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Historic leaves, volume 5, April, 1906 - January, 1907, Some old trees.—number I (search)
mbridge. The neighborhood of the common may be called one of the most beautiful, from the profusion of elm and other trees which adorn it, many of them in their prime. A short distance over the Cambridge line, in Arlington, stands the great Whittemore elm, which is said to have been set out by Samuel Whittemore in 1724. Not very long ago there were two trees, standing on opposite sides of the street, which together formed a most imposing entrance to the pleasant town of Arlington. In an Samuel Whittemore in 1724. Not very long ago there were two trees, standing on opposite sides of the street, which together formed a most imposing entrance to the pleasant town of Arlington. In an article on historic trees in the New England Magazine for July, 1900, from which many of the statements in this paper are taken, we note that the elm outranks all others in the number of times it is mentioned. Elms, singly or in groups, are mentioned thirty-five times, while oaks are mentioned only six times, fruit trees nine times, willows and pines three times, other common trees only once. Elms brought from England are mentioned eight times. The reasons for choosing the elm as a shade tre
Historic leaves, volume 5, April, 1906 - January, 1907, Index (search)
17. Wayne, Eliza, 16, 17. Weld, Theodore D., 32. West Cambridge, 78, 79, 100. West Cambridge Road School, 48. West Medford, Mass., 9. Wheeler, A., 15. Wheldon, W. W., Esq., 94. Whipple, Ann E., 18, 19, 20, 21, 72, 73. Wbipple, Ann P., 75. Whipple, Benjamin, 18, 19, 20. Whitcomb, I. A., 88. White, Emeline G., 72. Whitemore, William, 11. Whitney, E., 15. Whittemore, Clara D., 76, 78, 83, 92, 96. Whittemore, Manda (Miranda), 46, 47, 49, 51, 67. Whittemore Elm, 7, Whittemore, Samuel, 7. Whittier, John G., 32. Whittredge, A. W., 72. Whittredge, Elizabeth P., 79, 83, 92, 96, 99. Wilcolm, W., 15. Wiley, Phebe W., 49. Wiley, W. S., 74. Wilkins' Astronomy, 98. Willard, Paul, Esq., 48, 49, 70, 71. Willow Avenue, 62. Winter Hill, 65, 74, 85, 86. 87, 96, 97. Winter Hill District, 78, 92. Winter Hill Road, 21, 77. Winter Hill School, 16, 18, 19, 20, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 67, 69, 71. 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 83, 92. Winthrop School, 81, 82, 94