THE HISTORIC TREES OF MASSACHUSETTS 



imperative. Accordingly, some 3000 people 

 assembled at one of the most remarkable 

 gatherings ever held in honor of a tree. 

 Charles Francis Adams was the orator of 

 the day, and Denis A. McCarthy read a 

 poem on "The Old Elm." The Ancient and 

 Honorable Artillery Company then planted 

 a new elm to take the place of the old. 



Norfolk County 



The towns of Medfield, Wrentham and 

 Unionville doubtless possess the largest of 

 the Norfolk county trees. The St. Edwards 

 Elm in Medfield stands in front of the church 

 bearing the same name; the representative 

 elm of Wrentham stands in front of the 

 Cheever Inn; the Unionville Elm is opposite 

 the Unionville post office in the township 

 of Plainville on the edge of a broad green 

 field. To describe these beautiful trees in 

 detail would be largely a repetition of what 

 has gone before, as they possess in large 

 measure the good points of typical elms 

 already described with no marked pecuHari- 

 ties of their own. They are nearly uniform 



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