Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
COUNCIL TOPLAN
i. S. ARBORETUM
Jardine Names Advisory
Board to Cooperate in De-
veIoping Laboratory.

Establishment of the long.desired
National Aboretum in Washington
has been brought a step nearer by
the action of Secretary OF Agriculture
Jardine in appointing an advisory
council to cooperate in planning and
developing this great outdoor labora-
tory for the scientific study Of tree
and plant life.
The members Of the council are
Frederic A. Delano. Washington,
member of the board of regents Of the
Smithsonian Institution, chairman;
L. FL. Mailey. Ithaca, president of the
Botanical Society Of America: Henry
S. Graves, New Haven, dean of the
School of Forestry, Yale University:
Harlan p. Kelsey, Salem, Mass. for.
ner president OF the American Asso-
citation of Nurserymen; John C. Mer-
Ram, president Of the Carnegie Insti-
tuition of Washington: Mrs. Frank B.
Noyes, Washington, chairman OF the
District Of Columbia committee OF the
Garden Club of America; Frederick
Law Olmsted, Brookline, Mass, for.
mer president of the American Society
of Landscape Architects; Mrs. Harold
I. Pratt, Glen Cove, Long Island, Sec
rotary Of the Garden Club OF America;
Robert Pyle, West Grove, Pa, director
OF the Society of American Florists
and Ornamental Horticulturists and
former president of the American
Rose Society.
The setting up of such q council
was provided for in the act approved
by the last Congress just before ad-
authorizing establishment
Of the arboretum. The enabling act
carried authorization for $500, 900
toward the purchase of a site, but
there was not time before adjourn.
ment to have the funds actually made
available in an appropriation bill.
Early Appropriation Expected.
1t is confidently expected, however,
that the funds viii be appropriated
early in the coming session. after
which the department will be able to
proceed with the purchase of neces.
sary land.
Mr.. Delano, who for nearly 30
years was railway executive in
Chicago, took a prominent part in
city planning work in both Chicago
and New York. DIR. Bailey is a past
president of the American Promo
ogical Society and American Asso-
citation for the Advancement OF
Science. He spent the first 80 years
IF his life in Michigan and there
began his career as horticulturist,
ater becoming dean of the College
Of Agriculture Of Cornell University.
DR.. Graves, a fellow of the Society
IL American Foresters, was formerly
president of the American Forestry
Association and for 10 years was
head of the forest service of the
United States Department OF Agri-
culture.
Develops Nursery Business.
Mr.. Kelsey lived for many years in
North Carlina, where he developed
} nursery business, which was later
moved to Massachusetts. DIR. Mer-
Ram as q member OF the National
Academy of Sciences and the Ma
tional Research Council. He spent
26 years in scientific and educational
work in California. Mrs. Moves, as
representative of the
Garden Club of America. was an
effective leader in the movement for
the establishment of the National
Arboretum. Mr.. Pyle is chairman
Of the arboretum committee of the
American Association OF Nurserymen.
1t is clearly the intent of this law,
Secretary Jardine said. that the
arboretum be devoted primarily to
'orestry and horticulture. The arbore-
tum also will provide for certain
kinds of education not afforded by
parks and Fairgrounds. Mr.. Jardine
aas expressed the desire that the
arboretum be developed with all the
beauty that the situation permits.
When the legislation was being con-
;idered by Congress the location
recommended for the arboretum was
llong the upper end of the Anacostia
River. including what are known as
he Mount Hamilton and Hickey Hill
.racts.
Adjoin Government Land.
These tracts cover 4Os acres and
adjoin a large area already owned by
drained by Army engineers in con-
aection with the reclamation of the
Anacostia flats, which also could be
included in the arboretum.
The committees of Congress were
admirable site for an arboretum, be-
cause Of the wide variety of soils
found to exist there.
1t also has been regarded as con-
venient in location for the experts of
The department, who would use it in
heir researches to improve the tree
and plant life of the Nation.