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tiful ; becmtiful in their long swelling undulations and smooth, 

 surfaces, more or less artificially or naturall}'- adorned, and pictur^ 

 esque in their deep ravines and steep banks, and in the ridges and 

 dells, and water brooks which are not the work of human hands. 



The sites for lots and monumental or floral displays are good 

 and the soil is such that the frost will not harm the stone-works 

 which invariably follow, either in good taste or bad, into the rest- 

 ing places of the dead. Its cultivation is easy, requiring no trench- 

 ing or expensive preparations. 



Evidences of taste and care appeared in all directions, the grass 

 and lawns being remarkably neat. 



Some of the enclosures were of a substantial and costly char ac-- 

 ter. Among these the lots of Gardner Colby, John C. Potter, 

 Mrs. Hunter, James H. Jones, Dr. Bigelow, George H. Jones, 

 George C. Lord, C. C. & I. T. Burr, D. B. Jewett, Miss Rand, 

 W. P. Tyler, and Warren Ellis, were specially noticed. Several 

 monuments, of tasteful construction, were scattered through the 

 Cemetery, on one of which was the name of I. W. Plympton ; and 

 near the entablature for our soldiers, upon the crest of the bank, 

 in the northerly part of the grounds, a peculiarly solid flight of 

 steps, with heavy centre post, surmounted by an urn, bearing the 

 name of J. S. Farlow, was lately completed, quite unique and 

 durable. 



In a charming valley which nearly divides the place, several fin- 

 ished granite tombs, of pleasing design, and massive proportions, 

 were inserted in the sloping banks, bearing the names of William 

 Claflin, D. H. Mason, Wm. H. Wardwell and Elias Bullard. A 

 spot admirably fitted for such a purpose. 



The less conspicuous lots were not neglected. Flowers were 

 liberally planted through the grounds, and at the principal 

 salient points. These were furnished from a small propagating 

 house, in the rear of the superintendent's residence, where, with 

 the aid of a single hand, about fifteen thousand plants of various 

 kinds are raised. This temporary structure is most economically 

 managed, and is of essential service. 



In a word, the Cemetery has been appropriately treated, and 

 may, in future time, be made still more attractive by a judicious 

 use of the water within and near its boundaries. Nature has done 

 much, but much credit is due to the superintendent, for the skill 

 and energy displayed in its development. Already it takes a 



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