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(Salisburia  adiantifolia).  In  form  this  may  be  said  to  be  a  blunt 
pyramid,  75  feet  high,  with  a  girth  of  stem  of  9  feet  at  3  feet  from  the 
ground,  and  so  heavy  are  some  of  its  branches  that  they  have  been, 
for  a  long  time,  banded  together  to  the  trunk  by  chains  for  safety. 
Close  by  is  a  fine  specimen  of  Thuiopiis  borealis,  36  feet  high,  and  in 
perfect  health,  also  Cupressus  Lawsoniana,  upwards  of  40  feet. 
After  viewing  the  left  part  of  the  garden  we  turn  for  a  moment 
to  the  right.  Here  we  have  also  the  placid  waters  of  the  lake 
nestling  against  the  banks  of  the  previously  mentioned  wooded 
island,  and  near  the  walk  is  an  immense  tree  of  the  Deciduous 
Cypress,  measuring  75  feet  high,  its  stem  being  clear  of  branches  to  the 
height  of  about  40  feet.  A  little  farther  to  the  left,  on  the  bank  of  the 
AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
same  time  ;  and  on  the  same  date  Cupressus  Lawsoniana,  by  H.R.H. 
Princess  Louise  ;  and  also  on  the  same  date  Cupressus  Lawsoniana  was 
planted  by  H.R.H.  Princess  Beatrice. 
Cedrus  atlantica  was  planted  by  Prince  Albert  Victor  of  Wales  in 
1873  ;  Pinns  pinsapo,  by  their  Royal  Highnesses  Prince  and  Princess 
Christian  in  1867  ;  Picea  lasiocarpa,  by  Princess  Thyra  of  Denmark  in 
1875  ;  Picea  Nordmaniana,  by  H.R.H.  the  Duchess  of  Edinburgh  in 
1874  ;  Quercus  Suber  (Cork  tree),  by  H  R.H.  the  Princess  of  Wales  in 
1873  ;  the  same  by  her  Majesty  the  Queen  of  the  Belgians  at  the 
same  time  ;  Thuia  gigantea,  by  Prince=s  Louise  of  Hesse  in  1864  ;  the 
same  by  Prince  Louis  at  the  same  time  ;  Cupressus  sempervirens  stricta, 
by  the  Queen  in  1864  ;  Cupressus  Lambertiana,  by  Prince  Arthur,  1864  ; 
FIG.  106.— VICTORIA  TOWER  AND  FLOWER  GARDEN  (page  548). 
lake,  is  the  best'iproportioned  and  finest-looking  Cedar  of  Lebanon  in 
the  garden,  although  not  the  largest,  and  close  by  under  the  shade  of 
this  tree  is  a  simple  looking  rustic  summer  house,  with  a  thatched  straw 
roof,  looking  so  cool  and  restful  on  this  hot  summer  morning. 
Royal  Memorial  Trees^. 
Further  on  in  the  same  direction  we  come  to  a  piece  of  lawn,  on 
the  north-west  side  of  the  Prince  Consort’s  Mausoleum,  on  which  are 
planted  a  large  number  of  specimen  coniferous  and  other  trees  by 
members  of  our  own  or  other  Royal  houses,  a  few  of  which  may  here 
be  mentioned.  Abies  Pattoniana,  planted  by  her  Majesty  the  Queen  of 
Denmark  in  1875  ;  the  same  variety  by  her  Majesty  the  Empress  of 
Germany  in  1876  ;  Cedrus  deodara,  a  magnificent  specimen,  planted  by 
H.RH.  the  Duchess  of  Kent  in  1850  ;  Cupressus  funebris,  by  Princess 
Adelaide  of  Hohenlohe  in  1853  ;  Cedrus  libani,  by  H.R.H.  Prince 
Christian  in  1867;  Cupressus  Lambertiana,  by  H.R.H.  the  Prince  of 
Wales  in  1864  ;  the  same  by  his  Majesty  the  King  of  the  Belgians  at  the 
Thuia  gigantea,  by  Prince  Leopold,  1864  ;  Sciadopitys  verticillata,  by 
Princess  Louise  Margaret  of  Prussia  ;  WelJiogtonia  gigantea,  by  Princess 
Hohenlohe.  1857  ;  Abies  Albertiana,  by  Princess  Victoria  and  Elizabeth 
of  Hesse,  1887. 
Two  trees  of  Pinus  Laricio,  brought  by  the  Queen  from  Hjbres, 
were  planted  by  Princess  Ena  of  Battenberg  and  Prince  Alexander  ; 
Pitius  parviflora,  by  H.R.H.  Prince  Henry  of  Battenbcrg,  1885  ;  Picea 
lasiocarpa,  by  Princess  Helen  of  Waldeck,  1882  ;  Picea  cephalonica,  by 
the  Duchess  of  Kent,  1851  ;  Quercus  Ilex,  by  her  Majesty  the  Queen, 
1864;  the  same  variety  by  the  Czarevitch  (now  Emperor  of  Russia), 
1894;  Silisburia  aliantifolia  (a  cutting  from  the  large  tree  previously 
mentioned),  by  her  Grand  Ducal  Highness  Princess  Alice  of  Hesse  (now 
Emprqss  of  Russia),  at  the  same  time:  English  Oak  planted  by  the 
Queen,  June  20th,  1887,  to  commemorate  her  Majesty’s  Jubilee.  Can 
elsewhere  in  the  whole  wide  world  be  found  such  a  collection  of  Royal 
memorial  trees  as  this  ?  But  we  have  not  quite  done. 
A  little  nearer  the  Mausoleum  are  two  handsome  Wellingtoniaa, 
