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scenery be preserved intact, and that the American Scenic and 
Historic Preservation Society be made the custodians of the 
park. The property was accepted by the State with this under- 
standing, and the custodians have since devoted themselves to 
developing the park in accordance with both the letter and the 
spirit of the terms of the gift. 
Mr. Letchworth had given much attention to the planting of 
trees, and, among other things, had had about 16 memorial trees 
planted. Among those who planted memorial trees may be men- 
tioned Thomas Jamison, a son of the babe which the “White 
Woman of the Genesee” carried thither on her back from the 
Ohio River; John Jacket, grandson of the Seneca chief, Red 
Jacket; Mrs. Kate Osborne, granddaughter of the noted Indian 
chief, Joseph Brandt; Sir William Johnson, son of Sir William 
Johnson, the pioneer of Johnstown, N. Y., and vicin'ty; and the 
Hon. George W. Clinton, son of Governor DeWitt Clinton. 
In the Twelfth Annual Report (1907) of the Preservation 
Society, attention was called to the possibilities which the park 
afforded for botanical education, and for a summer school in 
forestry and other nature studies. The principal trees in the 
park were named botanically in 1907, by Mr. George V. Nash, of 
the New York Botanical Garden, and labeled with lead labels, and 
in 1910 the Hon. Charles M. Dow, the chairman of the Letch- 
worth Park Committee, proposed to the trustees of ihe society 
the development within the park of an arboretum on a larger 
scale than has hitherto been attempted in this country. ‘The plan, 
as outlined, includes the planting of timber trees in small forests 
of not less than ten to fifteen acres each, with the object of supply- 
ing, in Mr. Dow’s words, “not only knowledge for knowledge’s 
sake, but also knowledge for practical use.””. In rg11 Mr. Overton 
W. Price was appointed forester of the Park, and the planting of 
the arboretum in accordance with the plan above ee has 
already been begun under the supervision of Mr. 
With the growth of the institution, it is Le that 
a group of buildings will become necessary for administrative 
and educational purposes, and the first of this group, a museum 
and library building, is now in process of erection. The corner- 
stone was laid on Saturday afternoon, November 9, 1912, with 
