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THE MODERN CEMETERY. 
Walking a short distance along Ridge path we 
come to the grave of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Here 
on this wooded hill, guarded by the gaunt massive 
pines, singing their never ending songs, rests the 
great philosopher, beloved by all the world which 
sends hundreds of persons every year to pay his 
resting place their homage. 
At the head of the grave is a huge rough bould- 
er of rose quartz, weighing three tons. His son. 
Dr. Edward W. Emerson, experienced great diffi- 
culty in finding such a stone, and only after several 
months search did he finally succeed. It came 
from South Acworth, N. H. The tablet was put 
in position only this last August. It is of bronze, 
twelve by eighteen inches, and was designed by 
Newton McIntosh of New York. 
The design consists of a border four inches wide 
representing a species of pine cone of which the 
dead author was very fond. The inscription reads: 
“THE PASSIVE MASTER LENT HIS HAND 
TO THE VAST SOUL THAT O’ER 
HIM PLANNED.” 
Ralph Waldo Emerson 
Born in Boston, May 25th, 1803. 
Died in Concord, April, 27th, 1882. 
The fine lettering upon the tablet made it nec- 
essary to place the camera near the stone, there- 
fore the stone is made to appear wider and not as 
high as it actually is. 
THE MINUTE MAN. — RY D. C. FRENCH. 
The famous 
minute man, 
while not con- 
nected in any 
way with Sleepy 
Hollow Ceme- 
tery will be of 
interest to the 
many readers of 
this paper. It 
stands on the 
battle ground 
and marks the 
spot where the 
first forcible re- 
sistance was of- 
fered to the 
British on t h e 
morning of the 
19 th o f April, 
1775- The stat- 
ue was design- 
ed by Daniel 
Chester French, 
when a man yet 
in the twenties. 
It was cast from 
cannon furnished by the state, and for many years 
was considered the finest bronze casting in the 
country. On the face of the granite base is Emer- 
son’s well known and oft repeated verse. 
Here by the rude bridge that arched the Hood, 
Their flags to April’s breeze unfurled. 
Here once the embattled farmer stood 
And fired the shot heard round the world. 
The statue was unveiled April 19 th, i875> 
the Centennial Celebration. 
Henry J. Walcott, Jr. 
Cemetery Greenhouses — What to Build. — II. 
Having decided upon adding greenhouses to 
the cemetery equipment, the first question that ari- 
ses is, what, of the many forms of glass houses now 
in use, is best adapted to our needs. 
There are three general classes of greenhouses 
which we may call plant houses, forcing houses 
and show houses. 
The plant house is one especially adapted for 
propagating and growing the ordinary assortment 
of moderate sized plants used for bedding and sim- 
ilar purposes. The sunny months of late winter 
and spring being the time when this class of plants 
makes the greatest growth, and an extraordinary 
amount of light is not needed. Glass of moderate 
size and fair quality c^n be used, and all glass is 
dispensed with in the sides, being used in the roof 
and one gable only, in most cases. The plants are 
not tall, hence a low house can be used. (It may 
be said in this connection that, with but few ex- 
ceptions, the closer plants can be kept to the glass 
without touching it, the better the growth). Final- 
ly, as these plants generally do not require a high 
temperature, the cost of heating apparatus is not 
excessive. For these reasons the plant house is 
the cheapest of the three in construction and in op- 
eration. 
Houses for the successful forcing of plants for 
winter flowers, especially roses, must be built very 
differently. Light and heat are essential for strong 
growth and good flowers. As the flowers are in 
great demand during the period of shortest days 
and cloudiest weather, the house, in order to secure 
best results, must be so built as to admit the great- 
est possible amount of light, and the heating ap- 
paratus must be sufficiently powerful to maintain 
an even temperature, at all times, and considerably 
higher than is needed in the plant houses. We must 
then have large g*lass of extra quality; the bars on 
which the glass is laid must be as thin as possible, 
requiring additional supports, preferably of iron; 
the front must be partly of glass, the house must be 
higher and most complete provision must be made 
