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Figure 29. — Mothers of America Tree, European White Birch, United 

 states capitol grounds, washington, d. c. 



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The first "Mothers' Tree," Heading, a European white birch, planted 

 on the shore of Antietam Lake, in 1923, under the auspices of the 

 American Forestry Association. 



Inspiration Tree, a white pine, in the forest of Sheerlund, about 4 

 miles southwest of Reading. It is called the Inspiration Tree be- 



