but a gale in 1896 destroyed more than half of No. 63, leaving large cav- 

 ities in the side of the trunk, which unfortunately have been filled with 

 cement. This tree is in bad condition and it is probable that it will not 

 live many years. Other Ash-trees planted after Washington's time are: 

 No. 12, a tree with four stems 75 feet tall; No. 26, 65 feet tall with a 

 trunk 1 foot 8 inches in diameter; No. 38, 74 feet tall with a trunk 2 feet 

 1 inch in diameter; No. 43, 29 feet tall with a trunk 6 inches in diam- 

 eter; No. 96, 63 feet tall with a trunk 2 feet 5 inches in diameter; No. 

 102, 65 feet tall with a trunk 2 feet in diameter; No. 124, 77 feet tall 

 with a trunk 2 feet 4 inches in diameter, and No. 125, 80 feet tall with 

 a trunk 2 feet 4 inches in diameter. These trees are all healthy and 

 in good condition. 



LINDENS The largest of the Lindens, undoubtedly of Washington's 

 time, No. 48 (Tilia glabra), is 84 feet tall with a splendid trunk 4 feet 3 

 inches in diameter. A part of the head of this tree was destroyed by the 

 gale of June 28, 1914. It is otherwise in good condition and one of the 

 noblest of Washington's trees. No. 54 (Tilia glabra), is 90 feet tall. The 

 trunk of this tree, which is 3 feet 1 inch in diameter, divides near the 

 ground into two stems which may, unless strengthened, be split apart by 

 a strong wind. No. 25 (Tilia vulgaris) is 64 feet tall with a trunk 2 feet 



4 inches in diameter. This tree was probably not planted during Wash- 

 ington's lifetime. No. 51 (Tilia glabra) is 70 feet tall with a trunk 3 feet 



5 inches in diameter. This tree is in good condition, but probably was 

 not planted by Washington. No. 115 (Tilia glabra), at the library end of 

 the Mansion, is 83 feet tall with a trunk 3 feet 8 inches in diameter. This 

 is one of the best trees at Mount Vernon. I should have supposed that 

 it had been planted during Washington's life without the conclusive evi- 

 dence that it was planted by Mrs. J. A. Washington in 1858. No. 114 

 (Tilia neglecta}, now 5 feet tall, was planted in 1916 at the east end of 

 the Mansion to correspond with No. 115 at the other end. 



HONEY LOCUSTS The position of four Honey Locust-trees (Gle- 

 ditsia Iriacanlhos) is shown on the plan. No. 45, which is 83 feet tall with 

 a trunk 3 feet 7 inches in diameter, may have been planted by Washing- 

 ton, but I feel doubtful about the age of the others. No. 30 is 70 feet 

 tall with a trunk 3 feet 5 inches in diameter; No. 70 is 70 feet tall with 

 a trunk 3 feet in diameter; No. 39 is 70 feet tall with a trunk 3 feet in 

 diameter; No. 41 is 67 feet tall with a trunk 1 foot 8 inches in diameter, and 

 No. 101 is 70 feet tall with a trunk 3 feet 6 inches hi diameter. The Honey 

 Locust is a fast-growing and not a long-lived tree. It produces great 

 quantities of seeds, which germinate readily, and it is not improbable 

 that the large trees now at Mount Vernon have sprung up naturally from 

 seeds shed by a tree planted by Washington or his brother Lawrence, 

 which long ago disappeared. Washington's interest in this tree is shown 

 by the fact that on March 23, 1786, he planted "between 17,000 and 

 18,000 seeds of the Honey Locust." 



