JOURNAL 
OF 
The New York Botanical Garden 
No. 229 
January, 1919 
THE PLANTING OF TREES AS WAR MEMORIALS 
At the annual meeting of the Managers of the New York 
Botanical Garden on January 13, 1919, the following suggestions 
by Mr. Edward D. Adams were approved and ordered printed: 
At this time, when permanent memorials to the defenders of 
our flag by land and sea are being considered throughout our 
land, and projects for community monuments of various designs 
are planned, we venture the suggestion that individual, as well as 
associated, action can effectively and economically be taken in 
honor of all who have served or of those who have made the 
supreme sacrifice, by planting memorial trees. 
Such trees may properly be planted in the front yard, on the 
street, at the home entrance, in a park, as the decoration of an 
avenue, in single specimens or in groups of different species for 
artistic effects of form and color. 
As frepresenting sentiments to be long cherished, such me- 
morials would be tenderly cultivated and protected. 
Their shade and fruit would yield comfort and satisfaction. 
Their growth would add value to the home and become an asset 
that succeeding generations would inherit. 
Naturally, only those trees should be selected for memorials 
to family, school, church, and municipal honor, that will grow 
best in each locality and of those species that will be appreciated 
for their beauty, grandeur, long life, and utility. 
The number of kinds of trees suitable for memorial planting 
is large. The widely different climates of different parts of the 
United States require the selection of such kinds as will grow 
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