LESSON 47 
CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT 
HERE are two leading purposes in this exercise. 
The first is to study the common problem of the 
improvement of an old cemetery; the second is 
to illustrate that form of professional landscape 
gardening which uses the written report in the 
presentation of working plans. 
Regarding the first of these purposes it may 
be said that nearly all public cemeteries stand in need of improve- 
ment, that this need is obvious and generally recognized and that 
all cemeteries have pretty much the same problems. 
Regarding the second purpose we should observe that a con- 
siderable part of the practice of the professional landscape gardener 
consists in giving advice, which should always be written, and which 
nearly always can best be presented in a formal report. While 
the writing of reports is primarily an exercise in language there are 
certain formalities which should always be observed. In general 
the requirements of a good professional report are (1) sound advice 
— the recommendations made must be technically correct, (2) form 
—the materials should be arranged in logical order (3) language 
— terse, simple, clear language should be used. 
Materials 
There is given below a transcript of a report made upon an 
ancient cemetery in Provincetown, Mass. This should be studied, 
both as to form and matter. The principles discussed in this lesson 
should finally be applied to some cemetery which can be visited and 
reported upon by the pupil. 
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