Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-12
District Census Showed Gain
of Nearly 1000 in Year.
COST TO CITY, $41,661.6s
Trimming, Removing and Replant-
ing the Principal Items.
WAR AGAINST INSECT ENEMIES
Much Headway Made Against Cater
pillars, Says Supt. Lanham
in Annual Report.

Washington, famous for it's beautiful
shade trees in streets and parks, can
boast OF 1884 trees, according to the re-
port of Trueman I.anham. superintendent
OF trees and parkings. for the fiscal year
1910. which was made public today.
Mr.. Lanham reports that 1000 new
trees were planted on streets and park
ings of the National Capital during the
last year, larger number than in any
year since 1885. and thirty more than in
the year 1909. There were removed from
the streets and parkings 2,151 trees. leav-
ing a balance in favor Of the city Of
1870 trees.
The total sum expended on trees and
parkings during the year was 81, 1851 80.
which leaves a balance Of $13 Of the
appropriation for the year unexpended.
Much Roadway has been made against
the annual visitation Of caterpillars. and
millions of eggs and cocoons were de-
stroyed. says Mr.. Lanham. His report is,
in part, as follows:
Species and Number.
The kind OF trees and numbers plant
ed are as follows:
'Fall-Ash. 1: elm. AGA; gingko, II; lin
NS's ~ sAcpiCs ASoi va I,UCOs Hudplcs
sugar, 1872; oak, pin. 219; oak, red, 10;
sycamore. 1913; tulip. 1: total. 2114.
"Spring-Elm, 173: gingko. 11S; linden
a; maple. Colchicum. 3: maple, Norway.
113; maple. sugar, III; oak, pin, 255:
oak. pyramidal. 4: oak. red, 10; syca.
more, 800; total. 1915.
All OF the work was curb-tree plant
Ing with the exception Of FIVE planted in
the parking on Quincy street northeast
between Eth and 18th streets, which
were Norway naples.
perhaps the most notable work COM
pleted during the past year, and which
VIII give visitors from distant cities
pleasing first impression OF the Capital
city, was the planting of trees around
the plaza at the Union station and the
improvement of the islands in this broad
expanse of pavement. A total Of thirty
two pin oak trees have been set in the
continuous space at the outer edge and
the islands. heretofore filled with broken
stone. have had this material removed
substituted by rich earth, and grass seed
sown. The turf on these is now very
thick and Of rich green color, which
lends charming aspect to an otherwise
desert-like space. As fitting border to
the plaza, the continuous space at its
outer edge has also been sown in grass
In addition to the work on the plaza
proper, the streets approaching 1t within
the area bounded by New Jersey avenue
northwest. I'd street northeast, c and G
streets. have been planted with 3j3 trees
of which 20 are gingkos, 1870 pin oaks, A
Norway naples, IL elms and 80 red oaks
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast.
Another feature in connection with
the planting work was the setting out
Of 233 young pin and red oaks on Penn
sylvania avenue southeast between I'd
and 9th and 10th and 18th streets, to re-
place 237 old trees Of various kinds re-
moved. The latter consisted principally
of silver naples, a kind whose use has
been discontinued, and by disregarding
the many protests registered when they
were removed the future good appearance
proposed to remove more old trees from
this avenue during the current fiscal
year
During the month Of April, 1910 a to-
tai OF 6,IOO seedlings were planted In
nursery rows from the seed beds This
is their final location prior to planting on
the streets. and il therefore represents
that many seedlings which will be avail
able for street planting within three
years.
This Office has repeatedly urged in the
past the purchase Of ground for a per-
manent nursery. In previous reports the
point has been made that the two sites
now in use, one at Georgia avenue and
lpSnur street northwest, ana the OtHeT
in the Washington Asylum grounds. were
never intended for nursery purposes.
The institutions from which they were
temporarily transferred have been urging
that they be no longer deprived OF this
ground. and under the circumstances 1t Is
of vital importance that other ground De
provided. as the maintenance of q city
nursery is essential to proper develop
ment of any street-tree system.
Systematic Trimming.
AT the beginning Of the fiscal year the