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or oaken slabs, so sunk down with the tops even with 

 the ground, that the mower can pass over them. Tliis 

 plan is drawn to a scale of four feet to one-fourth of an 

 inch. 



No fences, rails, or walls, are now allowed around indi- 

 vidual lots in the best cemeteries. In case anything of 

 this kind is needed, it should be a low, stone coping or a 

 low evergreen hedge. 



The planting of trees, shrubs and flowers in cemeteries 

 should only be alloAved under the direction of an intelli- 

 gent superintendent ; the injudicious bringing in of what 

 were intended as adornments, has spoiled the beauty 

 of many a cemetery. Flowers, as a rule, should be 

 arranged either in beds along the drives and walks, or 

 else on plats not used for burials. 



The plan of regulating somewhat the size and form of 

 tombstones, by keeping them within certain limits, is a 

 good one, for the wide variations that often prevail in 

 these, is not conducive to good effects. 



Rules and regulations to be observed by lot-holders and 

 visitors, should be posted up in one or more conspicuous 

 places. These may apply to the admission of non-lot- 

 holders ; prohibition of fast driving, driving on the 

 grass, leaving horses unattended or unfastened, the pick- 

 ing or injuring of flowers, shrubs, and trees, the feeding 

 or disturbing of water fowls or birds, forbidding children 

 to come in unattended, or persons with refreshments, 

 fire-arms, or dogs, or omnibuses, equestrians, etc. 



