 pungens glauca and Fagus purpurea by T.M, the King and 

 Queen of Denmark in 1893; Quercus robur by H.I.M. 

 the Empress Dowager Frederick of Germany and Queen of 

 Prussia in 1889 ; Fagus purpurea by H.R.H. Prince Charles 

 of Denmark in 1895 ; Abies Nordmanniana by H.R.H. the 

 Duchess of York in 1894, are some among many others. On 

 the lawn to the east of the house a circle of Oaks called the 

 Royal Circle has been planted. It was first commenced 

 with an Oak planted by H.M. Queen Victoria in 1889, now 

 thirty-nine feet high. This was followed by one planted by 

 H.M. the Emperor of Germany in 1902 ; one by H.M. the 

 King of Portugal also in 1902 ; one by H.M. Queen Amelie 

 of Portugal in 1907 ; one each by H.M. the King and H.M. 

 the Queen of Spain in 1907 ; and one each by H.M. King 

 Edward VII., H.M. Queen Alexandra and the Empress 

 Marie Feodorovna in 1908, complete a group whose interest 

 is quite unequalled. 



'The Pergola leading to the Kitchen Gardens. — Leaving the 

 Royal Circle on the east lawn, a narrow doorway in the 

 wall leads across the road to the Kitchen Gardens, which 

 contain the plant and fruit houses. The massive and highly 

 ornamental wrought-iron entrance gates were a present to 

 His late Majesty and Queen Alexandra from Their Majesties 

 the King and Queen. They open into the Pergola which 

 was erected in 1905. It is of substantial build and magni- 

 ficent proportions; is 70 yards long and 15 feet high and 

 wide, the same distance separating the pillars. The square 

 columns are built of small red bricks and taper slightly 

 upwards. Heavy oak beams run lengthways from pillar to 

 pillar, and similar pieces cross from side to side overhead. 

 Squares are thus formed, which have diagonal beams inter- 

 secting in the middle of each. The beams are supported on 

 three sides of the pillars with bracket pieces of stout rough- 

 hewn oak. Half-way along the Pergola an octagonal double 



