in this iii.'itter than tlic oUU>r States, wliero ovcrytliiiii; but a wroiit; Bpiiit in the ]ieo])le 

 .seems j)n>j)ilious for tasteful and fitting attention to tho dead; but while tho hitter 

 have better material in tlair njore ])ictiire9<jiie and varied surface, so frequently coursed 

 bv bright little streams, tho former are showing the most spirit in the selection and 

 subsequent care of their smaller cemeteries. This should not be. vMl over-the country 

 jilea.s;»nt burial-]>hues should show that the spirit that conceived and so elaborately 

 carried out the idea of C.reenwood, Mount Auburn, and Laurel Hill, may be extended 

 to the suburbs of all our villages, and be profitably aj)pro)»riatod by all thriving farm- 

 ing communities away from the towns; — not the extravagance and childish display 

 which so frequently mar the beauty of tliose cemeteries, but the much that w refincil 

 and appropriate in them, — the fine native trees so judiciously preser\ed; the natural 

 ertect of variety of trees gracefully arranged; and — what these noted sjtots have not 

 had sutficiently in view — a monumental architecture less pretending, showing more 

 feeling, and in better keeping with the spirit of the spot. May I suggest, without 

 incurring the imputation of want of due respect, that Hack is a hideous accessory in 

 cemeteries ? There is enough to remind us of sombre mortality without any such blm.-k 

 and gloomy reminder as the iron inclosures that so frequently mark out individual 

 rights. Where all is carefully guarded, there can be no use for such fences. Cheer- 

 fulness and warmth should be constantly in view ; there is no want of respectful dignity 

 in either. Anybody but a misanthrope would choose the living beauties of green trees 

 and bright flowers to cheer the place of his rest. If any barrier may bo used to mark 

 lot-boundaries, it should be some plant of modest growth, or one easily controlle<l l>y 

 the use of the prujung-knife. Most hedge plants grow too large and rank, and unless 

 cut very close, would soon altogether hide all modest plants within. Something 

 smaller — as the Burgundy Rose, or the Box — is more appropriate. 



The error of most private grounds — crowded jilanting — extends to the cemetery. 

 Variety of anything of the tree kind is quite out of the question in the usually small 

 lots. When the spirit of tree-planting seizes one in the first genial days of spring, he 

 is tempted to anticipate time's rapid progress by a very profuse use of trees ; and where 

 there is scarcely room for one well developed tree, half a dozen or more uncongenial 

 striplings gratify the planter's present eye at a sacrifice of all future good efi"ect. Better 

 prepare the ground well for one good tree, and make that show how much luxuriance 

 and beauty may be attained. Almost any of the forest trees may be used successfully 

 in the cemetery. They should always be taken from open ground in the field, hedge- 

 row, or nursery ; never from close woods. If the ground selected be so fortunate as to 

 have thrifty second-growth young Hickories, it has what can not easily be got by 

 transplanting. If Nature has favored it with but few specimens, they should be judi- 

 ciously preserved ; for there is no tree of equal beauty more difficult to remove. But 

 the same characteristic that produces the difHculty, is a marked virtue for cemeter)- 

 adornment which renders it doubly valuable. Its long tap root, that finds its way into 

 the earth, su]>plies, in the driest seasons, sufficient moisture to preserve an unfading 

 foliage ; while the absence of lateral roots near the surface allows no obstruction to 

 roots of grass. The smooth clipped turf may grow as thriftily next the body of the 

 tree as away from it. No roots, either, to be molested by the sexton's spade. A beau- 

 ffc'ct may be produced by planting handsome vines, to climb the trunks 

 The climbing Roses, which have very greedy roots, would grow nearly as 



