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PROCEEDINGS OF THE TREE PLANTING CEREMONIES 

 AT HIGHLAND PARK, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



September 9th, 1922, 11 A. M. 



President McGlennon : This occasion represents the cus- 

 tom of the association of planting a nut tree in one of the parks of 

 the community in which the annual convention is held. We had 

 expected to have some black walnut seedlings grown from nuts 

 presented to ex-President Linton by the superintendent at Mount 

 Vernon, Washington's old home. I am not sure but I have quite a 

 vivid remembrance that the trees from which these nuts were gath- 

 ered were fruiting in Washington's time. However it would be a 

 very delightful time if we could have such trees to plant in memory 

 of that great character. But I am sorry to say that we have been 

 disappointed in not receiving the trees from Mr. Linton. He ex- 

 pressed them from Saganaw the day before yesterday and we have 

 made diligent effort to locate them in this city this morning but 

 have been unable to get any trace of them. Anticipating such a hap- 

 pening Mrs. Ellwanger, who had on exhibition at the convention 

 some Persian walnuts grown in pots, at our request very kindly 

 consented to let us use one of those trees. If we had had a little 

 more time to consider it undoubtedly Mr. Dunbar would have ar- 

 ranged to have this tree planted on the land that was given to the 

 city by George Ellwanger, Mrs. Ellwanger 's father-in-law, and 

 Patrick Barry of the world famed nursery of Ellwanger & Barry. 

 We are going to plant one of these Persian walnut trees here (the 

 planting is now going on) and there is a greater likelihood that this 

 tree will live than the black walnut, as that tree had to be dug and 

 transported. We feel reasonably sure that this tree will live to 

 commemorate our meeting in Rochester this year. 



We are also going to plant an Arkansas hickory, that Mr. 

 Dunbar has had dug from the park nursery, a short distance from 

 where the walnut is planted. I think this, too, is an appropriate tree 

 to plant because of the success of the hickory in this community. 

 Mr. Dunbar tells me that practically all of the varieties of hickory 

 of North America are planted on this park slope. We took great 

 pleasure in driving through here the other day and listening to an 

 explanation of their history by Mr. Dunbar. 



We are honored to-day by the presence of the Dean of the New 

 York State School of Forestry, Dean Mann, who has consented to 

 address us. It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you Dean 

 Mann. 



Dean Mann : President McGlennon, ladies and gentlemen : 



I assure you it gives me great pleasure to be here because as a 

 forester and tree lover by profession I am also a tree lover by nature. 



