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in the village street in 1900, and this year thirty trees have been 

 planted in memory of our beloved Queen Victoria, representing 

 Tennyson's celebrated line, " She wrought her people lasting good." 



The origin of Arbor Day custom at Eynsford was due to the gratuitous 



Fig. 335. — William Howard of Eynsford. 



offers of Apple-trees for orchard renewal by the late Mr. W. H. Cullingford, 

 of Tunbridge Wells. His objection to bestow trees for allotments on 

 the ground of uncertain tenure led to the discovery that a cottager 

 named William Howard (fig. 335) had planted a " Winter Queening " Apple- 

 tree in his allotment in 1839 and had held that allotment continuously for 



