122 TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



6, 1904, exactly thirteen years before the day on which 

 the United States joined hands with Russia and other 

 European countries in the greatest conflict the world has 

 ever known a conflict which led to the destruction of 

 the old Russia and the assassination of the royal family. 

 The young tree was planted by President Roosevelt him- 

 self, with the cooperation of Secretary Wilson of the 

 Department of Agriculture, and Mr. Hitchcock, at that 

 time Secretary of the Interior. With its registration in 

 the Hall of Fame, this tree takes conspicuous place in the 

 list of trees with a history. 



In various spots in the District of Columbia may be 

 found trees of individual celebrity. In the shadow of the 

 Capitol, within the splendid park surrounding the seat 

 of government, is a tree planted by George Washington 

 and now treasured as a priceless memento of the first 

 President's interest in the beautifying of the city named 

 in his honor. On Connecticut Avenue hill stands a 

 stately tree of majestic spread, known as the Treaty Oak, 

 for the reason that under its branches an important 

 treaty with the Indians was signed 150 years ago. 



George Washington's interest in trees was of far- 

 reaching influence. In many places trees are now growing 

 which owe their existence to the Father of the Country. 

 One of these is reported from the vicinity of Bath, 

 Pennsylvania. It came from Mt. Vernon as a gift from 

 President Washington to General Brown, a notable 

 figure of the Revolution. General Brown planted this 

 tree in front of his old home, and it is known today as the 

 Washington Horse Chestnut. In the nomination of this 

 tree for the Hall of Fame its present base circumfer- 

 ence is given as 27 feet, 7 inches, with a girth of 17 

 feet at a point 6 feet from the ground. In the Friends' 

 Graveyard at Salem, New Jersey, is an Oak under 



