Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-05

that the Populus ane,ilata were all male
trees, and that the Necklace Poplar monili-
1era, mixed with them, were females. We
explained the matter by Informing him
procured from Brsckenridse. Hnotn e er
tree from the same source, Populus graca,
hrst found near village called Athens, in
the state of Illinois,, is a good tree for
narrow streets. Unlike it's kindred pyr-
amidal species, the Lombardy and boleana,
1t Is not attacked by the borer, as far as
my observation goes" 1t and the first two
named trees. unless carefully pruned, be-
all summer, and soon become dangerous to
life and property. regret to say hun
dreds or trees are in this condition at the
present time in the city Of Washington.
fCr various reasons their trimming has
teen neglected.
The family to which they belong, Sail
caceae, affects damp, swampy, ague-breed-
ing places. and IN various ways are can
dloates Tor the high honors of quinine as
cure for intermittent fever. AS preven-
tive, II the 500 acres of swamp land with
which the city of Washington is surround
ed, south and east, were planted with pop
lars and willows their sanitary value
would be immense. And then the charcoal
Tor making gunpowder from the willows
might be an economic item in the future
Again, the more they are filled upon the
faster they grow.
CamphOr and Willow Oak.
1t may interest you to know that the
camphor tree Taurus camphora) is being
planted as a street tree in New Orleans.
A tree in a four-inch pot, presented to the
beautiful niece of Mr.. R. Maitre, the dis
tirguished horticulturist of New Orleans,
in 1883, is now thirty-1ve feet high and
hfty-two inches in circumference at the
butt From this tree we receive d liberal
supply of seeds each year.
President Jefferson's favorite tree was
the Willow Oak his enthusiasm for which
Is graphically narrated by his biograpner,
H. s. Rayncr. Unless well supplied with
food it grows slow. A few are planted on
the street in front of the treasury building
we would recommend groves of 1t be
planted in the various parks or public
places throughout the country by his ad-
mirers, each Individual planting q tree;
none to be allowed to plant one who has
not reached his high intellectual plane of
love Tor trees. magnificent specimen
stands as sentinel near the monument
Of that Intellectual aristocrat and truly
great and good man, Professor Henry. 1t
Is seventy feet high and eleven feet in
circumference six inches from the ground
by cutting back severely, carefully wa
terlns when necessary, and cultivating
with tue assiduity of a good farmer toward
his corn crop, we reached a phenomenal
81 e In the early days of tree planting
IN Washington. Another suggestion: Do
not let dudeism drive from your. street
trees the whitewasher
If he uses lime, blue or other colored
clay, sulphur, lamp black, salt, or 9th ar
material, he will greatly improve your
trees and add to the health of the neigh
borhood-perhaps killing the much-dreaded
microbes OF disease. Scale insects and
fungoids it will destroy. But 1t will not
stop horses from nibbling at the bark
woven Wire must be used for that. For
bad boys who injure trees. and for ga g
leaks, 1t IS difficult to suggest remedies. I
car only say, mend the one and try to i'm
prove the other. Arbor day and memorial
tree planting go hand in hand, creating a
sentiment OF love and veneration for trees
Gentlemen, after l had accented tho k,n,i
Invitation of your excellent secretary to
appear before you, 1 was astonished at
my self-assurance, in undertaking to ad-
ofess the most ancient, most successful,
most honored horticultural society on the
continent of North America NY tribula-
items are now overt thank you for the
privilege and your kind attention.