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The genius of our institutions seems rather opposed to the occupying of 

 large tracts of land for public or private parks, but perfectly in harmony 

 with extensive Rural Burial Grounds, which, with judicious management, 

 can be made to answer all the useful objects of the former, witli a decided 

 superior influence on tlie public morals. No city or town should, or need 

 be, without them. Burial grounds have been made objects of speculation, 

 to build up other interests. Divest them of tliis feature, and employ the 

 means derived from tlie sale of lots, and the burial of the dead, to protect 

 them. This privilege tlie living surely have a right to clami for themselves, 

 when through with the busy scenes of life, and there will be no want of 

 means to make them plantations of every tree, shrub, and flower, tliat is 

 beautiful and interesting, and to preserve them, and keep them, with the 

 grounds, in the best possible order. There surely is nothing more soothing 

 to tlie feeling heart, than such a resting place for the remains of departed 

 friends. Here the pure and holy emotions of the heart of the visiter are 

 likely to find vent in dwelling on the virtues of tliose who have found a 

 resting place there. It is hardly likely that any contemplative mind can 

 retire from such a consecrated ground, without being influenced to a better 

 and more elevated life. Can we do better than to place the subject in a 

 proper light before the public mind. I submit the question to you and 

 others, Avho have charge of Journals devoted to Horticulture, and the gen- 

 eral improvement of the country with a refined taste in the public mind. — 

 FerT/ respectfully yours, A. H. Ernst, Cincinnati, JVov. 12, 1849. 



The Ohio Fruit Convention assembled at Columbus, on the 5th of De- 

 cember, and was organized by the appointment of A. H. Ernst, as President, 

 and F. R. Elliott, Secretary. Forty-eight fruit growers and nurserymen 

 were present, from various parts of the state. 



Fine collections of apples were exhibited by Messrs. Ernst, J. F. Warder, 

 J. T. Warder, W. J. Clark, T. S. Humrickhouse, S. A. Barker, and others. 

 A discussion took place upon the subject of " plum growing, and prevention 

 from ravages by the Curculio," and resulted, nearly as all such discussions 

 do, namely, an equal division of opinion as to the various modes which have 

 been, from time to time, advocated in the periodicals of the day. The 

 meeting then proceeded to an examination of the fruit. The Secretary, Mr. 

 Elliott, was authorized to write out the proceedings of the Convention for 

 publication, and the meeting, at the close of the second day, adjourned to 

 the fall of 1851, to meet at such time and place as the President and Secre- 

 tary may direct, giving due notice of the same. — Ed. 



Proceedings of the JVew York Ponwlogical Congress. — We have learned 

 since our article was written, in a preceding page, that the Proceedings of 

 this convention will not be published by the American Institute until they 

 make up their State Report, which will not probably be till April or May ; 

 this will be greatly regretted by the members who were present, as well as 

 by all cultivators throughout the country. In the mean time we shall 

 endeavor to notice some of tlie more important discussions from our own 

 notes. — Ed. 



Southern Iowa Horticultural Society. — The best evidence of the progress 



