New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-04
UNIQUE AND NOVEL IDEA.
A SOUTHERN WOMAN COMES NORTH AND
RoBs THE TREES.
SHE PICKED A LEAF FROM EACH FAMOUS IN'r
IN THE COUNTRY. AND NOW HAS
A VALUABLE ALBUM

IN THE COUNTRY AND NJ"
VALUABLE ALBUM
A un,oue and interesting souvenir Is an aiou'i' "
leave. pucked from famous trees anu ua ELL -
~an..d In systematic herbarum orcer py MISS r-'"
- .srson NJ New-Orleans Recently MISS
.a-so, ,,,s,,ed the North. stopping on her wa!
south some months in Washington WINE ',ieie
.h. visited the National Botanical 1aruehs' '"'
~,n,o,. wonderland OF beautiful trees anu sln u''
a,uh,cb william NJ Smith is the guardian. lhese
,.rdens comprise the greatest historical oo.O"''
- s,,o-,al trees in this country and super
,andent Smith Miss Anderson says IN Inc new"
orleans Picayune" knows more about trees '"eo
reticay and practically than any other man l" ''e
I-nued States He loves trees as thccsh the! we'e
human beings. and has been iii charge OF the Ma
.,o,a, GARDEN ever since President Fimore's Al
ministraton. For generation back II mas oeen n
<oycri.e fad of his TO invite statesmen to plan'
memorial trees of which he keeps record. MISS
Anderson through the courtesy OF professor oHi'"
was enabled TO make her valuable conec''o" VI
leaves A., a.
,oof e q dedication in verse. Following this Is
leaf nlucked from the American elm planted oy
George Washington 100 years ago opposite 'i'e @eii
ate portco In the East Park of the Capitol grounds
This forms the keynote to the memorial co"ecuoh
OF leaves from the botanic gardens
leaf from the Thaddeus Stevens tree plan'eo pS
Stevens in 1862 lies almost in 1uxtaposition 70 the
famous Bayard tree, planted by the present Amer
lean Minister to the Court of ST. James whiie ne
was Secretary Of State.
Tho FRYE tree planted by the Senator from
Maine Is a beautiful variegated freak maple from
the Scottish Highlands and a leaf from the cam
eroo tree tells the story OF the great elm standing
IN the southern entrance to the House. In Is'o'
vhen the Grading Committee wished 10 remove inc
ancient and historic tree. Senator Cameron inter-
venad IN its behalf quoting the famous lines.
.,Woodman spare that tree" and 1t was allowed
m remain. although It obstructs the principal path
-.y to tho House OF Representatives the south
.rn terrace Tho ground about IT has been graded
and stone-fagged, leaving only a diamond-shaped
spot in which the tree stands. monument 10 SEN
etor Cameron's eloquence and sentiment
Then there is leaf from the Blackburn tree
r,anted nv the Kentucky Senator in 1879, and from
the Confucius Dana Cummings tree. Chinese OAK
n,a,ted IN 1893 by Congressman Amos Cummings
OF New-York from a stem presented TO Superin-
tendent Smith by Charles Dana, who had caused
I, 10 be raised at his country place on Long Island
from an acorn picked from the grave of Confucius
The Frank Blair tree. planted by ire elder Bitlr
TWENTY-FIVE years ago; the Jim Campbell tree" the
Forrest and Forney tree, planted in 1856 by Edwin
Forrest the eminent actor; the Benjamin Harrison
tree. all have representation In the little book
Then there is d leaf from the Daniel Webster
tree planted out near the Soldiers Home. Wash
ington, and leaves from the tomb OF George Wash
tngton and his wife. Martha, and Mary his mother
There are souvenirs from st. Rocks Cemetery
and the famous oak on the Where plantation
where Packenham fell. There is clover from the
fields Of Arlington. and shamrock from the Castle
Barney Ireland, and other historic leaves that
make the book q gem or memories ana stories 10
the antiquarian and poet. The idea Is certainly
very UNIQUE and pleasanter manner OF spending
ones time in travelling could not be imagined