Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
Arboretum Here to Be Notable Museum and Laboratory

lem of developing new breeds Of
trees. There is a chance, for instance,
that some tree could be developed that
would grow on the Western Plains
where none has grown before. Tree
material for experimentation would, at
any rate, be made available for such
experiments and could also be furnished
TO universities, agricultural colleges,
State experiment stations and other
agencies.
Experiments with paper trees have
been limited and with some OF the nut
trees, to develop breeds that would bear
fruit earlier
But whatever the experiments are, 1t
will be seen that they must be con-
Quoted over long periods of time. Some
trees take from so years to century
to develop. and more than lifetime OF
patient effort will be required TO COM
plete many of the experiments. Herein
lies one of the best arguments for Fed
eral direction. The United States Gov
eminent. through the Department OF
Agriculture. represents the one perma-
nent stable and central agency capable
of handling such garden. Individual
firms, however interested, could not
we'll conduct the experiments.
possible in the arbOretum is a water
lily garden. made possible by the marsh
lands. The beauty of such spot Is
illustrated by the Shaw water lily gar
dens, which now occupy portion OF
this lowland In the marshes there
grows wild rice. upon which birds OF
many species feed. Part OF this area
will probably be preserved in its nat
ural state as bird sanctuary. wherein
studies could be conducted of birds that
protect trees. The United States has
migratory birds and their protection.
| and this includes the establishment OF
refugees for them. The Anacostia
marshes constitute such refuge.
| Among organizations that have spon-
| Sored the arboretum are the National
| Academy of Sciences, National Re-
search Council Smithsonian Institu-
ton, Carnegie Institution OF Washing
| ton, Garden Club of America, American
Society of Landscape Architects, Amert-
can Association of Nurserynen, Nation
| al Association of Audubon Societies.
American Forestry Association. Society
of American ForesterS, American Phar-
maceutical Association and the Amert-
can Association for the Advancement
| Of Science.
DR.. Frederick ". Coville Of the De-
partment of Agriculture has contrib
uted much time and effort to plans for
the garden. Among others to whom
much credit Is due are the following
members of Secretary Jardine's advisory
council: Frederic A. Delaro of Wash
] ington, president of the Civic Associa-
tion L. H. Bailey of Ithaca, N. Y. pres
ident of the Botanical Society OF Amer
lea; Henry S. Graves of New Haven.
| dean of the Yale School Of Forestry;
Harlan P. Kelsey of Salem, Mass, for
mer president of the American ASsocia-
ton of Nurserymen; John G. Merriam.
president of the Carnegie Institution
of Washington; Mrs. Frank B. Noyes
of Washington, chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia committee of the
Garden Club Of America; Frederick
Law Olmsted, Brookline. Mass, former
president of the American Society Of
Landscape Architects; Mrs. Harold I.
Pratt, Glen Cove. Long Island, secre-
tary of the Garden Club of America,
and Robert Pyle. West Grove, Pa. di-
rector of the Society of American Flor
| lists and Ornamental Horticulturists.