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Bohemian Grove, sequoias, beside the Russian River, in Sonoma 

 County. 



CONNECTICUT 



Bridal Elm, Wethersneld. In colonial days it was the custom for 

 a bride-to-be to bring a tree from her father's home and plant it 

 near her new home. Sarah Saltonstall came from New London to 

 marry Daniel Buck just before the Connecticut River froze over and 

 so was not able to bring a tree with her. The next spring as she was 

 drawing water from her well she saw an old Indian approaching and 

 bearing a sapling in his hand. After some conversation in sign lan- 

 guage Sarah exchanged a quart of rum for the sapling, which she 

 planted by the well. This proud elm still stands today, shading the 

 house where Sarah and Daniel Buck lived in 1775. 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 



Japanese cherry trees (Yoshino Cherry, Primus yedoensis Mats.) 

 Tidal Basin and the Speedway in Potomac Park, presented by the 

 Tokio Muncipal Council to Mrs. William Howard Taft, wife of the 

 President, in 1909 and 1912, as a token of friendly feeling between 

 Japan and the United States. 



International Willow Oak, planted on Pan American grounds by 

 women representing 20 countries. 



Van Ness Sycamores, near the Pan American Building, on the 

 site of the old Van Ness mansion. 



Row of American elms planted along Bladensburg Road by the 

 Federation of Women's Clubs in honor of Avomen who have won 

 great distinction. 



Armistice Elms, two American elms planted at the head of Inter- 

 national Avenue, leading to Lincoln Memorial, by the American 

 Forestry Association in memory of the signing of the Armistice. 



Five hundred Norway maples, planted along Sixteenth Street, as 

 memorials to residents of Washington who gave their lives in the 

 World War. 



Mothers of America Tree, European white birch, to memorialize 

 mothers of the Nation. The tree was planted east of the United 

 States Capitol by the American Forestry Association. It was chosen 

 because of its beauty and dignity (fig. 29). 



Mothers of the Presidents Tree, weeping birch (Betula pendula 

 gracilis), planted in honor of mothers of the Presidents on the south 

 lawn of the White House. 



ILLINOIS 



Rock Island Honor Row Lombardy Poplars, planted by Rock Island 

 lines along the right-of-way at Midlothian, for employees 50 years or 

 more in the service of the railroad. 



MISSOURI 



Majestic oaks flanking the stages of the Municipal Opera Associa- 

 tion outdoor theater and the New Garden Theater, St. Louis. 



