New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-29
SOME HISTORICAL TREES.
From The Washington Post.

From The Washington Post.
one Of the cherished plans of superintendent smith
Of the botanical Garden is 10 collect here ut least
5000 specimens Of the nora and fauna OF THIS country
and the world. But In making this collector ne mas mas
great men of the country or for them; These are
called the memorial trees, and are now luxurathg III
spring foliage In various parts OF the GROUNDS. 800
Just near the northeast corner of Mr. Smiths house
is ghilso, maidenhair tree growth OF graceiy
waving inches reminding one OF the maldcnhaIr ler
This was brought 10 America by the hrst japanese
ambassador to reach here For some years 1 1t TaS
com,lissjon. il Is becoming more common Turning
the corner to walk to the rear OF the dwelling one CONES
p Blair the great Kcntuckian, who bore so much OF
the brunt Of Andrew Jacbson's Administration. MS ms
same gate. His equally great opponent John 10 J.:
Cnttenten, from the same state has his tree II was
but ~ acorn brought from Kentucky. Now II STANDS
ut q, The left OF the main gate as one enters na,u
some 0vercup oak, and an example vi scieooHs '"'
Scforc the Capitol grounds were brought to their
present perfection ancient American elm ston Iust
northeast of the Capitol Tradition had IL that George
Washington, probably TO redeem himself ron tae
e e8 s %as cP pege AND 9 WsS thought to be
The woodman falling 70 spare IT Mr r,s s T. IN C coed
Kentucky company, the Crlttenden tree IL now
Is ten or twelve feet high, ana has pecnhaH WY" s
appearance, like that of immense feather ran
Mrs Beck planted near by a japanese privet bush
with texture like the lockwood,
servatory is the Garfield tree an acacia the leaves Of
which placed on Garieh's bier They are p ps
In Masonic rites, anu, OoleclttlNll, tuc
acacia stands close by that VI Garfield '
Thomas Jefferson's favorte tree, q rare American
OAK Is not 6sI sg RON Sg c tnS,s "a Nav
berry of Detroit, an admrer Of the early exponent oi
It's neShbor is an American hornbeam The Buro-
pean sister OF this tree fayorte o. Voitaire at
fernay and visitors who failed to ne c9Sf yI se
ally failed to impress him favoably The tree is 'on
81 the head if the walk leading to the south entrance
are two cypresses-One Of John W; F9rney, inc brit
Journalist and the other OF Ed%in IorGs ,e oi Sc
dian Regard for sentiment ana remem9Ianee Of u,s
intimacy which eXstc between the two In life should
led nature to make the trees n aed iGbb SHT
usentmental fact that the trees 90 not embrace Dut
both are inclined somewhat toward the east ,.o,
Janan and salnecker in laurel eaved oak Holman
In Crlmean fir, Bayard in an oah' ana voorhees, In
Thaddeus stevens, unable to do the work himself,
BY and watched two G2or goJf e fre %I IN the
| Gardens This has now been moved, and stands now
Lincoln sgaars gt east 81 e 1 specmen OF he
| Tree associated with the names OF Alexander the
Great and Of socrates an orsn'a pane dns SeT
having bark of finer texture and OF less notified
One sunday Mr. Smith driving out the Badens-
| hurc road with James Alfred Pcarce, one OF the
PASSED big swamp white oak and Mr. smith, securing
an acorn planted It on his return to the gardens and
INC when the guest Of General Winfield s. Han
cock at Fort HAYES, near solomons Fork, Kan, he
for another OAK, which bears the name
| of Hancock. Right where the tOWpMh OF 'he oio
canal used to be- but now fifteen feet within the garden
wall on tho west stands the Mallory overcup oak
other example Of careful selection Of big acorns. Mr.
smith has great affection for this tree, as 1t is sort
of monument Of the great improvement made by filing
in Washingtons big ditch, particularly as the gardens
| were concerned.
on the line, but nearer the west gate Is what
| is termed the British Embassy tree, great English
| yak This was planted on the day OF the announce.
| nent OF the settlement OF the Alabama claims, and
| twenty feet away is the II. b. Hayes oak While Mr..
| smith was on n visit TO the late vicePcsldent
Hendricks many years ago In Indiana the two were
sitting on the porch evening when rather strong
gust Of wind blew buckeye from tres close by, upon
| Mr. smiths head. This he brought with him TO Wash.
| ington. and from II raised the Hendricks buckeye
The had reached good Size when the cyclone Of
two or three wears ago uprOoed IL and tossed II abont
| pretty generally. Fortunately 1t was seeding and
Mr. smith planting one q the seeds Is nov carefully
| nursing the young tree, about two feet high.
Surrounded by five stakes Senator FPyes varcgated
leaved maple Is in the west OF the GARDEN whore