Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1923, Page 40

40 - MEDAL SURPRISE TOPLANT EXPERT Prof. Sargent Honored at An- nual Inspection of Arnold Arboretum. Prof. Charles Sprague Sargent, di- yector of the Arnold arboretum, was presented today with the Meyer medal of foreign plant introduction, award- ed him by the American Genetic As- sociation of Washington for his most distinguished services in the fleld of plant introduction, The presentation, which came as a complete surprise to the recipient, was made at the luncheon given by Prof. Sargent on the occasion of the annual visit of inspection to the ar- boretum by the special committee ap- pointed for the purpose by the fac- ulty of Harvard University, under| whose jurisdiction the collection is| maintained The Arnold arboretum is the great- est existing collection of trees and shrubs in the world, and is a mag- nificent monument to the continuous activity of its director. Prof. Sargent h able devetion rected its activi- When one pack to the con- ditions of 1 hard to belleVe that there anywhere a with sufficient vision to see fifty y ahead to a time when our fo would be threatened wi but there did. Not - wvision, but the tremen: behind it which maugurated and | built up a collection of all those spe- | cies of beautiful trees and shrubs which made the American landscape of our childhood. Species Kept Intact. The landscapes have changed—the forests have been burned. and were it not for the vision of this one man, there would todav be no place where any one could go and see the vanish- ing tree species of the world Not only is the arboretum keeping from extinction the threatened tree species, but it represents a collection of the living tree stuff, out of whict will come from now on more and more of the materials for the building of our new forests and the beautify-| ing of our dooryards It took Langley to predict, as he in that “the great aeria t products of | aj the beauty of parks and garde It is considered by his friends and ‘mdmirers peculiarly fitting that an zation of résearch men and merican Genetic are erested in . should who lost his life new pla in China tree lover has not only been the lead: | er in the introduction of trees and | shrubs into this country. but has| preached, like John the Baptist in the | || wilderness, the doctrine of hybrid | trees for our forests, Ceremony at Arboretum. The ceremonies took place at the ||| Even the Stubbornest Hair ‘ : T down his life in the search for new “Were Frank N. Meyer allve today, nothing would _give him greater pleasure than the knowledge that. through the presentation of this medal, he could honor Prof. Sargent, | whose counsel. encouragement and suggestions followed him throughout the period of his years of exploration in China. “It would be out which make the presentation of this medal most appropriate. One so emi- nent in the fleld of plant introduction deserves it as a matter of course, and, from the time of the medal's first | striking, the council has been look- ing forward to the most suitable op- portunity to present it. “The medal is awarded for distin- guished services in the fleld of for- eign plant introductjon, and the as soclates of Frank N. Meyer in the of: fice of foreign seed and plant intro- duction have selected the American Genetic Assoclation as the organiza- tion through which this memorial medal is presented. It is entirely fit- ting that an association, the majority | of the members of which are interest- | ed in the breeding of plants, give this medal to on brought in hundreds of plan have been indispensable for work in the hybrid production of new forest and orchard trees, new lawn shrubs and:new flowering per- ennials. embling of this mar- velous collection of living _plants which will increasingly contribute so much to the beauty of American landscapes and the wealth and aes- thetic pleasures of American homes, the Council of the American Gemstic awards you this Meyer $ A.00 Sunday e Excursion SUNDAY, JUNE 10 SPECIAL THROUGH TRAIN Via Delaware River Bridge Esstern Standard Time Leaves Washington - 12:01 A.M. Returning, leaves S. Car. Ave. 5:30 P.M. ted Tic N'w., ‘and Union Additional Excursion Sunday, June 24 Pennsylvania R. R. System The Route of the Broadway Limited. New quuld Brmgs | : Beautiful Wavy Hair‘l Puts Charming 7-Day Curl in arboretum at Jamaica Plain, near | Boston, and the medal, which was ac- | companied with an embo. appreciation, was pr. dent Loweil of Harv d presentation paper Proft. Charles 1 argent, are so easily lhn ing leader; in the worid of plant introduction, the council of the American Genetic Association does Itself the honor of paying to you the tribute that youth pays age ‘To plant a single tree and watch 1t grow to full heig been the splendid task and reward of comparatively f i to gather from the hilitaps and n slopes ‘of the whole world tho of superb trees and shrubs and watc them grow from small scedlings to | full maturit a unique ac ment. For one 1 voted x| whole half cent to the | study of the trees and shrubs of th: them for the tinent, any praise seems inadequate, and a medal after all, but an in- sufficient reward for services so d tinguished and for a life so unspar- ingly devoted to the cause plant | introduction. this medal the Americ etic tion feels that there lies a truly deep tribute—the tribute of one wiiv laid and girth has | A new liquid has been discovered | which means an end to bothersome old-fashioned methods of curiing| and waving the hair. Just a few drops of this uquid‘ make the hair fall in soft. fluffy | waves and beautiful natural curis | —the kind that every one loves and | tion takes but | |a few moments—yet It gives the | stubbornest hair a charming, pe - effect which lasts ys and often longer. This_new beauty disco called Domino Curlette. different from before and the results It is g are almost marvelous. to ruln the hair with hot permanent wave irons. 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