I think the conceit of planting memorial trees, a very pretty one. Would it not be still more interesting should the initial of the name of the tree correspond with the initial letter of the person's name, whose memory is to be perpetuated? For instance, plant a Linden or Locust for Lily and Lucy; a Mountain Ash for Mary Anna; a Sycamore or Spruce for Samuel. For the memory of parents, if the land will admit of a double row of trees, or an avenue is desired to be shaded, one row might consist of - Fir, Ash, Tamarisk, Hickory, Evergreen, Rock Maple. The other of Maple, Oak, Tulip, Hawthorn, Elm, Re<1 Bud.

Perhaps I have not chosen the trees which together will be the most effective. I mention them as they come to my mind, that I may make clear my meaning. In Southern latitudes most lovely combinations may be found. And in the small gardens of the North, many a pretty fancy can be written in living letters with the hardy flowering shrubs.