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good building to make a pleasing picture. The archi- 
tect and the landscape gardener should have a common 
interest and work together. 
Mr. Frank H. Nutter, of Minneapolis, gave a talk on 
“Parks for Small Cities and Villages.” He pointed out 
the growth of these interests and the advancement that 
has been made along the line of public ideals. In some 
of our cities at the present time the definite-sized area 
for park purposes is required for a certain population, 
just as streets and other public utilities are. 
On the subject of “Civic Improvement” Professor 
A. T. Erwin of the Iowa State College stated that one 
of the most pressing needs in our state today is legis- 
lation to protect street trees. Through the multiplica- 
tion of the telephone industry the past year miles of 
splendid street and roadside trees have been ruthlessly 
butchered or destroyed by the linemen. This is an ab- 
solute disregard for the rights of property and the in- 
terest of the public. We need legislation which would 
protect the owners from this source, and where it is 
wilfully persisted in the doer should be landed behind 
the bars. 
The officers that were re-elected for the coming year 
are: President, Professor Thomas H. MacBride, Iowa 
City; Vice President, Wesley Greene, Des Moines; 
Secretary, Professor L. H. Pammel, Ames; Treasurer, 
Silas Wilson, Atlantic, Iowa. 
SUGGESTION FOR A CEMETERY NAME. 
The discriminating elements having recently de- 
stroyed the wholly unworthy statue of Henry Clay 
formerlv surmounting the monument over his tomb, 
which occupies a commanding situation in the beautiful 
City Cemetery of Lexington, Ky., it is sincerely hoped 
that advantage will be taken of this fortunate oppor- 
tunity to make both monument and statue artistically 
balance the name and character that they commemo- 
rate. When this is done it would also seem fitting to 
suitably christen the grounds that contain the dust of 
this justly celebrated man. It has been suggested that 
in giving the Cemetery a name, the landscape gardener 
who has been its Superintendent for years, and to 
whom its landscape beauty is due, should be recognized 
by selecting one that shall have his name for its first 
syllable. This would seem a graceful and appropriate 
thing to do under the circumstances. The name Bell 
can be associated with many titles apt for the purpose, 
as Bellglade, or if preferred, the French spelling might 
be adopted — Belleglade, Bellewood, Belle Forest, Belle- 
fontaine, Belleview, etc. F. C. S. 
Melia Azederach 
Is the “pride of India,” or in the variety nicely shown 
in the illustration of young trees in a Los Angeles park, 
is called the “Texas umbrella tree.” It is said by 
Philip Miller to have been originally derived from 
Syria, but it is one of those deciduous trees which 
readily naturalize in warm temperate climates, and 
is found more or less throughout the Mediterranean 
regions and the southern United States, where it is 
popular as a rapid-growing, useful shade tree. 
A great many ideas have obtained from time to time 
as to the virtues of the berries. Miller mentions that 
“the pulp which surrounds the nut if mixed with 
grease and given to dogs will kill them,” while Dr. 
Porcher mentions their having been used as food for 
horses, which are “particularly fond of the berries.” 
The tree grows well on pine barren soils but is easily 
blown over. It thrives north to southern Virginia, and 
has even been planted at Washington, not attaining 
any size, however. 
Tames MacPherson. 
• TEXAS UMBRELLA TREES" IN ST. JAMES PARK. LOS ANGELES. CAL. 
