PARK AND CEMETERY, 
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Major General National 
Guard of Pa., - 1879-1889 
Commander in Chief, G. 
A. R., - - 1875-1877 
The rear of the monument has 
a keystone cu in the centre of the 
die; while above and below it 
reads “Major General John F. 
Hartranft, Erected by the Na- 
tional Guard of Pennsylvania.” 
The accompanying illustra- 
tion of the Hancock tomb was 
taken on Decoration Day of 
1894. 
Bellett Lawson, Jr. 
COMMON SHRUBS. 
RHUS COTTNUS. 
Many, even most, of the 
shrubs usually classed as common 
are uncommonly attractive when 
well grown and well placed. 
The accompanying illustra- 
tions of Fhiladelphus coronaria, 
popularly known as Sweet- 
scented Syringa, and of Rhus 
cotinus, or Purple Fringe tree, 
show two old favorites in a most charming guise, 
which, however, does them no more than justice, 
for they are as delightful as they are useful. 
There has been some newspaper agitation about im- 
proving the tomb, but it has so far ended there. 
The tomb which was erected by General Hancock 
himself stands within two hundred yards of the old 
home where he spent his boyhood days. I am told 
that was the sole reason for the General choosing 
the site for his last resting place. It is a deplorable 
fact that while memorials of great expense and ar- 
tistic design have been erected in different parts of 
the country to General Hancock, no decisive steps 
have been taken to improve his last resting place. 
In striking contrast to the Hancock tomb is the plot 
in which General Hartranft is buried. A magnifi- 
cent shaft has been erected to his memory by the 
National Guard of Pennsylvania. 
The monument itself is of Westerly granite. In 
bas-relief upon the front of the die is a bronze me- 
dallion of the General in profile. 
To the left and right of the medallion cut in the 
granite are the dates 1830 — 1889. 
On the right hand side of the die the following 
record is cut: 
Norris City Rifles - ^ 57 - 
Lieut. Colonel 1st. Bat. 2nd. Div. Pa. Militia, 1858. 
Colonel 1st. Bat. 2nd. Div. Pa. Militia, - 1859. 
Colonel 4th. Reg. Infantry Pa. Vols., - - 1861. 
Colonel 5 xst. Reg. Infantry Pa. Vols , - 1861. 
Brigadier General, U. S. Vols., - - 1864. 
Brevet Major General, U. S. Vols., - - 1865. 
Colonel 34 U. S. Infantry, - - - i8 65. 
Major General 2nd. Div. Pa. Militia, - 1870. 
Commander in Chief, Natl. Guard of Pa. , 1873-1879. PHILADELPHIA CORONARIA. 
