ROYAL TREE-PLANTING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10997, 21 June 1901, Page 4

ROYAL TREE-PLANTING.

So fa: 1 we have not heard of any arrangements lor getting the Duke and Duchess to plant trees during their visit to Chrietchurch. W: trust it.is not too late to rectify this omi_-io-i. Their Royal Highnesses could hrivdly leave tehind a more interesting and crduiing memorial of their visit, and we feel sure they will co.ns.CMt to add this to th; ether gracious duties they have undertaken, if liny are approached on the subject They planted trees both in the 2vlf.lbourn9 Botanical (-.arden*", and in one of the Ballarat- squares—the lattsr, w_ believe, being an "extra," yoc-l-r.uturcdly undertaken by their i-oval Highi._s.-frs at- the last moment on tli9 nrgznt request- of the local authorities, in years to come, wh.n fhe Duke and Duchess occupy a yet more exaltc-d position than that which they fill at> present, those trees will become of especial interest. We hope that iteps wiii.be at once taken for something" of the same sort to be done here. It is a ciremony which does not take very Ions?, and it could, no doubt, be sandwiched in between the other engagements already made. If it is not, convenient for it to take place in the gardens, possibly the Duke and Duchess might -_ m-ked to plant trees in the Victoria square, or some other central

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