THE MODERN CEMETERY. 
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BLUE MOUNT ATLAS CEDAR. 
Engraving used by courtesy of Gardening. 
mingling of the African Tamarix, which flowers in 
May or June, with the late flowering variety of 
Tamarix (Sinensis,) which shows its pale rosy flow- 
ers in August. But probably there are other plants 
that, massed together, would be as homeogeneous 
in foliage as these and yet flower at different sea- 
sons. 
Rhododendrons and Auratum Lilies have come 
to be grown together wherever both are planted, 
but equally good effects may be obtained with 
lilies, as well as with some of the best herba- 
ceous perennials, among shrubs that are relia- 
bly hardy, where Rhododendrons could not safely 
be used. As, for instance, Auratums or other 
Japan Lilies among hardy Hydrangeas. Other 
combinations might be named, but bulbs and her- 
baceous plants will receive further attention in a 
later paper of this series. 
Fanny Copley Seavey. 
Suggestions to Lot Owners. 
MOUNDS_,OVER GRAVES. 
In the best cemeteries in the 
country the surface above graves 
is now kept flat, as it is almost im- 
possible to make grass live, or to 
mow it properly on high mounds; 
and a smooth, unbroken surface 
is far more beautiful. Mounds are 
not necessary to mark the place 
of interment, as an accurate record 
is now kept of every grave. 
DESUINS FOR MONUMENTS AND HEAD- 
STONES. 
Great care should be taken in 
selecting designs. A monument 
should be designed with reference 
to its surroundings, consideration 
being given to the number, size 
and character of other monuments 
standing near it. A good design 
need cost no more, and '"it may 
cost much less than a bad one. 
Where a monument is to be 
placed on a lot, headstones, if 
used at all, should be made very 
low — the lower the better for 
permanence, for the appearance 
of the lot, and for the effect of 
the monument. Lot owners are 
earnestly desired never to du- 
plicate a monument already in 
the cemetery. Justice to owner 
forbids copying a design for 
which he has paid, and multiply- 
ing any one design only leads 
to a tiresome monotony. 
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. 
To Shakespeare. 
The bronze statue of Shakespeare presented to 
the city of Chicago by a deceased citizen will be 
dedicated in Lincoln Park on Shakespeare’s birth- 
day in April. William Ordway Partridge, the 
sculptor, is also the author of these fitting lines: 
Who models thee must be thine intimate, 
Nor place thee on a grand uplifted base, 
Wheie tired eyes can hardly reach thy face. 
For others this might serve; thou art too great. 
Who sculptures thee must grasp thy human state; 
Until this sculptor comes the world must wait. 
But when he comes, carving those deep-set eyes 
’Neath brow o’erarching, like the heaven’s great dome, 
Then men will turn and look with glad surprise, 
And say, slow wending from their toil toward home, 
“1 saw this Shakespeare in the street; he seemed 
But man, like you and me, howe’er he dreamed.” 
Send your problems to the “Question Box.” 
Suggestions are in order for the Philadelphia 
convention. 
