Fairchilds also built a beautiful home, designed and furnished with a defi- 

 nite taste for Japanese simplicity (12) (fig. 4). 



By the following year the Fairchilds were so pleased with the success of 

 their recent experiment at In the Woods that they decided to promote 

 Japanese flowering cherry trees as the ideal type of tree to plant along 

 avenues in the Washington area. They showed some friends in Chevy 

 Chase six photographs of such an avenue in Japan, which stimulated their 

 interest. On September 26, 1907, arrangements were completed with the 

 Chevy Chase Land Company to order 300 cherry trees for the Chevy 

 Chase area. Provisions were made separately to have the holes dug and 

 properly fertilized before the arrival of the shipment (13). 



To further increase the popularity of the tree, the Fairchilds thought 

 that possibly the Washington, D.C., public schools could assist by encour- 

 aging pupils to plant Japanese cherry trees on Arbor Day. 



Fairchild contacted Susan B. Sipe, a dedicated teacher of "nature 



Figure 4. — David and Marian Fairchild among the cherry blossoms at "In the Woods. 

 (Courtesy of the Fairchild Tropical Gardens.) 



