Plate 120. IteceHNed Cemetery ICntrance 



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HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA 



The Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora in bloom time is the 

 delight of children. An effective screen for a low, old-fashioned 

 porch. It requires close pruning in March and thrives every- 

 where, but succeeds best in rich, well-cultivated soils. The 

 flowers are in terminal trusses and of immense size. 



Hydrangeas should be planted where plenty of water can 

 be applied, for they need more water than most shrubs. The 

 very name Hydrangea is derived from the same root that gives 

 us the word hydrant — the Greek hudor, meaning water. 



In cases where the foliage suffers from the shot-hole fungus, 

 an application of flowers of sulphur with a bellows will check 

 the disease. 



RECESSED CEMETERY ENTRANCE 



A recessed entrance to a cemetery with the sides heavily 

 planted with Pines. This gives the effect of an antepark and 

 adds greatly to the architectural richness of the gateway and 

 the dignity of the approach. The same style of treatment con- 

 tinues for a short distance on the inside, after which the park- 

 like effects of the modern cemetery predominate. In the above 

 picture the tall-growing varieties are at the rear and the 

 dwarfed kinds in front, thus making easy gradations from the 

 lawn to the sky-line. 



Since it has become the fashion to lay out cemeteries 

 with park effects, they are more frequently visited than they 

 were formerly, many people using them as parks. When 

 properly treated their surroundings are not morbid, as one 

 might suppose, but rather are they promotive of a contem- 

 plative and philosophical cast of mind. 



