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recommends that the creek to the west he 
straightened. This will not only protect 
the banks from the erosion of the stream, 
but will enable this department to have a 
fine site for a natural aquatic pond ; by do- 
ing this it will then be able to offer a dis- 
play of all kinds of flowers. The location 
selected for the aquatic pond is in the 
southwest section of the garden. This pool 
could always have fresh water from the 
small stream ; it also has a natural setting 
of native trees. A small rustic bridge 
would add much beauty to this part of the 
gardens. 
This picture, when complete, will have a 
frame of shrubs and trees, with an occa- 
sional vista to the center of attraction. 
Next to this will be great masses of peren- 
nial stock w'ith inegular sod lines and all 
highly colored foliage plants will be used 
in the symmetrical bedding. 
The rose garden will be located in the 
triangle to the north. There will be six- 
teen beds of different varieties of hybrid 
tea roses: the work of removing soil, sup- 
plying drainage and proper soil has just 
been completed. 
Interesting 
Cemetery Entrance Structures 
M.\IN ENTRANCE TO CYPRESS LAWN 
CEJlETEttY, SAN FltANCISCO. 
NORJrAN TOWER ENTRANCE TO CYPRESS 
LAWN ON SAN BRUNO BOULEVARD. 
Probably one of the most unusual ceme- 
tery entrances in the country is the new 
tow'er entrance to Cypress Lawn Cemetery 
in San Mateo County, California, ten miles 
from San Francisco. Entrance to the 
cem.etery proper is reached from the old 
Mission Road at the western end, where 
the gateway consists of a granite archway 
of beautiful design. During recent years 
the San Bruno road, which Ijounds the 
eastern end of the cemetery, has been con- 
verted into a boulevard much used l^y auto- 
mobiles, thus necessitating the erection of 
some sort of a gateway at that part of the 
cemetery. The management departed from 
the now usual custom of constructing an 
arclnvay and have erected tw'o Norman 
towers about 3u feet in height and nearly 
dO feet apart, built entirely of California 
granite. The towers wdll be joined by a 
metal gate where a man will be stationed 
to let automobiles or other vehicles pass 
through. These tow'ers present a pictur- 
esque appearance, and will greatly enhance 
the beauty of that portion of the cemetery. 
The management has also en route to 
San Francisco an electric omnibus having 
seating capacity for nine persons which 
will be utilized at the cemetery for the 
sole purpose of conveying lot-holders and 
visitors to the different sections. The 
cemetery contains sixty acres, entirely un- 
der perpetual care, interspersed with manv 
beautiful drivewa>'s and avenues, and the 
bus will be a much appreciated convenience 
to the lot-holders. The Inis is in addition 
to the two surreys now being used for this 
purpose. 
Cypress Lawn, with the San Bruno 
mountains rising immediately to the rear, 
makes one of the most picturesque and 
iDeautiful burial places in America. The 
land is rolling and rises gently from the 
Mission Road to the rear line of an eleva- 
tion of 17.5 feet, which insures good drain- 
age. From each section one gets a good 
view of the whole cemetery. Climatic con- 
ditions are such that the cemetery presents 
a mid-summer appearance the year around, 
an interesting feature to other than Cali- 
fornia readers. The chapel is for the free 
use of patrons of the cemetery. It is built 
of brick and stone in Gothic style of 
VIEW OF LAKE NEAR ENTRANCE, CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY. 
