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being the munificent gift of one of Newton's public spirited citizens, 

 Hon. John S. Farlow. The Chapel is a memorial to the late Dr. 

 Henry Bigelow, and is situated near the entrance, just north of the 

 Soldiers' Monument. It is the first object that attracts attention 

 after entering the grounds, and is a very handsome piece of stone 

 masonry. The style is pure Gothic, twenty-two by forty-two feet 

 in size, and thirty-eight feet high ; it is lighted by stained glass 

 ■windows in the roof, at each end, and on the left side. The furnish- 

 ings are of oak ; on the right side of the building are three gothic 

 doors opening into the conservatory, which is of handsome design, 

 thirty-five b}' fifty-four feet on the ground, and twenty-three feet 

 high in the centre. Instead of having the usual straight side-tables 

 and centre stand, it is laid out in artistic style, with rockeries, 

 fountains, waterfalls, etc. Many of the plants being set in the 

 ground are already fine specimens and have grown so large that 

 they reach the roof. Palms and ferns are most conspicuous but there 

 is quite a variety of other choice plants, with Begonias and Lycopo- 

 diums to fill up intervening spaces and run over the rockeries. 

 These have taken on a very luxuriant growth and seem to delight 

 in the place they occupy. Two plants of Musa Cavendishii with 

 fruit on each were interesting, and there were a number of orchids 

 scattered among the other plants. The roof is partly covered 

 with climbing plants, one of which, Thunbergia lata' if oli a, was very 

 attractive on a visit made December 7. It was the most flourishing 

 plant we had seen and was flowering profusely. The very impor- 

 tant improvements which we have described add greatly to the 

 interest of the cemetery, and are highly appreciated by the pro- 

 prietors and visitors. 



As we passed through the grounds we noticed parcels of land 

 that have been put in order and added to the improved parts of 

 the grounds. In all cases these improvements are made on the 

 lawn plan, which has been carried out to good advantage. The 

 largest addition was made this year, by taking in what is known 

 as the " Horrigan lot," which was laid out and planted this fall, 

 adding very much to the breadth and liberal appearance of that part 

 of the grounds lying on the Beacon Street side and just beyond 

 the pond. In the immediate vicinitj' of the Chapel a new pond 

 has been formed, irregular in shape and supplied by living springs, 

 which in the dryest seasons furnish such an abundance of water as 

 to keep it well filled. Several small islands have been constructed 



