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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
THE WATER GARDEN COMPLETED, 
BEFORE PLANTING. 
with large masses of suitable trees and 
shrubs on the shores and steep banks, and 
glimpses of the water from the bordering 
park roads. Many native plants now grow- 
ing on the banks will be preserved. Hardy 
nymphaeas, nelumbiums, and other aquat- 
ics will be naturalized in large masses in 
the shallower portions of the larger lakes. 
The lower and largest lake will soon be 
made available for boating and bathing. 
The central and smallest water area, and 
also the most difficult to treat, was the 
pool to the north of Minnesota avenue 
and 30 feet below that street. It was de- 
cided, because of the opportunities and the 
relation to the important street, to develop 
it into a formal sunken water garden, with 
a pool for the display of hardy and tender 
nymphaeas as well as bedding plants sur- 
rounding the pool. 
This pool and surroundings cover an area 
of 250 by 125 feet. The photos show the 
site before beginning and during the con- 
struction, which was supervised by L. H. 
Ellis, engineer for the park department, 
WATER GARDEN UNDER CONSTRUC- 
TION. SHOWING WATER LILY BEDS. 
THE SITE OF WATERWAY PARK, AN 
UNSIGHTLY HOLE. 
and the landscape architects. The plant- 
ing is being done this spring. An accu- 
rate idea of the result when all the trees, 
shrubbery and aquatics are established may 
be had from the original pen rendering. 
A GERMAN URN BURIAL PARK 
Although for a long time past the plac- 
ing of urns on covered and uncovered 
graves in rows and proprietary burial plots 
was allowed at the cemetery at Erfurt, 
Germany, it was not until 1908 that, owing 
to the increasing demand from year to 
year, special locations for urn burial places 
were provided. In the year 1905 there 
were five, and in 1911 as many as 51 urns 
or ash receptacles installed, either above 
ground or underground. According to 
their position and arrangement, the urn 
sites were distinguished as follows : First, 
urn places 3(4x4 feet in the park for two 
ash receptacles ; second, so-called hedge 
niches 5x514 feet in extent, for two ash 
receptacles ; third, graves in rows, of the 
size of half and whole graves, with at- 
tractive conifers and shrubs, for two or 
four receptacles. 
The park sites, scattered through the old 
conifer plantations, are beautifully located 
and find great favor like the others, even 
among those who do not believe in cre- 
mation. The urns installed are of natural 
stone or bronze. The base of the monu- 
ment is also only of natural stone. In the 
beautiful conifer plantations they prove 
.very effective. The planting and main- 
tenance of these places can be provided 
O’dv by the cemetery management. It is 
permitted to exceed the above mentioned 
superficial area for the better arrangement 
of these park urn sites. In. one illustration 
we see a monument in shell lime with bronze 
relief, which, with surroundings of conifers 
and barberry, has a particular restful ef- 
fect. To the left, low bush asters are to be 
seen, in front of the monument white 
variegated abutilon, “Memorial of Bonn." 
A few ferns, sparsely distributed in the 
grass, and Hypericum Moserianum complete 
the picture. The illustrations show that 
these park sites are located easy of access 
and that lying as they do somewhat remote 
from the main routes of travel, they af- 
ford the visiting relatives, etc., the great- 
est quiet. 
The hedge niches consist of old Thuya 
occidental is. The background consists of 
a hedge planted many years ago, that has 
in the meantime reached a height of five 
feet. The intervening walls are thus far 
only 36 inches high. Owing to the com- 
paratively large space, an attractive horti- 
cultural arrangement is possible, as shown 
in our illustration of the hedge niches. 
And finally, that graves in rows in the 
frequently beautiful surroundings of old 
conifers, are admirably suited for urn lo- 
cations, is shown to advantage in the 
“Anna Kreyssig’’ plot. Here an old 
Thuya occidentals is selected as back- 
ground for the monument, against which 
the light colored shell lime shows up ad- 
mirably. The groups planted in front of 
the stones include ivy (for clothing the 
monument in green), rhododendron, Iris 
germanica, Hemerocallis flava and each a 
clump of tall asters for autumn decora- 
tion in loose arrangement, and they are 
enclosed by Iberis scmpcrvirens white 
dwarf. 1 he flowering plans that last but 
a short time can be replaced as desired 
by others, according to the season. 
W. Lentzke, city cemetery inspector of 
Erfurt, gives us the above interesting de- 
tails and pictures. 
