CEMETERIES 295 



crete, bitulithic macadam, cement concrete, or brick, 

 preference being given to the first. 



Walks should usually be left in grass and form part 

 of a continuous lawn, being of better appearance and 

 more easily maintained than those of gravel. The 

 location of the drives will determine the shapes and 

 sizes of the sections, the ideal size being from 250 

 to 300 feet in width and 700 or 800 feet in length. 

 The plan should be made after a careful study of 

 the ground in question, the drives being placed so 

 they will have easy grades, command good views and 

 be as few as possible when spaced approximately 

 300 feet apart. When the ground is irregular in 

 shape, undulating or hilly, or contains streams or 

 lakes or valuable trees, these features may make it 

 necessary to vary somewhat from the directions just 

 given. After the general scheme has been studied 

 out in connection with a topographical survey of 

 the land selected, the roads can be staked out on the 

 ground by eye with better effect than if drawn first 

 in an office. They should nearly always be curved 

 to produce the most pleasing result, a curved drive- 

 way being advisable because: (i) when the margins 

 are properly planted, certain portions of the ground 

 are always hidden, thus becoming more interesting ; 



