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its general system. This system consists chiefly in open 

 stretches of perfect greensward throughout the entire lot, 

 except on the extreme edges and at the Lead and foot of 

 the graves. No formal hedge is necessary, but a border of 

 foliage, to break and modify the stiffness of the necessarily 

 stiff-looking fence. This work can only be accomplished 

 properly by dwarf evergreens, the forms of which are 



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statuesque and dignified, as comports with tlie spirit of the 

 place. I refer to such plants as the Swiss stone pine, the 

 conical and Gregory spruces, and the many agreeable dwarf 

 varieties of retinosporas. These plants have the supreme 

 advantage of the most lovely variety and contrast of color, 

 when properly arranged, and have at the same time the 

 ability to retain their dwarf forms for a score of years with 



