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a tropical garden, for the winter months, and open to the public 

 at all seasons, is a very desirable and attractive feature. In 

 summer also, when flanked b}' flower beds in more or less formal 

 arrangement, it presents a picture entirely in harmony with the 

 general design of a park, if it is so placed as not to be central and 

 too conspicious a feature. Back of these can be economically 

 grouped and properly screened the propagating houses, gardener's 

 cottage, etc. 



About twelve thousand tulips, fifty thousand bedding plants, and 

 one hundred palms, etc., are utilized during the season for the 

 Albany parks. The effects obtained seem to be gratifying to our 

 citizens, and particularly so to strangers from the larger cities 

 sojourning temporarily in our midst or passing through Albany.' " 



Mr. President., Ladies and Gentlemen : If I have not succeeded 

 in interesting you, I have in detaining you. Rather than to thrust 

 upon you my own views of Cemeteries and Parks, I have brought 

 jou the thoughts and suggestions of others, a free and open ex- 

 change of which is always helpful, and I have found exceedingly 

 beneficial. While much can and I hope will be said, written, and 

 published on both subjects, we must never lose sight of one very 

 important fact — that adaptation in what we do should be our guid- 

 ing rule, whether it is a cemetery to be laid out, or one to be en- 

 larged and improved, either in a citj', a suburban town, or a country 

 village, or if a park, whether it is in and for a city, or in the 

 suburbs, — all these considerations must be known before we can 

 plan successfully. What will be right in one place, will not serve 

 in another. In all be sure that 3'ou plan your work well and can 

 have the plans successfully carried out. Maj- we not sincerely' 

 hope that as a Society, our influence will be felt wherever we are 

 known, not only in the line of thought to which you have so 

 kindly given your attention today, but in every line that will help 

 to elevate the noble art in which we are all so heartily and 

 earnestly engaged. 



At the conclusion of the paper, a vote of thanks to Mr. Barker 

 for his very full and interesting description of the manj' cemeteries 

 and parks he had recently visited, was unanimously passed. 



