THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
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ENGLISH YEW PLANTED AT TOMB OF 
WASHINGTON. 
{Washington Star, April 23, 1917.) 
O EPRESENTATIVES of the National Association of 
Gardeners to-day planted an English Yew tree at the 
tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon. 
By a strange coincidence, the plant immigrant from 
England arrived in the national capital a short time be- 
fore the representatives of Great Britain arrived here to 
take up with ofificials the best methods of co-operation 
between this country and Great Britain as allies against a 
common enemy. Had it been possible, the tree would 
have been planted at a time the English representatives 
thorized to name a committee to carry out the plan. 
To-day, therefore, Theodore Wirth, of ^Minneapolis, 
vice-president of the National Association of Gardeners ; 
Martin C. Ebel, of IMadison, N. J., secretary of the organ- 
ization : George \\'. Hess, superintendent of the national 
botanical gardens in this city and a director in the asso- 
ciation, and A\'illiam F. Gude, also of this city, who had 
charge of local arrangements for the convention of the 
organization and an honorary member of it, planted the 
tree. 
Thomas W. Head, superintendent of the J- C),gden 
Armour estate at Lake I-'orest, 111., is now president of the 
gardeners' organization. 
The Yew tree is about six feet high. The planters ex- 
pect it will thrive and continue to decorate Mount Vernon 
for many years, but if by any chance it should not do well 
it will be replaced. 
1 III L "iiiiitiiui I'l iiic ^\iiiunial Assniialiiin c/ Gardeners 
gathered to t^laiit an Eni;Iisli )'c',c Tree at ]]'ashiniit'iii's Tomb. 
Mount Vernon, Va. In tlie group, zchieh is facini; the tomb, 
from left to right, are Martin C. Ebel, Madison, X. J., secretary 
National Association of Gardeners: A. M. Covedcry, Minneapolis, 
Minn.; Col. H. H. Dodge, superintendent of Mount Vernon; 
Edzi'in Ebel, Madison, N. J.; George W. Hess, Washington, D. C. 
superintendent United States Botanic Garden, director of Na- 
tional Association of Gardeners; Theodore H'irth, Minneapolis, 
Minn., vice-president National Association of Gardeners; A. C. 
Goodzuard, Minneapolis, Minn., William P. Gude, Washington, D. C., honorary 
Edward S. Schmid, Washington, D. C., deputy grand monarch, M. O. V. P. E. R.; 
Vernon, member National Association of Gardeners. 
were paying trilnite at the tomb of the man through f" 
whose efforts this country broke with England because of I 
principle, Imt which to-day is standing as an ally of that 
country, likewise because of principle. 
The idea of planting a Yew tree at Alount \"ernon was 
conceived when representatives of the National Associa- 
tion of Gardeners were at the liome of the first President 
last December, at which time their convention was in 
progress at Washington. H. H. Dodge, superintendent 
of Mount Vernon, expressed the belief that such a tree 
would be a valuable addition to the estate. The garden- 
ers immediateley took favorable action on the plan, and 
W. N. Craig, then president of the organization, was au- 
inember National Associalio): of Gardeners; 
Pranklin A. Whelan, head gardener. Mount 
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