Cost distribution, Capital Grounds, estimate 1968, $726,800 Mr. ANDREWS. Most of this $726,800 is for personal services? Mr. HENLOCK. Yes, sir; that is correct. In fact, that is true in most fr appropriations. NEW PLANTINGS Mr. ANDREWS. We have considerably beefed up this appropriation ent years to enable you to make the grounds look better. What you done in the last year to especially add to the attractiveness area? What trees have you planted? . PINCUS. If I may, I would like to show you these maps, sir. -map represents the area under the jurisdiction of the Architect e Capitol. Each green dot represents a tree that was planted. e larger detail of the Capitol Grounds, on this chart, each dot resents a flowering tree or shade tree planted on the Capitol Grounds since last March. Mr. ANDREWS. How many new trees would you say there are that Phave planted? Mr. Piscus. Approximately 250 new trees. M.ANDREWS. Where do you get those trees? Mr. Pincus. Most of the trees have been purchased. Several have grown at the Poplar Point nursery. M. ANDREWS. How much do you pay for the ones you buy? Mr. PINCUS. It depends on the variety and size. Mr. ANDREWS. Put a little estimate in the record about the type at you buy, where you buy them, what you pay for them, and Mr. PINCUS. Yes, sir. (The information follows:) STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO PURCHASE OF TREES The new trees which were planted on the Capitol Grounds, not furnished from the Botanic Garden Poplar Point Nursery, were purchased from several nurseries, which are located in plant hardiness zones similar to that of Washington, D.C. Each year, requests for plant catalogs are sent to the many wholesale nurseries and plantgrowers. These catalogs are inspected and items noted for future needs on the grounds. Many nurseries list plant material which they carry in very limited quantities and sizes, or do not have in stock at all; therefore when we are looking for certain trees, we have to contact these nurseries that list the material for verification. Several sources are checked into for the same material and the best material at the lowest price is purchased. In the past years many of the larger wholesale nurseries have been visited and material inspected for purchase for the grounds. Material has been purchased from nurseries in the following cities this past year: Waynesboro, Va., Oak Grove, Va., McMinnville, Tenn., Norfolk, Va., and Westminister, Md. The prices for the trees vary. The slower growing trees are more costly than the fastest growing trees. The following are a few examples of prices for trees which were purchased last year: Prunus yoshino (flowering cherry) B&B 21⁄2" cal_ Prunus yoshino (flowering cherry) B&B 4-5'. Malus hopa (crabapple) BR 11/16'' Cornus florida rubra (pink dogwood) B&B 5–6 Cornus fl. Sweetwater (red dogwood) B&B 6-8'. Magnolia grandiflora (evergreen magnolia) B&B 31⁄2" cal--- $17.50 3.75 1. 10 4.00 10. 00 75.00 Mr. ANDREWS. The number you buy and the number you get from the Government. WORK PROGRESS REPORT Mr. HENLOCK. Mr. Chairman, would you like to put in the record this memorandum report on the work done on the Capitol Grounds, including planting and other items done during the past year? Mr. ANDREWS. All right. Without objection, we will put that statement in the record. (The memorandum follows:) MARCH 15, 1967. REPORT ON THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FORCES DURING THE PERIOD MARCH 1, 1966 THROUGH MARCH 14, 1967 New plantings March 15, 1966.-Planted 41 azaleas and 1 Ilex crenata convexa around conservatory building. March 21-23 1966.-Planted the following material in the old grounds: 6 Prunus persica rubra, 6 Halesia tetraptera, 1 Cedrus dodara, 2 Magnolia grandiflora, 5 Liquidamber styraciflua, 18 Prunus yedoensis, 6 Alnus cordata, 2 Prunus pendula, and 4 Prunus Mount Fuji. March 29, 1966.-Planted memorial trees for the Senate and Representative wives from the Congressional Women's Club: 2 Cedrus deodara, one on the Senate lawn and one on the House lawn, east front; planted 9 Ilex cornuta around fountains, west front; 10 Taxus media hatfield at the Senate parking lot on Constitution Avenue. March 30, 1966.-Planted 12 Ilex crenata convexa at the Old Senate Office Building at First Street and Constitution Avenue. March 31, 1966.-Planted the following material at the Botanic Garden Conservatory: 9 Zelkova, 2 Aesculus pavia, and 4 Ulmus Americana at First Street SW. April 4-6, 1966.-Rayburn House Office Building, Independence Avenue entrance: planted 2 Ilcx opaca in urns. Cannon House Office Building: planted 8 Ulmus americana, 5 Taxus browni, aud 2 Photinia serrulata; planted 10 azaleas on Senate side of Capitol. April 7, 1966.-Planted 500 potted tulips in the pond lawn, west front of Capiat the House side of the Capitol, planted 10 azaleas; at the southwest corner of the Capitol, planted 3 Photinia serrulata and 2 Photinia villosa. April 12-13, 1966.—Planted 73 Quercus coccinea, street trees, in the northeast sextion of the grounds. April 14, 1966.-Planted 10 Prunus yedoensis at the Taft Memorial and 18 Pranas ye doensis at the reflecting pool. April 15, 1966.-Planted 3 Cornus mas in the southeast section of the old ær suds, 3 Cornus mas in the northeast section of the old grounds, and 2 Taxotism distichum, April 16, 1966.-Cannon House Office Building, corner of First Street and Independence Avenue: planted 5 Taxus densiformis, 24 Ilex crenata convexa, 12 Ilex te, and 1 Taxus media hatfield. April 18, 1966.—Planted 35 Prunus yedoensis in the old grounds of the Capitol. 1551 29, 1966.—Cannon House Office Building, First Street: planted 6 Cornus ; in the vicinity of Southwest and Northwest Drives, planted 30 Cornus * rubra, and 24 Cornus florida. get 27, 1965.-Planted 6 azaleas at the Old Senate Office Building and 1 at the Taft Memorial. May 4-6, 1966.-Planted 50 rosebushes donated by the Congressional Women's it at the west front of the Capitol. 23-26, 1966.-Planted approximately 18,000 annuals in the beds of the of the Capitol, plant cases on East Capitol Street, west front flower bed, a House Office Building courtyard, and Old Senate Office Building court1: Panted 150 santolina in the west front of the Capitol around the fountain. * 9. 1966,—Planted approximately 500 chrysanthemums along the base of errace walls around the Capitol. 11, 1966.-Planted the triangular bed at the foot of Northwest Drive with tolina and 65 teucrium. extent 25-29, 1966.-Planted naturalistic wood garden in the vicinity of the sing 150 day lilys, 60 hosta, with lilirope and columbine. er 10-11, 1966.-Planted 249 azaleas in new bed in pond lawn, west front Colomber 7-10, 1966.-Planted the following spring bulbs on the Capitol Pods: 1,000 crocus, 5,000 King Alfred daffodils, 2,000 Red Emperor tulips, 12 Darwin tulips. virember 14-15, 1966.-Planted 27 Ilex crenata convexa and 4 Taxus browni, front of the Capitol, Senate side; planted 25 Ilex crenata convexa and 4 browni, east front of the Capitol, House side. tember 16-18, 1966.—Planted 9 Ilex crenata convexa on Senate lawn and 9 "az erenata contera on House lawn around vault. Old Senate Office Building, tution Avenue: planted 79 Ilex crenata convexa hedge. Cannon House - Building: planted 80 Ilex crenata convexa hedge at Independence Avenue. ember 12, 1966.-Longworth House Office Building, corner of New Jersey : ladependence Avenues: planted 30 Ilex crenata convexa. vary 12, 1967.-Planted 1 Tilia cordata at Independence Avenue, Rayburn Esse Offer Building. ¿nuary 25, 1967.-Planted 2 Crataegus phaenopyrum and 3 Tilia cordata the Longworth House Office Building. January 26, 1967.-Planted the following material at the southwest corner The Capitol below the terrace wall: 12 forsythia, 4 weigela, 3 abelia, 1 Tyre: planted 5 azaleas at the House entrance to the Capitol, east front. January 31, 1967.-Planted 250 pachysandra, Rayburn House Office Building, Invadeare Avenue side. V-k 14. 1967.—Planted 6 Magnolia grandflora at the Rayburn House Office 32. ng. C. Street perimeter. work, seeding, sodding, top dressing Par 3–17. 1966.—Fertilized the lawns around the House office buildings; 5 for chickweed using Silvex around Senate office buildings and courtTaft Memorial, and reflecting pool; fertilized old grounds and sowed seed * 11-21, 1966. Spread topsoil and graded southwest section of Capitol ast ferilized lawn around Senate office buildings; sprayed weed killer on old W: 3-19, 1966.-Limed Senate Office Building courtyard; sprayed weed killer He lawns and new ground areas, Senate Office buildings, pond lawn, west (The information follows:) STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO PURCHASE OF TREES The new trees which were planted on the Capitol Grounds, not furnished from the Botanic Garden Poplar Point Nursery, were purchased from several nurseries, which are located in plant hardiness zones similar to that of Washington, D.C. Each year, requests for plant catalogs are sent to the many wholesale nurseries and plantgrowers. These catalogs are inspected and items noted for future needs on the grounds. Many nurseries list plant material which they carry in very limited quantities and sizes, or do not have in stock at all; therefore when we are looking for certain trees, we have to contact these nurseries that list the material for verification. Several sources are checked into for the same material and the best material at the lowest price is purchased. In the past years many of the larger wholesale nurseries have been visited and material inspected for purchase for the grounds. Material has been purchased from nurseries in the following cities this past year: Waynesboro, Va., Oak Grove, Va., McMinnville, Tenn., Norfolk, Va., and Westminister, Md. The prices for the trees vary. The slower growing trees are more costly than the fastest growing trees. The following are a few examples of prices for trees which were purchased last year: Prunus yoshino (flowering cherry) B&B 21⁄2" cal.. Prunus yoshino (flowering cherry) B&B 4-5'. Malus hopa (crabapple) BR 11/16"-. Cornus florida rubra (pink dogwood) B&B 5-6 Cornus fl. Sweetwater (red dogwood) B&B 6–8′ Magnolia grandiflora (evergreen magnolia) B&B 31⁄2'' cal-‒‒‒‒ $17.50 3.75 1.10 4.00 10.00 75.00 Mr. ANDREWS. The number you buy and the number you get from the Government. WORK PROGRESS REPORT Mr. HENLOCK. Mr. Chairman, would you like to put in the record this memorandum report on the work done on the Capitol Grounds, including planting and other items done during the past year? Mr. ANDREWS. All right. Without objection, we will put that statement in the record. (The memorandum follows :) MARCH 15, 1967. REPORT ON THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FORCES DURING THE PERIOD MARCH 1, 1966 THROUGH MARCH 14, 1967 New plantings March 15, 1966.-Planted 41 azaleas and 1 Ilex crenata convexa around conservatory building. March 21-23 1966.-Planted the following material in the old grounds: 6 Prunus persica rubra, 6 Halesia tetraptera, 1 Cedrus dodara, 2 Magnolia grandiflora, 5 Liquidamber styraciflua, 18 Prunus yedoensis, 6 Alnus cordata, 2 Prunus pendula, and 4 Prunus Mount Fuji. March 29, 1966.-Planted memorial trees for the Senate and Representative wives from the Congressional Women's Club: 2 Cedrus deodara, one on the Senate lawn and one on the House lawn, east front; planted 9 Ilex cornuta around fountains, west front; 10 Taxus media hatfield at the Senate parking lot on Constitution Avenue. March 30, 1966.-Planted 12 Ilex crenata convera at the Old Senate Office Building at First Street and Constitution Avenue. March 31, 1966.-Planted the following material at the Botanic Garden Conservatory: 9 Zelkova, 2 Aesculus pavia, and 4 Ulmus Americana at First Street SW. April 4-6, 1966.-Rayburn House Office Building, Independence Avenue en trance: planted 2 Iler opaca in urns. Cannon House Office Building: planted & Ulmus americana, 5 Taxus browni, and 2 Photinia serrulata; planted 10 azalea on Senate side of Capitol. April 7, 1966.-Planted 500 potted tulips in the pond lawn, west front of Capitol; at the House side of the Capitol, planted 10 azaleas; at the southwest corner of the Capitol, planted 3 Photinia serrulata and 2 Photinia villosa. April 12-13, 1966.-Planted 73 Quercus coccinea, street trees, in the northeast section of the grounds. April 14, 1966.-Planted 10 Prunus yedoensis at the Taft Memorial and 18 Prunus yedocnsis at the reflecting pool. April 15, 1966.-Planted 3 Cornus mas in the southeast section of the old grounds, 3 Cornus mas in the northeast section of the old grounds, and 2 Taxodium distichum. April 16, 1966.-Cannon House Office Building, corner of First Street and Independence Avenue: planted 5 Taxus densiformis, 24 Ilex crenata convexa, 12 Пlex crenata, and 1 Taxus media hatfield. April 18, 1966.-Planted 35 Prunus yedoensis in the old grounds of the Capitol. April 20, 1966.-Cannon House Office Building, First Street: planted 6 Cornus florida; in the vicinity of Southwest and Northwest Drives, planted 30 Cornus florida rubra, and 24 Cornus florida. April 27, 1966.-Planted 6 azaleas at the Old Senate Office Building and 1 azalea at the Taft Memorial. May 4-6, 1966.-Planted 50 rosebushes donated by the Congressional Women's Club at the west front of the Capitol. May 23-26, 1966.-Planted approximately 18,000 annuals in the beds of the terrace of the Capitol, plant cases on East Capitol Street, west front flower bed, Rayburn House Office Building courtyard, and Old Senate Office Building courtyard. Planted 150 santolina in the west front of the Capitol around the fountain. June 8-9, 1966.-Planted approximately 500 chrysanthemums along the base of the terrace walls around the Capitol. July 11, 1966.—--Planted the triangular bed at the foot of Northwest Drive with 100 santolina and 65 teucrium. August 25-29, 1966.-Planted naturalistic wood garden in the vicinity of the Grotto using 150 day lilys, 60 hosta, with lilirope and columbine. October 10-11, 1966.-Planted 249 azaleas in new bed in pond lawn, west front of Capitol. November 7-10, 1966.-Planted the following spring bulbs on the Capitol Grounds: 1,000 crocus, 5,000 King Alfred daffodils, 2,000 Red Emperor tulips, 31.200 Darwin tulips. November 14-15, 1966.-Planted 27 Ilex crenata convexa and 4 Taxus browni, east front of the Capitol, Senate side; planted 25 Ilex crenata convexa and 4 Taxus browni, east front of the Capitol, House side. November 16-18, 1966.-Planted 9 Ilex crenata convexa on Senate lawn and 9 Iler crenata convexa on House lawn around vault. Old Senate Office Building, Constitution Avenue: planted 79 Ilex crenata convexa hedge. Cannon House Office Building: planted 80 Ilex crenata convexa hedge at Independence Avenue. December 12, 1966.-Longworth House Office Building, corner of New Jersey and Independence Avenues: planted 30 Ilex crenata convexa. January 12, 1967.-Planted 1 Tilia cordata at Independence Avenue, Rayburn House Office Building. January 25, 1967.-Planted 2 Crataegus phaenopyrum and 3 Tilia cordata at the Longworth House Office Building. January 26, 1967.-Planted the following material at the southwest corner of the Capitol below the terrace wall: 12 forsythia, 4 weigela, 3 abelia, 1 crepemyrtle; planted 5 azaleas at the House entrance to the Capitol, east front. January 31, 1967.-Planted 250 pachysandra, Rayburn House Office Building, Independence Avenue side. March 14, 1967.-Planted 6 Magnolia grandflora at the Rayburn House Office Building, C Street perimeter. Lawn work, seeding, sodding, top dressing March 3-17, 1966. Fertilized the lawns around the House office buildings; sprayed for chickweed using Silvex around Senate office buildings and courtyard. Taft Memorial, and reflecting pool; fertilized old grounds and sowed seed in bare areas. April 11-21, 1966.-Spread topsoil and graded southwest section of Capitol lawn: fertilized lawn around Senate office buildings; sprayed weed killer on old grounds. May 3-19, 1966.-Limed Senate Office Building courtyard; sprayed weed killer on House lawns and new ground areas, Senate Office buildings, pond lawn, west |