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natural slope of the ground. The desire on the part of some lot-owners, entirely 

 devoid of taste for landscape gardening, to have their lots raised to a dead level 

 without regard to surroundings, is one of the greatest difficulties which cemetery 

 managers have to contend against. Hence it is actually necessary that a rule be 

 established prohibiting the raising of any lots more than four inches above the 

 standard grade of the ground. 



Fourthly. There can be but few well-kept gravel walks in a cemetery. 

 They should be made only where there is likely to be so much travel that turf 

 would be worn out. There is nothing so pleasant to walk upon as closely mowed 

 turf ; there is no walk more beautiful than one of nature's green carpet, there- 

 fore, the gravelling of paths or aisles between or around lots should not be 

 allowed. Badly-kept gravel walks are nearly as objectionable as rusty railings. 



Fifthly. Many lot-holders make a practice of planting flowers on and about 

 the graves of their deceased relatives. The sentiment is praiseworthy, and 

 should be encouraged to some extent, but it is quite possible to have too much 

 of a good thing. Some kinds of flowers are short lived, and their dying foliage 

 gives a shabby appearance. I have often seen cemetery lots turned into flower 

 gardens, which did not look nearly so well as other lots kept in neatly cut grass, 

 with only a small bed of flowering plants at the foot of the graves. A monthly 

 journal, entitled The Moder?i Cemetery^ is published by R. I. Haight, 243 State 

 Street, Chicago. Everyone interested in the management of cemeteries should 

 read it; costs only one dollar a year. Publication commenced March, 1891. 

 I would recommend getting it from the beginning if it can be got. 



Ashes for Rose Insects. — In La Nature the statement is made that if 

 wood ashes are sifted when dry over the heads of rose bushes, after they have 

 been syringed with water, the ashes will adhere to the leaves, and, on account of 

 their alkaline nature, will soon make it very uncomfortable for any insect pest 

 that may infest them. The ashes in moderate quantities will not injure the 

 plants, but, on the other hand, will be rather beneficial as a fertilizer when 

 washed off into the soil. 



Large, Luscious and Handsome. — Pears should be picked before they 

 are ripe enough to eat and stored in a cool, dry place. They have better flavor 

 and longer keeping qualities if ripened off of the tree. They will do to pick to 

 ship as soon as the seeds are dark brown or when the stem parts easily from the 

 twig. If they are wanted for family use only, they had better be left a few days 

 longer. The last few days on the tree is when they grow the fastest. Always 

 pick pears, and all fruit in fact, by hand. Place carefully in shallow baskets or 

 ventilated boxes and store away where the air can have free circulation around 

 them. They will keep longest in a cold, dry, dark place. 



