A4O-L«KMter Farming, Saturday, June 5, 1999 WOOSTER, Ohio Sun shin ing, flowers blooming, bees buz zing, and children laughing these are the sights and sounds of the lazy days of summer. They also are the sights and sounds of the 1999 Wooster Gar den Festival where visitors can ex plore the links between them selves and nature. The event promises activities and entertain ment the entire family will enjoy. The festival will be July 16-17 at the Wooster campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Devel opment Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. The festival will showcase two rare trees, and celebrate the rediscovery of the Dawn Redwood and the 300th anniversary of John Bartram’s discov ery of the Franklin Tree. A bus will carry festival-goers to tree sites in the arboretum and to the College of Wooster campus where they will walk to sever al tree sites in and around Wooster. Franklinia ala tamaba, or Franklin Tree, is a distinctive small tree marked by the unusual quality of its brilliant autumn fol iage multicolored leaves with white flow res. The snow-white petals and golden yel low stamens of the flowers are a striking contrast against bright reddish-orange autumn leaves. The Franklin Tree is a North Ameri can native dating to the late 18 th century when it was discovered by bo tanist John Bartram along the banks of Georgia's Altamaha River. Bartram named the tree after his friend, Benjamin Franklin. Bartram and his son William saved this spe cies from total extinc tion. It hasn't been seen in its natural setting along the banks of the Altamaha River since the early 1800 s. Metasequoia glypto stroboides, or Dawn Redwood, was known only on the basis of fos sil material until 1941, when the species was found growing in Chi na. The species has de ciduous needle-like leaves and is bare of foliage in winter, giving it a unique appearance. The fast-growing coni fer is pyramidal, with a strongly tapered central leader. In addition to the celebration of trees, visitors will see lots of other plants, flowers and shrubs. The Biolab for Children will give the young and young at-heait a chance to ex plore the scientific Wooster Garden Festival Set July 16-17 At OARDC world of plants. Discover ecologi cal gardening with wildflowers in a natural setting. Aquatic plant de monstrations will teach site pre paration, plant selection and pool construction. Get a taste of herbal history by learning uses for herbs. Watch as bakers use an outdoor bread oven to produce mouth-wa tering European Rye Breads. Take a stroll through die arboretum on one of several garden walks fea turing birds, butterflies, peren nials, conifers and insects. Chil dren will delight at the garden rail way, continuously chugging throughout the two-day event DAY! 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Refreshments will be sold at several locations on both campuses OARDC is part of Ohio State’s College of Food, Agriculltural and Environmental Sciences.