Show OLIVE THAT SHELTERED SAGE tree stilt standing near site of athens academy it Is well known that olive tree will live to an extreme age and tree are known which are many centuria cen turie old what Is known as plato s olive tree Is one of the oldest upon record it stands near athens and on alu spot where the academy formerly existed aa spite of its great age it still appears to be in a nourishing condition and has a vigorous foliage although somewhat damaged by the combats of the insurrection it will do doubt live for a long time to come the proprietor tot the ground M had the tree examined by the naturalist MIl larakis in on der to be assured whether the popular legend dating it from the time of plato could be correct and it wa found that its age was sufficient to bear out the legend As to popular belief M conservator of the national library of athens states that tradition has it that th tree was no doubt already old when plato eat under its shade american |