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Hence it happened that soon after they returned 
they planted on the sunken lawn on the north front 
of the War Department building two slender sap- 
lings, fetched from Japan for that special purpose. 
This w-as done with some little ceremony, both the 
Secretary and General Corbin planting each a tree 
with his owm hands, and the plants have become 
known as “Secretary Root” and “General Corbin,” 
the former growing on the west and the latter on 
the east of the lawn. The trees were of exactly the 
same size and their growth has been watched with 
much interest by the employes of the big building who 
saw them planted. For a time they grew at the same 
pace, but last summer “General Corbin” showed signs 
of superior* vitality, rather in expanse of girth than 
in height. Recently he burst into a perfect mass of 
wdiite blossoms, while “Secretary Root” a week later 
had only a few to show. 
Landscape Gardener Brown says that owing to the 
disposition of many people who visit Washington to 
obtain mementoes, and because of the vandalism occa- 
sioned thereby, it is not advisable to label all the memo- 
rial trees, since such marks will render them liable 
to injury, but the superintendents in the various 
parks are acquainted with the location of the trees and 
the facts relating to their planting. 
British Oak. One on left planted by Oriental Plane in Lincoln Park. Garfield Memorial Acacia. 
President Hayes. 
HISTORIC TREES OF WASHINGTON, D. C. 
California SHade Tree Ordinance. 
An effort is being made by many of the cities of Cali- 
fornia to realize some of the immense possiblities of 
street tree planting although the state law does not 
permit of a thoroughly uniform system by using 
money from the general fund of the municipality or 
the levying of a special tax. 
The city of Pomona, Cal., has enacted an ordinance 
which is expected to suffice until more effective laws 
are adopted, or until cities are enabled to vote a special 
tax for tree planting. The Pomona ordinance does not 
secure uniformity at the start, but will bring it about in 
time, and none of the existing shade trees will be 
destroyed until provision is made for others to take 
their places. The principal features of the ordinance, 
given in a recent issue of California Municipalities, 
are as follows ; 
Section i. No shade trees shall hereafter be set out by 
any property holders in the City of Pomona, except in ac- 
cordance with the regulations hereinafter expressed by this 
ordinance, and then, only upon the written consent of the 
street superintendent. 
Section 2. It shall be lawful for the property holders- 
upon any given street or a majority of them, to select by 
petition any approved variety of shade tree, which, if satis- 
factory to the Board of Trustees of the city of Pomona,, 
shall be designated by a resolution of said Board of Trustees, 
and shall thereafter be the only kind of shade tree to be 
planted on such street. 
Section 3. If the property holders along any given street 
shall fail for the six months next" after the adoption of this- 
ordinance to make the selection provided for by “Section 2” 
hereof, then it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees of 
the city of Pomona to select, by resolution, a variety of shade 
tree for said street, which shall thereafter be the only va- 
riety which shall be planted on such street. 
Section 4. No shade tree shall hereafter be planted nearer 
than eight feet to the outside line of any alley, nor nearer 
than four feet to the line which would be made by con- 
tinuing the property line of any street. 
Section 5. It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees 
of the city of Pomona at the time of adopting the resolution 
provided for in “Section 2’’ or “Section 3” of this ordinance, 
to define q.lie' limits of the street to which this ordinance shall 
apply, and also to specify the distances at which said shade 
trees shall be .set from each other, which shall not be con- 
