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bearing upon . cemeteries, and these should be procured 

 to aid, where necessary, in perfecting the organization. 



As regards the location of the improved cemetery, if 

 lands can be procured for enlargement of the old grave- 

 yard, lying directly adjacent, there are obvious reasons 

 why this should be done, making such alterations as to 

 adapt it to the new plan. If this cannot be done, some 

 advantages might be found in starting a new cemetery, 

 but this would in part, at least, be offset by the trouble 

 incident to keeping up the old one and making removals. 



The size and plan of the cemetery, are matters so inti- 

 mately associated with the needs of respective communi- 

 ties, and with the style of arrangement, that anything said 



Fig. 130. — A GARDEN CEMETERY OF THREE ACRES. 



on this point must be general. There are several things 

 that should have weight in deciding as to size of the 

 grounds, such as the probable wants of the future, taking 

 growth of population into consideration. A scant area 

 limits the possibilities of the gardener in producing broad, 

 pleasing effects. On the other hand, the larger the area, 

 the more expensive will it be to keep up. It would in 

 every instance be the best and cheapest — considering the 

 permanent nature of such work, and the desirability of 

 doing well what is done at all, for the Board to secure the 

 services of a skillful landscape architect to help decide these 



