P A R K AND C EM E T E R Y. 
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A NEW RURAL LAWN CEMETERY AT SACRAMENTO 
East Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, 
Cal., one of the newer of the beautiful 
rural burial grounds of California, has 
had the advantage of starting right on 
all the principles of modern cemetery 
management. It is laid out on the lawn 
plan throughout, with no fences, curbs 
or walls and markers flush with the 
lawn, ever}' lot is sold with perpetual 
care and the fund last fall, when there 
were over .TOO interments was $8,000. 
The grounds which were dedicated 
with impressive ceremonies on Easter 
Sunday, 1906, comprise about 40 acres 
in the highest and most beautiful sec- 
tion of subnrhan Sacramento. The 
tract has an cle\-atinn of 56 feet above 
the river, and was formerly an orchard 
and vineyard, d'he finest of its natural 
trees which have been preserved are 
some old oaks. Qnercus alba Californi- 
ca, an example of which ma}- lie seen 
in one of the pictures and some fine fan 
palms. Filifera. 
The grounds were laid out by the su- 
perintendent, H. A. Alspach, who writes 
that they have as yet planted little 
shrubbery, preferring to wait for a 
background of trees to build on. There 
is a large quantity of shrubbery in the 
nursury and they h.ad about 1,200 to 
1.500 trees for setting out last winter. 
The grounds have been platted and 
laid out in twent\' sections. Each sec- 
tion is divided in lots of uniform size. 
The size of a full lot is 200 square feet 
ONE OF THE NATIVE TREES. 
East Lawn Cemetery, Sacramrnto. 
and upwards. The sections are sur- 
rounded and approached by broad curv- 
ing avenues. Each deed contains a 
warranty that ])erpctual care will l)e 
taken of the lot. To guarantee this, 
one-half of the amount received by the 
association is set aside as an inxestment 
fund. This fund is invested in safe 
interest-ljcaring securities, such as Gov- 
ernment, State or municipal bonds and 
first mortagages ni)on real estate. 
The sale of lots has been greater than 
the association anticipated and its af- 
fairs arc in a most prosperous condi- 
tion. When all lots are sold it is esti- 
mated that there will be an invested 
fund of $.'!00.()0(), 
A handsome ornamental iron entrance 
gate litis been erected, and a crematory 
is planned. 'I'he cemetery manage- 
ment has sptired no efforts for the con- 
\-enience of its patrons. carriage i'' 
at the ser\ice of prospective purcha.'- 
ers of lots, ;ind will call for them in any 
part of the cit\- and take them over the 
cemetery ground. Tents are erected In' 
undertakers for all funerals, but c.xtra 
charge made for decorations, such as 
are shown in one of the accompanying 
pictures. In this case wreaths and fes- 
toons of' smila.x and asparagus plnmo- 
sus were used, not only all the way 
INTERIOR OF TENT AND FLORAL DECORATIONS AT FUNERAT,. 
East Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, Cal. 
