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Magnolias brought from the Hermitage and planted by President 

 Jackson on the White House grounds in honor of Rachel, shortly 

 after her death. "Something green — in her memory,' 7 as he said 

 (fig. 5). 



Jefferson Pecans at Mount Vernon, Va. (front cover). Thomas 

 Jefferson and George Washington were kindred spirits in their love 

 of trees. The two pecan trees on the lawn southeast and east of the 

 mansion at Mount Vernon are an outstanding illustration of this 

 congeniality. They were grown from nuts given to Washington by 

 Jefferson and planted by the former on March 25, 1775. They are 

 the oldest trees now standing: on the estate. 



Figure 5.— Magnolias Planted by President Jackson on the White House 

 Grounds. Washington. D. c. 



The Jefferson Pecan in the Georgetown Convent grounds, District 

 of Columbia, grown from a nut given by Jefferson to the former 

 owner. 



The Lincoln Oak, on the Rock Spring Farm, Lincoln's birthplace, 

 at Hodgenville, Ky. 



The Lincoln Oak, southern red oak (Quereus rubra L.), in Rock- 

 port, county seat of Spencer County, Inch This splendid oak stands 



