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Hereford is fortunate indeed in having a representative in Parliament who so successfully 
advocates the claims of the fruit-growing industry and the resuscitation of our village orchards. 
Mr. Kadcliffe Cooke, by his zealous ]deading, has enormously increased the demand for fruit and 
fruit drink — the “ Wine of Britain.” 
Arbor Day has already been given quite an impetus. In Eynsford village alone there are no 
less than 108 allotment holders. We shall see a choice Apple tree planted in every one of those 
garden plots, as Sir William Hart Dyke, who owns most of the property, and possesses more 
fruit trees than perhaps any other landlord, is a great advocate of fruit, flowering trees, shrubs, 
and particularly evergreens, being planted in every village villa and cottage garden, and oven in 
the bye lanes of our charming Kentish village, thus attracting more to a country life by the 
beauty of the surroundings. 
For a particular account of Arbor Day Celebration we refer our friends to the Magazine of 
the Selborne Society for June, 1898. (Elliott Stock, 62, Paterno.ster Row. Price 2iJ.) It contains 
a very able paper on Arbor Day by Mr. Radcliffe Cooke. * 
HISTORICAL TREES PLANTED DURING 
HER MAJESTY’S REIGN. 
In the Queen’s gardens at Osborne are to be found some very interesting trees and shrubS; 
Amongst the most interesting trees planted as memorials we may mention Tilia Europtva, 
which was planted by Her Majesty in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee, on July 28tb, 1897. 
Princess Beatrice also planted a Fagus cuprea in commemoration of that event. 
H.R.H. the Prince Consort planted a Magnolia grandijlora in the flower garden on 
March 10th, 1846, whicli is doing remarkably well. 
On June 30th, 1831, Leopold I., King of the Belgians, planted a Mahonia nepalends. 
On Febraary 10th, 1862, Her Majesty the Queen j)lanted at the Swiss Cottage, for H.R.H. 
the Prince Consort, a Sciadopiiyx verticillata (The Umbrella Pine). 
Her Majesty the Queen planted at the Swiss Cottage, on February 8th, 1878, a Myrtle (in 
honour of the marriage of her grand-daughter. Princess Charlotte of Prussia) grown from a sprig 
of the Princess Royal’s wedding bouquet, January 25th, 1838. 
An Ahifji pimapo, planted by Her Majesty the Queen, May 24th, 1819, is now over forty feet 
high, and about eight feet in circumference. 
The Emperor of the French planted an AhRs nohilifi, and the Empress of the French an 
Aides pinsapo, on August 8th, 1857, on the lawn. 
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and H.R.H. the Princess of Wales each planted an Abies 
pinsapo at the Swiss Cottage two days after they were married — namely, March 12th, 1863. 
Altogether there are something like 230 memorial trees, each one recalling some person or 
event of interest to mind, and to those who can remember, the planting of these trees must be 
highly interesting. 
{From the Royal Horticultural Society’s Journal.) 
