" Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing nativi- 

 ties and deaths with equal lustre, not omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his 

 nature." — Sir Thomas Bkowne. 



HE great difficulty experienced by planters of indi- 

 vidual cemetery lots, is in their want of knowledge 

 as to plants that will succeed in particular situa- 

 tions. Many lots are in shade either totally or 

 partially; to place roses in such spots, would 

 be sure to be attended with disappointment, 

 while, with a proper selection of shrubbery, suc- 

 cess would be insured. Our list, as in the former 

 b number, is not complete, but will prove sugges- 

 tive to lot-holders in cemeteries as well as for 

 private gardens. 



LIST OP SHRUBS AND PLANTS THAT SUCCEED IN THE SHADE. 



Uliododendrons and Kahnias, 



The Belffian Azaleas, 



The Hollies, 



Hemlock, 



Aucuba Japonica, 



Dwarf Horsechestnut, 



Box- Trees, 



Stuartia's, 



Yews, 



American Arbor Vitce, 



Siberian " " 



The Chinese will not succeed. 



Dogwoods ; the Sanguinea is very ornamental 



and suitable. 

 Snowberries, 



Junipers, 



Euonymus Japonica, 



Privet, 



Clethra Alnifolia, 



Spice Wood, 



Hawthorns, 



Hydrangea, 



Lily of the Valley, 



Periwinkle, 



Ivy and Ferns, 



Mahonias, 



Daphne Pontica, 



Wild Violets, 



Hemerocallis, 



Anemone Pennsylvanica, 



Monuments. — With regard to the material of which monuments may be con- 

 structed with a view to durability, it is acknowledged that the best sandstones 

 are every way suitable. They should be made of the compact, fine, light colored 

 kinds, in order that they may be easily worked into form as sharp and delicate as 

 marble itself. The stains of weather, and the falling of leaves, would not dis- 

 figure them. Granite we have already indicated, but Bronze is better adapted to 

 statues and reliefs, as well as to vault entrances, than any other substance, and is 

 as enduring as could be desired. In Greenwood Cemetery, New York, there are 

 several good examples, especially the monument to De Witt Clinton, executed 

 by Brown, an excellent artist of that city, who works in bronze equal to any 

 European. Effigies are particularly suitable in this material, and we hope to see 

 it much more generally employed, as it unquestionably will be ; this is the enduring 

 and yet plastic material so much wanted. 



As it is not to be expected, however, that we shall very soon give up the best 

 marble, this should be protected by a canopy or temple. In the continental ceme- 

 teries, it is usual for a portion of the ground to be appropriated for sculpture, by 

 the erection of covered ways for numerous families who patronize the fine arts ; 

 such may be seen at Frankfort on the Maine, where we especially remember the 

 temple of the Bethman family, occupied by some of the finest statuary of Thor 

 walsden. 



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