74a Notes on Burlington Trees 



A picturesque cluster of trees of the common locust may be seen in the 

 east portion of the grounds of ]\Irs. Tucker at the corner of Pearl and Wil- 

 lard streets. The locust was the principal shade tree in the city until about 

 1845 when a large proportion of the old trees were destroyed by the borer. 

 The large tree at the south end of Mr. G. G. Benedict's house was one of 

 the few survivors. Mv. Benedict says that this tree is now fully eighty 

 years old. Mr. E. C. Loomis states that the two old trees standing near the 

 front gate of the Brookes' place, 340 Pearl street, have grown from seed 

 planted by his father about 1803. 



The street now known as Elmwood avenue was formerly lined with 

 locusts and known as Locust street. 



A small tree of the honey locust stands in the garden of the Taft resi- 

 dence, 397 Pearl street. There is a young honey locust hedge in front of 

 Saint Mary's convent, Mansfield avenue. 



A fine specimen of the Kentucky coffeetree stands near the west piazza 

 of Mr. Lawrence Bartley's house on College street, just above Union. There 

 is another in the grounds of Mr. Edward Peck, 326 College street. 



