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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
ber corresponding to number in catalogue, 
enabling anyone to easily learn the differ- 
ent trees. New additions are planted each 
year. Generally selections' of new and rare 
specimens suitable for this climate are 
made. The catalog embraces something 
This may seem entirely improper, but 
sooner or later there will be erected in the 
immediate vicinity a granite or marble me- 
morial which, as with the religion of 
Caste of Paganism, the shadow must not 
mar. 
ian Poplar ( Populus nigra fastigata). 
Other trees of this class are the Pyramidal 
Oak, Monumental Elm, Silver-leaved Lom- 
bard Poplar, Pyramidal Scotch Pine, Pyr- 
amidal Larch and Swiss Pine. 
The Pin Oak, also on Plate 1, is a clean, 

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PLATE NO. 4. 
over 1,000 varieties of rare trees and 
shrubs. The picturesque landscape is se- 
cured from four distinct classes of trees, 
viz., columnar, pendulous, diffused or 
round headed and lateral or spready 
branched trees. It would be impossible to 
carry out any scheme on a large scale 
without the entire combination. The great 
variance of color of foliage from the del- 
icate green of the Larch, Ginkgo, American 
Beech, Sugar Maple, Weeping Willow, 
Star Gum, Ash and Aspen, to darker 
shades of Norway Maple, Elms, Lindens, 
English Beech, Lombardy Poplar, Hicoria 
and various oaks. Other fine trees are the 
Purple Beech, Purple Sycamore and Nor- 
way Maple and Purple-leaved Hazel, also 
Golden Oak, and those with light gray un- 
der surface of foliage give variety of bright 
color. The winter aspect of trees is en- 
hanced by various colored twigs and bark, 
including red twigged English Linden, Red 
and White Birch, Sassafras, Golden Chain 
and Pagoda tree. 
There are many trees classed as perfect 
specimens which are entirely unsuited for 
cemetery planting. The primary requisite 
is to have trees grow. Many outgrow their 
usefulness. The early training of cemetery 
trees should be to encourage a straight, sin- 
gle trunk and high crown at least twenty 
feet to the first branch. The accompanying 
plates illustrate the perfect style of growth. 
So to appease the offense, an act of 
butchery, so-called tree surgery, separates 
the branch from the trunk. The wound, 
which may heal if properly treated, or may 
not heal, and be an inviting abode for all 
manner of boring insects or a source of 
decay. As a measure of conserving as 
many trees as possible, the managers of 
West Laurel Hill Cemetery restrict the 
sale of lots containing any valuable speci- 
mens. 
The selection of trees for cemetery plant- 
ing should have careful consideration with 
regard to storm resistance, style of growth. 
Those least subject to insect attacks, those 
which are deep rooted and those suited to 
soil climate and environments. Some of 
the trees which have made West Laurel 
Hill Cemetery noted, many planted forty 
to forty-five years ago, are shown here. 
The Ginkgo, Salisburia adiantifolia, shown 
in Plate 1, is a tall growing, erect col- 
umnar shaped tree of the conifera fam- 
ily ; many branched, of short, upright 
growth and peculiar shaped leaves similar 
to the maidenhair fern. It is an excep- 
tional tree for cemetery planting, although 
of slow growth. It seldom interferes with 
adjacent memorials, although if not prop- 
erly pruned when young some of the fam- 
ily, and I think a different variety, have a 
tendency to heavy lateral branches. 
Another tree of the same type is the Ital- 
erect stemmed tree, although of spready, 
drooping branches. 
The American Larch, in Plate 2, a tree 
of great beauty in early spring, grows to 
great height, straight stem. The American 
Linden, also on Plate 2, is tall growing, 
with graceful, drooping branches', free from 
adjacent interference with memorials. In 
the background, on Plate 2, is a Magnolia 
Soulangeana, and a Boxwood in the fore- 
ground ; both are extensively planted. The 
Scotch Pines, with their steel colored foli- 
age and of slow growth, are shown on 
Plate 3. The Mugho Pine, immediately in 
the rear of the Oriental Plane, on Plate 3, 
is characteristic of the numerous speci- 
mens. The Cucumber Magnolia is an in- 
teresting, strong, graceful tree with beauti- 
ful heavy foliage and of somewhat spready 
growth. The Nordman’s Fir, a very rich 
green in winter, with beautiful style of 
growth. 
The Purple Beech has beautiful color 
effects, is of slow growth, very spready, 
therefore strictly of the class which could 
not be planted in great numbers because 
of the overshadowing tendencies. 
The Norway Maple is probably the most 
popular tree for all uses, but the straight 
stemmed trees are very rare, owing to the 
great tendency to produce round-headed 
specimens, cutting the leaders and other 
unwise pruning. 
