FAMOUS TREES 



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powerful trunk. The splendid old tree towers 20 feet above the 

 roof of the second story. 



VIRGINIA 



Maury Walnut, Fredericksburg, so named because it proudly 

 spreads its protecting branches over the home of the Pathfinder of 

 the Seas, Matthew Fontaine Maury. When the Government appealed 

 to patriotic Americans for black walnut for special purposes during 

 the World War, this walnut tree was generously offered by the owner, 

 Mrs. Coghill, without thought of recompense. However, when the 

 inspector came to see it, he was so struck with its magnificence that 

 he recommended that it be held in reserve for the last call. 



Memorial Oak, on Westover Avenue, Norfolk. So far as known, 

 this tree antedates the city itself, which was established by law in 

 1705 and incorporated as a city in 1786. In June 1923 this tree was 

 purchased jointly by the city and the Garden Club of Norfolk as 

 a memorial to the sons of Norfolk who made the supreme sacrifice 

 in the World War. 



TREES WITH PECULIAR AESTHETIC OR SENTIMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS 



CALIFORNIA 



A mile of Christmas trees, Deodar cedars, Pasadena. 

 Conservation Oak of the C. C. C, Santa Barbara National Forest. 



