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The Garden Magazine, June, 1923 
When Did the First Eucalyptus Come to California? 
To the Editors of The Garden Magazine: 
HAVE lately had occasion to look up the literature touching the 
introduction of Eucalyptus, and have had my attention arrested by a 
picture of E. ficifolia in The Garden Magazine for December, 1921. 
Accompanying it is a circumstantial account of what purports to be 
the introduction of this species into this country, placing the date at 
twenty-two years before, which would make it 1899. The statements 
made may be true as to the particular tree referred to as growing on 
the Kierulff estate in Berkeley, but as a matter of fact the species was 
being grown in southern California long before that. Abbot Kinney 
who published a lot about Eucalyptus in the 1890’s, speaks of it as then 
well known; and I have it from a gentleman who was connected with 
Germain’s nursery as early as 1887, that that firm was selling the species 
then and it was no novelty. 
This may not seem a very live subject to you now, but I know you 
want accuracy in the magazine, and thought you would like to have 
these facts even though they come late.— Chas. Erancis Saunders, 
Pasadena, Cat. 
PRIVATE GARDENS THAT DO PUBLIC SERVICE 
T HROUGHOUT the months of May and June a number of public- 
spirited citizens of Westchester County, New York State, are 
throwing open their gardens every Saturday afternoon for the benefit 
of the Westchester Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. 
Visitors from all over the country will be welcomed and a small ad¬ 
mission charge will be applied to the vital work of this Society, in 
relieving the suffering and distress of the unfortunate little children 
who are constantly knocking at its gates. 
Surely a beautiful use of gardens, this, and one which will touch the 
imagination and sympathies of gardeners everywhere! Many will, 
we are certain, be moved to similarly share their gardens with an ap¬ 
preciative public who so gladly pay for the privilege and thus pass on 
at least a little of their joy to others. 
Calendars giving the entire list of the Westchester gardens, together 
with their respective dates of opening, will be mailed upon request to 
any one who is interested. Inquiries may be sent to the Westchester 
County S. P. C. C., 107 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, N. Y., the address 
of the Shelter Home, the doors of which have for ten years stood open 
day and night in kindly greeting to the forlorn, the abused, the home¬ 
less child. Gardens and dates already promised are given below. (The 
estate name is in quotation marks): 
Mr. and Mrs. Julian F. Detmer, Tarrytown, “Edgemont”; Mr. and Mrs. 
J. C. Bull, Colonial Heights: Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck, May 12; 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Chambers, Bronxville, "Crow’s Nest”; Mr. and Mrs. 
LouisLevy, Dobbs Ferry,“Beacon Hill”; Mrs.Wm.G. Nichols, Rye,"Petronia”; 
Mrs. Henry Marquand, Bedford Hills, “White Gates Farm”, June 2 ; Mrs. S. 
Neudstadt, Chappaqua,“Souther!eig'n”, June 9; Mrs. Billie Burke Ziegfeld, 
Hastings, “Berkley Crest”; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brewster, Mt. Kisco, “Ava¬ 
lon”, June 16; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Meyers, Mt. Kisco, “Seven Springs Farm”, 
June 16; Mr. and Mrs. Felix Warburg, White Plains, “Woodlands,” June 16; 
Mr. and Mrs. Seabury Mastick, Pleasantville, “Bear Ridge Farm”, June 23; 
Mr. Walter Law, Briarcliff, small rose garden; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Unter- 
myer, Yonkers, “Greystone”; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Smathers, Purchase, “Elmer- 
nan”; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Douglas, Chauncey, “Glenalla”; Mr. and Mrs. 
I. N. Speigelberg, Briarcliff, “Miramont Court”; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Arents, 
Jr., Rye, “Hillbrook”; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Browning, Ossining, “Sunnyholm”; 
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gould, Dobbs Ferry, “Agawam”; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred 
McF.wan, Tarrytown. 
A GARDEN YOU MAY GO TO 
Open to the public during May and June (see text above) for the benefit of helpless little children needing 
aid. Vegetable garden on the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Untermeyer at Greystone, Yonkers, N. Y. 
