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ing tints with the native laurel of our 

 forests." Although the original intention 

 of the society was not fully carried out, 

 owing to its severance from the Proprie- 

 tors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, 

 yet the work it had accomplished led to 

 the dissemination of refined taste for 

 rural improvement, and to the establish- 

 ment of other beautiful cemeteries, not 

 only about Boston, but in various parts 

 of New England. Moreover, through the 

 same influence, cities, towns, and vil- 

 lages have been induced to pay greater 

 attention to their burial places and to 

 the sepulture of the dead. 



It is in landscape gardening that horti- 

 culture rises to the dignity of an art, and 

 the influence created in this direction 

 through the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society has indeed been wonderful. This 

 result has in great measure been brought 

 about by the offer of prizes for the best 

 laid out grounds, and for essays on the 

 principles that should govern the art, 

 which essays, having been read by the 



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