PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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Marquis, of Staunton. At the en- 
trance to the pavilion is a rough 
block of granite on which is carved 
the words “Art Thou Weary?” the 
structure itself giving the invitation 
to step within and rest. The chief 
attraction of the building is the sym- 
bolical figure within. It is that of a 
seated draped figure symbolizing 
Rest or Meditation. The figure is 
life size and is the work of F. Barni- 
coat, of Quincy, Mass., and is cut 
from a block of close grained Wes- 
terly granite. The pedestal is of 
Quincy granite. 
The columns of the pavilion itself 
are of concrete, and the roof of green 
tile. The valleys of the roof are of 
copper to avoid rust and the neces- 
sity of repair. A cement walk will 
Weed Killers; Grass for Shady Places 
M. A. C., Montclair, N. J., asks: 
(1) What is the best way to kilt chick 
weed on a lawn? (2) What kind of 
grasses do best in shady places? 
Ans. — (1) Ammoniated Lawn Lime, 
made by the Superior Chemical Co., 
Louisville, Ky., is said to be effective 
for all flat leaved weeds. 
A. R. Gross, superintendent Mt. 
Greenwood Cemetery, Chicago, writes 
on the subject as follows: The worst 
of all broad leaved weeds is the Dan- 
delion. Experiments for its eradica- 
tion have been carried on by the 
writer during the past year. He who 
has this “pest” simply within his own 
grounds has a much lighter task than 
the one whose place is surrounded by 
fields covered with it and where no 
attempt is made toward checking its 
spread. In the case of the former, 
weeding nearly always accomplishes 
this end, but in the latter entirely dif- 
ferent methods must be resorted to. 
First of all, heavily massed border 
planting prevents many of the seeds 
from being carried into the grounds 
by the wind. Unless something like 
that is done your fight against its 
spread will be a continuous perform- 
ance. 
That barrier being provided, the 
next thing is to attack within the 
grounds. The writer has applied by 
means of a force pump and spray noz- 
zle the Sulphate of Iron solution 
mixed in proportions of two pounds 
of the Sulphate to one gallon of wa- 
ter. This was applied very lightly 
be laid around the building, with a 
landing in front, and steps on all 
four sides. A driveway now encir- 
cles the plot on which the pavilion 
stands. The erection of the pavilion 
and the placing of the figure is the 
work of City Treasurer Arista Hoge, 
president of the Cemetery company, 
and is a part of his work of beauti- 
fying the cemetery grounds. 
Thornrose Cemetery has recently 
issued a handsome descriptive book 
of the grounds showing several views 
of the rest pavilion. One taken from 
the east side shows the four statues 
representing the seasons and conveys 
the best idea of the picturesque loca- 
tion of the pavilion on the top of a 
hill from where may be seen much 
of the grounds and the surrounding 
country. 
last summer and fall several days 
after cutting and the result was very 
satisfactory — the leaves of the dande- 
lion within forty-eight hours turning 
entirely black. The grass did not suf- 
fer to any great extent, being slightly 
discolored for only a few days. 
Spring application has not been 
made, but the effect produced upon 
the mature leaves indicates that the 
destruction to the tender shoots will 
be considerably greater, thus leaving 
the plant without foliage a large part 
of the summer. The writer is firm 
in his convictions that by at least two 
applications a year the plant can be 
kept almost entirely defoliated and by 
repeating this drastic treatment upon 
this biennial several years in succes- 
sion its eradication can be accom- 
plished. 
(2) Try the lawn grass seed known 
as the “Deep Shade Mixture.” for 
sale by seedsmen. 
Thinning Row of Cedars 
B. A. Auburn, Neb., writes: On 
one side of our cemetery we have a 
row of red cedar, Juniperus Virgini- 
ana trees, planted 4 feet apart; now 
are 15 feet high, never have been 
trimmed. They are thrifty. What, 
if anything, shall I do with them? 
Ans.: I should leave the cedars 
alone, unless they are crowding each 
other, and if so, a trimming will rem- 
edy this. Cedars stand trimming well, 
but if crowded too much they are 
liable to be injured at once by fungus. 
Jens Jensen. 
Fighting Grub Worms 
J. A. R., Jackson, Mich., asks: 
What will destroy grub worms that 
work in a lawn? 
Ans.: Grub worms are the larvae 
form of the “May Beetle,” so com- 
mon during the month of May and 
early June. Practically nothing can 
be done on a small lawn space, but 
in a park lawn badly infested, it is 
best to plow it up in November, work 
it over with a harrow early in the 
spring and reseed. In this way most 
of the larvae will be killed during the 
winter. H. E. Weed, 
Water Works for Small Grounds 
Editor, Park and Cemetery: In 
your March issue you have an in- 
quiry as to the best system of water 
works for a small cemetery. There 
is no doubt that the most satisfac- 
tory for small cemeteries, parks and 
private grounds is what is known as 
the pneumatic system. 
This system is composed of a steel 
tank placed in a cellar or buried be- 
low the surface of the ground. The 
tank is so arranged that the upper 
third of the space is filled with com- 
pressed air and the lower two-thirds 
with water. The compressed air 
forces the water out of the bottom of 
the tank into the mains. As the tank 
is refilled with water the air is again 
compressed against the upper space. 
To many this seems complicated, 
but when understood is extremely 
simple. The power to pump can be 
a hot air engine, a gasoline engine; 
or an electric motor. When elec- 
tricity is to be had the pumping can 
be made entirely automatic. That is 
when the water gets low in the tank 
the electricity is turned on and as 
soon as the water rises to a certain 
point the electricity is shut off. 
This system has the advantage over 
an overhead tank system, because, 
first, it is as cheap to install; second, 
it is easily made frost proof, and, 
third, it has no unsightly tanks to 
mar the landscape. These systems 
are successful up to a capacity of 
3,000 gallons an hour and I have just 
heard of one being installed at double 
that amount. 
Bellett Lawson, Jr. 
River Grove, 111. 
Destroying Wild Carrots 
Mrs. B. A. M., Emlenton, Pa., a-sks: 
How do you destroy Wild Carrot? 
Ans.: Dig it out before it goes to 
seed or sow a heavy crop of oats and 
clover, which should kill it out. 
J. W. W. 
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