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NOVEMBER, 1915 
EDITORIAL 
VOL. XXV No. 9 
Endowment of Private Mausoleums 
Cemetery authorities have in recent years given much consid- 
eration to the matter of maintenance of private mausoleums, and 
this subject has been frequently considered at conventions of the 
Association of American Cemetery Superintendents. 
There are a number of cemeteries that require an endowment 
fund sufficient to care for the mausoleum for all time, to be 
deposited when a mausoleum is erected. Some cemeteries make 
this provision compulsory, and others, without providing a definite 
rule, endeavor to secure an endowment deposit whenever possible. 
Other cemeteries are at present considering the adoption of 
regulations of this character and it is undoubtedly a subject that 
will become more and more pressing as the years pass and as 
more mausoleums are erected. It is a very difficult matter to 
formulate satisfactory rules regarding the endowment and main- 
tenance of mausoleums, and many cemeteries maintain that each 
individual structure must be separately considered. 
We present some interesting data on this subject on another 
page that embodies the opinions and the practice of a number of 
leading cemeteries. One communication goes into considerable 
detail in the matter of managing the fund and of caring for the 
'mausoleum, and raises a number of interesting questions that are 
of the highest importance and which must be coped with in 
almost every cemetery in the near future. We invite especial 
attention to this communication and should like to have others 
discuss it. It is only by discussions of this kind that ideas along 
new lines are developed, and we hope to hear from many of our 
readers, with suggestions on this vital subject. 
Prize-winnin 
That the largest shade tree in the United States, as brought to 
light by the prize contest held by the American Genetic Associa- 
tion, should turn out to be the Eastern sycamore is not sur- 
prising, say government foresters The sycamore has long been 
regarded as the largest deciduous tree in North America and its 
range of growth is hardly second to that of any other broad- 
leaf tree, for it can be found from Maine to California and as 
far west as Kansas. The bestowal of the prize on a sycamore at 
Worthington, Ind., which is 42 feet 3 inches in circumference 
and 150 feet tall, draws attention to the fact that foresters are 
nowadays recommending the species especially for city planting. 
They say that long experience with sycamores planted in city 
streets has shown that the species is peculiarly able to withstand 
the smoke, dust and gases which are usually an unavoidable com- 
plement of urban life. In addition, the sycamore is as resistant 
to attacks of insects and fungi as almost any species, and is a 
quick, grower ; at ten years of age a healthy sycamore usually is 
already large enough for shade as well as for decorative purposes. 
A common objection to the sycamore as a lawn tree is its habit 
of dropping its leaves before autumn. This drawback, however, 
is practically the only failing that the sycamore has. 
On the other hand, there is little prospect of popularity, for- 
Community 
A committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Rochester, N. Y., 
invited delegates from the surrounding towns to meet in Roches- 
ter to discuss the advisability of forming an association for plant- 
ing the highways. A large number of delegates responded and 
arranged an association under the name of the Community Coun- 
cil. At a subsequent meeting seven counties and twenty-eight 
towns were represented. It was voted to order 25,000 trees to be 
planted this autumn. In a recent letter to Mr. Charles M. Loring, 
of Minneapolis, a resident of Rochester describes the enthusiasm 
for this work as follows: “Everybody has taken it up; everybody 
is talking about it; everybody is writing about it, and every- 
body, including all the automobile clubs, granges and State 
Forestry Association, wants to co-operate. Nurseries are 
offering nursery stock elm trees, eight to ten feet high, select 
stock, in lots of 500 trees and over, at 25 cents each. The 
State Forestry Association is sending out to all of the towns 
Shade Trees 
esters say, for the valley oak of California, which was decided 
to be the largest nut-bearing tree in the United States, the con- 
test unearthing a specimen in San Benito County which is 37 feet 
6 inches in circumference and 125 feet high. The valley oak is 
a very beautiful tree, but it attains maturity only after three or 
four hundred years. Foresters say that the chestnut and the 
black walnut are the largest nut-bearing trees in this country, and 
the contest did, in fact, unearth a chestnut near Crestmont, N. C., 
wdiich is 35 feet 4 inches in circumference and about 75 feet tall. 
The contest brought forth photographs and authentic descrip- 
tions of 337 trees in all parts of the United States, making a dis- 
tinctly valuable contribution to existing knowledge of native trees. 
It was found that, in all probability, there is no living elm larger 
than “The Great Elm’’ at Wethersfield, Conn., which is 28 feet in 
circumference and about 100 feet tall, and is estimated to be 250 
years old. A sassafras was brought to light at Horsham, Pa., 
which is 15 feet 10 inches in circumference at four feet from the 
ground, whereas a white birch was found in Massachusetts with 
a girth of 12 feet 2 inches; a pecan was found in Louisiana with 
a circumference of 19 feet 6 inches, and a catalpa in Arkansas 
with a girth of 16 feet. The tallest tree found is a yellow pop- 
lar in North Carolina, which is 198 feet high and has a circum- 
ference of 34 feet 6 inches. 
Tree Planting 
directions for care and planting of the trees. It has also been 
suggested that all rail fences be removed and all weeds, the gut- 
ters kept clean, and some have suggested an inner row of small 
size fruit trees, with a double row of bushes, such as currant, 
gooseberries, blackberries and the like, to form fences in place 
of the regulation fence, being profitable as well as ornamental. I 
had no idea, when I started these suggestions last fall, that they 
would grow to the proportion that they have in the seven coun- 
ties that are taking the matter up. Here is an abstract from a 
letter from Boston: ‘As a result of the inspiration from a Roch- 
ester man, the Massachusetts Forestry Association, with head- 
• quarters at Boston, has caused a survey and planting plan of 320 
miles of state highway in Massachusetts. This planting plan has 
just been completed and the practical work will be taken up this 
autumn. The layout is known as the Shade Tree Circuit, begin- 
ning at Boston and passing through Worcester, Springfield, Pitts- 
field, North Adams, Fitchburg, Athol and back to Boston.' ” 
