Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-07
T0K|0'S Gift ARRIVES.
Two Thousand Cherry Trees
Received From Japan.
TEN VARIETIES PRESENTED
Will Be Planted Along the Speed
way in Potomac Park.
BLOOMS OF MANY SHADES
All Apparently in Excellent Condi-
tion-Packed With Great Skill.
Carefully Protected in Transit.
BLOOMS OF MANY SHADES

Two thousand Japanese cherry trees.
the gift of the corporation of Toxic TO
Mrs Taft and the city of Washington,
have arrived here from Seattle and are
stored in the basement of the government
storehouse at the propagating gardens. ut
18th and & streets southwest awaiting
favorable weather. when they will be set
out along the Speedway in Potomac
Park
The trees are from ten to fifteen feet
high and of ten varieties of bloom. Most
of the trees will he set out along the
Speedway and d few will be planted in
the White House and other government
grounds, parks and reservations through
out the city. The work will be done
under the personal direction of Col. Spen-
Ger Cosby, superintendent of public build
ings and grounds. Mrs. Taft is said to
admire the japanese cherry tree very
much, and as d compliment to her the
trees were presented by the corporation
at Toxic to be set out along the Speed
way in Potomac Park, in which Mrs.
Taft has taken a great interest.
Wrapped UP in Bundles.
The trees are wrapped in bundles of ten
each. covered with Japanese mating and
bamboo rods to prevent them being bent.
The bundles filled three large refrigerat-
ing freight cars and were about two
weeks crossing the continent from Seat
tie. They are apparently in excellent con-
dition and were packed with great skill.
The officials of tie propasating gardens
are enthusiastic IL their praise of the eX-
pert japanese packers.
AS soon as they are unpacked the trees
will be examined by officials of the bu-
reau of plant industry to ascertain if they
have any Japanese scales or fungus dis
eases of any kind. If anything OF this
cfara cter Is discovered the trees Will be
fumisated with hydrocyanic acid gas. The
custom authorities passed the bundles
through without question. but the eXamin-
alton by the officials of the Department
of Agriculture is in some respects a kind
of necessary quarantine.
The trees are labeled III both Japanese
and English. The bundles We're addressed
from THE municipal office. Toxic TO
The superintendent of public buildings
and grounds" They will be set out in
March, but before they are put in their
regular places they will be 'heeled in" in
the nursery grounds This consists of
covering their roots with soil and keep
ing them IN a moist condition. The trees
have been tried in Washington and thrive
in this climate. There are some varieties
here sun thrifty tnaI were brought over
from Japan by naval officers thirty years
ago.
Towering, Not Fruiting, Trees.
The present shipment comprises flower
ing and not fruiting trees. The blooms
are of many varieties, some like single
roses and others split up like carnations.
Their color varies through all the nuances
from deep pink to delicate greenish white.
The trees grow from thirty to sixty feet
high. Set out on each side of the Speed
way they will form one OF the features of
Potomac Park.
The safe arrival of the trees is said to
he due III large part to the efforts of
David G.. Fairclild OF the bureau of
plant industry, who. in the trip from
Seattle. took all possible precautions
against the effect of change from the
low temperature in the northwest 10 d
m,der temperature in the east.
The present shipment is the largest
shipment of ornamental trees with which
the government officials have ever had
anything TO do