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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
furnish funeral emblems for lodges, 
societies, etc., as well as funeral de* 
signs and wreaths of the usual char- 
acter. 
The decoration and lining of the' 
grave is a work of considerab|^*-'itn-'' 
portance, and is often of substantial 
revenue to. outside florists. A writer 
in a recent issue of the American 
Florist, discusses this work from the 
point of view of the commercial flor- 
ist as follows; 
“The decorating or lining of the 
grave is often of considerable import- 
ance and at times quite extensive or- 
ders are given which require skill and 
judgment in their execution. When 
any floral or green w'ork is considered 
necessary, the least that can be done, 
and I dare say that more than half 
of the work is done in this manner, 
is to line the sides of the grave to 
the bottom and around the top with 
branches of hemlock. This is at- 
tached to the sides with stout pieces 
of wire, bent in the shape of hair pins. 
Commencing at the bottom one spray 
of green is laid over another until the 
top is reached. In this way the 
branches are all turned down and 
offer no obstruction to the casket 
as it is being lowered. It is al- 
ways best to have the box in the 
bottom first before you begin, as 
then not so much green, or flowers, 
if same are used, are required, and if, 
as it sometimes happens, the box wall 
just go down through the bare earthy 
walls, you have the work to do all 
over again. 
Like florists and other people grave 
diggers are not always on time nor 
are undertakers, . and I have known 
■ cases where the funeral ’ procession 
'■was' taken a round-about way through 
the cemetery to enable the diggers 
to gain time enough to finish their 
work. The necessary box has also 
been known to be delivered or reach 
the ground just a shade before the 
body, and when the lining either has 
to be taken out or go to the bottom 
with the box there is a situation that 
requires quick and careful handling. 
In some cemeteries the lining of the 
grave is considered one of the per- 
quisites. Wire frames are made in 
sections and covered with hemlock. 
These fit into the grave and are 
quickly attached to the sides and 
ends. Loose sprays are laid around 
the top and the soil is covered with 
other boughs. After the ceremony 
and the friends have departed, these 
frames are taken out, the loose green 
is bundled up and used again and 
again, as long as it is presentable. 
Smilax is often used for this purpose 
where the work is more elaborate, 
and makes a very graceful lining. 
The strings are often studded with 
flowers of various kinds which have 
to be used rather short so that the 
blooms shall face to the top, not face 
toward the bottom, in which manner 
half their effect would be lost. 
The soil, if exposed, should always 
be covered with green, and in many 
cases growing palms are used for this 
purpose. On other portions of the 
lot and sometimes to mark the ave- 
nue or walks leading to it, palms are 
found necessary. In quite a few cem- 
eteries the soil from the grave is 
placed in a wooden enclosure or box 
at the side of the opening, which is 
then covered with white muslin or 
cheese-cloth. This can also' be dec- 
orated with green or used to place 
pieces from the house. Where flow- 
ers are used it is a help to have four 
thin boards mossed that will fit 
around the top of the grave; these 
are then filled with flowers and are 
quickly placed as a finish when the 
rest of the work is done. The prop- 
er arranging of the various pieces 
sent to the house and which are taken 
to the cemetery is, or should be, the 
work of the florist, although it is 
often done by the funeral director's 
men or the grave digger. These flow- 
ers are taken out the back way the 
moment the services are over and 
leaded with as much care as possible; 
they are then hurried to the ceme- 
tery and placed about the open grave 
to the best advantage. This is work 
for which a charge should be made, 
as they are much better handled by 
the florist and in his wagons than 
when crowded into funeral hacks. 
They are also found placed when the 
cortege arrives, which is much bet- 
ter than having them dumped down 
any place at the last moment.” 
RELATION OF CEMETERY ENTRANCE AND OFFICE 
Forest Home Cemetery, IMilwau- 
kee, has recently completed a new en- 
trance and an office building that are 
not only interesting in themselves as 
well-planned and handsomely built 
structures, but constitute a valuable 
lesson in the relative arrangement 
of entrance and administration build- 
ing. 
It is a landscape problem of no 
mean importance to get the building 
conveniently located to the entrance 
and yet allow of a good landscape 
effect that will not be too much dom- 
inated by the building. 
The building at Forest Home is set 
back for quite a distance from the 
entrance proper to the grounds. The 
wide, curved driveway goes some dis- 
tance within the grounds before the 
gate is reached. The building imme- 
diately beyond the gate is well set 
off by planting and is one of the 
finest of modern cemetery structures. 
One of our pictures shows a near 
view of the building, and the other , The building is located about 30 tt. 
two show more clearly the location inside of the fence. The view is from 
of the building with reference to the the outside, showing a small portion 
entrance or driveway. of the approach from the street, the 
ENTRANCE TO FOREST HOME CEMETERY, MILWAFKEE. 
Showing how Office Building and Gates are Set Back into the Grounds. 
