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Strued to require the removal of any trees heretofore planted 
and growing. 
Section 6. The term of two years from and after the date 
of this ordinance shall be allowed to the property holders on 
the streets of the city of Pomona in which to set out shade 
trees in accordance with the provisions of. this ordinance, 
and thereafter, it shall be the duty of th'e Board of Trustees 
to cause such trees to be planted and the cost thereof to be 
assessed upon the property in front of which trees are so 
planted. 
Section 7. Any person or corporation violating any of the 
provisions of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor, and 
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum of not less 
than five dollars ($5.00), nor more than twenty-five dollars 
($25), or shall be imprisoned in the city jail of the city of 
Pomona for not more than thirty (30) days; or by both such 
fine and imprisonment; and every judgment of fine for viola- 
tion of any provision of this ordinance shall direct that in de- 
fault of payment of such fine, or any part thereof, the 
person shall be imprisoned in the city jail of the city of Po- 
mona until the fine is satisfied, in the proportion of one day’s 
imprisonment for every two dollars ($2.00) of such fine re- 
maining unpaid. 
ZELKOVA ACUMINATA. 
By Jens Jensen. 
This beautiful species of the elm family is a native 
of Japan, where it is very much valued for its wood. 
As an ornamental tree it deserves more attention than 
has been accorded it in the past. Wherever found 
ZELKOVA ACUMINATA. 
hardy its dissemination will add much beauty to our 
parks and gardens. As this illustration shows, the 
Zelkova is also interesting when winter’s blast has laid 
its cold hand upon our Northern landscape, and let 
us bear this in mind. 
This tree stands on the ground of the Michigan Ex- 
periment station at South Haven, and I am indebted 
to Mr. T. A. Farrand, the superintendent, for the 
photograph and the information concerning this and 
other specimens on the grounds. Mr. Lyons, the for- 
mer superintendent, and founder of the station grounds, 
received seeds of the Zelkova in 1879. Of this lot 
only three specimens survive, two of which are shown 
in the illustration. The larger tree is a little over 12 
inches in diameter and the superior growth over that 
to the very much smaller neighbor is due to the fact 
that the latter was transplanted after it had attained 
to a considerable size, whereas the bigger tree was 
transplanted at an early age. We have here a prac- 
tical lesson that is almost invaluable in these days of 
transplanting anything and everything at almost anv 
size or age. 
Regarding the soil in which these trees are found 
growing, it consists of a top layer of black sand, fol- 
lowed b}- a thin layer of almost clean sand, underlaid 
by a thick strata of a yellow and blue clay mixture. 
The elevation above Lake Michigan is about 30 feet. 
Seeds are freely produced as is evidenced by the num- 
ber of self-grown seedlings in the adjoining Cydonia 
hedge. 
A HANDSOME MOUNTAIN MINT. 
By Wilfred A. Brotherton. 
In approaching Palmer Park, Detroit, IMich., a few 
years ago, my attention was at once arrested by a hand- 
some low border of white against a background of 
shrubs and trees that was visible to a long distance and 
exceedingly effective. Furthermore, as 1 approached 
it this low border increased in beauty and attractive- 
ness, and I found it the handsomest species of Moun- 
tain Mint it has been my privilege of meeting. This 
is one of our handsomest native ornamentals, and one 
that should be much better known — the Narrow-leaved 
Mountain Mint — (Koellia flexuosa). 
Certainly, for a low border of white, against a back- 
ground of shrubbery or trees, nothing can be finer. It 
forms a stiff, erect, bushy plant, to 2j4 feet high, 
the small, but very conspicuous, clear white flowers in 
dense heads, which grow in broad, flat clusters, densely 
covering the plant with a mass of clear white bloom, 
rendering it very handsome and attractive. Excellent 
for the border of hardy perennials, the bark, or for cut 
flowers. Grows in dry sandy or gravelly soils, but 
little fragrant. 
The Virgina Mountain Mint (Koellia Virginiana), 
though far less handsome than the above, is still 
worthy of our attention as an ornamental, as it is 
a neat and attractive plant, and delightfully fragrant. 
It is medicinal and said to grow in dry soils, but in 
Michigan generally found in marshes and swamps, i 
to 3 feet tall. 
