Account of the Loivell Cemetery. 47 



plants. In the garden, in different places, we observed a 

 great quantity of many sorts of green-house plants turned out 

 into the open ground, which were growing vigorously. Fine 

 collections of annuals were planted for their seed, and we no- 

 ticed some of the most brilliant colors of the Phlox Drum- 

 mondit we have ever seen. Looking into the frames, Mr. 

 Dreer showed us some moss roses, grown from cuttings by 

 his gardener, which had made good shoots. The cuttings are 

 put in when the shoots begin to acquire a ligneous or woody 

 character, and exposed to a slight heat, they root very well. 

 Grafting camellias is performed at all seasons of the year, 

 when the sap of the stock is in motion. Propagation of 

 various other plants was going on. 



The place is rather too large to be kept in good order, but 

 considering the state in which Mr. Dreer found it two years 

 ago, when he leased the premises, he is deserving of credit 

 for what he has accomplished. 



(To be continued.) 



Art. TT. ^^n account of the Loivell Cemetery, its Situation^ 

 Historical Associalions, and particular description. By W. 



To satisfy the natural desires of the community, this cem- 

 etery was projected and established by several public spirited 

 and liberal individuals: the object is a general cemetery for 

 the city of Lowell and its vicinity. 



The site has been consecrated to its future purposes with 

 solemn and a[)propriate services, and it will be faithfully pre- 

 served as a place of burial, without desecration or a change 

 of purpose. In giving a description of this cemetery, it will 

 be the writer's purpose to enter into such detail as he trusts 

 will contain matter of interest, both for the general reader and 

 for those who have friends interred in cemeteries. 



The Lowell Cemetery contains an area of about forty-four 

 acres of land, retired, and pleasantly situated on the southern 

 slope of " Fort Hill," and at the distance of about three 

 quarters of a mile from the city, and a mile and a half from 

 the City Hall. The surface of the ground is beautifully di- 



