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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
Association of American Ceme- 
tery Superintendents . 
G. W. CREESY, "Harmony Grove," 
Salem, Mass., President. 
ARTHUR W. HOBERT, "Lakewoo-l," 
Minneapolis, Minn., Vice-President, 
F. EURICH, Woodlawn, Toledo, O., 
Secretary and Treasurer. 
Park Commissioners and Cemetery 
trustees are requested to send us copies of 
their reports. 
Photographs and descriptive sketches of 
interesting features in parks and ceme- 
teries are solicited from our readers. 
Mr. Frank Eurich, for many years clerk 
and superintendent of Woodlawn ceme- 
tery, Toledo, O., has severed his connec- 
tion there, to take the superintendency of 
Woodward Lawn cemetery at Detroit, 
Mich. Mr. Eurich will remove to Detroit 
sometime before the end of the year. His 
many friends will wish him the same 
measure of success in his new home that 
has marked his efforts at Woodlawn. 
Crowds about the graves at Sunday fun- 
erals at certain of the cemeteries of Cleve- 
land, O., have called forth a very sugges- 
tive and timely communication from Mr. 
John L. Dix, superintendent of Riverside 
cemetery, to the press of that city. Mr. 
Dix clearly discusses the situation and 
shows how such disturbances can be 
avoided. 
Several interesting contributions for the 
columns of Park and Cemetery have 
been received during the month and will 
be published in the near future. Would 
that more of our readers might manifest 
an interest in furthering the cause of art- 
out-of-doors in this manner. Among the 
matter received is a choice collection of 
photographs and an interesting sketch of 
Cascade Park at New Castle, Penna. , 
from Mr. John G. Barker, who has been 
engaged there during the past summer in 
beautifying the landscape. * * * Mr. 
Simonds excellent articles on “Residence 
Streets” has called forth an interesting- 
paper from Mr. Dean Alvord, of Roches- 
ter, N. Y., describing certain street im- 
provements in that city. * * * Mr. 
Bellett Lawson Jr., contributes a practical 
paper on the actual cost of improvements 
in Riverside cemetery, Norristown, Pa., 
with a photograph of the work in question. 
Mr. Frederick S. Hills, of Troy, N. 
Y., who has issued a number of books of 
different leading cemeteries throughout the 
country, has begun the preparation of a his- 
torical work entitled “St. Agnes’ (Albany) 
Cemetery— Its Past and Present Associa- 
tions.” Mr. Hills’ plan contemplates in- 
cluding pictures of all the best monuments 
in the cemetery; a life sketch of every 
trustee connected with the cemetery since 
its organization, and portraits of the bish- 
ops who have been presidents of the 
board of trustees. It will record 
everything of interest connected with St. 
Agnes’ cemetery, and aid in perpetuating 
the memory of the representative citizens 
whose remains now rest in its grounds. 
The Omaha Convention of the A. A. C. S. 
A suggestion has been made in regard 
to the next convention of the Association 
of American Cemetery Superintendents, 
to be held at Omaha, Neb., in 1898, which 
will greatly add to the importance and in- 
structive pleasure of the annual outing. It 
is that the cemetery superintendents and 
the National Funeral Director’s Associa- 
tion should meet at the same time in 
Omaha, and extend the trip to return 
home by way of the Yellowstone Park and 
the Northern Pacific to Minneapolis. By 
this union in a common cause it is possi- 
ble to secure very low rates and enable the 
members to gain a maximum of profit, 
pleasure and experience, which could not 
probably be secured by any means, other 
than such a combination, at so low a cost. 
The two associations can arrange for a 
joint meeting to the profit of both, there 
being a common ground of labor, and the 
only necessary change in plans, is that on 
account of the climate, it isadvised by the 
authorities that the excursion to the park 
be planned for an earlier date than that 
usually assigned for the convention. The 
preliminary proposition suggests a special 
train from Chicago to Omaha on August 
23rd, a three day’s convention in that city, 
a special train from Omaha to Yellowstone 
Park, arriving at Lower Geyser Basin on 
the evening of Aug. 29th, a so-journ visit- 
ing points of interest in the park until 
Sept. 3rd, and reaching Chicago on the 
morning of September 7th. Such an ex- 
cursion would undoubtedly yield large re- 
turns in many ways and is well worthy of 
much sacrifice to accomplish it. 
Some of our readers may have observed 
in the newspapers the advertisement of a 
patent medicine, the illustration of which 
shows a man falling down a deep 
well, in w'hich the figure has nearly 
reached the bottom head first. This ad- 
vertisement, which is headed Down to 
Death, was placed in one of the Providence 
Dailies immediately above the advertise- 
ment of Swan Point cemetery. Mr. 
Timothy McCarthy, superintendent, 
when mailing us the clipping of this ad- 
vertising coincidence says: “It may be 
rough on ‘Patent Medicines’ but evidently 
the poor fellow is headed all right.” 
Like the Colors of the Rainbow. Edging 
Plants coming from Pampas Grove, Greenland, 
Fla., charming, bright, compact growing foli- 
age plants. Send for a list or 10 cents for sam- 
ple dozen. 
Park and Cemetery is a first class 
journal in every respect. I take many 
papers and magazines but none better than 
it. B. D. Judson. Supt. St. Agnes Ceme- 
tery, Albany, N. Y. 
What is the matter with Indianapolis? 
Monument and park system under severe 
criticism and now the following dispatch 
to the press discloses further trouble: The 
eleventh annual chrysanthemum show of 
the Indiana Horticultural society has 
closed, and it is probably the last that will 
be held in Indianapolis. The association 
finds that Indianapolis does not appreciate 
the efforts of the florists, and, notwith- 
standing General Harrison was secured to 
open the show and much was done to pop- 
ularize the occasion, the show was poorly 
attended and the society finds its debts in- 
creased. 
received. 
List of Premiums for the New York 
Gardeners’ Society’s Grand Floral Exhibi- 
tion, given at Hotel Astoria, New York, 
for the benefit of the Loomis Santitarium 
for consumptives. This was held under the 
patronage of some of the best known so- 
ciety ladies of New York, and comprised 
ninety classes of flowers and fruit for priv- 
ate gardeners only and fourteen classes 
open to all. The premiums included a 
number of silver cups, silver medals, cer- 
tificates of merit and money prizes. The 
New York Gardener’s Society’s watch- 
word is “Advance American Horticul- 
ture,” and the promise of display as indi- 
cated by the classes named on the list was 
grandly fulfilled, according to information 
just received at time of going to press, 
and given in another column. 
North Carolina and Its Resources. 
Illustrated. Issued by the State Board 
of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C. 
This handsomely illustrated volume of 
nearly 450 pages is the fifth publication of 
the kind emanating from the Board of 
Agriculture, which in this state was pro- 
vided for as far back as 1825. North 
Carolina has made great strides along all 
lines of industry, and has been developing 
wonderful resources most successfully. 
The climate of the state has been no small 
factor in its development, having drawn 
the attention of the more intelligent citi- 
zens of other parts. A special feature in 
its agricultural pursuits is the adaptability 
of certain sections to bulb culture. It 
grows and supplies the northern market 
with millions of tube rose bulbs of the 
finest quality, and before long lilies and 
hyacinths, narcissus, gladiolus and other 
buibs may be produced in abundance from 
this state. 
Cornell University Agricultural 
Experiment Station, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Bulletin 137, May 1897. Agricultural 
Extension Work: Sketch of its Origin 
and Progress. 
Bulletin 138. September 1897. Stud- 
ies and Illustrations of Mushrooms, 1. 
By George F. Atkinson. The recent 
death of Count Vecchi, at Washing- 
ton, D. C., who was considered an 
amateur expert on mushrooms, caused 
by eating a poisonous variety gives 
this pamphlet extreme importance. 
Notwithstanding that the edible varie- 
ties are excellent and nutritious food, 
some of the poisonous kinds so closely 
resemble them that it is dangerous to ' 
use so-called edible mushroom:;, with- 
out expert knowledge to fearlessly 
identify them. 
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