"transplanted 46 large Magnolias of So. Carolina 6 at the head of each 

 of the serpentine walks next the circle, 26 in the shrubbery or grove at 

 the South end of the house, and 8 in that at the No. end;" and on the 

 8th of that month he "transplanted as many of the large Magnolia into 

 the grove at the No. end of the House as made the number there." On 

 May 2, 1786, he "planted seed of the large Magnolia or Laurel of Caro- 

 lina in boxes near the greenhouse." Of these Magnolias planted by 

 Washington only one remains; this (No. 97) stands not far from the 

 Butler's House and is 50 feet tall with a trunk 2 feet in diameter; 30 

 feet of the trunk of this tree were destroyed in the gale of September 28, 

 1896, and it now has a misshapen head. This tree, however, is in a 

 healthy condition and will probably live for many years. 



HEMLOCKS That Washington appreciated the beauty of the Hem- 

 lock-tree (Tsuga canadensis) is shown by the entries in the Diary in 

 March, 1785; on the llth he "planted Hemlock scions (28 of them) in 

 ye shrubbery," and on the next day he "planted two Hemlock trees in 

 a line with the East end of the Kitchen and Servants Hall, and 10 feet 

 from the corner of the post & rail fence at each." On July 5th of the 

 same year he notes that he received from General Lincoln, among other 

 trees, "two of the Fir or Hemlock in half barrels, which seemed to be 

 healthy and vegetating." On the 10th of November of that year he 

 planted eight more Hemlocks, and on January 30th of the next year he 

 planted another Hemlock- tree. From these plantings only three trees, 

 all standing on the Flower Garden side of the Bowling Green, are now 

 alive. The trunk of No. 31 originally divided at the base into two main 

 stems; these were blown over in the gale of June 28, 1914. One of the 

 stems was destroyed and the other, which is 74 feet high with a diameter 

 of 2 feet 3 inches, has been set up and is now held in place by guy ropes. 

 This tree is dying and probably will not live many months. No. 55 is 65 

 feet tall with a trunk 2 feet 1 inch in diameter; although much crowded 

 and shaded by other trees, it is sound and healthy. No. 83, which is 81 

 feet tall with a trunk 2 feet 6 inches in diameter, is the tallest and hand- 

 somest of the Hemlocks planted by Washington. This tree was struck 

 by lightning in 1897, but is still in good condition and is covering the 

 wound with new bark. It may live for many years, although trees which 

 have been struck by lightning do not often long survive the shock. This 

 tree is suffering from two neighboring trees, which interfere with its sym- 

 metrical growth. 



A Hemlock-tree (No. 37-1), now 15 feet tall with a trunk 4 inches in 

 diameter, was planted in 1912 to replace one of the Hemlocks planted by 

 Washington and blown down in that year. Three young Hemlock-trees 

 planted in 1916 are now growing north of the northern end of the Kitchen 

 Garden and on the plan are marked Nos. 2, 7 and 8, and are 18, 17 and 

 19 inches high. Five Hemlock-trees, now about 4 feet tall, were planted 

 in November, 1915, along the Serpentine Walk to take the places of original 

 trees which had disappeared; they are Nos. 31-1, 31-2, 40-1, 40-2, 40-3. 



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