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as an ornamental tree. Its thick, glossy, truncated 
leaves are unique in shape, and I always like to see 
its tulip like flowers which are streaked with orange 
and yellow. The beech tree ought to have a place 
in localities where it will thrive. 
To go through the entire list, would require an 
enumeration of about all our native trees, and each 
tree has some locality where it is especially at home, 
and should be chosen in preference to all others. 
The fact that some of the trees mentioned are diffi- 
cult to transplant should not prevent their use, as 
Fig. 16. A Group of Young Locusts marking entrance to 
private residence. 
they will be all the more valuable when they attain 
their growth. Usually the trees found growing 
naturally in the surrounding country are the ones 
that will live longest and give most satisfaction. 
0. C. Simonds. 
THE COLES MONUMENT, NEWARK, N. J. 
The City of Newark, N. J., possesses a monu- 
ment of unique interest in the memorial to Dr. 
Abraham Coles, illustrated below, and presented to 
the city by Mr. J. Ackerman Coles. 
The bottom base is composed of a huge boulder 
weighing nearly 5 tons, which was obtained from 
Plymouth, Mass. The second base is from Bethle- 
hem, the third from Nazareth, the die from Jerusa- 
lem and the cap from Mount of Olives, Palestine, 
and the whole is surmounted by a bronze bust of 
Dr. Abraham Coles. 
The posts enclosing the monument are from the 
west shore of the sea of Gallilee, the stones for 
which were brought on camels’ backs from the in- 
terior of Palestine to the steamer. This compelled 
gome of them being made in two pieces so as not to 
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overload the camel. Probably the most curious 
piece in the monument is the little stone cemented 
in the bottom base; this was taken from the apex 
of the Pyramid ofCheops, and was obtained, together 
with some of the original cement used in the Pyra- 
mid, which was mixed in the foundation, by a gen- 
tlemen sent to Egypt especially for that purpose. 
The bronze tablets on the face of the memorial 
bear the verses of Rock of Ages, a national song of 
praise composed by Dr. Coles. 
TREES IN STREETS AND ELSEWHERE. 
At a recent meeting of the Massachusetts Horti- 
cultural Society, a paper was read by Mr. W. R. 
Smith, superintendent of the Botanic Garden at 
Washington, on the subject of Trees, in which he 
said: 
“In Washington where the soil is generally poor, 
we usually remove two or three good sized cartloads 
from a hole and replace with the best top soil to 
be had. We do this in dry weather for obvious rea- 
sons; we stir up the bottom and avoid compacting 
the sides of the same. Do not plant too closely. 
The character of the trees selected must determine 
the distance apart. One important aid to success 
is the tree box. It is doubtful whether by shading 
the stem of the tree from the sun to prevent scald- 
ing, or holding the newly planted tree steady, is its 
most valuable service. Do not attempt to go into 
the woods or uncultivated ground for trees, except 
